Kiven really pursued me as he promised. I don't really get how he always takes care of me kahit hindi ko naman hinihiling ang bagay na iyon dahil kaya kong alagaan ang sarili ko.

Nagulat ako nang biglang nagkakaguluhan si Hannah at Tasha dahil mukhang may chismis na naman silang dalawa.

"Anong meron?" I asked.

Tasha laughed, "Amalia, alam mo na ba?" tanong niya.

"Hindi pa." saad ko.

"Malamang 'di ko pa sinasabi!" she laughed.

Hannah cleared her voice, "Ako na magsasabi, tash. Leave it to me."

"Ano ba kasi 'yun?" tanong ko ulit.

Tasha laughed and said, "Ex ni Hannah si Winston!" saad n'ya.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko.

"Ba't mo ako inunahan, tash naman e!" inis na saad ni Hannah.

I laughed, "Kailan pa?!" I asked.

"Matagal na kaya, nung grade eight pa lang tayo." saad ni Hannah.

"Feel ko gusto ka pa rin nun, hann." saad ni Tasha.

I agree with Tasha, iba rin naman kasi makatingin si Winston kay Hannah e.

"Sino ba kasing makakamove on sa akin? Ganda ganda ko kaya." Hannah confidently said.

Tumawa ako, "Pa'no si gov?" I asked.

"Love triangle!" natatawang saad naman ni Tasha.

"Gusto ka ba ni gov?" tanong ko kay hannah.

She shook her head, "Hindi ko bati 'yun." she uttered.

"Broken talaga 'to kay gov e, ramdam ko!" Tasha exclaimed, "Nung halloween party ka pa gan'yan!"

Nagulat ako nang habang naguusap kami sa hallway ng mga kaibigan ko, nakita ko si gov na may kasamang ibang babae. I felt like I already met that girl beside him.

Tinapik ko si Hannah, "Crush mo may kasamang iba." I said.

"Sure sure, I close my eyes." Hannah said.

"Nagdurugo ang puso ko at para bang sumisikip ang dibdib ko sa tuwing nakikita kong magkasama na kayo ohh." pagkanta ni Tasha.

Hannah glared at her, "Tumigil ka na, tash, mas bitch ako kaysa sa'yo."

Tasha chuckled, "Pagamot ka sa puso, Hannah! Sakit nun may kasama na s'yang iba."

I sighed, "Tigilan mo na 'yan, tash. Nasasaktan na si Hannah." I mouthed.

Hannah smiled at me, "Nga pala, nakita ko 'yung post ni Winston kanina." she informed me.

"What about that?" I asked.

"Hindi mo pa alam? Laugh trip kaya 'yun!" Hannah chuckled.

Nilabas n'ya ang phone n'ya at parehas kami ni Tasha na tumingin do'n

Winston papi

Kung icrcrushback mo ako, bakit hindi?

I curiously looked at Hannah, "Anong nakakatawa d'yan?" tanong ko.

She laughed and suddenly went on the comment section, I saw Kiven's comment.

Kivenlangpogi: Hiya ka pa, tol. Mwah mwah na ang baby na 'yan!

"Oh 'di ba? Laugh trip!" saad ni Hannah.

Tasha's brows furrowed, "Hindi ba cheating 'yun?! Nililigawan ni Kiven si amalia e!" she muttered.

I swallowed hard. Is Kiven's cheating on me? Pero... Nililigawan n'ya pa lang naman ako, considered na ba 'yun as cheating?

Nanlaki ang mata ni Hannah, "E putragis pala nung Kiven na 'yun e! Tangina nun, how dare him! Papatulan pa n'ya si Winston e nililigawan n'ya si amalia!" inis na saad n'ya.

"Hindi kaya bakla si kiven?" Tasha asked.

"Impossible 'yun ah!" I denied. Hindi naman bakla si Kiven e! Kung ano ano na lang iniisip nila.

"What if, ginagamit lang ni Kiven si amalia para pagselosin si Winston kasi baliko pala si Kiven!" Hannah stated.

I glared at them, "Itigil n'yo 'yan! Hindi s'ya bakla!" I said.

"Oh sige! Hindi nga pero he still cheated!" sigaw ni Tasha.

"Susugurin ko talaga 'yun!" Hannah said.

Bigla silang naglakad at para bang reresbak na, dali dali ko silang pinigilan pero nagpatuloy pa rin sila.

