Life After Lies

TWO: HER BOYFRIEND

"Yeah. How's school?" I asked while hugging my pillow.

"And now you missed school?" she laughed as if I said something funny.

"Nah, I was just asking," I rolled my eyes and looked at the ceiling.

"If it's about Brenna, well maayos naman"

"Who's Brenna?" I asked curiously.

"Gosh! The girl you bullied!"

Oh. Brenna a.k.a manang. I got it.

"What about her?" tanong ko kahit na wala naman akong pakialam.

"Ayun, humupa na rin ang usap-usapan. Tsaka madalas nyang kasama yung boyfriend nya siguro"

Maybe that goddamn arrogant man! Kaya pala feeling knight in shining armour.

"That poor arrogant man is her boyfriend?" I asked. Seriously? Kaya pala bagay sila. Mga cheap.

"He's not arrogant. Pinag tanggol nya lang yung girlfriend nya sayo. Well, he's poor but I heard his smart," pag tatanggol nya. Ano namang pakialam ko sa kanya?

"I'm not interested," I said with finality.

"Nakita mo sya ng malapitan diba? Gwapo ba?" she giggled.

Gwapo? He's tall and a bit dark. Malaki ang pangangatawan pero bagay sa kanya. Okay na sana mukha lang syang puyat. Probably busy chatting with his girlfriend every night? Clingy.

"Hey, stop imagining him. Taken na so back off," she laughed hard and continue teasing me. Napaismid naman ako. He's not my type tch!

"You think papatulan ko yun? I don't like someone who has a dark complexion. And besides, he's manang's boyfriend, leftovers huh? Thanks but no thanks," I said as a matter-of-fact.

"Why so defensive? Yes, I know your type. You liked someone who's popular and rich just like you"

Yup. I like someone who's just like me. Mayaman, mabait, sikat at kagaya kong maayos ang itsura.

"Yup. I will never settle for less," kampanteng sagot ko.

"Maiba ako, papasok ka na ba bukas? Someone's missing you," she chuckled. Who the hell is that?

"Papasok na ko bukas. I need to talk to ninang"

"Oo nga pala. She called me kanina para sabihing mag uusap daw kayo bukas," natatawang sambit nya pa.

"Yeah. I didn't know na kakalat pa iyon. Masyadong mababaw," iraitadong sambit ko.

"Alam mo namang mga chismosa ang students dito. Natural may nag sumbong. Who knows, baka iyong boyfriend nya pa"

That bastard?!

"Bagay nga talaga sila. Parehong cheap," iritableng sagot ko.

Nag usap pa kami tungkol sa ilang mga bagay, including her new fling for the day. Marami na syang naging flings samantalang ako ay wala pa kahit isa. Di naman kasi ako nag mamadali tsaka wala pang pumapasa sa standards ko though hindi naman ako mapili, medyo lang.

I'm not matapobre rin. Gusto ko lang yung kayang punan ang mga pangangailangan ko, kasama na ang pag ka-kape sa France. So what, I am born this way.