I stiffle my laugh while looking at the girls holding a banner na may nakasulat na 'bring home the crown ZOE ANN!' ilang banner pa dapat ang gagawin namin pero yan lang ang natapos dahil sa kakareklamo nila na hanggang ngayon ay hindi parin matapos tapos dahil hawak na nilang apat yung banner ngayon
"Do we really need to do this?!" Nakasimangot na sabi ni dasha na tinaguan naman namin ni paula
Nasa gitna ako ni paula at saviel while nasa kaliwa naman ni saviel si dash next to hanah and cali
"Fvck it, they are all looking at us" sav mumbled irritatedly
"Then They will see how sweet friends y'all are" natawa naman ako sa sinabi ni paula habang nakatingin lang sa unahan, she sounds serious pero alam mong nangaasar, i gulp when i saw the four glaring at her but paula just shrugged
Nabibilib talaga ko sa kaibigan kong to, dati na siyang ganyan laging unbothered
"Stfu will you?" hanah said while saviel is stomping her foot on the ground like an adorable kid.. yea adorable so what?
"What the fvck are you looking at?! Fvck off!" dash yelled, our laugh become louder when we saw how red they are
"you're enjoying this huh?" someone mumbled beside me firmly, i smiled cheekily and nodded
"you look so cute" i giggled
Umirap lang naman siya at umiwas, actually hindi naman talaga nakaangat yung poster nakasandal lang naman sakanila habang nakaupo, pero ang isiping napagawa namin sakanila to ay nakakatuwa hindi naman sila pinagtatawanan nung iba, parang mga nagugulat lang, biruin mo ba naman the queen's of siy university is holding a long banner????
Nakakawala talaga ng angas yon sis
"Wag na kayong mainis diyan, pag nakita na ni zoe na hawak niyo yan, you can already put it down and hide it" i sweetly said to them para naman gumaan yung mga aura nila
"Can we just take a picture of it and send it to her? just to let her know na nageffort kami to support her." Nakangusong puna ni hanah na sinangayunan naman ng iba
Tumango naman ako na parang sumasangayon din "uhm yeaa pwede din" dahil don ay nagsingitian naman sila pwera kay sav pero halata mong medyo kuminang yung mga mata, i inwardly laughed
"Really!?" They all asked in unison
"Mm! y'all can also take a picture of it of course, but don't put it down yet" i innocently said at them and bite my cheek para mapigilan ang pagtawa dahil biglang nagsibagsakan ang mga balikat nila, i also heard them cursed in a low tone etong katabi ko naman matalim akong inirapan na ikinailing ko
Malawak ang ngiting nilibot ko nalang ang mga tingin ko sa mga taong nakatingin sa gawi namin, pero nawala din agad yon ng makitang yung iba mga mukhang naiingit na katabi ko yung apat yung iba naman parang hinuhusgahan ako kung bakit nandito ako, they accepted dati na i got tbe chance to be friends with roxi and akira and pau but this time i guess parang ang laking impact sakanila dahil napalapit na rin ako kila saviel, they all giving me daggers look especially the guys na tumatawa ng palihim they seems like mocking me. But i don't care i'm already used to it anyway. pero laking gulat ko ng mahagip kong nakatingin din sa gawi namin si roxi, her eyes is blank but its also visible the fury in her eyes? what's up on her? she glance on saviel who's just blankly listening infront nagpapakilala na kasi ng judges sa harap ang alam ko isa sa judges ang lola nila dash at saviel that's what pau told me. iniwas ko nalang ang tingin ko sa gawi niya ng maramdaman kong may pumisil sa kamay ko
"don't look at her." I heard saviel uttered sternly "don't look anywhere." And she glance at me, she tap her shoulder "lean." napapakurap naman akong tumingin sa braso niya
What?
