(S2) 65. GLANCES 2

CHLOE

After namin lumabas ng elevator ni Trace at sabihin ni Miss Louisianna na nakausap niya si mommy, at excited na makita ako, ay nawala bigla ang ngiti ko. Why do I feel bad on that information?

We were on one side of the area when Elliot and Malori approached us. Then Keyller and Kit. We were talking when they seemed amused at me at first and then later found me funny to laugh at.

“What was that, Kit?” medyo nainis na ako sa ginagawa nila especially ni Kit na parang may nakakatawa sa sinabi ko. Or probably he is laughing because of my accent or Keyller’s accent. But no. He coughed after I explain the meaning of ‘tikbalang’ to Keyller. I explained it well, confidently, and yet he found me funny.

“Nothing, Miss Chloe. Um, just a correction for the word. Tikbalang is a half-human and half-horse in Filipino mythical or folk sto—”

“No! Of course not!” I cut him off. What is he saying? Half-horse and half-human? That’s ridiculous, and it is called centaurs. Duh! I am good at lite