Chapter 5

"Love, ano gusto mong kainin?" matamis na tanong sa akin ng pinaka-gwapong lalaki sa loob ng silid na ito.

I'm actually cringing at how we call each other 'love' when we don't even love each other but I guess this is better than baby or honey. I might puke if someone ever calls me that.

"Let's eat your favorite pasta, carbonara with lots of mushrooms." I suggested. I remember how much he liked it when we were kids. Imbes na tradisyunal na spaghetti at pancit kasi ay sosyaling carbonara ang laging handa sa birthday niya. It must also be one of the reasons why it's on the menu of our company cafeteria.

Nanlaki ang mata niya ng sinabi ko iyon.

"I'm surprised you know that," wika niya sa akin ng may pagkamangha.

"S'yempre, how could I not know? I'm your girlfriend, remember?" nilaksan ko ang pagsasalita ko at sinadyang iparinig sa iba.

"Not for long though…"

"Huh?" Lito akong napalingon sa kanya. Why am I even shocked to hear that? We’re just pretending to be lovers. Siyempre, ititigil r