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Cutthroat campus drama and politics with make-believe relationship mixed in!
Due to his serious attitude and intimidating aura, Priam Torres has become the most unpop...
A/N: We've reached the 10th chapter of this story! Hooray!
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FABIENNE
PARANG HINDI yata ako mabubusog nito. Kanina pa kasi pasulyap-sulyap sa 'kin si Belle at ang classmates ko habang kinakain ko ang Caesar salad. They were conveniently seated at the table next to us. Pakiramdam ko, may CCTV camera na nakatutok sa 'kin. Wala naman akong sakit, pero hindi ko malasahan ang kinakain ko.
I chewed on my romaine lettuce at iniangat ang tingin ko kay Priam. He was seated across me, hinihimay ang salad niya gamit ang fork. He took a cut romaine lettuce and reluctantly ate it. Pagpasok sa bibig niya, mabagal niya 'yong nginuya, sandaling huminto ang paggalaw ng bibig 'tapos nagpatuloy.
Dapat ko ba siyang pasalamatan sa ginawa niya kanina? He admitted to my classmates that he's interested in me, which was the exact opposite of what Castiel had asked me to do—to deny or to deflect questions about our budding relationship for as long as I could. Dahil do'n, nagmukha akong sinungaling sa harap ng classmates ko, lalo na ro'n sa mga nanalo sa pustahan kaninang umaga. 'Yon din ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ako nilulubayan ng tingin ni Belle. She must be disappointed in me as a friend for keeping this a secret.
I'm really, really sorry, Belle!
"Hello?" Agad na sinagot ni Priam ang tawag sa kanyang phone. Umiwas siya ng tingin sa 'kin. "We're in a jam just a moment ago. Her classmates saw Fabienne in the food hub and I was forced to admit that I'm interested in her."
"What?! Hindi ba't sinabi ko sa inyo na wala kayong pagsasabihan ng kahit ano—"
Mukhang si Castiel ang kausap niya, ah? Teka, that's the second time he said my name. Una'y kahapon. Parang ang ganda ng pagkakabigkas niya.
"But don't worry, I handled it well. I made sure that they won't talk."
Sure, he did.
"I don't usually make a request, but please don't tell anyone about my interest in your classmate. I don't want to burden her with all the unwanted attention once people find out what's really going on between us. For the same reason, I asked her to not tell anyone yet, not even her closest friends." 'Yon ang pakiusap ni Priam kanina. Tumango naman sina Belle, Colin at iba pa.
I didn't him ask to, but he took the blame kung bakit ako nagsinungaling sa classmates ko. Also, hindi siya ang nagsabi sa 'kin na mag-deny pero inako niya pa rin.
"If I hear that you've told anyone about this, I'll find a way to expel the five of you," Priam added, parang hindi pa sapat ang request niya. I hoped he's kidding with that warning.
And that's how Priam somewhat managed to contain the leak about us being on the way to the dating stage. That could buy us some time. Unless Castiel would say so, we had to continue denying and deflecting. Estudyante lang kami na gustong sabay na kumain ng lunch. Wala namang masama ro'n, 'di ba?
