"Why are you asking this question? Are you interested?" Lance asked. Nanlaki ang mata ko at lumayo ng konti.

"No! No! No way!" Tanggi ko sabay atras habang tumatawa pa ng pilit. Ngumuso lang habang tumatango si Lance.

"Okay. Sabi mo eh"

Ngumuso ako at umalis na doon habang naka iling iling pa.

"Cheers!" Sigaw ni Direk. Tumawa kaming lahat.

"Hindi tayo pwede dumami ng inom direk! Artista mga kasama mo tas may trabaho pa yung iba bukas direk!"

"Ay oo! Sorry for troubling you!" Sabi ni Direk. Tumawa kami.

"No direk. We wanted to do this too. We need to have fun sometimes" I said habang nakangiti.

"You're right Maureen! You're boyfriend's lucky! You're beautiful in and out!" Sabi mi Direk. I just smiled awkwardly.

Yeah right. Louise you're so lucky to have me. Pero putangina mo!

"Yeah right. May boyfriend kaba Maureen? Is it Lance or Luigi?" One employee asked. Natawa naman ako at si Lance. Naibulukan panga si Lance sa iniinom niyang tubig.

"Um sorry, but she's not allowed to answer any of that po" Raiza said. I just chuckled.

"Don't worry, Raiza." Sabi ko habang nakangiti kay Raiza.

Tumingin ako sa nagtanong at tumawa.

"It's a secret" I smiled teasingly.

"Oh so it's either one" another actress asked.

"Just kidding. Actually, none of the above. I'm single. Inuuna ko po kasi yung trabaho as of now" sabi ko sabay ngiti.

I looked at Louise in my pheripheral vision at nakangiti na siya ngayon. What is he smiling at? Baliw.

"Baka kayo talaga ni Luigi. Ayaw mo lang sabihin Maureen dahil mahirap pa naman kapag malaman ng lahat" natatawang sabi ng isa pa naming staff. I just laughed at hindi na sinagot pa.

Hahaba lang yung usapan pag sasagot pako. Kung ayaw nilang maniwala edi wag. Pinahihirapan niyo lang ako.

People believe what they want to believe. So let them. It's not my choice, and anyways I don't care.

"You're right. Gugulo kapag malaman ng lahat. So I did what is right" bulong ng isa ko pang kasama sa gilid pero rinig ko dahil katabi ko siya.

Hinayaan ko lang siya. Umuupo ako at umiinom ng may naramdaman akong may pumalibot sa aking paa. Napatingin ako kay Louise na nasa harap ko habang may hinahawakang beer sa kamay at nakangiti saakin.

I glared at him at linayo ko sakanya ang paa ko. What is he doing?

"I need to go to the cr" I said and smiled. Umalis ako at tumayo.

Papasok palang ako sa cr ay may tumulak ma saakin papasok. Kumunot ang noo ko sa inis. Papagalitan ko na sana ng bigla niya naman ako hinila dahilan na tumama ang likod ko sa malamig na pinto ng cr.

Kumunot ang noo kk ng nakita ko si Louise ma nakangiti at nakahawak sa aking magkabilang braso.

"What do you think are you doing?" I asked him habang pumipiglas

"You're single? I knew it" he said while smiling.

"Why do you care. And did you know you're in the girls cr? Can you fucking get out. " I said habang tinutulak siya.

"Babe please come back. I miss you" he said, he leaned his forehead on my shoulder dahilan na natigilan ako. Narinig ko ang pag hikbi niya.

"Babe I miss you. I wanna hug you. Touch you. Talk to you. Kiss you. And hold you. Please come back babe." He said. I sighed.

"How many time do I need to tell you. That I don't love you anymore. So stop" I said at tinulak na siya ng tuluyan. Mabilis naman siyang nakalayo at lalabas na sana ako ng bigla niyang pinigilan ang pintuan at tinulak ito upang masarado iyon.

I sighed and I turned around to face him. I'm trapped in both of his hands.

"I won't stop. Because I know you love me too" he said and smirked. He cupped my face at mabilis niyang hinalikan ako.

Pumipiglas ako but then I easily gave in. He's breath his kiss his warmth. I miss this. I fucking miss all of this.

And out of my mind I kissed him back. I cupped his face too. Pero bigla niya din linayo ang mukha niya. He smirked.

"You still love me. And you just proved it to me now. I'm pursuing you. So stop denying your feelings and comeback to me babe" he said at mabilis niya akong iniwan nakatunganga sa loob ng cr.

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