"I asked Winston, and they were at gymnasium para mag practice, Tasha, pigilan mo ako, pupungutin ko 'yung lalaking 'yun!" sigaw ni Hannah.

"Stop it na kasi! Wala namang malisya 'yun e. Friends naman sila." I said. Hannah sighed and slowly walked towards me.

Inikutan n'ya ako and her eyes darkened, "Gan'yan talaga ang mga lalaki, they would say, friend ko lang 'yun, pero... Hindi mo alam na naglalandian na pala!" she angrily said.

I swallowed hard, "Hindi naman magagawa 'yun ni Kiven e!" I protested.

Tasha clapped, "Alam mo kung anong tawag sa'yo?" tanong n'ya.

Hannah said, "Bulag na sa pagibig! You're blinded so you can't see the darkest side of him!"

"Kaya anong gagawin, bes?" tanong ni Tasha kay Hannah.

"Sugod!" saad ni Hannah at parehas silang tumakbo.

I caressed my hair and took a deep breath, "Naka drugs ba sila?" tanong ko sa hangin.

I went after them. Nadatnan ko silang gumagawa na nang gulo sa loob ng gymnasium. I sighed and immediately run towards their direction.

"Ilalabas n'yo captain n'yo o isa isa ko kayong kakalbohin?" rinig kong sabi ni Hannah.

"Hann, baka ma guidance tayo." I told her.

Bigla namang lumabas si Kiven, and when he saw me he ran towards me like a kid. He hugged me tight, "I miss you..." he whispered.

Nagulat ako nang biglang pinupok ni Hannah si Kiven gamit ang pamaypay n'ya, "Aray." Kiven groaned.

"Hannah!" saad ko.

"Ikaw na lalaki ka ha! Kapal ng mukha mong yakapin 'yung kaibigan namin after we caught you cheating on her!" she stated.

Everybody gasped.

"Cheating?" Kiven chuckled, "I could never do that to her, mahal na mahal ko kaya s'ya, saksakin mo pa ako sa puso."

"Ah talaga?! Ilabas n'yo nga kutsilyo! Sasaksakin ko lang 'tong gagong 'to!" Hannah said.

"Time freeze!" Kiven uttered.

"Ano 'to? Laro?" Hannah sarcastically said.

"Hey, Hann, what's happening here?" I heard Winston asked Hannah.

Hannah started glaring at him, "Magsama kayo ng kaibigan mo! Gago kayo, binetray n'yo si Amalia!"

Tasha showed a screenshot of Winston's post earlier, "Ano? Idedeny n'yo pa?" tanong ni Tasha.

I sighed, "Sorry po sa abala! Nangtritrip lang po mga kaibigan ko." saad ko at minatahan sila Hannah.

"Stop n'yo na 'to please." I whispered to them.

"Fine. Pero sa isang condition." Hannah mouthed.

"Ano?" I asked.

"Panoorin mo." she said.

Naglakad s'ya papunta kay Winston at Kiven, nagulat ako nang bigla n'yang sampalin si Kiven at Winston.

"Pakyu!" Hannah said to them, nag middle finger pa nga siya.

"Out of the belt 'yun ah!" sigaw ni Winston.

"Below the belt 'yun tanga!" sigaw ni Hannah sa kan'ya sabay sabunot.

"Hannah!" tawag ko sa kan'ya, pumunta ako sa kanila para pigilan silang dalawa pero parang ayaw magpatinag ni Hannah dahil sinabunutan n'ya pa rin si Winston.

Sinubukan ko silang pigilan pero wala talaga. I was shocked when I saw gov walking towards us.

"What's happening here?" gov asked.

They stopped fighting, Hannah rolled her eyes when she saw gov. Agad na pumunta sa akin si Hannah.

She smiled, "Don't worry, mabait pa ako sa lagay na 'yun, kung pwede lang tagain 'yan e!" inis na saad n'ya.

Nagsimula na s'yang maglakad paalis kasama si Tasha, I was about to go to Kiven pero Hannah suddenly looked back and glared at me.

"Tara na!" sigaw n'ya.

I apologetically smiled at Kiven, "Sorry." I murmured, agad akong tumakbo kila Hannah.

"Where are you going, Miss Estonia?" Hendrix asked.

