Professor's Secret

Chapter XIV

"Wake up, bitch!"

I groaned and covered myself with a blanket, trying to get back to slumber but to my utter dismay, of course she's persistent.

"5 more minutes." Reklamo ko.

Hinawi niya ang heavy curtain, sun rays entered my apartment window na siyang kinainit ng ulo ko. One thing I don't like is light in the morning, masyadong masakit sa mata.

"Ano ba, Aubrey. Ayan ka na naman eh." Inis na turan ko at tinignan ito ng masama.

She sat at the edge of my bed and crossed her arms against her chest.

"Selene, Mila and I decided to start working on our project. At syempre kasama ka doon, since your partner is Selene."

I totally forgot about that...

Umupo ako at sumandig sa headboard. I massaged my temple at kinusot kusot ko pa ang mga mata ko to get rid of the sleepiness.

I yawned.

"Where?" I asked.

"Sa café mo na ng libre ang meryenda."

"Mayaman ka naman, ba't di ka nalang bumili?"

Tumayo na ito at naglakad papalabas ng kwarto ko. She's been hanging out here a little too often ever since the night of the grand ball. Of all my friends, kay Aubrey ko lang sinabi lahat ng mga nangyari nang gabing yun.

She saw how vulnerable I was. She saw the weak side of me, she saw me cry a million tears. She was with me that whole night, sinamahan lang ako nito, nakinig. She was just there, simply letting me feel that I have someone to lean on.

It's been a week...

Pagkatapos ng gabing iyon, Vera only called twice. The first time was that night asking me where I went to and then that day after, simply telling me to come over, syempre I ignored her.

Maybe she knows I've been ignoring her and she couldn't care less, otherwise she would've been calling me non-stop but who am I kidding? Why would she even call me? Hindi ba't hindi naman ako nito mahal?

Maybe I should file a divorce.

Maybe she really wanted a divorce but can't because of her pride, because she's a Montero. And a Montero never breaks a promise, only my heart.

To be honest, there's not an hour when I didn't think about her, sobrang namimiss ko na siya but it would be a suicide if I stayed by her side knowing the sad truth about us, about our relationship.

I forced myself to get up and take a shower, I'm sure Aubrey's almost done cooking. Simula nang bumisita siya dito ay siya na din ang nagsilbing tagapag luto ko sa umaga, even dinner. Umuuwi ito minsan ngunit madalas ay dito na siya natutulog. We're basically inseparable.

I'm glad I have her though, kahit pa sa napakabilis na panahon ko pa lang siyang nakakasama ay napaka gaan na ng loob ko sakanya. She saved me a lot of times kahit naman hindi niya iyon obligasyon, she's a great friend. Siguro kung hindi ako inlove kay Vera, Aubrey would've been my ideal girl. I most certainly will pursue her. Swerte ang makakatuluyan nito.

Pagkatapos kong mag shower at magbihis ng simpleng tshirt and trousers ay lumabas na ako.

Samyo ko ang amoy ng niluluto ni Aubrey sa kusina, agad akong natakam at kumalam ang sikmura ko. Nagmamadali akong tumungo sa kusina at nadatnan ko siyang nag aayos ng mesa.

"Sakto lang pala eh." Sabi ko at umupo na.

"Let's eat."

Sumandok na ako ng kanin at kumuha na din ng ulam. Tahimik lang kaming kumakain at wala ni isa sa amin ang kumibo hanggang matapos kami. Hindi naman awkward kahit pa hindi kami nag uusap ni Aubrey. Actually, one thing that made us similar is that we are comfortable with the dead silence, unlike any other people the prefer chitchatting.