Can't Fall in Love Again

Chapter 17

JHOANA

"Kayo nalang"

"I won't accept any of your help" I added

"I'm not gonna let you stay in your car to sleep. This is too much for you, nahihirapan ka na" Bea

"Usap-usap lang kayo ha? Carly's calling eh" Sati

Lumayo konti si Sati mula samin at kinausap na si Carly. Nang nabigla kami sa pasigaw niyang sabi

"Don't give any details, sinasabi ko sa'yo" Sati

Nang matapos siya sa phone call ay bumalik si Sati samin

"Is there something wrong?" Deanna to Sati

"Oo. Marck sent a dm to Carly, he's asking where is Jho" Sati

"Eh diba best friend yun ni Rex?" Mich

"Yun na nga eh, Jho baka pinapahanap ka ni Rex" Sati

"Iuuwi na kita Jho" Bea

"Ayoko nga sumama diba? Ano ngayon kung nag dm si Marck about me?" Jho

"Jho, this is for your safety. Intindihin mo naman si Bea" Sati

BEATRIZ

"All your things are already placed inside your room na, oh by the way your room is next to mine lang pala hehe"

Jho nodded

Nasa taas kami ng stairs nag-uusap ni Jho, habang yung tatlo ay nasa baba nag-aayos ng food

"Can we talk privately?" Jho

"Sure, where do you want us to talk, or now na ba or later"

Naglakad siya papasok sa room niya kaya sumunod ako

Umupo kami sa couch nang magkatabi but we're not too close, yung normal lang na space ang nasa pagitan namin

"Bea, this is the last time you will help me" Jho

I let out a sigh

"What's wrong with me Jho? Why do I sometimes feel unwanted with you............ I'm offering you help because I don't want to see you struggling and hurting"

"You know how your mom despises me diba? She hates me, so much" Jho's voice trembles

I see from my peripheral sight na niyuko niya yung head niya

Hanggang sa narinig ko na mga hikbi niya, without second thoughts ay humarap ako sa kanya at niyakap

"Please don't cry. Sasamahan naman kita Jho, even when the world's against us I will always be there when there's no one"

"Ayoko na, ang s...sakit na" Jho whimpers

"Tell me what happened" sabi ko habang yakap parin si Jho na umiiyak ngayon

"T...tinakwil ako ni p...papa, he t...took everything away f...from me. H...hindi ko malapitan s...si mama at yung k...kapatid ko kasi a...ayokong idamay s...sila ni papa" Jho

Jhoana's pain makes me really weak

"They found out about the video?"

I felt she nodded

"I can't e...even face people anymore, p...pati g...girlfriend mo alam niya" Jho

"Maddie is not my girlfriend, but she's my ex. She got into an arranged marriage and that is where we started being apart" mahaba kong sabi