"Atsaka..." I scoffed, crossing my arms. "Of all places, bakit sa hallway pa?"
"f**k, Azal—"
"Nah-uh." I held up a hand to cut her off. "Don’t use the same words you said to him earlier."
She burst out laughing. “What the f**k?”
"Yeah, like, seriously? You two really did that?" I teased, shaking my head.
"But to be honest, isa 'yon sa thrilling experiences ko," she retorted as she waved a bit at someone who passed us by.
The awkwardness I felt from her earlier quickly faded by what she said. One of her thrilling experiences, she said?
"Wait a minute, don't tell me may mas malala pa sa hallway?" I let out a gasp, grabbing her forearm.
She shook her head. "Ano ba? Hindi naman lahat ay about sa s*x," then let out a chuckle again.
Doon ako napanatag kahit papaano. I thought may mas malala pa sa hallway e!
"And please...huwag mong ipagkalat?” she added, lowering her voice. “I know what we did is very inappropriate—"
"Yeah, indeed” The side of my lips stretched. “And I'll keep your dirty secret with me, so don't you worry" I assured her.
–
I stood outside the main building, waiting for Yus to show up. Siguro naman tapos na sila sa ginagawa nila sa LRC?
"Bye!" A familiar voice called out.
Napatingin ako sa may ari ng boses. Gracia was inside the car, waving at a group of mixed boys and girls before rolling up the window.
"Geez, why took you so long?" I took a second glance at the man who just stepped out of the building.
Galing pa sa grupo na kinawayan ni Gracia ang tingin niya bago saakin. "Hindi namin namalayan ang oras,"
I rolled my eyes. "Hurry up, I have a lot to tell you"
"That can't wait?" he chuckled.
We got into the car, and I immediately buckled up. Huminga ako nang malalim at umayos ng upo bago tumingin sa kaniya.
"Oo nga pala, nagpapasundo si Rhiannon" he said casually.
I let out a chuckle. "Buti naman ay nandito ako sa backseat nakaupo,"
Rhiannon, his girlfriend, was insanely possessive. She treated me like I was just another girl crushing on Yus.
"Anyway, brace yourself," I said, leaning forward. "This is gonna be shocking."
"I'm all ears," he said.
"I'll start with the Ivy part. Kanina kasi nasa cafeteria kami ni Macy kasama sila Gracia and Gaia," I began.
"Gaia overheard sila Ivy and 'yung friend niya na hindi ko alam kung sino. Note that Gaia heard them when they were at the gym,"
"Tapos?"
"Shush! Patapusin mo muna ako," I said.
"Bagal mo kasing mag kwento," he said, almost rolling his eyes.
"Ayon nga! Ivy's friend was asking her if she was still doing 'it' with their professor," I said, emphasizing the word 'it' so he would understand what I was insinuating.
"Huh?" he asked exaggeratedly.
"Are you deaf? Do you want me to repeat what I've just said?" I glared at him.
"No. Hindi lang ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko. Ang init naman ng ulo mo. Are you PMS-ing?" he asked, chuckling.
I exhaled sharply and forced a smile. "I’m calm."
I wasn’t, but stress was bad. I didn’t need a weak immune system or breakouts because of this nonsense.
"Ayon lang?" he asked when I was about to continue my gossip.
I shook my head. Gusto ko siyang bigwasan dahil nasisira ang momentum ko.
"Would you please shut up for the entire ride? I'll tell you when to give your comments,"
"Okay...okay," he said in defeat.
"Isn't it shocking to hear na a consistent DL is doing that kind of thing? Sa professor pa? She seriously needs help," I said and crossed my legs as I shifted in my seat.
I continued my gossip session, recounting everything—including Gracia’s idea of exposing Ivy online and the unexpected live porn session I witnessed in the hallway.
Tawa siya nang tawa nang marinig niya lahat ng 'yon. I let out a sigh and took a second glance outside the window when he went to the drive-thru in a fast-food restaurant.
He ordered our usual, handing me fries the moment he got them. "The hell..." he said after catching his breath with all the laughing.
"Yeah! All of them need help," I said after eating another fries.
"Thank you," He gave his gratitude to the worker who gave him our orders before driving again.
"I didn't take Macy as a girl that would seriously do that, especially in the public space," he said.
"I am too. I mean...Macy was the last person that I can think of kung usapang ganoon,"
Macy was a reliable and dependent friend, even though we had issues before. If Yus was my human diary, she was my note friend then. I told her what I remember telling her but only with minimal details if I have to.
Ilang minuto pa ang lumipas hanggang sa nag park na siya sa labas ng building. I saw a lot of students and Yus stepped outside of the car to pick up his dear girlfriend.
I continued eating my fries until the passenger seat of the door opened and I heard her high-pitched voice.
"You really should have come," she said.
Nang mapatingin siya saakin ay natigil ako sa pag nguya.
"A-azalea?" she asked with eyes widen.
I forced a smile. "Hey, Rhiannon"
Tumingin siya saglit kay Yus bago binalik saakin. "I didn't know that you are with him,"
"Hey, I told you over the phone" Yus said when he started driving.
Hindi na kami sumagot parehas hanggang sa ilang minuto na ang nakalipas atsaka doon lang nagsalita muli si Rhiannon. She told him what happened throughout her day and Yus was nodding, attentively listening to his girlfriend.
