Serendipity (Dauntless Series #3)

Chapter 21

My mind has been wandering into places for the whole day. I stayed at the coffee shop nearby during break time because I feel like my head will explode any minute. My heart is racing since earlier and I don't know how to stop it. Hindi ko maiwasang isipin ang mangyayari mamaya at kung paano ko haharapin si Rainier. Talagang nanggagalaiti ako sa galit. I want to snap his neck in front of our family just to get back at him. That's how erratic my thoughts are. I became a murderer inside my mind out of rage.

"Hoy," natigil ako sa pag-iisip nang may tumapik sa balikat ko. Galit ko iyong binalingan ngunit agad na nanlaki ang mga mata nang makita ang nagtatakang si Terrence a nakatayo sa harapan ko. I blinked my eyes twice and fixed myself.

I forced myself to smile. "Ikaw pala..."

"Anong problema mo at pati libro napadiskitihan mo?"

Dahil sa kaniyang sinabi ay yumuko ako para tingnan ang sinasabi niya. Napanganga ako nang makita ang libro kong gusot-gusot na at may kaunting punit sa gilid. Agad ko iyong inayos at nilagay sa gilid ko pagkatapos. Bumuntong hininga ako.

"I'm worried about you, Guia. You don't reply to my texts, you act weird, and you seem exhausted every day. What's happening to you?"

I stared at him. I hate that things have changed and I can't tell him what's bothering me. God knows how bad I want to share these problems with him, but I just can't. Kahit nga ang mga kaibigan ko ay walang alam tungkol sa nangyari sa akin noong March dahil hindi ko kayang i-kwento sa kanila sa kahayupang ginawa ni Rainier sa akin. Ang alam lang nila ay nagcheat si Rainier sa akin. But with Terrence who's like a brother to me, my mouth is shut. If I give him vague answers, he will only grow more curious and he will never stop until he knew what exactly happened.

That is why I don't want to face him. He knows me too well. He will find out that I'm lying in an instant.

Ngunit nang lumipas ang ilang minuto at mukhang determinado pa rin siyang alamin ang problema ko ay sumuko na ako. Nasapo ko ang aking ulo at tumingin kay Terrence sa kabila nang nagbabadya kong mga luha.

"Rainier cheated on me with my sister,"

Nabigla si Terrence sa sinabi ko. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang unang gagawin. Kung magagalit, malulungkot para sa akin, o dadamayan ako. "He impregnated her and later I will attend to their dinner to ask for my family's blessing."

"And your sister knows about this?" he uttered under his breath.

Umiling ako. "That's why I'm having a hard time dealing with this..."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I have no choice but to attend. Ate Reign made sure of it."

Sana lang ay umayon ang lahat sa akin mamaya. I'll draw a boundary between me and Rainier so my family won't get suspicious. Hindi na ako aasa sa pamilya niya dahil wala rin namang mangyayari. Baka nga nagdidiwang pa ang mga iyon dahil sa wakas ay may kapit na sila sa totoong Gabionza. Ano ba naman ang mapapala nila sa anak sa labas?

I don't care about them anymore. I'm cool with them as long as they will respect my boundaries and don't provoke me into pulling the very thing that will not only destroy the life of their son but their whole family as well.

"Then promise me that you will call meafter your dinner. Masama ang kutob ko sa mangyayari mamaya." he said, his fists are closed tightly. Napalunok ako bago tumango.

I put my palm on top of his knuckles and caressed it gently. It loosens his grip somehow. "I promise."

I had my dress and shoes delivered to the school because there's a possibility that Rainier will fetch my sister at the house. Baka mamaya kung ano pa ang magawa o masabi ko sa lalaking iyon. Magkikita pa rin naman kami mamaya ngunit hindi ko naman siya papansinin kaya ayos lang.