Chapter-180

No more secrets

Jay-jay's POV

"...Twerk it like
miley ka!" Ci-N shouted at Blaster. We were still playing Truth or Dare. Luckily, I hadn't stopped the bottle yet.
Blaster was the seventh to stop the bottle today. It seemed like the other sleepy ones had woken up and were
eager to play. They were singing loudly. Especially when David danced the Budot Dance. "Dance!" Felix
shouted with his cellphone ready to take a video. Blaster did nothing but twerk. We laughed loudly because it
was like he was being charmed by the hips. His dance was so hard. "That's enough! Your dance is so catchy!"
Calix shouted laughing. He stopped Blaster with a hand on his shoulder. He returned to his seat and started
passing the bottle and singing again. And what if the Fools had planned it. They sped up the song and
suddenly stopped passing the bottle to me. They were stunned! The heros were still clapping while laughing
loudly. They did it on purpose, ON PURPOSE! You idiots! They've been trying to stop the bottle from passing it
to me for a while now but they always end up telling the people next to me. "I'm going to ask first?!" Rory
shouted while raising her hand. "Wait! I haven't decided whether to choose Truth or Dare yet!" I complained.
"Are you ready to dance like Blaster?" Felix asked. "I told you... Truth!" These people are a pest. They didn't
even give me choices. But Truth is better, maybe what they'll make me do when I do Dare. We waited for Rory
to ask. That's why the shameless one started laughing first so we looked like fools looking at him. "Jay..." He
started while still laughing. "...how many times have you and Keifer kissed?" Oh whore! Sometimes, it's really
nice to step on a friend. Friends who have a strong trip in life. With a trip so strong, you'll be involved too. His
ellow Vulupongs have a strong laugh. "You're an animal!" I answered him. "That's not the answer." Ci-N said
while laughing at me. I sound like an idiot! Why would I answer that? Are they abnormal? If I didn't have these
guys in my team, I'd probably be rude. I just thanked them and I know that's their behavior . "I don't want to
answer. Jay-jay will drink the Pepsi." Edrix said. "Oh I don't want to!" I quickly refused. "...Your question is so
stupid !" "Let's just ask Keifer." Denzel said and we all looked at him. He just crossed his arms while looking at
us bored. "Have you and Jay-jay done anything yet?" Drew asked. Oh, idiot! His bored look gradually turned
into a smile. He looked straight at me and seemed to be bragging. Just try mentioning New Year's Eve! That
Pepsi bottle would fly towards his face. "What a beautiful smile... It looks like there's something." Calix teased.
"Nothing!" I shouted. Keifer's smile was so stupid. Busit! Add to that his arrogant look. It was like he gave a
clue. "Just answer our question." Rory said. "Just until kissing! I don't have any experience yet!" I shouted back
and they laughed. I guess I said the last part wrong. Their laughter got louder and they were probably going to
tease me again. I felt my cheeks heat up so I bowed down. It was so annoying! Now I can feel the hardship of
the only woman in our Section. Badtrip! Badtrip! Badtrip! "You were looking for a virgin last night. I wish you
had offered yourself ." Blaster said and laughed out loud. "I'll ask." David said. I glanced at him slightly while
bowing down. He was smiling even though his face was serious. "If Keifer wasn't there. Do I have any hope for
you?" he asked. My cheeks got even hotter. I looked away with my heart beating fast. I could feel Keifer and
Yuri's gazes on me. I don't know why, but I was very nervous about his question. The others were also waiting
or an answer. Honestly, I couldn't answer even to myself. David is kind to me, he and Ci-N are with us in our
antics. He treats us well even when there's no special occasion. Even though his face was so serious, I could
eel that he was enjoying being with us. But no matter where I looked, it didn't seem like they meant anything
else. We were just friends and he looked at me the same way. If I said no, he might be upset with me. If I
answered yes, I wasn't sure and he might be hoping. He suddenly laughed so I looked at him. "W-why?" "You
don't have to take it seriously." He said so I felt a little relieved. I just laughed even though I had to. "W-no...
You're a Cobra too." The pest Cobras suddenly laughed even though the others were obviously plastic. David
just shook his head at what they were doing. Because the blows they were giving to the brain were so strong.
"What's the Cobra?" Ci-N asked who was next to me. N-n-n-n! They didn't even know that they were the Cobras
I was referring to. They might get mad at me if they found out. "W-what... It really means snake but... our
elders used it to call us crazy." I explained. "What the..." Keifer suddenly said. "...You called me King of the
Cobras." The others looked at him in surprise. I hadn't even told him what it meant. I thought he had forgotten
that I had said that. I forced a smile and maybe it would come across as cute. That's it, if it's cute! "...So you
mean I'm King of the Cobras?!" He asked annoyed. I widened my smile even more. Gums sticking out if
necessary. That's why it didn't work, because he was already looking at me badly. "H-not in----" "Wait a minute!"
Felix cut me off. "...If Keifer is the King. Are we the COBRAs?" I was so angry! I stared at them. I couldn't help
but close my eyes. I hesitated to say yes because I was sure they would get angry with me and retaliate. Why
did I call them that? "What are we?! I'm right!" Felix shouted. I just bowed my head in shame. "You're crazy,
Jay!" "You called us so nice." "It's a snake!" "You're one of us." "That was just a J-joke!" I explained. "Oh! Tsk!
Tsk!" David said and was clearly threatening. Don't be like that! Don't threaten. That's bad, especially to people
who are already scared. "Because of that... You have to answer all the questions we ask." Ci said. "Didn't you
ask?" Drew asked him. "That doesn't count." "Don't be a fool!" Denzel scolded him. "As long as it doesn't
count!" He insisted and faced me. "...tell me! Who's the most handsome of us?" "Oh my God, Ci! You already
