Concealing the Truth Series 1: Keeping Away The Engineer's Triplets

Prolouge

'You can do this, Christelle..'

I calm myself. Huminga ako ng malalim para mapakalma ang aking sarili dahil sobra talaga akong kinakabahan.

I'm here in front of my boyfriend's condo, It's our first anniversary, and I wanted to surprise him.

I don't know if I am feeling this feeling because I am too nervous to tell him that I am pregnant and we're having a baby or there's something else..

"Oh gad..! Ano ba itong iniisip ko?.."

I ignore that feeling and continue to enter Leonel's door, and I was surprise when a panty.. on the floor greeted me..

What the heck?!

I stormed to my boyfriend's room and there.. I saw him.. moaning.. on the top of my classmate. Sarap na sarap ang kanyang hitsura, tila ninanamnam ang bawat oras ng pag iisa ng kanilang katawan.

"Oh my gad! What the hell is this, Leonel!?"

Nahulog ko ang dala-dala kong cake at nabitawan ang aking hawak na mga lobo, nagliparan ang mga ito sa loob ng kwarto ni Leonel at kasabay ng pagkasira ng cake na hawak-hawak ko dahil sa pagkahulog ay ang pagkasira din ng puso ko. Unti-unting nabasag ang aking puso sa aking nakikita, hindi ko matanggap. Ayaw tanggapin ng puso at isip ko na niloloko ako ng boyfriend ko na... na akala ko loyal at faithful saakin.

Ang sakit-sakit. Para akong kinakatay.

They both stopped after hearing my voice. They both turned to where I was, and I saw how  both of them were still panting, chasing their breath, but there's an annoyed look in their eyes. I can clearly see it with both of my eyes as they looked at me.

A-am I the disturbing them?

"Christelle." Tawag saakin ni Leonel ng tuluyan n'yang makita ang mukha ko.

He called me casually like he didn't do anything nasty and disgusting!

"Leonel.. w-what the h ll was this, l-love?.." kahit pa alam ko na ang kung anong nangyayari at mas pinili ko pa din mag tanong dahil baka nagkakamali lang ako.

My eyes are slowly building tears, I can't.  I can't move, I can't describe what I am feeling right now. Masyadong masakit, hindi kaya tanggapin ng aking sistema.

Sinusubukan at pinipilit kong wag umiyak pero hindi na kinaya ang aking mga mata at tuloy-tuloy itong tumulo, sunod-sunod at kasunod n'un ay ang aking sunod-sunod din na pag hikbi.

Oh my gad, my boyfriend's cheating on me?..

"I thought you're a dean's list. You can't tell what we are doing?!"

Sabrina, my classmate, Leonel's f ckmate, rolled her eyes while spitting those words. Sinasabi n'ya iyon na para bang ako na ang pinaka tanga'ng tao sa buong mundo dahil hindi ako makapaniwala sa nangyayari ngayon.

I wanted to slap her, I wanted to hurt her, I wanted to do everything to make her cry in front of me, but I couldn't stand that low! I can't do that, that's not a good.. thing.

"Leonel?.. baby.. I want to hear your ex—planation.."

My voice continued to crack while I was waiting for his explanation. Hindi pa din ako matigil sa pag hikbi, nahihirapan na din akong magsalita ng pakunti-kunti.

Hindi ako sinagot ni Leonel but instead gets up and picks his pants up, he wear it like it was a usual day and, like his girlfriend, didn't find out that he was cheating on her.

"What explanation do you still need? Can't you just see? I am f cking her." Diretsahang sagot nito saakin matapos n'yang suotin ang kanyang pants. He pointed Sabrina, who's now sitting on the bed. She has this disgusting smile.