Chapter 28: Seen

Yannie Ace Ruiz

Veron quickly opened the door of our current location when there were consecutive knocks from outside. Ate Lory, the smiling woman introduced to me by Ate Rica earlier as one of her friends, greeted us.

"Hi, Girls! The dinner party for Rica is about to start. You can go outside now," she said with a smile.

"Okay, Ate. Thank you," Veron and I replied, and she left us.

"Let's go," I invited Veron, but I was surprised when she stopped me.

"Wait, Yannie."

"Why?" I asked, puzzled.

"You seem too excited to go out. Eager to see Josh, huh?" Veron teased me, causing both my cheeks to warm up.

"N-No, not really. We're being called, so it's better to go out—"

"Come on! You can't fool me. I understand you're excited to see Josh again—"

"I really am not—"

"But it's better if we freshen up first."

"Huh?" I asked Veron with confusion.

She smiled at me and gestured towards the large mirror in our room, guiding me to the chair nearby. "It would be better if you let your hai