“KUMAIN lang kami. Iyon lang.” Pagpapaliwanag ko kay Blue.
Naningkit ang mga mata nito. “Nang kayong dalawa lang?”
“Oo! What’s wrong with that?”
“Ang akala ko ba, hindi mo tipo si Lyle?”
Nag-iwas ako ng tingin. “Hindi nga. We just ate, as a friend. We’re friends, ‘wag mong bigyan ng malisya!”
“Gaga!” Humalukipkip ito. “You’re friends with Rylle too, aren’t you? You never asked him out nor eat with him alone.”
“That’s because Lyle is my schoolmate and we’re in the same planning and designing company sa OJT.”
“You like him.” Si Calithea na nangi-ngiti sa tabi ko. “We’ve been trying to tell you that since last last week.”
“True.” Segunda ni Blue. “Masyado kang in-denial.”
Nagsalubong ang kilay ko. “Hindi ako in-denial. I’m saying the truth, we are just friends.”
“How about we bet o
