The Perfect Boyfriend List

Chapter 37

[Chapter 37] The Truth Damn Hurts

I'm not fond of dramas. Hindi ako yung tipo ng taong umiiyak, tumatawa, at nanggigil sa mga napapanuod sa mga tv. I'm not the type of girl who used to fangirl about someone or something either. People who surround me already know that. Alam nila na hindi nila ako magagago pero ako, makakagago sa kanila. My friends already saw and heard about my bitchy side. When someone whose clearly crying in front of me, instead of comforting him/her, sinisigawan ko sila. I'm the type of person who would like to teach and preach a lesson with someone whose not on their right mind.

Kapag may nag dadrama sa harapan ko, usually I'll shout just to stop them. Sa isang sigaw ko, mapapatigil ko sila. Sa isang sigaw ko, mananahimik sila then they'll quit their little act. I'm so used na sumusunod ang lahat sa gusto ko. I'm so used that I'm the princess and with only one word spit out of my mouth, the world will stop on its course to listen to me.

Well, nagbago ang lahat when Wren entered my life. Hindi niya ako sinusunod. When I said stop, hindi siya tumitigil. When I said smile, hindi siya ngumingiti. When I said sit, tatayo siya. He was the exact opposite of my words. Aliw na aliw siya sa kakainis sa akin.

So when I commanded him to stop packing his luggage, it turns out the way I expected. Para siyang isang robot that was assigned to reciprocate the words I commanded. Dali dali siyang nagempake at lumabas ng bahay.

Please God, don't do this to me. Bakit ngayon pa? Ngayon pa na malinaw na sa akin lahat?

I keep up with him until he reached the living room kung saan nakatayo si Kuya Troy. He was smirking. Ghad! Bakit ba nangyayari ito?

"Wren, stop!" I commanded pero hindi sya nagpatinig. Patuloy pa rin sya sa paglabas ng bahay. Nang lalabas na ako ng main door para sundan si Wren, Kuya Troy caught my arm. "Kuya, let go."

"Don't follow him, princess," he commands. "You don't deserve someone like him. And it's for the better."

"It's for the better?" there's a sarcasm in my tone as I scoffed. "Kuya, ano ba ang tama? Ang magpalayas ng bisita sa bahay which is and was not your visitor."

I slapped his hand away from my arm as I ran towards the exit. Nang makarating ako doon, nakita ko si Wren na may kausap sa phone. He has his luggage on his other hand.

"Yes... Just buy the damn condo..." he whispers. "Yes. Right away. I can't wait any longer."

His voice is raising in every word he says. Mukhang galit na galit nga sya.

"Wren," I called out. Liningon nya ako. Agad agad naman akong kumapit sa mga bisig nya. Tears spilled out of my eyes as I hug him tightly, not wanting him to let me go. "Please, don't go. You told me I shouldn't go. You told me not to leave you on your sleep. Bakit naiiba na? Bakit ikaw itong mang-iiwan?"

Niyakap nya na rin ako pabalik. He shushed me. Then I felt his hands on my head, caressing my hair. "Wag kang umiyak."

"Sabi mo din na hindi mo papayagan yung ibang tao na paiyakin ako. Pero bakit ikaw, pinapaiyak mo ako?" I asked.

"Rachel, tama na. It's for the better at saka..." humugot sya ng malalim na hininga. "...I don't like you anymore."

Kumuwala ako sa yakap nya. My jaw dropped in shock. Unti unti akong humakbang pabalik sa bahay namin. Iniisip na sana, masamang panaginip lang ang lahat ng ito. Na kung alam ko lang pala na mangyayari ito, edi sana hindi ko na pinayagan ang sarili ko na mahalin sya at hindi na ako nandito para habulin sya at magmakaawang wag nya akong iwanan.

"H-Hindi... mo a-ako m-mahal?"

He closed his eyes.

"Hindi," he finally answers, looking at me straight in the eye. "It was only a challenge for me to pretend as the good boy and make you fall in love with me."