What If's

CHAPTER 13

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

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"Sino ba kasing nagsabi sa 'yo na ilibre mo ako 'di ba? Choice mo to kaya panindigan mo." Sabi ko sa kanya habang masayang nakatingin sa pagkaing nasa harapan ko. 

Alam niyo yung feeling na gutom ka tapos ang hinhin maglapag ng waiter, sarap kagatin eh.

"Kasi nga akala ko babae ka at ayaw mo sa fastfood, but look at this..." sabay turo sa mesa na punong-puno ng pagkain, "para kang magpapakain ng isang barangay."

"Arte mo po. Tayo namang dalawa ang kakain ng order ko ah and besides mayaman ka kaya, I'm just making the most out of it." 

Napailing nalang siya at problemadong sinulyapan ang waiter na may bit-bit na tray ng pagkain sa kanyang pang-apat na pagbalik dito sa table namin.

I just laughed at his misery.

After the emotional trip down the memory lane yesterday with Andrea feeling ko ay na drain ako kaya nag-decide ako na humilata nalang the next day. 

And I sure did. I woke up late and never showed up for breakfast and isolated myself from my family until the annoying sound of an incoming call ruined my day.

"What are you?" I said not bothering to check on the caller.

"You mean to say 'who'?"

"Hindi, ang ibig kung sabihin ay kung anong klaseng nilalang ka at istorbo ka sa buhay ko!" I said. "Teka nga, sino ka ba? And why the hell are you calling me?"

I heard a faint laugh from the caller. "Si Joshua 'to, wanna hang?"

Tsk, akala ko naman kung sinong importante. "Hang? Gusto mo bitayin kita?" 

"Tsk..tsk Alexandra, you're so mean, c'mon stop sulking and move your ass. I'm here at the park inside your village. I'll give you 10 minutes. See you."

"What!" And the line went off. The heck?

Ano daw? I was still processing what he said kaya I dialed his number again but the bastard isn't picking his cell.

Ano yun? Tatawagan niya ako tapos inutusan pa and he even gave a time limit. The nerve of that man. Bahala siya sa buhay niya. I am Alexandra Mignonette Marquez and no one orders me around. 

Bumalik ako sa kama at sinubukang bumalik sa pagtulog ng nag-vibrate ang cellphone ko na nanga-ngahulugang may nag text.

From: Stalker!

Don't you dare stand me up missy or else I'll be there at your house.

Yep, I saved his number para naman if ever may mangyari sa akin the police won't have a hard time pointing out the culprit.

Ang kapal ng taong ito. As if naman he could do that.

But what if he would?

No! Umiling-iling ako just to dismiss the idea. He can't be here my brothers would see him at ayaw kung ma-uwi ito sa madugong tagpo.

Being a lady and the youngest in the family puts me in a situation where they think that they should be at my guard as much as possible. I mean its a good thing since when we were younger I am always spared from faults and such but right now I think they're just exaggerating. 

From: Stalker!

C'mon, 8 minutes more. Don't worry my treat.

See? Akala niya naman di ko kayang gumastos para sa sarili ko. But come to think of it, why not 'di ba?