The Lies That We Tell (COMPLETED)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

"What?"

"Fabian kissed me."

"Oh. Was it good? Kiss lang?"

"Yes, kiss lang," I replied. "And it was good."

"That's great."

"I know..."

"Okay. Spill."

I sighed as I sat down on my bean bag. Bigla akong naging aware na ngayon lang ulit ako napahiga rito. Ewan ko ba. Isang beses lang naman nahiga rito si Zion, pero pakiramdam ko ay siya na ang may-ari nito. Na kahit gaano kasandali lang naman siya nandito ay parang ang tagal ng epekto niya.

"I mean, he's a great kisser... I think?"

"What do you mean you think? It's either he is or he isn't?"

"I don't know? It's not as if marami akong pwedeng i-compare."

"Too much tongue?"

"No."

"Too little tongue?"

"No."

"So, it's because he's not Zion?"

Agad akong napaupo. "No!"

Kahit hindi ko kaharap si Nikki ay para bang ramdam ko iyong pag-irap niya sa akin. She's in a shoot now, pero alam ko na kung nasa harapan ko siya ngayon ay kitang-kita ko iyong disapproving looks niya sa akin.

"Okay," she said, chuckling.

"I mean, it's normal naman, 'di ba? 'Di naman kailangan ng spark sa first kiss?"

O baka naman ako iyong may problema? Okay naman si Fabian. Masaya kausap. Mabait. Gentleman! He didn't even kiss me up until the third date. Hindi kagaya ni—

Tsk.

"It depends," Nikki replied.

"Depends on what?"

"You," she said. "I mean, babe, I can give you all the advice you want, but at the end of the day, you're the one dating him, not me. Your opinion of him is the most important, you know?"

I sighed.

She's right.

She really is my voice of reason—tapos si Gem naman iyong sigaw at kurot.

* * *

"What are you doing this Friday?" Fabian asked.

"Disney plus, I think?"

He chuckled. "Sounds like a solid plan."

"I know," sabi ko habang kinukuha iyong gamit ko sa locker.

"Well, if you change your mind, I'm going to a party this Friday, if you wanna come."

"A party?"

He nodded. "Yeah. A new batch of models arrived. We usually go to party as a way to bond," he told me. He gave me a smile. "I have a shoot to go to. Just message me if you'll go. We can go together," he added and gave me a kiss on the cheek bago siya naunang umalis.

Mabuti na lang at kinailangan niya nang umalis dahil hindi ko rin alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko sa kanya. I was okay with going to a party. I wouldn't even drink, so it wasn't as if I was worried that I'd be drunk. I was just worried when he told me that it would be a party with his co-workers.

Paano ba ako mabubuhay nito? One of my best friend's a model yet may model ako na tinataguan! And iyong current na dine-date ko ay model din. How would that work! Para kong binigyan iyong sarili ko ng bato na ipampupukpok sa ulo ko.