Thralled (Wild Reunion Series #3)

Chapter 12 : Part 2

Dikit ang mga kilay nang sumampa si Gabriella sa bangka at umupo sa tabi ni Alain. Nanahimik lamang siya sa kinauupuan nang mapang-usisang ang natanggap niyang mga tingin galing sa mga kaklase habang simpatyang tingin naman ang natanggap niya sa mga kaibigan.

“It’s okay, Gaby...” si Aliya na naging dahilan lamang para mausog ang galit sa loob-loob na pinakakukubli niya sa kasalukuyan.

“It’s not okay, Aliya... I’m not,” mariing at nanginginig na sambit Gabriella, naramdaman na ang pamumuo ng luha sa mga mata. “Gabriel was with Mia and you are aware of her capabilities. So tell me? How is it going to be okay?”

“Oh, cut the drama, Gabriella! You’re not going to lose Gabriel if she was really into you.” sabad ni Joey, mariin at puno ng iritasyon.

Hindi makapaniwalang tiningnan ni Gabriella ang kaibigan sabay pagpakawala ng mununting luha sa mga mata. “You could say that to me because you are not the one who’s hurting. You’re not the one who’s in my feet, Joey!”

“I am not in your feet because I didn’t let my guard down...” mariing sambit ni Joey at balewalang tinitigan ang dagat na para bang walang pakundangan sa kanyang nararamdaman. “You are the one who brought this to yourself so why are you pretending that it’s your first time having it?!”

“Joey, stop that!” mautorismong asik na sita ni Aliya habang saglit na sumipat kay Alain at sa mga kasamahan sa bangka, nagbabadya. “You two, stop it. You are making a scene.”

Hindi makapaniwalang napatitig si Gabriella sa kaibigang si Joey, hindi na napigilan ang pagkawala ng kanyang mga luha at ang mga paghikbi.

“So are you telling it’s my fault? I am hurting, Joey...” sigok na tugon niya dito sabay salat sa dibidb kung saan naroon ang puso. “I am hurting... so much. Why are you doing this to me? Why are you implying that falling in love was wrong? Why do you even know anyway?”

Humalukipkip lamang ito at pinanatili ang matalim na mata sa dagat.

“I’m sorry, Gab, this is because of me confinding it out of anger. Alam kong magiging ganito ang ekspresyon mo kaya nag-alangan akong sabihin sa ‘yo pero magsisinungaling ako sa ‘yo kapag sinabi kong hindi sila magkasama ngayon, Gaby.” ani ng binata makaraang ang ilang segundo.

Nanatili lamang ang atensyon niya sa mga nakadaop na mga kamay, hindi pa nakahuma sa natuklasan at sa biglang pagbago ng panagano ng kaibigan. She could feel her heart aching, slowly, like a struck of the tiniest needle but a hundred of them. And the fact that the person whom she never think of capable of visciousness had done it, she couldn’t take it—rather she don’t want to take it because she loves that person very dearly. She loves Gabriel, she was sure of it, and the fact that she loves him so much, it attacks her like hell...

“Gabriel... the picture you shown me, he must have a reason why she’s with Mia...” wika ni Gabriella sa mahina lamang na boses upang maiwasan ang pagpiyok.

“He must have, yeah, but the fact that I saw Mia went out from Gabriel’s Villa just before you guys have a talk at the pathway...” pagak na sabi ni Alain pagkatapos ay nag-igtingan ang panga. “He really must have a good reason... and what I have in mind, Mia should have too or else it will be the death of me.”

Nanatiling tahimik si Gabriella, inilisya sa kabilang gilid ang mukha kung saan walang makakita sa kanya nang pahiran niya ang mga luha. Maybe that’s the reason why she stumbled upon Mia yesterday that she did forget to mind, and how dumb of her to announce a truce to her cousin, to her archenemy, in a random way and in a sudden time. Ang tanga niya para isiping babalik pa sila sa dati gaya ng inaakala niya. Mia has become the ruthless human being alive that the world could give in this full of money and power.