Wounded Heart (Heart Series #1)

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

I tried to sleep that night but I couldn't. Paulit-ulit kong nakikita ang dinatnan ko kanina. As a woman, I know that girl likes Altair. The way she acts... she's fucking seducing my boyfriend. My phone kept ringing but I ignore it. I still can't face him right now. Natatakot ako na baka may malaman ako. I'm afraid that they might be lovers for months already. May tiwala naman ako kay Altair. But now, I don't know if I would believe on whatever he's gonna say. After a few minutes, hindi pa rin tumitigil ang mga tawag sa phone ko. I decided to answer it or hindi rin siya titigil.

"What now, huh? How do you fucking explain what I saw?" pa-sigaw na sabi ko pagkasagot ng tawag.

"What? Trixie, it's me. What happened?"

Halos matunaw ako sa hiya nang mabosesan si Kuya. Letse naman oh. I composed myself before talking back to him.

"It's nothing, Kuya! Anyway, kanina ka pa ba tumatawag?" I asked as if I didn't yell at him a moment ago.

"Just now. I just want to ask if you're in Manila already? How was your modeling portfolio?"

"Oh. It's great! The pictures were awesome. And uh, I'm here in Tagaytay right now. Umuwi muna ako," I replied. I chose not to tell him about what happened to Kuya Arc. I'm sure he would worry about him. Kung malalaman niya man, kila Tita Grace or Kuya Rigel na siguro.

"Good for you. Kamusta naman sa Manila? I bet you have overloaded schedule there, am I right?"

"Hell, yeah! Nakakapagod! Maybe I'd stay here until tomorrow evening," I replied.

He laughed at me. "Kayo ni Altair, kamusta kayo?"

Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya. "Uh... w-we're good. Yeah, we're doing good," I replied.

Biglang naputol ang tawag namin dahil tapos na pala ang break ni Kuya. He said that he'll talk to me after his classes. Kamusta nga ba talaga kami ni Altair? Just after a few moments, I received a dm from Kuya.

From DZAlcor:

You can honestly tell me what's going on, Trix. If you guys have a problem, talk to each other. Gonna talk to you again later.

I did not respond. Maybe Kuya is right. But what if kasinungalingan lang ang sabihin niya sa 'kin? That bitch almost sit on my fucking boyfriend's lap. Paano niya i-e-explain sa 'kin 'yon? Mabait lang kaya minasahe siya, gano'n? E 'di sana naging massage therapist siya instead of being an architect. Ang tanga ko naman. Instead of being mad at him, I'm here thinking of how I would talk to him. Masakit makita 'yong dinatnan ko kanina but I don't think I could handle the pain if I give up on us without knowing his side. I'm sure it would be more painful to give up on us when he did not really cheat. My love for him wasn't shallow that I would always choose to swallow my pride and understand him instead of leaving him.

An hour had passed and I still couldn't sleep. I was torn between responding to Altair's messages or to get some advises first. Ilang saglit lang ay biglang tumawag si Kuya Zyrus. Sakto.

"Hey, what's going on with you?" nag-aalalang tanong niya.

I smiled. "Well, I was too busy since I moved here in Manila. I was left with a very little or no time at all for Altair." I sighed. "Then, I was about to surprise him earlier but..."

"But what?"

"But I saw him with a woman. And that fucking bitch was massaging my boyfriend's shoulders. Kuya, that bitch is clearly seducing my boyfriend!" Parang kumukulo na naman ang dugo ko habang inaalala ang nangyari kanina.

"Did you see everything? Anong ginawa ni Altair? Have you talked to him?" sunod-sunod na tanong niya.

Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya. "No," I answered in a low voice.