The Manipulation Game

11

#TheCurseOfTrueLove

"Wow. You killed two people on your first try. I'm impressed."

"Ooh, look what you made me do. Look what you just made me do look what you just made me do—"

"Yuck, Zen, hindi bagay sa'yo."

"May sinabi ba akong bagay sa'kin? Gusto ko lang kantahin kasi ang badass ni Taylor at umakma bigla 'yong kanta sa ginawa ni Dante."

"Wala ka sa tono."

"Aba—"

"I know right—Ken, what are you doing?"

"Trying to open your phone. What's your password?"

"Why?"

"We did something, that day, simultaneously. And we can't all tell our point of views at the same time."

"That's true. Then what are we going to do?"

"Why are you looking at meeeee?"

"Rin, you can tell the story. You gathered us after what happened, right?"

"Hmm, but I don't want tooooo!"

"Then we won't know what happened!"

"Wait. There's someone else who was there besides us, right?"

"Ah! Si Ate Loraine!"

"Don't call her here."

"Ooh. . . May bad blood ba?"

"No! We're goooood!"

"Then what's your problem?"

"Blank space?"

"Last time we went to her grandmother's funeral. Loraine was there, and they talked."

"More like a closure."

"Oh. Red pala."

"Enough with the Taylor Swift references."

"Hindi mo na love?"

"Who said I was in love?"

"Ay, wow."

"So, hindi?"

"Who knows?"

"Finally!"

"Nabuksan mo na phone niya?!"

"Yep."

"Anong password?

"The day they last saw each other."

"Tragic."

"You know what, wala kayong makukuha sa phone ko. I already deleted her number."

"Found it."

"Seriously?!"

" 'Yan? But it says Abby."

"Abby, is an anagram for 'baby'. Nice trick, Rin. I know you won't delete her number. And I know you wouldn't let me see it. So, you did a code."

"Wow. You knew me that much. I'm impressed."

"We live together, Rin. As much as I hate your face, I see you everyday."