Chapter 22

"The President made it clear that his son and Kaia Dorchner is not a couple..." I read the article.

Pagkapasok ko pa lang ng bahay at ito agad ang bumungad sa akin. Auntie, who is not usually interested in my life, approached me with her tablet on her hand. Inabot niya ito sa akin para mabasa kung ano yung nakasulat.

"The President fulfilled his promise," she sighed. "I thought that he's going to hate us forever."

Umiling ako. "Hindi ganung tao ang pagkilala ko sa kanila. Don't worry, Auntie."

"Well. All's well ends well. Kumusta yung lakad niyo?" She asked randomly.

I stared at her as if she've grown another head. "Seriously?"

"What?" She asked confusely.

"Auntie, never kang nagtanong sa lakad ko. Making conversations with me is harder itself. Kulang nalang you'd pretend that I'm invisible," I said bluntly.

"Alam mo, yan ang ayaw ko sa'yo. You speak freely without filter," She said. "Ang pranka mo."

"At least I'm not being plastic." I proudly replied. "Mas gusto mo bang I treat you b