HER ESCAPE (SB19 Fan Fiction #2) [COMPLETED]

KABANATA 72

Paulo

Kung may magandang naidulot ang set-up nina Jah, I guess sa part namin ni Pau 'yon. Nagkagulo no'ng gabing 'yon, kaya umuwi rin ang lahat kinbukasan. Well, I understand their reactions. Hindi lang ako nagsasalita, but I observed them.

It's normal that Jade felt hurt. Para kasi siyang iniwan sa ere ng dalawang taong nagparamdam sa kaniya na mahalaga siya. Actually, I dont understand Josh and Ken. I thought Ken will admit her feelings for Jade, but after he came from his province, bigla naman siyang nagpaubaya. I think he's been to something na hindi namin alam kung ano. Then, I don 't get Josh. Niligawan niya 'yong tao, then he admitted his fake relationship with Calliyah. Yes, napasubo na siya, pero he still has options to deny it. Masakit sa part ni Jade 'yong ginawa nila.

Si Becca at Stell naman, nag-iwasan na talaga. I understand Stell. May hinihintay siya. But, I don;t understand why he needs to hold back his feelings. Hindi ko alam kung hindi ba niya alam na may feelings siya or ayaw niyang tanggapin dahil may hinihintay siya. I just hope he'll realize who's more important, before it's too late.

Well, Amaris and Jah had an argument that day. I can still remember how frustrated Jah was. I guess, in love na talaga ang bunso namin. Mabuti na lang nagkaayos din sila. Kung paano, well, it's not my story to tell.

Kung may maikukwento man ako, maybe, that's our story. It's how that disastrous day to them turned everything fine in our part. Finally, after those years, malinaw na ang lahat.

I saw Pau standing in front of the veranda in the guest house's second floor. She's holdin her phone. May ka-chat siguro.

I took a deep breath. It's now or never. Ilang araw ko na ring iniisip ang mga bagay-bagay. Siguro, time na para masagot 'yong mga tanong ko.

"Still awake?" bungad ko sa kaniya.

Nilingon niya ako. "Yeah. Hindi ako makatulog. I'm monitoring Dan."

Hearing her name made my heart skip a bit. Pagkatapos naming mag-away because of my jealousy, hindi na kami nag-usap ulit kahit nang ma-meet ko si Dan. 

I feel that we're connected. Alam kong anak ko si Dan, I just need a confirmation.

I looked around. Tulog na siguro ang lahat, or mas tamang sabihin na everyone's in pain kaya tahimik na ang paligid.

"Still mad?" I asked. I don't know how to start this conversation. Pero kahit anong mangyari, kailangan makausap ko siya.

Umiling siya. "Why you're still awake?"

Lumapit ako sa gawi niya. Humawak ako sa railings at sinilip ang gawi ng pool mula sa veranda. "I can't sleep too. Honestly, I can't sleep for couple of days."

Umayos siya at ginaya akong nakatanaw sa ibaba. "You wanna ask something?"

I smiled. She's asking pero parang confirmation ang dating no'n. She really knew me that well.

I breathe in and out. "I want to ask a lot of questions. Pero I wanna say sorry first. I was unreasonably jealous with a child."

Tumawa siya. That at least helped lighten the mood. "Actually, I didn't get mad. Natatawa nga ako dahil nagseselos ka sa bata. So childish."

"Why didn't you tell me about her?" tanong ko sa kaniya.

Nilingon niya 'ko kaya nabtama ang paningin namin. "Bakit hindi ko sinabi sa'yo na may anak na 'ko o bakit hindi ko sinabi sa'yo 'yong tungkol sa kaniya?"

"Both. You didn't tell me before and the day you came back."

She became serious. Napuno ng iba't-ibang emosyon ang mga mata niya. But, it hurts seeing her pain.