Trieja: Jake And Josh [Under Revision]

Chapter 32

"I remembered clearly the day Jake saw you. Ang sabi niya sa akin noon, you were the most carefree and optimistic woman he's ever met despite the hate, insults, and bashings of the people around you. Masyado ka raw weird para sa mga taong nakapaligid sayo, but you seemed to not care about any of the words thrown at you..."

Hinawakan ko ang buhok kong inihip ng malamig na hangin. Naglalakad kami ngayon sa garden. May mga nakatambay dito pero kakaunti lang.

"Naaalala ko rin iyon..." that was the time when Marni's friends started being a bitch kahit noong pumipila pa lang ako para sa interview.

Though, hindi ko alam kung anong scenario ang tinutukoy ni Jennette pero sa pagkakaalala ko, Jake and Josh were there to witness how bitchy Marni's friends were when they made fun of my casual attire for that interview.

"You mesmerized my son in a way that he could not forget about you, and he thinks of you every single day."

Nilingon niya ako. Jennette smiled softly at me as she touched my hand.

"You may consider that as cheating because my son already has Josh in his heart, but to me, as his mom born to pass down our family tradition... I completely understand what he's feeling, Claire."

I pursed my lips as I averted my eyes. Jennette seemed torn and sad as she talked to me about Jake. And I can't endure watching her this way. Kasi nag-guilty ako... naaawa ako hindi para sa kanya kundi para sa anak niya, at hindi ko alam kung bakit.

"I've come to a point where everything confuses me, iha. And at that point, it was when Gabriel and I were arguing about my constant meet up with Joaquin."

Gulat akong napalingon sa kanya. Her eyes are in sorrow as her lips curved in a sad smile.

"Yes, Claire. Sa aming dalawa, ako ang nagloko. And believe me, hindi ko gustong gawin iyon dahil kahit kailan, kinamumuhian ko ang Throuple Marriage na kinasanayan ng aming angkan. Because just like you, I never really understood the logic of loving two people instead of one when it only takes two to build a strong and successful relationship.

"Pero katulad ng sinabi sa akin ng ama ko, our world is complicated. In all of the traditions of the past, there's one that can outlaw the standards of this world... and that is Trieja." Huminga siya ng malalim at napatingin sa malayo. "Gabriel and I promised to never let ourselves succumb to this outlawing feeling . . . Pero ganoon talaga siguro ang puso, kahit kailan ay hindi mo ito makokontrol dahil wala naman ito sa iyong mga kamay. Hindi mo ito hawak... nakadikit lang 'yan sa katawan mo pero ito ang magdedesisyon sa lahat ng dapat mong maramdaman."

Jennette chuckled. "Funny how our hearts work that way, huh? She's only similar to fate... the red string that no one has the power to control the thread, neither to cut it forcibly. Life sure is complicated."

Natahimik kaming dalawa. Hearing these from her, she sure had a lot to go through in their relationship. Lalo na't nakagawa siya ng mali sa taong mahal niya. But then eventually, she still got accepted and forgiven.

Mahina akong napabuntong hininga at tinitigan ang lawa ilang lakad ang layo sa amin. I wonder if she regrets everything that has happened. The decisions she made... the history of their past... I wonder if she regrets living this way and was born to be in a clan that's been judged by the world.

"Pero alam mo ang mas nakakatawa?"

Pinisil ni Jennette ang kamay ko.