The Substitute Bride

Chapter 31

Fierrah Lourice

“Fierrah talk to me” I closed my laptop before leaving the library. Alam kong nasunod sya sa akin pero wala akong pakielam.

It's been days since I saw him with my twin coming here in our house. The worse thing is, hindi lang yon ang huling beses na nakita ko silang magkasama. There were couple of times wherein I saw them eating in a restaurant.

And now, here he is... Trying to talk to me but I don't care anymore.

“Fierrah come on, talk to me. Don't act like a child”

I stopped for a while before facing him. Nabibwisit na ko sa isang to. Parang ako pa ang may kasalanan ah. “Don't try me Ryker. Don't you dare build a smoke if you can't handle the fire. Dahil kung magsusumbatan tayo dito, mas marami akong maisusumbat sayo” Tumalikod ako at dali daling bumaba sa hagdan.

Kinig ko rin ang mabibilis nyang paghakbang. Leche! Mabilis nyang nahawakan ang isa kong braso at pilit akong pinaharap sa kanya.

“Ano ba?! ” Sinubukan kong kumawala pero mas hinigpitan lang nya ang pagkakahawak sa akin. At alam ko na pag nagpumiglas pa ko ay ako lang din ang masasaktan. Baka mag-iwan pa ng mga pasa ang pagkakahawak nya.

“Fierrah, we need to talk” His face is so serious while his voice shouts danger. I saw him clenched his jaw at naglabasan lalo ang mga ugat nya sa kamay dahil hinigpitan nya ang pagkakahawak sa akin.

Gamit ang lakas ng loob at tapang na aking inipon, sinalubong ko ang kanyang mga tingin. “Wala na tayong dapat pang pag-usapan Ryker. Naggago ka at yon na yon. Like, what the f! That night, you went out with her! Anong gusto mong paniwalaan ko? Na hindi kayo magkasama nang gabing iyon? Para sabihin ko sayo, hindi ako tanga!” Dahil na rin sa galit ay nasabi ko ang mga gusto kong sabihin.

I am pertaining to the night where he and my twin came here in the house. When I told them to spend a night in a hotel and not here in the house, Ang mga gago magkasama ngang umalis! And when he came home at the morning, my twin sister's scent was all over him!

I stared at him. Pinantayan ko ang galit na ipinapakita nya at sinalubong ko ang mga mata nya. “Ngayon mo sakin sabihin Ryker, may nangyari ba sa inyo ng kakambal ko?”

Biglang umamo ang kanyang mga mata at maya maya pa ay umiwas ng tingin sa akin.

“I—I'm sorry” I heard him say. Mahina lang yon pero sapat na para marinig ko.

Napatawa ako ng pagak at tsaka hinawakan ang kanang pisngi nya para magtagpo ang mga mata namin.

“Sorry? Are you for real?! Nasaan na yung tapang mo kanina?  Ha? Nasaan na? Ano? Ilabas mo! Hindi yang umaarte kang parang maamong tupa!” Ilang hampas, suntok at sampal ang pinadapo ko sa kanya pero nanatili lang syang nakatayo sa harapan ko.

Bigla nya akong niyakap ay isinubsob ang muka sa aking leeg. Ramdam ko ang pamamasa roon tanda ng pag-iyak nya. Pero kahit na ganoon ay hindi man lang humupa ang galit na nararamdaman ko para sa kanya.

He's sorry? Because of what? Because he cheated on me? Because he slept with my twin sister? Or he's feeling sorry because I found out that he's cheating on me?

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Fierrah keeps on trying to free herself from Ryker's hug. Ilang beses nya itong pilit itinutulak palayo pero hindi pa rin sya makatakas sa mga bisig nito.

“Stop. Please stop. Please forgive me and don't leave my side” He is begging but it seems that he turned Fierrah's heart into a stone.

Wala itong pakielam. Ang tanging nasa isip na lang nya ay ang makalayo kay Ryker.

Inilapit nya ang mga labi sa tainga ni Ryker at tsaka bumulong...“I'm already tired and done from loving you. This time, I want to stop my heart for beating towards you” Those words came out from her mouth like a venom.

One last push and Fierrah is already able to push Ryker away from her. He's just there, looks so lost. It seems that his world is collapsing in front of him.

Fierrah step back, forgetting that they are on the stairs causing her to lose balance.

Everything happened so fast. Ryker froze on the spot while Fierrah can't do anything but to scream.

“ Fierrah! Oh fvck!” Someone screamed from the other part of the house.

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