Side Story: 21st EGO (Part 2 of 2)

“Oh, by any chance, you are not alone?” he casually asked, totally ignoring the fact that he didn’t ask for permission before crashing into my space.

“Shouldn’t you have asked that bago ka umupo sa tapat ko?” sarkastiko kong baling sa kanya. He just ruined my mood, to be honest.

Inayos ng lalaki ang suot nitong salamin bago siya nagsalita, “My bad. Am I disturbing you?”

「Ano’ng klaseng tanong ‘yan?!」Sigaw ko sa aking isipan.

Sasagot na sana ako nang magsalita siyang muli, “Do I know you?”

Mabilis namang nagbago ang mood ko at tinitigan ko siyang maigi. “I could ask the same to you,” pabalang kong tugon.

He chuckled and adjusted his glasses. “Correct me if I’m wrong but you are Izumi Aki, right?” he guessed though his face told me that he was certain that he got the right person.

Tumalim naman ang tingin ko sa lalaki bago ako ngumisi. “If it isn’t Shimada Kazunari.”

The man sitting across chuckled in total amusement. “Still angsty, as alwa