Chapter 24
Pain"Hay nako, Zowe!" I said frustratedly. Padabog akong naupo sa couch at nilingon siyang umiiyak sa kabila.
She called me because her ex wanted her back. Pero nakita raw niya ito kaninang may kasamang ibang babae. Hindi ko rin talaga kasi sya maunawaan. Siya itong nagsabi na hindi na magpapaloko pa ulit pero yan na naman. Hays, girls!
"Anong gagawin ko? Should I confront him?" umiiyak niyang tanong. Naiinis kong tinatapik ang kaniyang likuran para gumaan naman ang kaniyang pakiramdam. "I believed in him, for Pete's sake!"
"Look," panimula ko. Kinuha ko ang san rio sa kaniyang braso at sinimulang ipitin ang kaniyang buhok. "If you think that you're being fooled, then stop. You're not made to satisfy someone."
Tsk! Iniwan ko sila Ameliah para dito.
"Ito ay suggestion ko lang, ha," dagdag ko matapos mag-isip. "Try to collect more proofs. Collect and collect till you lose feelings. Kapag tingin mo'y kaya mo nang iwan sya, iwan mo. Wag ka mag-iwan ng kung anong reason basta iwan mo. Gagong yon."
Nang sabihin ko iyon ay mas umiyak lang siya kaya napabuntong hininga na lang ako at hinayaan siya.
Ano bang gagawin ko sa babaeng 'to para sumaya? Parang ako ang mababaliw sa kanya, e!
"Halika, doon ka muna sa bahay," usal ko makalipas ang sandali saka ko siya tinapik sa braso.
"Ayaw ko," mabilis siyang umiling. "Baka kung anong isipin ni Liah. Ayaw kong makasira sa inyo. I just can't take this anymore kaya napatawag na ako sa'yo," she added.
Napaisip ako sa kaniyang sinabi. She's right. Baka kung anong isipin ni Liah, baka maudlot pa ang balikan namin.
"Ihahatid—"
Naputol ang aking sasabihin nang mag-ring ang aking cellphone. Kinuha ko ito at kaagad sinagot.
"Hi!" Liah greeted. Nanlaki pa ang aking mata at nilingon si Zoe na inaayos ang ipit ng buhok niya. "Is Zoe okay?"
"Ha? Ah, katatapos lang umiyak, e," napakamot ako sa aking batok. How did she know? "Nakauwi ka na ba o nasa bahay ka? I can send you home—"
"Ah, hindi na. Nakauwi na ako," she replied before sighing. "I think... you should accompany her first. Ano... I saw her boyfriend, I'm not sure if it's her boy, but that was yesterday, e."
"Ganoon ba?" tanong ko at muling nilingon si Zoe na ngayo'y umiiyak na naman. "You think he's cheating?"
"Obviously," Ameliah chuckled. "Don't leave her, yet. Isama mo sa kambal, kung pwede. Baka sakaling makalimot sya kahit sandali."
Matapos ang tawag na iyon ay inuwi ko si Zoe sa bahay gaya ng suggestion ni Liah. I can't help but admire her for that. I'm so proud of how she grew up.
"I think Nanay Liah and Chester is just the same person."
Mula sa aking pagbabasa ng kaso ay nilingon ko si South na ngayo'y kasama si Zoe at North sa pagpipinta. Kanina pa silang tatlo nagkukwetuhan doon.
"Hmm? How you say so?" tanong ni North.
"Nanay explained to me awhile ago her way of painting before, I saw how similar she is to Chester," sagot ni South. Nangunot pa ang noo ko dahil doon bago tumango. May possibility naman talaga.
"You're right," pagsang-ayon ni Zoe. "Your Nanay is the standard of every girls in town before. She's one of the famous girls."
"Bakit before lang?" tanong ni North.
"Some delusional group of girls tried to ruin her. It's so sad that I can't do anything to protect her before," Zoe replied before sighing.
I can't help but feel pain whenever I remember what happened to Liah before. I was so clueless about the issue before, kay Zoe ko pa nalaman iyon. At ang mga hayop na BlackLeaf na yon. Putangina.
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