French Kiss in Paris

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

"You can't deny it to me anymore, Cosette. Did you guys already fuck?" Minetta grinned viciously. I know she's only up of knowing that so I won't be giving any satisfaction to her curiosity.

Hinampas ko siya ng mahina sa braso niya. Kung pwede lang itulak ng hindi ako mare-report sa office, last week ko pa ginawa. But I keep being nice to her, we're not friends-friends pero matitiis ko pa naman siya. It's just to crazy to talk about it.

I shake my head at her. "No, Minetta. And why would I say a thing about it if we did? It's private stuff. People should mind their own business," simpleng patama ko sa kanya pero mukhang nakailag din siya kaagad kasi tinawanan niya pa ako.

"It's okay if you admit it or not, Cosette. Everyone's fucking around here," she laughed as if the conversation doesn't bother her. Napalinga-linga rin ako sa paligid at siniyat niya rin ang kapaligiran. And there were kids around us. Mabilis niya naman itinama ang kanyang ibigsabihin. "I mean, adults! These kids don't know about that thing and shouldn't until their legal age. People like us, what I mean, Cosette."

She felt humiliated defending her reason. 

"That's what I thought, Minetta," ngisi ko pa. "Next time, mind where you talk about that kind of stuff. Just like where we are now, kids shouldn't be hearing those stuff."

She pressed her lips. Napahawak siya sa gilid ng ulo niya saka napayuko at iiling-iling. May binubulong pa siya pero hindi ko na nakuha kung ano 'yon. She might be mumbling some curse french words.

Je suis desolee, Cosette," muli niyang pagpapaumanhin. Pero ramdam kong uulitin niya pang itanong iyon sa akin. 

Almost every day last week, hindi niya ako tinitigilan. She's also getting into my nerves but I keep being modest in front of her. She could still report me to the higher office if I ended up scratching her face.

"I think I'll be going back to my class now, they must be finished doing their stuff."

"Absolument," she said, but before I could turn my back on her, muli niyang tinawag ang pansin ko. "Wait, are you going to meet Cashel later? If you are, can you please say hi to me and give me a follow back on my Instagram? I would totally real out if you say that, s'il te plaît?"

"Je vais essayer, Minetta," I said, finally turning my back from her. Hopefully, tinigilan na rin niya ako sa susunod na araw. Medyo nakakairita na rin kasi.

I'm not just Cashel's girl. Hello?

I scurried my way back inside the home room and found the little kids busy playing around. I gave them time to play around kasi maaga nilang natapos ang kanilang mga seatworks. Hindi ko rin sila pwedeng pauuwiin ng maaga hangga't wala ang mga sundo nila.

"Les enfants," pagtawag ko sa kanilang atensyon at sabay sabay naman silang lumingon sa akin. Itinigil nila sandali ang mga ginagawa nila. "We'll soon be leaving school so please start fixing and cleaning your stuff and put it on your bag. Your parents and guardians will be here soon enough."

Matapos kong inanunsyon iyo ay tinulungan ko silang ayusin ang ilang gamit. Ako naman ang naglagay ng ibang laruan sa mga itaas na parte ng mga shelves. But I'm so happy that they were all being so kind and polite. Hindi rin naman matagal ang pag-aayos ng kanilang sari-sariling gamit at hinintay na lang namin ang bell na tumunog. Hindi kalaunan, nagdiwang ang mga chikiting ng marinig nila iyon.

"See you tomorrow, class, be safe and have good day ahead," linya ko sa tuwing magpapaalam sa klase at isa isa silang papalabasin ng pinto para salubungin ng kanilang mga magulang. Napalingon naman ako ng biglang yakapin ako ni Adie sa tagiliran ko. "What's up, Adie?"