*LISA POV*

"Is she really your girlfriend?"

"A-ano? Syempre naman." sagot ko kay Mina. "She's my girlfriend." I said. She hummed. Mukhang di siya satisfied sa sagot ko. 
 

"I'm not convinced.. You never had the courage to ask a girl out, Lis." sabi pa niya. Tinitigan ko naman siya ng masama. "Anong ibig mong sabihin?" tanong ko, trying to calm myself. 
 

"Hoy, ayusin mo mukha mo. Di ka mabiro. Torpe ka kasi dati diba? Nung grade school din? Di ka nga makalapit sa mga crush mo nun." Sabi naman niya. She's just joking kaya naman napangiti ako. 
 

"Ang sama mo." Sabi ko as I pouted. "Nakakalapit na ko ngayon!" I countered. She held my shoulder and smiled at me reassuringly. 
 

"Oo, alam ko. Pero ingatan mo yang girlfriend mo, parang masyadong masaya sa iba. Galingan mo naman ng onti." Pang-iinis niya. 
 

Napaisip tuloy ako. If Mina, who just arrived from Japan.. not knowing Chaeyoung personally din and she immediately thought na hindi kami.. then are we not such great pretenders as I thought we were?

Or may possibility ba na magkagustuhan si Chaeyoung and Chanyeol and I'm the person preventing it from happening? Am I really that selfish? 

 

Kasi looking at the both of them, the way Chaeyoung smiles.. it's genuine. Unlike when it's with me. Always for show. 
 

"Huy, natulala ka na dyan. Maybe they're just being friendly. Napa overthink ka tuloy, sorry naaaa" Mina propped. "Ewan ko sayo. Inom na tayo dun tara na." I replied and I reached for her arm para dalhin siya sa group. 
 

Pagkatapos ng ilang minuto bumalik na din sina Chaeyoung at Chanyeol. Tumabi pa rin naman sa akin si Chaeyoung, pero hindi na ko naglakas loob pa na makipag-usap sa kanya. 
 

Jisoo kept ordering drinks at nakailang bote na din ako kaya I was feeling kind of tipsy. 
 

"Everything okay?" I heard Chaeyoung whisper. I just nodded. "It's getting late. Uuwi na siguro ako. Sasabay ka ba sakin maglakad o kina Chanyeol ka sasabay?" tanong ko. Kasi nga may kotseng dala sina Chanyeol. Gusto ko maglakad to get fresh air, at para na din mawala yung tama ko. 
 

Para magpawala ng tama, sa alak. Sa alak.

"I'll go with you." Sambit niya. 
 

Kaya naman nagpaalam na kami sa mga kaibigan namin na mauuna na kami. 
 

The walk home was silent. Pagpasok namin ng kwarto dederetso na sana ako sa kama pero naramdaman kong hinawakan ni Chaeyoung yung kamay ko. "May problema ba?" Tanong niya. Umiling na naman ako. 
 

Ayokong makipag-usap. Ayokong magreklamo kasi wala naman akong karapatan. 
 

Hindi din naman ako nagseselos. Hindi naman kami. Wala lang talaga ako sa mood. 
 

"Eh bat ka ganyan?" Tanong niya ulit. I faced her at nakita ko na parang malapit na siya magalit, kasi unti-unting kumunot ang noo niya. "Anong ganito? Normal naman." Sagot ko.  
 

"You were blatantly ignoring me pagkabalik ko galing CR." sambit niya. "Wala ako sa mood, Chaeyoung. And you were preoccupied with Chanyeol kaya di ko na kayo inistorbo." banat ko. 
 

"Okay na ba? Inaantok na kasi ako." I said as I walked toward the door of my room. 
 

"Don't tell me nagseselos ka kay Chanyeol? Is that why you were acting up?" she exclaimed at natigil naman ako. "Selos? Bat ako magseselos? Tayo ba? I couldn't care less kahit sino pang kausapin mo." I shouted. 
 

"You have the nerve to accuse me pero pagdating na pagdating ko una kong makikita na may nakakakandong sayo. How's that for pretending?" she shouted back. Parang naiiyak na nga siya. I've never seen her like this. 
 

"She's my friend. And I'm not accusing you. Chaeyoung naman." I stated. "And Chanyeol's my friend, at tropa mo pa. Anong difference?" sagot niya. 

 

"Ang hirap mo kasi i-gets, Chaeyoung. Minsan hindi ko na alam mararamdaman... ko kung bat ko ba to pinasok. Ang selfish ko." I rambled out without thinking. 

"Ha?" she asked me. "What do you mean?" tanong niya ulit. Umupo ako sa sahig dahil na din siguro sa pagod ko. Sumunod naman siya and she sat in front of me.

"I don't know. Kasi diba you've had boyfriends before. Baka nakakaistorbo yung setup natin sa lovelife mo." I said as I looked down. She snorted. Kaya naman napatingala ako. 

"Seriously, Lisa?" tanong niya. "Yeah, seriously. Chaeyoung. I saw the way you looked at him. You were all smiles." I explained. "I'm always all smiles din naman pag kasama ka. Saka I don't even see him that way." she replied. 

"I don't even know why I'm saying this pero you have nothing to worry about, really." she said then she smiled. "Hay.. basta pag may gusto ka na iba, just tell me so we can stop this." I replied. 

"Parang malabo naman yun." sagot ni Chaeyoung as she stood up. "I have a girlfriend, you know." she said as she entered her room, leaving me alone sa sala.

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Kinaumagahan. Araw ng Linggo. 
 

I got free tickets to see a movie. Two tickets. 
 

Salamat kay Seulgi na binigay nalang sakin bigla kagabi sa party saying she won't be able to watch it dahil something came up with her. 
 

I wonder if Chaeyoung's free? Should I ask her? Nah. She's probably busy.

Nakaligo naman na ko. Kasama nalang talaga kulang. Should I ask her? 
 

Bumukas yung ointo sa kabilang kwarto and Chaeyoung came out. She looked sad. 
 

"What's with the face?" tanong ko sakanya. "My mom bailed on me." she simply replied. 
 

Sakto. No, Lisa... oportunista ka. 
 

"You going anywhere today?" She asked. "Actually.. yes." Sagot ko naman. 
 

"Gusto mo bang manuod ng sine?" I asked, not looking at her. 
 

"It depends." sambit niya. "If it's a date, then I'm all yours." dagdag pa niya. 
 

Like what??? Alam ba niya