Avoiding The Mafia (COMPLETED)

Chapter 9

There is this beautiful woman walking near our table. She's wearing a simple yet elegant black tight dress that shows her curves. She walked gracefully with elegance and confidence. Sa unang tingin pa lang, alam mo ng mayaman ito.

Buong akala ko ang tinititigan ni Ace ay yung lalaking nagtangkang lumapit sa akin kanina pero hindi pala. He was staring at this woman walking toward our direction.

Nanlumo ako. My heart started to beat uncontrollably. There was also this hurt that crept slowly in my chest.

Ace sometimes acted like he cared, so I fell without my consent. I assumed he had feelings for me! Pero mukhang wala nga talaga. Stupid lang ako at nahulog sa kanya.

Those days when he did not bother denying our rumored relationship, I assumed. God! I ASSUMED!

Unti-unting lumalapit ang babae at unti-unti ding sinasaksak ang puso ko, like it's being torn piece by piece. This feeling is so foreign that I can't seem to know what to do.

Pabalik balik ang tingin ko sa dalawa. Ace stared at the girl with so much adoration in his eyes. Damn! Ace rarely smile but because of this girl, he smiled.

Walang nakapansin sa paghawak ko ng didbdib ko. Sino naman ako diba? How can he notice when his attention was all over the girl! And someone like me wasn't worthy of his attention.

Now I realized why most of the girls were so mean to me kapag kasama ko siya. They're jealous of me. And I think I now know how it feels. Ganito pala yon.

I can't help myself not to glare at the girl.

I did try to get rid of Ace. Akala ko kung mababalin sa ibang babae ang attention niya ay titigilan na niya ako. Na hindi ko na siya poproblemahin. Na sa wakas mawawala na ang taong nagpapainis sa akin. But that was when I didn't feel anything.

Seeing him right now hurts me? It's confusing but I want his attention to myself!

Am I too late to undone my feelings? God! I warned myself not to fall to prevent being broken but still it happened.

I'm stupid!

Umupo ang babae sa tabi ni Ace at tila ba sila lang ang tao sa table na 'to. She didn't even glance at me.

Pinulupot niya ang kamay nito sa braso ni Ace. And god! Hindi pa yon naging sapat at nilapit pa nito ang bibig niya sa tainga ni Ace saka bumulong. The girl giggled na para bang may nakakatawa sa binulung nito, ngumiti naman si Ace.

I swallowed the lump forming inside my throat. I feel so third wheel here and I feel like ruining their night by just being here.

Tumayo ako habang nagbubulungan sila. Naglakad ako palayo sa table namin at agad tinahak ang exit. I heard someone whistled but that was the least thing I'd concerned myself with. I feel suffocated and getting out is the only solution.

Pagkalabas ko ng bar ay agad tumama ang malamig na hangin sa katawan ko. I inhaled deeply sabay buga nito.

My heart was pounding faster and I'm starting to get angry at myself for falling with that man.

Why did I let myself?

"Where are you going?" may bahid na galit nitong tanong.

I stop walking. My anger surged in.

"Does it matter to you where I am going?" I replied obviously full of bitterness.

"What is it?" mahinahon niyang tanong. His voice sounds confused.

Nakatalikod ako sa kanya kaya hindi ko makita ang reaction niya.

"Why don't you just leave me alone and go back to your woman?" galit kong sabi kasabay ng pagharap ko sa kanya.