ROUGE (androgynousxstraight)(bxb) -ongoing

Chapter 28 - Living In One Roof

"I'll go to my room muna." Ani ko rito atsaka pumasok sa loob ng kwarto ko.

Even though me and Theo are living in one roof. We still have our own separate rooms of course for each one's privacy rin naman, this house has two rooms lang naman. When I got inside my room, nagmasid-masid lang ako sa loob ng kwarto ko.

It's not bigger than my previous room. Pero may walk-in-closet ako, a flat screen tv (which i know will be used rarely since 'di naman ako pala nood ng TV), the bed was placed on the center of the room and there's a large vanity mirror.

The space looks spacious to me and it's just as comfortable as my previous room.

I checked my watch, it's already 7 in the evening pala kaya nahiga muna ako sa bago kong higaan.

While staring at the ceiling, bigla akong napaisip. When was the last time I visited my old family? Was it two months ago? Three?? I can't remember anymore. It's already ber-months at nalalamigan ako. At mas nalalamigan ako kasi nami-miss ko na sila.

Kamusta na kaya dun sina Mama? Does she know what happened to me on my debut last Thursday? How I was humiliated publicly?

Napahawak naman ako ng mukha ko. Damn, that slap was interesting.

Abala ako sa pag-iisip na 'di ko na pala namalayan na nakatulog na ako.

...

I woke up when I felt Theo's hand on my waist. Kaya minulat ko ang mga mata ko at nakita kong mahimbing ang tulog nito. I observe him as he sleep, he was murmuring something, his once calm expression turned into a grimace of hate and anger. But then it went back to normal again.

Just then I remembered na he was traumatised of his past at 'di ko man lang alam kung ano ba 'to. All I know is that he saw his girlfriend molested in front of him.

At wala ng iba.

But I remembered something.

Tiningnan ko ang paa nito. The marks.

Saan nanggaling ang mga bakas na 'yan?

Bumangon muna ako para tingnan ang orasan. It's already 5 in the morning and maybe any minute soon Theo will be waking up. Kaya pumunta muna ako sa kusina at nagtimpla ng kape. May class later pero mamayang 7 am pa naman.

After I finished making coffee, Theo came butting in. He was yawning while walking towards me. Binati niya ako ng "Good Morning" atsaka ako hinalikan sa labi.

"Good morning." Nakangiti kong binati sa kaniya. Magtimtimpla pa sana ito ng kape pero ako na ang nagtimpla para sa kaniya.

"You're acting like a wife ah?" He chuckled whilst scratching his stomach, and I can see his happy trails down there.

"I just have to start acting since I know we're already living in one roof together." I answered. He just gave me a smile atsaka kinuha ang natapos kong kape at ininom ito.

"It tastes so good." He exclaimed.

Ngumiti lang ako sa kaniya atsaka inubos ang kape ko.

...

My birthday made a very huge impact when we came to school the same day, everyone was staring at me from head to toe. They must had heard of the news about the public humiliation I got. The three public humiliations I got.

First was, my birthday did not look like a birthday rather a burial because of how I had portrayed my emotions in front of everyone. Second, I was stumbling and crying on the grand stair case — again — in front of everyone. And lastly, I got a resounding slap from the girlfriend of the boy who kissed me publicly.

Now wouldn't that be quite a news?

Malaman ngayon ang mga newspaper at social media sa nangyari sa akin noong last Thursday. And truth be told, I enjoy the attention. I don't even care what the headlines are all about. As long as the name 'Rouge' is starting to make its mark.

I don't care if it's bad or not.

Hinigpitan naman ni Theo ang paghawak sa kamay ko. "Just keep walking."

Alam ko pati siya nadawit sa eskandalo pero kasalanan naman kasi niya dahil hinayaan niya na pumasok ang matapobre niyang girlfriend kaya nagkagulo sa birthday ko.

I really thought the issue will de-escalate in just a week but it kept on being the headline for almost two weeks na. Di ako tinatan-tanan ng mga tao dahil sa isa daw akong mang-aagaw.

Turns out that Stephanie also has her ways with media at gagawin niya ang lahat para sirain din ako. To ruin my name.

Theo's mom even told him to breakup with her but Theo was still deliberating about it. Hindi ko din alam kung bakit hindi siya mabitaw-bitawan ni Theo. I kept asking Theo about it but he just kept on shrugging his shoulders off.

He always tells me to trust him because he will breakup with her in the right time.

I wasn't in a hurry but the thought of being the 'side bitch' in a relationship is making me so low.

Theo always promise me that he'll fix things pero 'di ko naman siya nakikitang gumagalaw. Well atleast 'di ko siya nahihinalaan ngayon dahil 'di siya lumalabas ng bahay. After school diretso kaming umuuwi sa bahay, then he rarely uses his phone.

At tinutuon na nito ang kaniyang atensyon sa akin.

Indeed maybe he needs time to settle things with Stephanie.

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