Nagbaba ako ng tingin sa kaliwang kamay ni Rhiannon na bumaba sa hita ni Yus. My lips parted– almost scoffing. "Uh...I think I should close my eyes,"
What, are they really going to flirt in front of me? Or worse, do the same what Macy and
Markus did?
Yus let out a chuckle. "Hey, what the hell are you thinking?"
I rolled my eyes at him. Rhiannon looked back at me, confused by what we were talking about before I closed my heavy-lidded eyes.
A groan came out of Yus's lips after a slap of sound. Rhiannon obviously hit him. Kung ano man ang away nila o ano, labas na ako.
–
"Is Mommy here already?" bungad ko pagkapasok pa lang ng bahay.
"Na kila Ma'am Danielle po," she answered.
I nodded. "Thanks, let me know if nandyan na siya"
Umakyat na ako sa kwarto at nagpahinga saglit pagkalapag ng mga gamit ko sa study table. I let out a groan before stretching my neck from side to side. "I need a full body massage later,"
While resting on my antique wooden polished chair near my bed before I took a brief shower, I was checking each of my social media platforms to see what was happening. Nang maburyo na ay hinagis ko na ang phone sa kama.
I watched it bounce on my bed before going inside my bathroom. It took me 30 minutes—to shower and doing my night ritual on my body.
Habang pababa ng hagdanan ay nagsalubong agad ang mata namin ni Mommy. She smiled at me with open arms, inviting for me a hug.
"I didn't know you're here already, anak" she said while she was embracing me.
"Yus brought me home," I said.
Unang hinatid ni Yus ang girlfriend niya bago ako dahil magkapit bahay lang namin kami. Hindi ba sila nagkita kanina?
"Really? Hindi ko siya napansin. Your Auntie and I were talking in their study room for almost 2 hours," .
Oh, that explained it.
We chatted in the living room while waiting for dinner. We exchanged information about how our day went and our plans for the next day.
Halos masabi ko na nga ang nakuwento ko kay Yus kanina pero buti nalang ay napigilan ko ang sarili ko. Mommy was too curious for her own good, and I wasn’t about to let her vicariously die of secondhand embarrassment.
When the dinner was already served, we did not hesitate to go eat our dinner. Imbes na dumiretso sa kwarto ko pagkatapos kumain ay nanatili muna ako saglit sa sala para tawagan ang masseuse.
"Mommy, do you want a massage too? I'm calling for the masseuse," I called, covering the transmitter of the telephone.
"Sure, sweetheart"
I nodded and told the other line, which was the masseuse, that her services would be needed for two.
What a perfect thing to do before sleeping.
Umakyat na ako sa kwarto at doon maghihintay ng isang oras dahil kailangan pa niyang bumyahe pumunta dito. While I was waiting, I stationed myself on my antique polished wooden chair with crossed legs with my fingers busy typing on my phone.
Macy just texted me about the open party if there would be a theme for it.
Muntik ko pang makalimutan ang open party! Buti nalang ay pinaalala niya. I don't have the decorations that I need to get yet. I groaned. Well, I'll take my time for it tomorrow then.
To: Macy
No need na. Dress whatever you want :)
From: Macy
Okey-dokey.
Hindi ko na tinignan ang iba pang nag chat at text saakin at nag announce nalang sa group chat kung saan lahat ng mga imbitado ay nandoon para isahang sagot nalang ang gagawin ko. Since waiting for an hour was too long, I better watch a movie to keep myself entertain.
I reached for the telephone to ask the kitchen helpers to make me midnight snacks and have them bring them here before taking out my iPad from my side drawer. After a minute of asking myself what should I watch, I chose a horror and comedy movie.
It was about a modern witch who was casting love spells on men she met, to find a man who would truly love and take care of her. It was very interesting though. This talked about the connection between feminism and relationships with men.
Sa kalagitnaan ng palabas ay may kumatok at agad akong lumapit para buksan ang pinto. A house helper brought me a tray of midnight snacks. I expresssed my gratitude before closing the door with my right foot.
Bumalik ako sa panonood habang may kinakain. The masseuse should be here any minute, but I think this movie will be finished soon before I can get my massage since Mommy will be the first one to get it.
By the time my massage was done, my body felt like a cloud and my eyelids were getting heavy. Pero pilit kong minulat ito para tignan kung may bagong post ba sa freedom wall.
But I found none that was related to Ivy, so I let out a sigh of relief. I was right when I said that Gracia wouldn't do that.
The next morning, after breakfast, I stood in front of the mirror, debating on a hairstyle. I usually stuck to white accessories, so today, I settled on a half ponytail with a white hair bow tie.
That only took me a minute before I took a full scan of my appearance before heading out of the house. Nasa sasakyan na ang gamit ko at ako nalang ang hinihintay.
Just as I got done wearing my seat belt, my phone beeped. I read the notification from the lock screen first to see if it is an important matter.
When I saw that it was the status of my custom dresses from our personal tailor, I opened it immediately and acknowledged her message.
To: Tailor
Thank you so much as always! When can I see them?
I had two custom dresses coming—one for an upcoming birthday party and another for the open party.
I could already picture them. Cream-colored midi dress with champagne ankle-strap heels for the open party, and a black ruffle dress with red heels for the birthday.
Oh, I can't wait to wear them!
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