Juliet and Juliet [GLT 1]

Chapter 15

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"Y-you're what?"

What she said was hard to comprehend. Feeling ko nagkamali ako ng dinig. I was struggling to look at her reaction with the little amount of light present.

"I.. I said I'm in—", bago pa man niya maulit ang sinabi, biglang may nagsalita sa bandang likuran namin, dahilan para mapalingon kami ng sabay.

"Jal.", a soft voice spoke and as the light slowly descended her face, I recognized her. "Kanina ka pa namin hinahanap, nandito ka lang pala."

As soon as she stopped talking, biglang sumindi yung mga poste ng ilaw kaya naman lumiwanag nang kaunti yung paligid.

Tumayo si Jal at ganon din ako. Jaleya gave me a suspicious look before turning her gaze towards Clary na sa ngayon ay nakatingin saakin.

"Mareese? Right?", sabi ng babae sa malumanay niyang boses at nag-abot ng kamay saakin. This was my first time seeing her up-close and barefaced. Setting aside my detest, I'd be lying if I say that she's not attractive. Dark-haired morena, matangkad, maganda yung katawan. Maliit yung mukha niya pero her thin almond eyes complimented it very well. Maganda talaga siya.

Pero mas maganda ako.

Even with all the hate, I took it and shook her hand. "Yeah. We met at the stage remember—", she interrupted me as if she'd known what I'm going to say—yung takong niyang nabali noong pageant.

"O-oo.", mabilis na sabi nito, fear crossing her face. Was that supposed to be a secret? She shook my hand gently.

"Magkakilala naman na pala kayo.", sabi ni Jaleya habang hindi parin tinatanggal yung tingin niya saakin. Alam kong iniinis niya ako.

"So Mareese, this is Jego..", itinuro niya yung isang lalaking kasama ni Clary before she turned to the other guy. "..and this is Martin." Kinamayan ko lang silang dalawa. I cleared my throat when the guy she called Martin held my hand longer than the supposed handshake. Kita kong nagpigil ng tawa sina Clary at yung Jego habang tinitignan yung kaibigan nila.

"Awat na bro.", tinapik ni Jego yung kamay ni Martin, dahilan para bumitaw ito sa kamay ko.

"Guys! Laro tayo!"

Napalingon kami sa gawi ng mga tropa naming lasinggero na hanggang ngayon ay umiinom padin doon sa palibot ng lamesa. Naglakad naman paparoon yung tatlong kaibigan ni Jal but she stayed behind me.

"Bet ka ata tropa ko.", she whispered as we walked towards our friends. She was teasing me kaya naisipan ko siyang pagtripan.

"You think?", she stopped walking at my interest. Her expression dulled. "I really find him cute.", umarte pa ako na lumingon sa gawi ni Martin at pabalik sakanya.