CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

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"We should tell her." naalimpungatan akonsa naririnig kong boses ni Seira at Heily, they're talking on something.

"I can't afford to see her hurting, Sei." what they are talking about?

"But what will we do? Masasaktan pa rin siya knowing what happened." narinig ko silang nanahimik na dalawa, may nangyari ba? Sa kuryusidad ay napabangon ako sa kama at tiningnan silang dalawa.

"May problema ba?" tanong ko sa kanila at sabay pa silang nagulat ng makita akong gising na.

"S-shye. C'mon magbihis kana ng swimsuit mo." kinakabahan pero naangiting sabi ni Heily saakin. I want to know what they are talking, nagsimula na din akong kabahan.

"What are you talking about earlier? Tell what? Kanino?" sunod sunod na tanong ko pero yumuko lang silang dalawa.

Napalingon ako sa terrace ng kwarto ng may narinig akong ingay at palakpakan. Dali dali akong pumunta doon para tingnan kung ano.

"Shye, let's just change our clothes." pigil ni Seira sa braso ko kaya mas nagtaka ako.

"What are you guys hiding!?" sa inis ko ay napasigaw na ako sa kanila. Iwinaksi ko ang braso ko sa kaniya at dali daling dumungaw sa terrace.

"Congratulations to our newly engaged couple, please give them around of applause!" parang naguho ang mundo ko ng makita kung anong nangyayari sa baba.

"What's this?" bulong na tanong ko sa kanilang dalawa. They just hugged me.

"What's happening girls? E-engaged?" parang naguho ang mundo ko sa nasaksihan. Seeing her on that stage with that man makes me furiously mad. What's the meaning of this?

"Shye, please calm down." sabi ni Heily saakin.

"Calm down? You want me to calm down, Heily? In this situation you want me to calm down!?" hindi ko na namalayang nasisigawan ko na ito, I'm out of control right now. I'm hurting, it hurts so bad!

Nanghihina ang tuhod kong pumasok ulit sa kwarto namin, napaupo ako sa sulok. I hugged both of my knees. This isn't happening. No, this can't be.

"You guys knows about that fucking engagement right?" nanginginig kong tanong sa kanila. Nakita ko naman silang yumuko at natahimik.

"You didn't tell me? Why?" tanong ko ulit. Huminga ng malalim si Heily bago ako nilingon.

"We can't afford to see you hurting, shye. But I g-guess we hurt you more for not telling you." napayuko ulit ito.

"Even the professors knows about it. Sir Xav talk to them asking for some favor. We're planning to tell you too but we saw how much closeness you both gained after you and Ms. Montello talked last night." napayuko din si Seira ng sabihin yun.

"You know what?" tanong ko sa kanilang dalawa and they both look at me.

"She asked me to be her girlfriend that night, yes we're girlfriends now." sinubukan kong tumawa ng pilit pero napalitan iyon ng hikbi.

"Shye." sabi ni Heily at sabay na lumapit saakin at niyakap ako. I don't know what to do right now, nanghihina ako.

I want to see her, I want to talk to her. I won't just let this happen. Tumayo ako at nagsimulang maglakad palabas.

"Shye! Saan ka pupunta?" nilingon ko si Heily.

"I want to talk to her." pagkasabi ko non ay agad akong lumabas, I want to ask her how about me. What will happen to us? I want to know.

Habang nasa elevator ako ay panay ako pahid ng luha sa pisngi ko, this is not me. I'm not crying.

Nang bumukas ang elevator ay agad na sumalubong ang mukha ni Brea saakin, she look at me na may awa.

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