Serendipity (Dauntless Series #3)

Chapter 17

Simula noong mangyari iyong pambabanta ni Rainier ay nilimitahan ko na ang paglabas ko nang mag-isa lamang, at kung lalabas man ay sinisiguro kong may kasama akong bodyguard. I blocked his number on my phone. For me, we've already broken up, and that made him furious even more. I know I shouldn't be just making sole decision but can I really think about how Rainier would feel when he was the one who expressed his idea of locking me up blatantly? No. He deserves it anyway.

Nakikita ko siyang nakaabang sa lobby ng Grade 12 building tuwing uwian, kung hindi mag-isa ay kasama ang mga kaibigan niya. Mabuti na lamang at naroon din naghihintay si Kuya Lance kaya naman ligtas akong nakakauwi. But you can never feel relieved knowing that at any moment he could come closer to me and suddenly kidnap me. From what I see, he's very capable of committing that crime.

Our graduation ball is happening in three days and my friends decided to have gown shopping. I agreed. I am all dressed up when ate Reign suddenly tapped my shoulders saying she will ride with me because she has a date today.

"Just drop me off at Westgate," she said while putting mauve lipstick on her perfectly shaped lips. The color made her lips pouty and it suits her so much. "My boyfriend suddenly decided to go public today. Can you believe that? I've been dating this guy secretly for almost a year and he only asked me out today."

"Seems like a dick to me," I said. Sinulyapan ko ang driver namin at si Kuya Lance kung narinig ng mga ito ang usapan namin pero isinawalang bahala na lamang iyon dahil wala namang pakialam si ate Reign sa sasabihin ng iba.

If there's one thing I learned by hanging out with my sister, it's not giving a crap to people's judgments. Sure, they'll judge you based on your actions and how you look but they don't know you personally, so that's all they have against you. She does what she think is right as long as she doesn't hurt other people. I should start living life like what she does.

"Yeah, but his dick is there for a reason. I tell you, Guinevere, he's great in bed. Imagine us having wild hot sex---"

My hands immediately flew on my ears. Humagalpak si ate Reign, halatang nag-eenjoy sa pang-asar sa akin.

"Here, look at his pictures. He's 3 years younger than me," she said while handing her phone over to me. And when I got a better look at the picture, it almost slipped my hand. Good thing she caught it. "What's the matter?"

I don't know what to say to her. I can't move, I can't think clearly. It felt like someone just poured a bucket of ice on me. I closed my eyes tight and looked at the phone again, on my sister and her boyfriend's photo, and my mouth dropped.

It's Rainier... There's no denying to that fair skin, pointed nose, monolid eyes, and messy hairstyle. All this time, me and his mistress is living under the same roof. I cannot believe it. How could he hide this from me?

"Are you okay? Are you sick or something?"

"When did you two start dating again?" I asked her, feigning. I just wanted to know how long has my ex-boyfriend been cheating on me when we were together.

"10 months. It started in Summer."

Nanghina ako. Iyon ang panahong hindi kami masyadong magkasama. I can still remember how I begged for forgiveness every time our dates gets canceled because of my modeling gigs. Pinapahirapan niya pa ako noon dahil hindi ko raw pinapahalagahan ang relasyon namin at mas inuuna ko pa ang ibang bagay. I didn't realize he was guilt-tripping me that time until I am fully out of his grasp.

Little did I know, he's already banging my sister. How dare he get mad at me while he's the one cheating?

Tinago ko ang nanginginig kong mga kamay sa ilalim ng aking bag at pilit na ngumiti kay ate Reign. She looks so concerned. I wonder if she knows her boyfriend was my ex-boyfriend. But she seems clueless. Of course, she would never know because Rainier and I don't post each other on social media. I told him not to and of course, it upsets him, but he had no choice since he loves me. Or was that all lie too?