Pretend In Tagalog Novels & Stories

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The words were nothing but a carefully constructed, filtered, and hashtagged lie, but watching the follower count tick up to 805, 806, and 807 brought a terrifying realization. This wasn't just a lie anymore; it was a full-blown performance, and the curtain had just gone up. Grabbing the same hoodie from last night to use as a new costume, pulling it on, and looking in the mirror revealed someone who didn't look like a boyfriend at all, but rather just a nervous nursing student about to throw up. Act as if you belong, Kyle had said. Taking a deep breath and fixing my glasses was the only thing left to do before walking out the door.

I quickly put up a straight face and cleared out my throat first before I started my lies. "Nakakatawa? May nakakatawa ba rito, Mr. Del Fuero? Wala naman akong nakikita rito..." I feigned with a shrug on my shoulder then resumed my eating, as if nothing had happened here at hindi ko ito pinagtatawanan kani-kanina lang. "We were just talking about the nice weather today and this strawberry cake na gustung-gusto ko.hmmm.." I pretended while exaggeratedly enjoying every bite of this cake habang pikit ang mga mata. As if I was in heaven.

singhal nito. "That is one of the beke language na ang ibig sabihin ay tomboy or lesbian." Paliwanag ko sa kanya. "Hoy, umayos ka huh! Don't tell me na namamakla ka na!" "Tsk...pasmado na naman 'yang bibig mo. Narinig ko lang 'yan huh!" Natawa na lang ito at kapagkuwa'y biglang nalungkot.

I paused, the lie sticking in my throat. "Because you're pretending to marry him," Emilia finished, her directness both refreshing and uncomfortable. "Yes," I admitted. "But even though it's not a real engagement, we do need to seem like we care about each other. So tonight is about getting to know each other better, including meeting each other's families." Emilia considered this, her small brow furrowed in concentration. "Does that mean I have to pretend to like him too?" I smoothed her hair back, love for this fierce, complicated child overwhelming me. "No, sweetheart. You never have to pretend about your feelings. But I do need you to be polite. Can you do that? For me?"

However, I suddenly stopped from making another step away when I felt her chair moved as she said the words… “I lied.” _________________________ ¹Nilagang baka or beef nilaga is literally translated as ‘tender boiled beef.’ This is a Filipino soup dish best served during rainy and cold weather.

she questioned when she noticed my background changed. “Yes, I’m outside. I am at the office of my hilaw na husband,” I replied in a sarcastic tone of my voice when I mentioned ‘my hilaw na husband’. I used tagalog word ‘hilaw na’ so, they won’t understand me even they can hear me. (Hilaw means fake) “I see. Is it beautiful there?” she asked again, and she took a look at my back. “Average,” I briefly answered, and I stood to go to the window to let her see the beautiful view since I am at the high floor.

He stared at me and smiled, “Oh, sorry, I wanted to wipe your sweat away.” I could hear a girl sqeualing deom behind us as shewhisper to her friend, “Awe,tingnan mo yung ginawa ng poging lalaki sa girlfriend nya! Sana all!” She said in tagalog which doesn’t help as Ajax couldn’t understand it. Translation: (“Awe, look at the handsome guy and what he did to his girlfriend! hope all!) “Tsk, magbre-break rin yan!” Replied her friend.

He was surprised that he made his way out to the back door without any pursuers. "Bakit mo kasi ako kinuha hindi naman kita kilala! At bakit mo pinatay ang bantay ko!?" Why did you capture me? And why did you kill my guard? The woman still spoke in Tagalog. Keyller finally understood a few words, like, pinatay and kinuha, which mean, killed and capture. But the rest was blurry for him. He ignored the woman and continued walking while still carrying her and not letting his guard down in case of the enemy's sudden attack.

But she also doesn’t want to expect anything. NOTES: (1) Tagu taguan, maliwanag ang buwan... - is a traditional Filipino game also known as hide and seek. (2) Matthew 19:6