Chapter 57

Chantria

“Are you okay?” bulong sa ‘kin ni Gab habang sumasayaw.

Hindi pa rin ako makatingin sa kaniya matapos ang mga nalaman ko. It’s been awkward on my side for a while, pero wala pa rin akong lakas ng loob na i-open ang napag-usapan namin ni Iwatani.

As Iwatani said, ayaw ipaalam sa ‘kin ni Gab ang nangyari, which is so confusing dahil hindi naman niya kailangang itago ‘yon. At mas lalong hindi niya kailangang gawin ‘yon. I know now that he likes me, but it still isn’t right.

“Did I do something wrong?”

Umiling ako. “No. No. It’s not that.”

“Then, what is it? Kanina mo pa ako hindi pinapansin. I greeted you a while ago but you just looked away. If I didn’t do something wrong, what is it?”

Huminga ako nang malalim. “Don’t mind me. Wala lang ako sa mood.”

He looked at me. Para bang tinitingnan niya kung nagsasabi ako ng totoo o hindi. And I think he caught on. “You’re lying. Why are you lying?”

“I am not, okay?” Bumitiw ako sa pagkakahawak niya at umatras. “I’ll just go get some wa