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CHAPTER 19

Khyrieze Llanelli Villaraigosa's POV

After an hour locking myself inside my room, I decided to get outside. I need to act like everything's alright, I don't want them to feel the tension between Rian and I.

"Ayan na pala siya e!" AV shouted. They are still in the patio of this villa. Meron nadin silang mga drinks na kanina naman ay wala.

"Are we allowed to drink?" kunot noo kong tanong kay Billy na sumalubong sakin kasama si AV. Tumango ito.

"Yes buddy, besides this is our celebration. Don't you worry mild lang naman yan" sabi niya at inabutan ako ng isang canned beer. Tinanggihan ko ito.

"Common tabihan mo na si Rian, kanina ka pa niya hinahanap" AV walks towards me then put her arms on my shoulder. Nakakailan naba ito? She looks tipsy.

"Where's Cheryl?" I asked not minding her arms on me. Halos nandito na ang lahat maliban kay Cheryl.

"Kumuha ng comforter, giniginaw daw silang tatlo" AA said pertaining to Rian, Sara and Cheryl. Pagkalapit ko sa pwesto nila ay agad naman akong lumapit kay Rian. I removed my hoodie and hand it to her.

"What are you doing?" she curiously asked looking at my hoodie.

"Wear it." I said pero nanatili lang itong nakatingin sa hoodie ko. "I know we have some misunderstandings, but it doesn't mean that I don't care at you at all. So please wear it before you get cold" I whispered. Mahina niyang itinulak ang kamay ko pabalik sakin.

"But I won't let you wear only a piece of cloth" seryosong sabi nito while crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"Naiinitan naman ako so you don't have to worry" I said insisting my hoodie. I'm just wearing a sports bra behind my hoodie, but since I removed it, that piece of cloth she's saying remained on my body.

"Fine! But sit beside me" she said in defeat. Ngumiti naman ako at tumabi sa kanya. Damn! She's still looks adorable even though she's frowning.

"Alright baby girl" mahina kong sabi, kinunutan niya naman ako ng noo. "I'm just kidding, relax" I said. Tumango lang ito before grabbing her canned beer.

"Rian, don't drink too much" paalala ni Sara dito. Rian just looked at her.

"Of course" Rian answered then continue drinking. I didn't know she's into alcohol.

"I'm back!" napatingin kaming lahat kay Cheryl na may dalang mga towel. "ohhh... Hottie" she smirked while her eyes are directly looking into my body.

"Really Che? Ang payatot kaya ni Khyrieze" Rian said before rolling her eyes. For the past months that we've been together as friends, I get to know her more. Her attitude, her likes and dislikes, her favorites and a lot more.

"Are you blind? If I met her first before Billy baka siya na ang jinowa ko. Girl! Sobrang hot niya kaya!" Cheryl defend. Napakamot naman ako sa noo ko bago kunin ang inabot nitong towel. I felt uncomfortable nung ako ang maging topic nila kaya agad kong binalot ang aking sarili.

"Babe! Grabe kana, I know she's more attractive than me but stop teasing Rian, baka isipin ko na you're really hitting on Kerby." Billy interrupted. Nagtawanan naman ang lahat dahil para itong bata na yumakap sa likod ni Cheryl.

"Kaya magtino ka, pag nahuli kita ulit na may babae, sinasabi ko talaga sayo" Cheryl threatened Billy tumango naman ito.

"Here, have some" napalingon ako kay AA na nag abot sakin ng drink. Umiling lang ako dito. "Common, it's not that hard" she said. Kanina ko pa kasi tinatanggihan ang mga inaabot nila. I'm not into drinking din kasi, isa pa, ayokong malasing ako. Mahirap na, baka may magawa akong hindi naman dapat mangyari.

"I don't drink, juice nalang" I said tumango ito bago ako bigyan ng bottle na may nakasulat na mogu-mogu. Binuksan ko ito at uminom na. Hmmm... It taste great!

"Since we're all in here, why don't we play some game." Sara suggested. Napatingin naman kami sa kanya like we're asking, what kind of game she's saying. "As usual, truth or dare... With a twist" she grin.

"What kind of twist?" AA asked.

"We're going to have truth or dare, if you chose truth and you doesn't want to answer the question, instead of drinking a glass of beer, you gotta remove one of you clothes or accessories." She paused. "And sa dare naman ganun din, kapag ayaw mong gawin yung dare, mag huhubad ka din" she explained. Tumatango tango naman ang mga kasama namin.

"Im out" I said kaya napatingin silang lahat sakin.

"Shut up! Lahat tayo maglalaro" Cheryl says, napabuntong hininga naman ako. Kung kelan naman wala akong accessories, at tanging sports bra and trunks lang ang suot ko.

"Walang KJ, besides puro naman tayo babae dito. Don't worry, hindi naman kayo kailangan maghubad if you're going to answer the question and if you do the dare." AV added. Napairap naman ako. Kahit kailan talaga to, gustong gusto yung mga ganitong laro.

"Fine" walang gana kong sagot. Matagumpay naman silang napangiti. Damn it!

"Yon!" Billy said at napasuntok pa siya sa langit na kinailing ko. "Same rules lang ba Sara? Yung tip yung tatanungin and yung bottom ang magtatanong?" tanong ni Billy kay Sara. Tumango ito bilang tugon.

Umayos na kaming lahat at pumabilog ng upo. Billy grab the bottle and started spinning it. "Gotcha!" she said as the tip of the bottle pointed into AV. Kamot ulo naman itong napatingin samin

"Truth" mabilis nitong sagot.

"Play safe ka ata ngayon?" tukso ni AA dito. Hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti sa kanilang dalawa. I can still remember how happy they were when I told them that we could be friends. And as days goes by, mas lumalim yung samahan namin. Iba pala talaga kapag binuksan mo yun sarili mo sa ibang tao.

"Tsk! Shut up, just ask me" prenteng sabi nito. I crossed my arms and looked at her intently. I was the one who should ask her a question.

"Ask her why she kept looking at my best friend" mahinang bulong ni Rian at marahang pinatong ang kamay sa hita ko. Imbis na magfocus ako sa sinabi niya, mas iniintindi ko ang kamay niya na nasa hita ko. She always do this because she said she's comfortable. But I guess this is not the right situation for this, aside from everyone is here, medyo may tama nadin ito kaya I decided to gently removed her hand on my lap and distance myself from her.

"Did you find someone attractive in this circle? Who is it?" I asked to avoid Rian's gaze. I know she's looking at me, ramdam ko.

"Okay we're both top less" AV said before removing her shirt.

"Torpe" I heard AA murmured. Sinamaan naman siya ng tingin ni AV.

"Shut up, ang mahahalaga ginawa ko yung consequence" AV rolled her eyes on her twin.

Kinuha na nito ang bottle at sinimulan paikutin. Bawat pag galaw nito ay katumbas ng pagtibok ng puso ko. The bottle movements became slower. I bit my lip as I am waiting for the results. I immediately gulp when I saw the bottle stop and pointed at me. "Shit" I whispered. Nag angat ako ng tingin sa kanila at nakita kong lahat sila ay nakatingin sa akin. Oh jeez!

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