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"Pabili hotdog po, Ate. Jumbo size po."

"Make it two na po. Thank you po."

Katatapos lang nilang libutin ang buong amusement park. Carrying a bag na pinamili nilang dalawa, they went to order food ('cause food is life).

Inabot ng nagtitinda yung order ng dalawa.

"30 pesos po lahat." Mireille was about to pay, but Freya stopped her with a meaningful look.

"Ano sabi ko?" Mireille smiled shyly.

"Eh Ate, nakakahiya naman kasi–"

"Ops, no buts. Ako bahala sa gastos. For now, sabi ko nga enjoy mo lahat." Freya gave the 50 peso cash.

"Pero Ate, ako magbayad sa sunod natin na gala ha?" Freya laughed.

"Syempre, malakas ka sa akin noh."

Mireille looked happy. "Thank you po Ate!" Si Ate na nagtitinda, gave her a thumbs up and smiled.

They both found a place to eat tsaka umupo doon while munching on their hotdogs.

"Ate, bakit mo nga pala ako dinala dito?" Freya looked up to see a confused Mireille.

"Hmm, to put it simply you look down eh."

Tumingin si Mireille pabalik sa kinakaing pagkain.

"Halata ba?" She said in a small voice.

"Well for others, no. Pero sa akin and maybe for Bryan, yes."

Mireille expected that as soon as Tita Tera asked if she's ok.

So much for hiding secrets.

"You know," Freya started. "'Di naman masama na magtago, eh." Inubos niya yung hotdog at tinapon yung stick sa malapit na basurahan.

"Ang problema lang, is if you kept it hidden for too long, to the point ikaw na mismo yung nasasaktan."

Mireille tried to finish her hotdog, pero the tears were starting to fall  kaya she tried to push it back.

"Mireille, what's wrong?" Hindi na nakayanan ng dalaga na ilabas ang sakit na matagal na niyang tinatago sa loob.

Freya smiled sadly and hugged her sideways. "It's ok, andito lang naman ako."

Mireille kept crying for who knows how long. Freya didn't bother to ask again at hinayaan niya lang na umiyak siya hanggang sa kumalma ito.

"Better now?" Freya asked. Mireille nodded sabay punas sa kanyang luha.

"Halika na it's getting late. Baka ipapa-NBI pa ako nila Tito and Tita. Natawa sila and they get ready to leave the park.

"Ate wait lang, itapon ko lang yung stick. Bibili din ako ng tubig para sa atin."

"Ha? Ah eto, kunin mo yung pera o–"

"Ate, tubig lang naman utang ko pa sa'yo?" Napailing na lang si Freya at napangiti.

"Sige na nga, samahan na kita."

"No need na Ate. You can wait for me here."

"Sige sige, ingat ka."

Mireille nodded in reply and went to buy two bottles of water. Upon nearing a nearby stall, may nakita si Mireille na nagtatago sa likod nito.

Kaso namataan kaagad ni Mireille yung kanyang sapatos na binili niya para sa lalaki nung birthday niyo last year.

She recognized it too easily kasi 'yun lang ang nag-i-isang sapatos sa buong lungsod.

"Bryan?"

Bryan who was caught red-handed wearing a white polo and black slacks, tried to act as if na hindi siya kilala ng dalaga.

"S-Sorry. 'Di ko po kilala yung sinasabi niyo po." Bryan said in a deep voice.

Mireille rolled her eyes in an irritating manner.

"Just get the hell out of there. Para kang manyak." Those words tasted bitter on her tongue.

Nakakapanibago, but she had to.

"Manyak kaagad?" Mireille gulped ng lumabas si Bryan while pushing his hair back.

Talaga lang, Mireille? Of all the moments, ngayon talaga?

She composed herself at umiwas ng tingin. She proceeded to buy water at iniwan doon si Bryan na parang ewan.

"H-Huy! Saan ka pupunta?" Mireille turned on her heel tsaka sumagot.

"Stalker ka diba? You probably know kung saan ako pupunta." She tried to glare, pero hindi niya nakayanang makita si Bryan na nagulat sa sinabi nito.

So, she looked away.

"M-Mireille, may nagawa ba ako sa'yo?"

Mireille na, hindi na Ray.

Ang sarap sana sabihan na, 'Malamang, kaya nga iniiwasan ka eh.' But she remained quiet.

Bryan took a step forward. She stepped back in response.

Heck, with Mireille stepping back made Bryan even more confused as to why she's avoiding him.

He shuffled his hair in attempts of trying to figure out what he had done wrong, pero wala.

He looked so lost.

"Mireille-" Stop, please. "We can talk this through, right?"

The next few words made her crumble inside like a fragile rock.

"We're friends, right?"
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Author's Note:
Ang deep, 'di ko na maabot sa sobrang lalim. Lol jk lang XD

Anyways, musta peeps? Enjoy niyo weekend kasi pasukan na naman bukas (wala man lang kami holidays T^T, wawa eyes ko)

Stay safe, healthy, and happy! Kahit mahirap, kaya niyo 'yan. Tiwala lang uwu.

'Di Ka Sayang ❤️ You are always loved by the people who care for you and loves you the most.

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P. S.
I was planning na mag-update na lang bukas, kaso for sure tambak na naman ako (disadvantages of being a poor time manager :(( Kaya peeps, 'wag akong tularan  T^T)

P. P. S.
Drama, anyone? :D