Chapter 14: Rui

“WHAT the hell are you talking about?” bulalas na tanong ni Maeve sa kanyang kapatid na binibigyan siya ng kakaibang tingin. “He’s just my friend!”

“Friend?” pag-uulit ni Olivia na mas lalong binigyan siya nang nakakapagdudang mga tingin. “Is he just a friend of yours, because what I see doesn’t seem like him to me, so am I mistaken?”

“Via, will you stop? There you go again, acting like you’re some kind of psychic!” pag-aawat na saad ni Maeve na mabilis na naglakad patungo sa kusina para kumuha ng maiinom.

Sinundan ni Olivia ang kanyang ate at sumandal sa pader sabay halukipkip habang patuloy na pinagmamasdan ang mga kilos ng kapatid.

“So, what is the reason for your strange behavior, Ate?”

Humarap si Maeve na may hindi interesadong mga tingin.

“Strange? There is nothing strange about me, Via. There is only one thing stranger here, and that is you. Why are you here?”

Tumawa si Olivia. “Ate, please do not take me as a diversion from the subject at hand. Considering we are talking about