Hannah looked back, "Curious ka ata? Try mong I-search sa Google, baka pati pake ko mahanap mo."

"Alam mo ba kung ano ang ginawa mo?" Hendrix asked again.

Hannah sarcastically laughed, "Tanungin mo nga sa kanila kung ano."

"I'm asking you properly." halata sa boses ni gov na medyo naiinis na ito.

"So you mean that I was being sarcastic towards you?" Hannah asked.

"Hindi ba, Miss Estonia?" tanong ulit ni Gov.

Bumulong sa akin si Tasha, "Feel ko masasampal na ni Hannah si gov."

I glared at Tasha and she only laughed.

"You know the reason behind it, Hendrix. Don't ask as if you are dumb, ipunta mo ako sa guidance kung gusto mo dahil d'yan ka naman magaling." Hannah protested.

Hendrix swallowed hard, "This is your second warning, Miss Estonia. If you do this again, ipatatawag na ang parents mo." he stated.

Hannah smiled and walked towards hendrix, she caressed hendrix's face, "Natakot ako..." Hannah sarcastically said and she saw how confused gov is, she laughed out loud.

Agad kaming umalis sa gymnasium at pumunta sa canteen, bumili ng tubig sila Hannah.

"Ano bang ganap sa inyo ni gov?" tanong ni Tasha kay Hannah.

"Oo nga, looks like you're not okay with him." I uttered.

"Talagang hindi! Bwisit s'ya, kala n'ya takot ako sa kan'ya!" Hannah mouthed.

Pumunta sila Hannah sa classroom at nagpaiwan ako sa canteen, I bought a water for Kiven, mukha kasing masakit 'yung sampal ni Hannah sa kan'ya, kaya dadalhan ko na lang s'ya ng tubig.

Aalis pa lang sana ako papunta sa gymnasium pero nakita ko na sila Winston at Kiven papasok sa loob ng canteen, Kiven smiled when he saw me.

"Monde!" he called me.

I went to him, "Okay lang 'yung pisngi n'yo?" I asked.

Winston smiled, "Okay lang, lakas pala sumampal nun, sakit e." saad n'ya.

I chuckled, "Sorry ah, they just thought that Kiven is cheating on me with you, pero alam kong hindi naman 'yun totoo, siguro mainit lang ang ulo ni Hannah." I told Winston.

"Ano ka ba? Okay lang 'yun!" Winston said.

I handed him the water I bought, "Sana okay lang sa'yo 'yan." I smiled.

I saw how Kiven eyed at the water I gave to Winston, he started glaring at him. Suddenly, tumakbo na si Winston paalis.

Kiven pouted, "Bakit s'ya may water ako wala?" he asked.

"Nasampal kasi s'ya tapos matching sabunot pa, para sa'yo talaga 'yun pero mas kawawa si Winston." I reasoned out.

He caressed his chest, "Sakit nun ah." he mouthed.

I laughed, "Bibili na lang ako para sa'yo." saad ko at bibili na sana ng tubig ulit but he grabbed my wrist.

"Sama ako." he smiled.

Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko kasi hindi n'ya binitawan 'yung kamay ko kahit nung nasa linya na kami.

"Honest of the lord! Magbayad kayo ng tama ah." sigaw ng nasa cashier.

Napatingin ako kay Kiven nang naramdaman kong tumatawa s'ya, "Anong nakakatawa?" tanong ko.

He stopped laughing, "Wala po." he said in a soft tone.

Sinabi kong ako ang bibili pero s'ya naman bigla ang nagbayad, he said that it was okay dahil s'ya ang nanliligaw kaya hindi pwedeng magpalibre s'ya sa akin dahil indecent daw 'yun.

While we were walking in the hallways I was curious why is he looking at the water bottle that he was holding.

"Bakit ka nakatitig d'yan?" I asked.

He chuckled, "Hindi mo gugustuhing malaman, monde." he said.

"Bakit naman?" I asked as my brows furrowed.

"Basta hindi, hmm?" he said in a sweet manner.

"I'm terribly curious, Kiven. Tell me, hindi naman ako magrereact kapag nalaman ko." saad ko.

"Are you sure about that?" he softly asked.

I nodded.

"I remember our first kiss while looking at it." he said.

I froze as I remember it. I can't even imagine that I kissed him that time, it may be indirect but I felt the spine-tingling moment of my life.

"You also remembered it." he chuckled.