CHAPTER TEN

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Namamaga ang aking mata kinabukasan. Eh pano ba kasi, wala akong ibang ginawa buong gabi kundi umiyak.

Ayokong paniwalaan ang sinabi ni Everleigh. Pero nandun na yung ebidensiya eh!

Whenever he calls my name, ibang tao kaya ang naaalala niya? Kapag hinahalikan niya ako at binabanggit ang pangalan ko, ibang Reese kaya ang tinutukoy niya?

I texted Ryle to meet me at the coffee shop near our house. He agreed and told me he'll be there in fifteen minutes.

Nag-ayos ako nang bonggang bongga. I don't want to look miserable.

I was sipping on my juice when Ryle walks in. Most of the costumers stared at him as he walks towards me.

He was about to kiss my lips but I avoided his face, that's why his lips landed on my cheek instead.

Kumunot ang noo niya at naupo. "What wrong, Reese?"

Reese...

Dati, sobrang saya ko dahil siya lang ang tumatawag sa akin niyan. I felt special.

But now, I felt disgusted.

"Tapusin na natin 'to..."

Umawang ang labi niya. Agad siyang lumapit sa akin at hinawakan ang balikat ko.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Let's break up," I stood up and walked away.

Nang makalabas sa coffee shop ay nabigla ako nang may humawak sa braso ko.

"Why are you breaking up? Is something wrong?Let's talk about it," he pleaded.

I wanted to laugh. He's good at acting.

"Bullshit," I cursed. "Stop fooling me."

Umamba siyang hahawakan ako pero umatras ako.

"What do you mean. Baby, what's wrong?" his eyes panicked.

"Reese Suarez."

He froze.

"Tangina," I cursed. "Do you think of her whenever you call my name? Does my face remind you of her?" my voice broke.

Habang kasama niya ako, siya ba ang iniisip niya?

"So you found out."

My heart broke. Inaasahan kong tatanggi siya pero hindi.

"Everleigh told me you don't love me...that I just remind you of your ex. Hindi 'yon totoo diba? She's just lying right?" I asked, hopeful.

"Reese.."

"Huwag kang mag-alala. Hindi naman ako naniniwala sa sinabi niya," my voice cracked.

When I saw guilt in his eyes, my tears flowed continuously.

"D-do you love me?" I asked.

"No. D-did you ever love me?" tanong ko.

He frustratedly combed his hair using his fingers.
When I saw guilt in his eyes, my tears flowed continuously.

"I tried.. I tried, Reese but I can't..."

I covered my mouth using my hand. Hindi ko na napigilan ang humagulgol. Some were watching us but I didn't give a fuck about it.

"D-did you really have to be that honest?" my lips trembled.

He stared at me. I realized that I was so blind. I beleived that his eyes screamed love.

He stared at me like he was looking at someone else.

"I'm sorry..I'm sorry, Reese."

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