THE COMPETITION

CHAPTER LXV

RIVERA'S MANSION YEAR 2006

Umuwi nga si Sariah sa kanilang bahay na luhaan at ang bumukas ng pinto ay si Aubrielle ng walang sabi-sabi ay agad niya itong inakap at umiyak sa balikat ng kapatid niya at nagtataka naman ito kung ano ang nangyayari.

AUBRIELLE:What happened Sariah?Did somebody hurt you?

SARIAH:P-pinaasa n-niya l-lang a-ako...

Paiyak na sabi ni Sariah dahil diyan ay kinutuban si Aubrielle na baka si Israel ang tinutukoy nito..

AUBRIELLE:Anong pinaasa? Wait nag-away ba kayo ni Kuya Israel?

Magtatanong pa sana si Aubrielle but suddenly there is a familiar voice talking behind them..

ANNIKA:I dont expect that my gut feeling was right I keep on ignoring it but it happened...

SARIAH:I-I t-thought that we will fight together...

Sabi pa rin niya Sariah habang umiiyak na nakayakap pa rin sa kay Aubrielle a minute or two later ay naupo na sila sa couch para makapag-usap ng maayos and Aubrielle is contacting Leanna through skype.

LEANNA:Sariah are you okay?Are you crying?

Leanna said with worried tone..

SARIAH:Im not okay Ate,you know what I really dont expected that he would hurt me that much..I understand that he dont want his image to be ruined and I also understand that he dont want us to be judge by people..t-there i-is a b-better solution for t-that right?..he told me that he have no other choice...we can fight together and get through all of this shit together..beside of hurting me!..

Sariah said while breaking down into tears napaiyak na rin sina Leanna at Aubrielle habang si Annika naman ay galit na galit..

LEANNA:Oh shit..I really dont expect him to hurt you even though your relationship is not official I can see that he loves you..

AUBRIELLE:I cant also believe it Sariah and I really understand the pain that you went through..

SARIAH:Hindi ko akalain na ganon pala siya ka babaw but I have no right to be mad at him right kasi hindi naman naging kami.

ANNIKA:Kahit na at may mutual understanding naman kayo you know what..it is crossing on my mind that there is a possibility that Israel may reach to the point that he will hurt Sariah because he is running out of choice.. but I ignored it because I was hoping that I was wrong but that conclusion ended up to be right..

AUBRIELLE:Dont worry Sariah everything will be alright soon..

DE GUZMAN'S MANSION

Nakarating na nga si Israel sa bahay nila at dumeretso na siya sa mini bar he already did what he think what's right pero hindi niya akalain na ganon pala iyon kasakit iyong parang tinutusok iyong dibdib at nadatnan siya ni Adam na umiinom.

ADAM:Anong nangyari Kuya? Para kang binagsakan ng langit at lupa diyan..anong nangyari?

ISRAEL: I do what is the best for us but it ended up hurting the girl that I love..

ADAM:Malaking problema nga iyan Kuya..you mean that you sort of breaking up with her?

ISRAEL:Yes..

While they are talking hindi nila namamalayan na naririnig na pala silang dalawa ni Cedric..

CEDRIC:Nako Kuya,so what is your plan now?You know that Ate Annika will be mad at you..