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Chapter Twenty Five - Part Two

"Eh, sarap ng luto mo eh." I admitted na lang dahil totoo naman. He just smiled at me and 'di ko na lang pinansin yon.

"Yung luto ba talaga?" Suk banters and Gon hyung panicked more than my gaping figure!

"Hyunsuk..." He trails off but Suk and Ryujin just snicker. I just sighed and nagpatuloy na kumain, in peace sana kaso,

"Jaemin, okay lang yan." Hana banters and Jaemin stared at her na para bang telling her to shut up na lang. Bat pa ako umasa na magiging tahimik 'tong kainan? Issa scam ganon?

Hyunjin looks at Hana questioningly who just smiled at him. I shook my head and tried out the rosé penne. "Uy Jaem, I love this."

"Seunghun, okay lang yan." Ryujin said, copying Hana and I can't help but to hold onto my forehead.

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Gon hyung and Suk insisted on washing the dishes to let Seunghun and I talk. 'Di ko naman in-expect na agad agad pero dahil umuwi na rin si Jaemin dahil may emergency daw, edi eto tayo ngayon.

I sighed, hindi ako mapakali! I look at Ryujin who subtly motioned me to just go outside the balcony and talk to him then Hana who is literally glaring at me right now.

Huminga ako ng malalim saka lumabas na, baka sipain pa ako ni Hana eh.

Seunghun was sitting in one of the chairs, halatang bad trip pa rin, he even has his arms crossed, jaw clenching every now and then. "Seunghun." I called but he just glanced at me, I gulped dahil ramdam ko pa rin yun tension sa mga mata niya.

Kala ko ba you're a bad bitch tas ngayon tatakot-takot ka?! Woman up, Nol! Woman up!

"Bat ka ganon kanina?" I ask, as gently as possible, hoping na may magandang kalalabasan kahit I know deep down baka wala tulad na rin nung nangyari kanina nung kumain na nga kami. I can't blame Hana though, dahil umakto na rin ako.

Focus, kingina...

He didn't budge. "Anong problema mo kanina?" I asked once more. But he's pretending to hear nothing and I'm getting irritated na naman! Eh kung ipain ko 'to kay Hana?! "Ano nga?"

"Puta." He blurted out and my eyebrows furrowed out of annoyance, dami daming pwedeng sabihin, bakit mura pa?

"Puta?" I repeated.

He looks at me, "Bat ka ba galet?"

My eyes widened and I gape out of disbelief! Siya pang may ganang magtanong eh siya 'tong nanguna! I let out a scoff, "Wow ha? You were clearly acting up around Jaemin?" I ask as if to clarify and iniwas na naman tingin niya sakin. "What's with the attitude?"

His jaw clenched once more as he breathes unsteadily. Ano bang problema neto at 'di masabi sakin eh ako na nga 'tong nang-approach sa kanya ng mahinahon? Not your loss, Nol. Not your loss!

I sighed, "Seunghun please? Classmate namin siya nila Ryujin at kaibigan ko naman yon." I said with sheer desperation sa boses ko, wanting to reach out for his understanding na baka with a mention of Ryujin and Hana, kumalma siya.

"So ako hindi?"

Tangina, umasa na naman ako. "No, fuck you, that's not the point!" I can't help but to cuss and 'di ko na lang pinansin how he subtly and suddenly flinched. "You should've been nicer to him, or at least decent, I begged you guys to be so yesterday." I enunciated just so makalimutan niyang kingina niya.

"He's my guest after all, and we're at my house in case you forgot." I snapped.

At dahil wala ngang response, I rolled my eyes and went inside the living room again.