Before Reality Knocks (DLC Series #1)

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

"Blair, I know it's not my business, but I just had to tell Faustian."

"Tell him what?"

"That you already have a fiancée."

Kanina pa tapos ang tawag namin ni Brant pero paulit-ulit na umaalingawngaw sa utak ko ang naging usapan namin.

I should be mad at him for sticking his nose into my business but I know he only did this because he's concerned. Kaibigan niya na rin si Faustian at aminado siya sa nararamdaman ng huli para sa 'kin. 

Iyon nga lang, hindi ko alam kung bakit pero pakiramdam ko ay may hindi magandang mangyayari.

At ito na nga. 

Pauwi na sana ako mula sa trabaho nang maka-receive ako ng isang text mula kay Faustian.

Can we talk?

I already had an idea of what the talk was going to be about.

I could reason that I was too busy or too tired from work but I would just be delaying the inevitable. This talk was bound to happen sooner or later.

It just so happens to be today.

With dread, I shot him a reply. Okay.

"Hey..." he smiled; however, it seemed forced.

I tried to smile back. "Hey, Faustian."

Once we were both seated, the waitress came to take our orders. Parehas kaming inumin lang ang inorder.

"Not hungry?" tanong niya sa 'kin.

I shook my head. "I already ate." 

I actually haven't eaten yet but the atmosphere of our talk tonight wasn't really one where you would be comfortable eating.

"You?" I asked him.

"Same." 

I just nodded.

We both knew we were lying but we didn't bother calling each other out.

We were silent the whole time, kahit noong nakuha na namin ang inumin namin ay nanatili lang kaming tahimik.

I decided to break the silence.

"So..." I trailed off.

He cleared his throat. 

"How was your day?" he asked, showing a closed-lip smile.

I could sit here and talk about how my day went but I know it would just be a futile attempt of postponing the impending misery we were about to face.

"Faustian," I swallowed the lump in my throat. "I know you didn't come all the way here just to ask me how my day went."

The smile on his face slowly dropped. Bigla siyang umiwas ng tingin.

Nanatili lang siyang tahimik kaya hindi na lang rin muna ako nagsalita. Ayaw ko siyang pilitin na magsalita dahil alam ko namang gagawin niya iyon pag handa na siya.