"just lean while its still not yet starting" hindi niya nako pinasagot at hinila nalang ang ulo ko pasandal sakanya, i felt comfort when i felt her hand interwining mine, ramdam ko rin ang pagtalim ng mga tingin ng mga taong nakapaligid samin pero halata mong walang paki tong kasama ko at ineenjoy lang na paglaruan ang kamay ko habang nakatingin sa unahan, hindi ko namalayan na nandito narin pala sila ate el at sila na ang pumalit na humawak sa banner kaya nakaalis si saviel don, napakatalino talaga tsk
dumilim ang paligid kaya medyo nakampante ako dahil alam kong wala na ngayong makakakita samin so i put my other hand in her tummy and pulled her closer "don't be such an impulsive amarah... i don't wanna put you in trouble one day.." i mumbled tiredly, yea i'm tired dahil halos kami ang tumapos ng malaking banner nayan ni paula dahil ayaw tumulong nung apat at puro reklamo lang nagaabot lang sila ng papel at kung ano ano para sa pangdesign, buti nga nakonsensiya at pumayag na hawakan yang banner jusko
My heart suddenly skip a beat when i heard her little laughs
"Being an impulsive ass is not bad, when that means i can be happy with you for the meantime.."
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"Excuse" sav stood up from her seat when her phone suddenly vibrated. we are already here at the finest dining restau na malapit sa makati, because zoe obviously won the crown of course sa angking talino at ganda niya at sanay na sanay na talaga she always ended up bringing home the crown, naalala ko pa kanina na ang lakas ng tawa niya ng makalabas ng backstage at makalapit samin, she can't believe it that her friends doing such thing na pinagmumura lang ng mga kaibigan niya instead na icongratulate siya
"Is everything okay?" I innocently asked to dash dahil kita ko ang pagsunod ng tingin niya sa pinsan niya pero ng lumingon ito sakin i notice how she look so uneasy on her seat but she suddenly gave me a smile
"W-wala it's nothing" she smiled but i feel like parang may alam siya kung sinong kausap ngayon ni sav pero kibit balikat nalang akong nakinig habang nagkkwentuhan ang mga kaibigan namin, i also notice na kanina pa iniiwasan ni ate camile si ate el, i don't know whats with them pero siguro makikichismis nalang ako kay ate paguwi
When sav came back diretso lamang itong umupo at hindi niya rin pansin ang pagsunod ng tingin ko sakanya, she focus herself on her phone. Para siyang hindi mapakali at tingin lang siya ng tingin sa phone niya pero hindi kona ito ininda at pinagpatuloy nalang ang pagkain
"Congrats zozo! But i need to go na my mom just arrived and she's looking for me" ate camile kissed her cheek at nagpaalam narin sa iba even to me, we're here already at the parking lot, hanggang ngayon tahimik padin si sav at hindi man lang ako pinapansin kahit yung iba parang kanina pa siya wala sa sarili, what's her problem? I'm a little bit worried..
"S-sav are you okay?" I asked at tumayo sa gilid ng sasakyan niya pero mukhang hindi man lang niya ko napansin so i spoke again "saviel?" I called her
she flinched, what's wrong with her?
"Y-yea what is it?" Nagtataka niyang tanong, i shook my head in disbelief
"are you okay?" I repeated, she just slowly nod
"yeah." she gave me a plainly smile "let me take you home, let's go?" She asked and forcely smile, pero tiningnan ko lang siya ng nagtatakang tingin at umiling
"it's fine sav, sasabay nalang ako kay ate" ngumiti ako ng bahagya sakanya na ikinatango nalang niya
"Alrigh—" she was cut off when her phone vibrated again, sino ba yung tawag ng tawag sakanya? pero ang ikinapagtaka ko ang gulat na rumihistro sa kaniyang mukha kasabay ng sasakyan na tumigil sa gilid namin, napakunot ang noo ko ng biglang parang hindi na siya mapakali
"dash?" she called her cousin na agad lumapit samin pero hindi kona narinig yung pinaguusapan nila dahil sa sunod sunod na ingay na nagmumula sa itim na suv na nasa tapat namin i also saw how sav handed her car keys to dash na tinanguan lang siya, okay what's happening?
