He Suddenly Came Back

Chapter 47

CHAPTER 47: I'm no damsel in distress

(Zoe's POV)

I can clearly see her face from here where I'm parking my car. She's sitting alone across the window sipping her cup of coffee. Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig nang marinig ko ang sinabi niya.

'Tristan, I'm pregnant.'

It's still echoing on my ear like an earworm that I wanted to stop but I just can't. It's pollution. I contained myself and got out of the car bearing a tiny hope that she just called Tristan and told him she's pregnant because he's the only friend she has here and not because Tristan is the father. I walked inside the coffee shop and went straight to her table. She was taken aback the moment she saw me but immediately gained her composure again.

"Zoe." She said my name strangely calm. "You're Zoe, right?"

"Yes, I am. And you are Erinn?"

"I'm surprised you know my name."

I sat across her keeping a fake smile on my face. "You are? Hm.. and how come you aren't surprised why I am here?"

"I didn't expect to see you here, actually." she said casually.

"What, were you expecting someone else?" I straightened up and looked at her seriously. "Tristan, isn't coming. I was the one who answered the call and texted you."

I hanged up after hearing her say she's pregnant. I was shocked. I felt my heart suddenly shattered into tiny pieces. I didn't see that coming. I wanted to confront Tristan right away but I thought of confirming it on my own first. I texted her to meet me using Tristan's number and deleted the threads right after to avoid him from seeing it. I lied to Tristan, I told him I'm not feeling well and that I wanted to stay in the house.

"Oh. Hindi ko na pala kailangang makipagplastikan sayo. Mabuti narin at ikaw ang sumagot kase matagal ko na talagang gusto na makausap ka. To make this simple and straight, stay away from Tristan." She said as she folded her arms across her chest.

"And why the hell would I listen to you?" the despise in my voice became evident.

She smiled wickedly at me. "It's just a piece of advice. I'm telling you this because I don't want you to get hurt. Well, I guess it's already too late. But at least not badly, right?"

"Oh, that's so nice of you." I said sarcastically. "But I wouldn't stoop that low. I'd never take some shitty piece of advice from a frustrated whore like you."

Her mouth formed an O upon hearing my words. Her face turned into scowl and she looked at me furiously. "You bitch!"

"Bitch?" I repeated. "Let me guess, you are describing yourself? Alam mo ba kung ano yung bitch?" I trailed off emphasizing the word 'bitch'. "Babaeng aso. And you, on the other hand, you know Tristan is committed in the first place yet you still chased him like a dog... kulang nalang tumahol ka."

She burst out laughing. "Zoe, dear, I'm really starting love your guts. Well, let's say that I am a bitch but you'll never out win me. You know why? Because I'm bearing his child."

Right there, my world just stopped. I wanted to bitch slap her, I wanted smash anyone's face and strangle them to death, I wanted to throw anything my hand could grab. My blood is raging inside me. I breathed and hid my anger. I won't show her how affected I am. I'll never give her the satisfaction.

"I don't care." I said sternly.

"Well you should." She took something from her bag and put it on the table. It was a pregnancy test, with two lines on it. "This baby inside me, it's his. He's going to be father soon. You better take my advice and break up with him. We're going to be a family."

"Building a family is out of love, Erinn, not out of responsibility. Does he even love you?"

"I'm sure he does."

"Really?" the sarcasm in voice is showing up again "Enlighten me then."

She smirked at me. "I'm sure because he's fvcking me. I really pity you Zoe. He has not even touched you, has he? Does he really love you in that case? We fvcked, repeatedly, in any position you could ever imagine, anywhere - in a hotel room, in a bathroom, in his car, in his office, even in his... condo unit."

I fisted my hands under the table. I know they fvcked. Hindi naman mabubuo yang bata sa sinapupunan niya kung hindi. But hearing t first hand is like having my nightmares come to life. "Shut up."

"No, you should know. You should know how he moans when I touch him, how he closes his eyes when I'm giving him heads, how he grips the sheets when I'm riding him, how he–"

"I said, shut up!" It's too much! My lips started to tremble.

I satisfied grin immediately crossed her face.

"Wanna know another secret?" she leaned closer to me and whispered. "He didn't come back for you. He wasn't planning to take you back."

"You're lying."

She leaned back giving me an evil smile. "Then go ask him. I'll bet he's the one lying."

No, it can't be true.

Be strong Zoe. I thought.

I composed myself again and looked at her. "You really think just because you were fvcking, he already loves you?" She said nothing and her smile disappeared. "If he really loves you, why is he still with me? Just so you know, I'm the one he calls his girlfriend, I'm the one he's so possessive with, I'm the one who he's willing to tell the world I'm his, and more importantly I'm the one who he wants to spend his life with. You are just a fvck buddy. Pampalipas oras ka lang. Well in that case, I pity you more."

I said confidently. I stood up and walked away from her with my head held high. I'm no damsel in distress, bitch.