COLD STEEL

CHAPTER 27

SI Jamie... And Jude hugged her with a relief, iyon ang nasa isip ni Tasia habang pinagmamasdan ang dating nobyo at ang kakambal niya.

And then suddenly, her tears were starting to rolled down to her cheeks. She cried silently with the realization she as found.

Jude was inlove with her twin sister for the pete's sake.

Bakit hindi ko an lang 'yon, nahalata? Bakit hindi ko man lang iyon namalayan? Wala ba akong nakitang kahit isang clue noon? Ang tanga ko ba talaga?

At pagkatapos, habang pinagmamasdan ni Tasia ang pagyugyog ng mga balikat ni Jude─tanda na umiiyak ito─ay nakita niya ang pag˗angat ng kamay ng kakambal niya, hindi para gumanti ng yakap sa binata kundi para tapikin ang balikat nito.

Napabuntong˗hininga si Tasia at mariing ipinikit ang mga mata. Napakapait naman pala ng tadhana para sa kanila ni Jude, dahil sigurado ang dalaga na katulad niya sa binata noon, hindi rin masusuklian ni Jamie ang nararamdaman ni Jude para sa kapatid niya.

At least, siya may Chad sa tabi niya na sa mga oras na iyon. At sa oras na iyon, sigurado si Tasia sa sarili niya na hindi na siya nasasaktan dahil sa paghihiwalay nila ng binata. Malaya na siya sa pagmamahal niyang tinanggihan nito at wala siyang sama ng loob sa lalaki.

Wala na.

Tasia continued on watching the two infront of them, hugging. She never thought that Jude was a cry baby until that very moment. Tasia shaked her head again and bite her lower lip when Jamie's eyes and hers met.

Hindi na naman niya napigilang tumulo ang mga luha. Namimiss na niya ang kakambal. Sobra.

SEEING Tasia's tear falling again from her eyes while standing beside him, Chad can not hide it anymore. And the fact that Tasia might still love his jerk friend who is now holding other woman in his arms infront them made him anger and wanting to punch Jude's face again.

Chad sighed because of frustration. "Tasia, let's get out of here," he said in a low voice.

But in his surprise, she didn't come to his invitation though she looked straight and walked slowly towards Jude and the woman.

"Jamie," Tasia called the woman's name making his brows arched.

Magkakilala ba sila?

And by watching the three of them, leaving him behind as if he was not there, Chad saw how Jude gently let go of Jamie. And Jamie smiled to his friend like she was saying thank you by doing that and then, looked at her Tasia with a longing emotion in her eyes─ a kind of emotion that Chad didn't expected coming from that woman to her beloved Tasia.

Bigla, may mga bagay na pumasok sa isip ni Chad. Mga bagay na maaaring kaugnayan ng dalawa sa isa't isa pero pilit niya iyong itinatanggi sa sarili sa pag˗asang baka simpleng magkakilala lang ang dalawa.

And with his own eyes, Chad saw how Jamie hugged Tasia, and Tasia embraced the woman back and burst on crying. And when he turned his eyes to Jude, he saw his face smiling with a relief.

Habang lumilipas ang mga minuto ay nakararamdam ng kaba sa dibdib niya si Chad. Hanggang sa naghiwalay ang dalawang babae at lingunin siya ni Tasia.

At ang mga salitang lumabas sa bibig ng dalaga ay parang isang bombang bigla na lang sumabog sa harapan niya.

"Chad, bakit magkasama kayo ng kakambal ko?" tanong ni Tasia kasabay nang pagpahid nito sa mga luha nito.

And at that moment, Chad felt like he was betrayed double time...

MASAYA si Tasia na makita uli ang kakambal niya at umaasa siyang simula sa oras na iyon ay hindi na sila magkakahiwalay pa.

"I missed you," she whispered while tears are falling from her eyes.