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Capitolo 16

Ae's POV

"Gagi congrats! Ahaha." Ricci cheerfully said to Deanna. I’m happy for Deanna because she passed and she doesn’t have to go back to Italy.

I was smiling as I walked towards Deanna but I suddenly stopped when Deanna hugged Ricci. The expression on my face suddenly change when I saw them.

Ako ang kailangan, pero 'di ang mahal. Ako ang kasama, pero hanap mo siya. Ako ang kayakap, pero isip mo siya. Ako 'yung nauna, pero siya ang wakas.

Maybe Deanna won't look for me to hug anymore because I can see in her eyes that she was very happy while hugging Ricci.

Deanna's POV

It's lunch now and I've been looking for Ae for a while. I wanted to tell him the good news but I couldn't see him.

Speaking of this punk.

"Ae! Ae! Ae!" I cheerfully called his name three times, Ae looked at me but he also immediately avoided. Luh?

I happily ran closer to him when Isabel suddenly came. Eto nanaman si Isabel na malaking pabida.

"Hi, Ae." Isabel greet Ae and suddenly looked at me. I just looked her too and talked to Ae immediately. Isabel can't ruin the fun I feel.

"Ho preso un voto alto." I happily said but he was just looking at me seriously. (Translation in English: I got a high grade.)

"Good for you— È tutto quello che hai da dire? Isabel ed io abbiamo ancora un appuntamento." Walang emosyon sabi ni Ae sakin. Ano daw? Bakit? Teka. Ba't parang hindi siya masaya? Like, totoo ba yung sinabi niya? May date sila ni Isabel? Wtf. (Translation in English: Is that all you have to say? Isabel and I still have a date.)

Bilang umurong yung dila ko. The smile suddenly disappeared from my lips. I thought he will congratulating me but— My blood suddenly rushed to my head. He helped me so he should be happy pero ba't ganito yung trato niya sakin.

Sa sobrang inis ko, bigla ko siyang nasipa sa tuhod at umalis agad sa harapan nilang dalawa.

You betrayed me. And I know that you'll never feel sorry. For the way I hurt, yeah. You'd talk to her. When we were together. Loved you at your worst. But that didn't matter.

A FEW DAYS LATER

To this day I'm still angry with Ae. The two of us haven't been paying attention to each other for almost three days now. I was walking into our classroom. I was about to turn to enter the door when Ae suddenly came out. So I immediately stopped or otherwise I would collide with him.

We looked at each other for about two seconds and I stepped to the left side of the door to pass when suddenly he also stepped in front of me. I took a deep breath before stepping to the right pero ganun din yung ginawa niya like, bobo kaba?

My face was just serious and not looking at him. I just stood up so he could pass. He finally walked away and we didn’t collide so I walked over to my seat.

"Wala pa kamo nag mayuhay?" Alyja suddenly whispered at me so I just nodded. (Hiligaynon Translation in Tagalog: Hindi pa kayo nagka mabuting loob/magkabati?)

Sa buong buhay ko hindi ko inaasahan na makakaaway kami. Like, bakit kasi?

Alyja's POV

Hays. Ayoko talagang nagaaway sila Ae at Deanna like– Naiiwan ako sa gitna. Kasama ni Ae si Cian, si Deanna naman kasama si Ricci. Look, naiwan talaga ako sa gitna.

Maka-Deanna kasi si Ricci, maka-Ae naman si Cian. While me? Ano? Heto naguguluhan do'n sa dalawa.

"Ano? Si Deanna sinipa ka? Grabe. Napaka tapang niya talaga. Ang liit-liit niya para maging amazona, gotta praise her later. Hahaha." Narinig kong natutuwang sabi ni Cian kay Ae habang naglalakad silang dalawa.

"Wow. You kicked him? You're so cool, master." Narinig ko namang amazed na sabi ni Ricci kay Deanna habang kumakain silang dalawa.

Diba? See. Kasama ni Deanna si Ricci, kasama ni Ae si Cian. Kapag nag-away silang dalawa yung barkada namin laging nahahati sa tatlo.

Close ko kasi si Deanna and Ae both kaya kapag nagaaway sila kayla Jhoana ako sumasama. Syempre, hindi naman namin maiiwasan yung childish na mindset ni Cian. Kapag nakita niya kong kasama si Deanna sasabihin niya ka Ae, fake friend si Alyja.

"Hay ginoo!" Napabuntong hininga na lang ako habang tinitignan ko sila. (Hiligaynon Translation in Tagalog: Hay jusko!)

"Ano? May sinasabi ka, Alyja?" Biglang tanong sakin ni Jho kaya ngumiti agad ako at umiling. Okay lang ako, Jho. Oo, okay lang ako. Hays.