tatawagin ko pa sana siya pero agad na siyang sumakay sa suv na sasakyan at agad kumaripas ito ng takbo
"Where is she going dash?" I asked na nakakunot ang noo
Tumingin naman siya sakin "uhm.. she didn't t-told me aiz, let's just go" pambabaliwa neto at agad ng nagpaalam sa iba at umalis narin
sumakay nanaman agad ako sa sasakyan ni ate el, but while she's driving pareho lang kaming tahimik at parang pareho din kaming malalim ang iniisip. I don't know what's her penny, pero ako? iniisip ko kung anong nangyayari kay saviel. is she okay? sino yung naka suv na sumundo sakanya? i sighed
Ng makarating sa bahay, pareho lang kami ni ate na dumiretso sa kaniya kaniyang kwarto, ng matapos ako sa mga kailangan kong gawin. Pagod na pagod na ibinagsak ko ang katawan sa malambot kong kama
"This is such a long day" i mumbled at pumikit pero bago ako makapikit i felt ny phone vibrate
But my shoulder fell in disappointment when i saw who texted me
Sino naman kayang ineexpect ko? Tch
From: Seah
Hey baby aiz, when will i see you again? You promised you'll meet my sister and also gonna check out my designs :)
Message received.
Oh right, nakapagpromise nga pala ko na imeet ko yung sister niya at sisilipin ko yung designs niya
To: seah
Stop calling me baby! my god, i'm free anytime not just tomorrow.
Message sent.
Hindi pa nakakailang minuto ay nagreply na agad siya, buti buhay pa ang diwa nito sa gantong oras?
From: seah
I'll call, answer it!
Message received.
napahinga naman ako ng malalim ng makitang tumatawag na siya ngayon, my gosh
ilang segundo kopa tinitigan to at nagisip kung sasagutin ko o hindi pero at the end sinagot ko na rin
[hey baby aiz] she giggled on the other line, ang ingay sa paligid niya, lasing ba siya?
"Are you drunk?" I asked
I heard her little laughs [of course not! i'm at the party but i'm not drunk! and guess what who's here?] Kumunot naman ang noo ko dahil sa tono ng pananalita niya, maybe she's not really drunk but she's almost there my goodness
"Sino?" Walang buhay kong tanong at sumandal sa headboard
[the princess of siy's saviel! she's with a guy he look so handsome, is this her boyf—] i cut her sentence off
"I'm sleepy seah, can i hang up now?" I'm a little bit pissed on what's she's saying, saviel? and her boyfriend?
[Wait before you go, i just want to invite you at my house next friday night, i'll pick you up a'right?] buntong hininga naman akong nakinig dahil may biglang nagsalita sa gilid niya i think its her bestfriend chantel yung babaeng masama ang tingin sakin nung celebration party nila when their volleyball team won at the intrams
"Okay" i just plainly answered and ended the call, ewan ko ba pero bigla akong nawala sa mood thinking that saviel is with someone right now
So she's on a date? is that why she suddenly left earlier? i groaned
Now how am i going to sleep?
Sana sinabi man lang niya.. pero bakit naman niya sasabihin sakin? Ano ba niya ko? we once kissed yes but maybe for her its just nothing, but she will be my date tomorrow night? but that's just a friendly date! gosh aiz stop assuming! Pero bakit hindi nalang yon ang dalhin niya bukas? Right? Oh my god, mababaliw na ata ko kakaisip, bakit koba kasi sinagot yung tawag ni seah!! Urggg
hindi nalang kaya ko sumama bukas? Sasabihin ko nalang masakit ang ulo ko or something? But heck i already said yes! And aminin ko man o hindi, i'm excited for tomorrow..especially my date is going to be saviel..
Damn. i'm so pathetic