Sold Myself (SPG)

Chapter 23

I looked at the stage and I saw a very familiar man.

Nathan walked in the stage and smiled; he shook hands with the MC and handed him a microphone. "Thank you." He smiles.

I just sat there dumbfounded and I felt uncomfortable, I remembered the day na iniwan niya ako outside the hospital; unknowingly, I was pregnant with his baby.

Pakiramdam ko gusto ko umiyak, hiyang hiya ako sa mga ginawa niya sakin.

He was speaking right in front of me. I wanted to leave.

"Jenny? Okay ka lang ba?" Tanong ng kaklase ko. "Okay lang." I smiled at her.

Habang nagsasalita siya, he was looking at the audience, then he glanced at me, and my heart jumped. He stopped for a bit, but he averted his gaze from me and continued speaking.

My heart felt like it shattered into pieces.

Ano ba ineexpect ko? Bababa siya sa stage and apologize? Why am I even imagining things?

The event ended.

Kakatapos lang din ang sobrang habang pila para sa attendance.

Bumaba na ako at mag re-ready na pauwi.

I saw someone in the empty hallway, and it was Nathan.

"Jen.." He called me. Kinabahan ako.

Sinubukan kong iwasan siya pero pinigilan niya ako. "Talk to me."

"Ano pa ba ang gusto mo?" I asked calmly. "Come back home."

?

After what he did to me?

I looked at him and slapped him with all my might.

"Wala na okay? Tama na!"

I burst into tears.

"I.."

He stepped closer, and I felt a warm embrace around me. "I'm sorry, Jenny." He whispers.

"Hindi mo alam pinagdaanan ko." I said and I pushed him away, nag lakad ako palayo sa kanya at umuwi.

"Jen, wait..." He says, pero hindi ko siya pinansin and continued walking away.

The next day.

Naglakad ako papasok ng campus and everyone was staring at me.

Bakit kaya?

"Diba ayan yun? Ang unexpected naman..."

"So disappointing.."

Tumitingin mga tao sakin, ano kaya reason? Tinagusan ba ako?

I slowly looked behind my back to check if may something ba sakin.

I brushed it off and pumasok nalang sa classroom. My classmates were looking at me nung papasok pa lang ako, pero hindi ko nalang sila pinansin.

Umupo ako sa upuan ko,  then people were just murmuring behind me.

"Jenny, good morning."

"Good morning. May exam ba?"

"Wala cancelled daw, pinaguusapan ka ng lahat ngayon."

Natapos yung araw ko. Hindi na rin bumalik si Nathan. Ano pa ba ineexpeect ko dun?

"Ma'am, may pinadala po sa inyo." May dumating na delivery.

"Ano 'ho yun? Wala po akong inorder."

Inabot sakin ng delivery guy yung package at nakita ko may flowers at pagkain.

I received the delivery and signed my name on it.

Nung tinignan ko ang pinadala, it was roses that looked like a rose garden sa sobrang laki. Tinanggap ko when I saw the letter.

'I'm sorry. I hope we talk soon'  -N.

I don't know what happened, I can't be mad.

Hindi ko alam ang pinagdaanan niya, but I guess I'll hear him out. Then suddenly, I received a phone call.

"Did you receive the package?" He asks..

"Oo. Natanggap ko."

"Come see me at the coffee bar, I'll text you the location after the call."

Then the call ended. He sounded so scary.

Then I received the location for the meeting place and I replied, 'Okay.'

Nagmamadali akong mag bihis at pumunta sa coffee bar. Nung pumasok ako, I looked around to search for him pero wala pa siya.

"I guess I'll wait for him,"  I mumbled.

I waited around 5 minutes and he arrived, he wore a black suit and he walks.. getting closer and  closer.

"I'm sorry, I was late. I had work to do."

"No, it's okay. Kakadating ko lang." Sabi ko sa kanya.

Tinawag niya ang waiter and he ordered some drinks for us. He looks so handsome, but he looks different this time, he looks stressed.

After a while the server returned with some drinks on his tray, he carefully served each drink. Nathan glances at him and he nodded. What's that supposed to mean? I say to my self. Feeling parched, I slowly took the glass of iced coffee and drank.

"Jenn -" He was about to say something. "Wait." I said. I took up the courage to ask. "Where were you?" Tanong ko sa kanya. "Sobrang tagal kita hinintay, Nathan." I felt something warm streaming down in my cheeks. Naiiyak na ata ako. "Jenny.." He says and stood up, he grabbed my wrists and pulled me up. "Let's go." He says coldly.

There's a car waiting for us outside and forced me inside the car. That was harsh. He sat on to the other side and I stared at him. I want to run away, I reached out onto the car door and,

"Don't even think about it." He says coldly.