Goodbye Love, Let's Meet Again

C 21

Natalia

"Natalia, can I talk to you?"

Napatingin ako sa babeng tumawag sa akin. I nodded and asked Warren to wait for me at the pizza house in front of the university. Tumango naman 'to at naglakad palayo.

"Ano 'yon?" I asked Nina paglapit niya sa akin.

"Doon tayo sa bench," Aniya, kaya naman sinundan ko siya at umupo sa tabi niya. "Where should I start," Rinig kong bulong niya, "I want to say sorry."

"Its fine," I smiled a bit, "Hayaan na natin 'yun."

"I never got a chance to say sorry to you, uhm personally, sa hospital." She looks disappointed, "Hindi mo rin ako pinapansin, so I guess galit ka parin sa akin."

"I badly want to get angry towards you. I want to ask you bakit ka pumayag, gustong gusto kong mainis sayo. Dagdag pa na sobrang ganda mo," I chuckled, "Who wouldn't be insecure with the blue eyes you carry?"

"I wouldn't lie, I still have feelings for Tyrone." Yumuko ito. Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin, kaya naman pinakinggan ko lang siya magsalita, "But please, don't get me wrong, I have no intention on meddling between you two."

"I'm sorry kung pumayag ako," Aniya, "Sabi niya that's his last request. Hindi ko mabilang kung ilang request na ang hindi ko natupad. Three years ago, I left him crying, I left him broke. We were young, akala ko it was all fun and games until I found myself crying every night longing for him."

"Just this year, I saw his IG stories. He looks extremely happy with you." She bit her lower lip, "I was kinda excited to see him when I landed in Paris thoughting I could talk to him, but I saw a severely illed Tyrone."

"He was crying when he asked me to pretend to be his girlfriend," She looked at me, "Ayaw niyang malaman mong there is a chance na mamatay siya at mas maganda nalang daw na magalit ka sa kanya, in that way you'll forget him."

"The IG stories, he's not the one clicking the 'add to story', hindi niya kaya, I was the one who's doing it. Wala siya ibang ginawa kundi umiyak." Aniya, "I'm sorry kung nagawa ko 'yun, sorry kung nasaktan din kita. Thank you for making Tyrone happy, Thali."

"You do not need to thank me, Nina." Ngumiti ako ng bitin, "I made him happy because I want to, not because I have to."

"Thank you for saying this." Tumayo ako at tumingin sa kanya, "I just want to say na hindi ako galit sayo and I understand why you did those things. Gusto mo lang makabawi kay Tyrone."

Tumayo 'to humarap sa akin, "Thank you, Natalia."

I smiled at naglakad palayo, pero napatigil din nang tinawag ako ulit ni Nina kaya naman tumingin ako sa likod at nakita siyang nakatayo doon.

"Tyrone prefers golden eyes over ocean." She smiled at naglakad narin paalis.

At some point, Nina just washed away my insecurities. It was simple, but it made my heart flutter. Nakangiti akong naglakad papunta sa pizza house at nakitang magkasama si Warren ate Hermione. They look like they are talking about something kaya binagalan, they look sweet together, sana magkatuluyan sila!