My Bias (Revising)

Chapter 23

"Eli? Breakfast is ready. Come down if you're awake," I heard Kuya Kael said, knocking outside my room before he left.

I slowly opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling of my room. My mind was blank for minutes, like it was refreshing. It stayed like that for a while until I remembered what happened last night.

I hurriedly grabbed my phone to check the news. My heart was beating very fast because of how nervous I am, but my heart was immediately pierced when I saw the photos once again. It's all over the internet right now.

So it wasn't a dream.

Everything was true.

"Tangina," my voice cracked as my tears began to steam down my cheeks. I wasn't dreaming at all, it hurts like crazy. I just can't believe that this happened to me. What did I do wrong in my life to deserve this?

I covered my face with both palms as I kept on crying. Why did he do this? Why would he hurt me like this when all I did was love him with all my heart? Is my love for him not enough that he needed to look for another person to replace me? Did he get bored of me?

The room was filled with nothing but my cries. I just can't help but cry out loud. It feels like my heart is being torn apart, and it hurts. It fucking hurts. It hurts so much that... I want to be gone. I want to be gone from this cruel world. This is just too much pain for me.

I'd been crying for a minute before I calmed down. After gently rising from my bed, I came to a stop as I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. My eyes were really red and puffy. My face also appeared to be very swollen. In other words, I look ugly.

I sighed.

Who cares? I've already been cheated on. I don't have any reason to look good anymore.

It's better this way.

My family is already enjoying their breakfast when I arrived at the dining area. Kuya Kael was eating his food in silence while Mom and Dad were having a conversation.

"Good morning," I casually said as I sat down on my chair.

"Good morning, honey— Oh my god, what happened to your eyes?" Mom's voice echoed through my ears.

I looked at her and smiled.

"It's nothing, Ma. I couldn't sleep last night because of the movie that we were watching. The face of the nun keeps appearing in my mind!" I said, making it sound like I was saying the truth.

"Really? Sana hindi na lang horror pinanood natin kagabi," Mommy sounded so concerned. "You should get some rest, Eli. It's okay if you can't come with me to work today. Your Kuya will go with me." She gave me a warm smile.

"Yeah, take some rest. You look tired." Kuya Kael joined the conversation.

My lips curled up into a smile.

"Thanks. I will." I told them.

After eating, I immediately went back to my room to take a rest. As soon as I lay down on my bed, my eyes became heavier which shows that my eyes are tired.

It's tired, just like how my heart is.

Slowly, my tears fell down remembering the situation that I'm facing right now. I couldn't help my tears to stop, so I let myself cry for a time silently until my eyes closed on their own and fell asleep.