Same Old Love

Chapter 9

Paguwi ko ay tulala parin ako, wala naman akong kasama dahil bumalik ng Pilipinas si Greggy ng wala sa oras. Dapat ay isang buwan siya dito pero pinauwi na siya dahil kailangan na siya ng kumpanya.

"Hello?" I heard her said.

"Nathan resigned" i said.

"Ohhh, why?"

"He has cancer, he gave me letter and" She cut my words.

"Did he already tell you that he likes you?" SHe asked.

"You know?"

"Y-yeah?"

"Why you didn't tell me!"

"Nathan told me not to"

"How did you know"

"When we go to the mall and you saw greggy then you locked your self on your room"

CATALI'S POV

When we arrived at the house, hindi agad ako bumaba at huminga ng malalim because i saw how nathan looked at irene earlier, how nathan smiled when Irene held his hand. I saw how inlove he is.

I entered the house and called nathan.

"Pst, halika nga dun tayo sa garden" Sabi ko sinundan niya naman ako.

"Do you like my bestfriend" i asked. He bowed his head.

"What if i am?" He said. My eyes widened.
"Yes, Catali i like her" He answered.

"Ahuh, sabi ko na nga ba, the way you look at her, it's so obvious" I said. "Mag-confess ka kaya?" I suggested.

"No, She love greggy more, w-wala akong laban" He said i saw his tears going down his cheeks.

"Why don't you try?"

"M-mamamatay na din naman ako, mas mabuti nang mapunta siya kay Greggy" Sabi niya at umiyak. I rubbed his back to comfort him.

"M-mamamatay?" I said confused. Tumawa naman siya habang naiyak.

"Secret na yun, too much information na eh" Sabi niya naman. Nakuha niya pang mag-joke kahit sobrang lungkot na niya.

"Wag na wag mong sasabihin kay irene please?" He said and looked at me. I saw his eyes full of tears.

"I won't"

"You don't know much he love you, irene. Grabe siya magmahal" Sabi niya pagkatapos i kuwento ang nangyare. Hindi ko naman alam ang sasabihin ko.

"Nung nasa beach tayo? Nung umiyak ka kasi tumawag si greggy sayo tapos niyakap ka namin. Nakikiiyak na siya sayo hindi mo lang nakita. Nakita ko lahat ng sakripisyo niya sayo. Nakita ko kung gaano ka niya kamahal to the point na kahit nasasaktan na siya hindi niya parin sinasabi sayo" She said. Umiyak ako ng tahimik.

"Pero walang may kasalanan, Choice niya yon, wag mong sisihin ang sarili mo, i'm sorry wala ako diyan para yakapin ka" She said.

"Shh, tahan na" Sabi ni Catali dahil naririnig niya siguro ang mahina kong paghikbi.

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I'm going home to the Philippines and no one knows. I'm now in the airplane, looking out the plane window.

"You want carrot?" Nathan asked while we're in the plane. He always tease me by giving a carrot because i look like a rabbit daw.

"No" i said and crossed my arms.

"I have carrot" He said and took something on his pocket. "look" he said and showed me the small slice of carrot.

He laughed so i hit his arm.