know the answer. Of course it's me!" Calix replied . "Huh?! Where are you?!" Rory asked while looking at his
ace. "...don't be blind Brad. You're facing the most handsome." He pointed to himself. And the bragging had
already begun. I couldn't answer the question because they were insisting that their own people were the
most handsome. No way! They were handsome. Shame! "Stop asking that question!" Yuri said annoyed. "...
you're just making a fuss." "Okay, let's do something else." Ci said. "...who's the ugliest." The shameless ones
were quick to point. Each one pointed a finger at him. Someone even accidentally went straight to his nostril.
"Don't be humble, just admit it." "No way... Just admit it." "Don't talk. I can see it." Of all the things they pointed
at, the majority pointed their fingers at Ci-N. That's why she was so upset with everyone. Nice! Poor Ci. "You
can teach me something ugly..." He said and held on to my arm. "...Jay-jay oh! They're bullying me." He looked
like a child who had reported it to his parents. I winced at what he had done. Do I look like his parents? "I'll
ask." Kit said and his attention shifted to him. "...That scar on your back. Where did you get that?" "What scar?"
"What?" Yuri and Keifer asked almost at the same time. They didn't know about it. They didn't join our little
swim. No one said anything. Everyone was looking at me and waiting for me to answer. They were all my
riends. Honestly, they must know something about me, too,but no matter what I do, the fear is still there. The
ear of what they will think of me. "Jay-jay..." Keifer called to me. I just bent down and looked at my hands. I
played with them and sometimes hid them behind my back. "I-I'm a kid..." I started. "...I woke up in the
hospital." I didn't know if I should continue. It wasn't because I was afraid to drink Pepsi with soy, it was just
too heavy for me. It was too heavy. But a big part of me was telling me to talk. They were my friends and I
considered them almost family. There was probably nothing wrong with me talking about my past. "...I don't
know what really happened to me. They asked me several times and they mentioned names----but I didn't
know any of them..." I continued. "...I have many wounds on my body----including the wound on my back. It
took a long time before I could get out but instead of taking me home to Mama, they took me home to Lola..."
I sighed. It's so heavy when I remember the time I was in the hospital. There wasn't a day that I didn't wait for
Mama to visit me and say hello. But there was nothing that would have hurt more than when they told me that
she really didn't want to visit me. "...when I got home, that's when I found out what happened to me. I heard
my uncles and aunts talking. They said Mama's last husband beat me. Then her previous husbands too
"...that's what happened to me..." My tears fell spontaneously. I couldn't
hold it back anymore. "...but that's what's surprising. I don't remember anything
they said. Not even one... I tried to think of the
names they mentioned..." I shook my head while gasping for breath.
"...but nothing."
"Episodic Amnesia..." Josh suddenly said so we looked at him.
"...That's the loss of selected parts of our memories. It may come back,
it may not."
"I-I don't know."
"Have you seen the doctor again?" Yuri asked.
I shook my head. "Because Grandma and I haven't talked about it yet.
I was only 9 years old then. It's been too long."
"If your stepfathers are hurting you. "Can't you... Did
you get burned on the back with an iron?" Mayo said.
That's all the nervousness she had when she said it. How could it be like that?
I suddenly felt scared. I don't know why but the fear inside
me was strange, as if it had been hidden for a long time.
"Your Stepdad is crazy!" Ci said angrily. "...He won't
show himself to me!"
"Oh, what are you going to do?" David asked defiantly.
"Hi Stepdad!" He said while waving and smiling.
We laughed at what he did. I wondered what he was going to do. The way
he spoke was so arrogant. Somehow
I felt relieved. He really had the power to break up the drama.
"You're crazy, Ci-N!"
"Courage, then Hi!"
"When is it, Ci-N!"
"Am I crazy? I don't know you. Of course I should greet you
first." He excused himself while still grinning.
"That's enough!" Blaster shouted. "Let's keep playing! I haven't been
able to repay you yet !"
We laughed a little. The others adjusted their seats again.
The singing and passing of bottles began.
While they were singing, I watched them. It may sound dramatic
but I'm glad I ended up in this Section. I've
probably said it a few times but I'll be thankful for it many times
.
They're part of my life, they're my family.
Suddenly Ci-N hugged me. I looked at her in surprise.
"Don't worry... I'll defend you to your Stepdads."
She said.
Stepdads really?
"Okay... when we meet again." I replied and smiled.
She smiled at me and went back to her seat. The singing stopped and
we immediately looked for the bottle. I was just as surprised when it went to
Yuri.
"Truth or Dare?!" They asked at the same time.
"Truth." She answered quickly.
Damn!
Why did you choose that? I have a strong feeling they'll ask about us
. I already know that she knows that!
"I "...When did you start liking Jay-jay?" He
already said it!
"I don't know... Maybe when he was with us for a few weeks."
She answered casually.
"Do you also know that Keifer likes her?" Mayo asked.
"Yes... I can see it." She answered and smiled.
Why do you seem so complacent? I suddenly felt a heavy
presence behind me. When I looked,
Keifer was secretly looking at me.
I immediately stood up and approached him. He held my hand so
I looked at him. Something about me felt strange. It was as
if he was angry even though I could see his calmness.
I looked back at them as they continued to ask Yuri.
"What are you planning now? Jay-jay is Keifer's." Kit asked.
I could see the tightness in his jaw. He forced a smile to hide it. He suddenly looked at me and at the same
time Keifer's
grip on my hand tightened. "Keifer don't own Jay-jay... They're not married yet." He replied arrogantly . I was
about to speak up to stop them but someone came before me, who also caused me to be shocked. No!