It's been two weeks since the last time I heard of Caesar. I never had the chance to see and talk to him ever again pagkatapos ko na tanggihan ang pagpapakasal sa kaniya. It was even Acel who told me that Caesar convinced Tita Annabel not to force me to marriage anymore.
“He told mom to stop bragging you about the marriage so don't worry about it anymore.” He said as he sip in his coffee.
We bumped into each other in a coffee shop near my law firm.
I nod my head then sighed. That must be the reason why my parents are ignoring me right now. I'm sure they are mad about the Dior's decision.
“W-where is he?” I asked.
I never heard of him since then. Hindi ko pa rin na-unblocked ang number niya sa phone ko and I don't want to text him first. Maybe it's my pride that it's working.
He raise his brows at me. “Who?”
I rolled my eyes. “Your brother. . . C-caesar.”
He pursed his lips while slowly nodding his head. He looked amused that I called his brother 'Caesar'.
“He went back to France last week.”
Natigilan ako at natulala sa kaniya. “W-what?”
“Umalis na siya at hindi na rin siguro babalik.”
Bumalik na siya ng France? Wait. . .what? But why? Nakagat ko ang labi. Iyon ba ang paraan niya ng pagtakas sa kung ano ang gusto ng magulang niya? Umalis at. . .iwan ako?
“He might also be back to his old ways now.”
My eyes snapped back to Acel when I heard what he said. Nangunot ang noo ko. Old ways?
“W-what do you mean?” Mahinang tanong ko.
He smirked. “You know, performing with his band. . .” He trailed off as his smirk widen. “Then getting laid. I know that you know about it, Ricca.”
Umawang ang labi ko at parang binuhusan ng malamig na tubig. Natulala ako at paulit-ulit na tumatakbo sa isip ang mga salitang binitawan ni Acel.
Back to his old ways. . .
Hindi iyon nawala sa isip ko hanggang sa makapasok ako sa trabaho. In this time, he might be sleeping around with his girls. He might be enjoying his life and already forgot about me.
I am his girlfriend for fuck sake!
Naipikit ko ng mariin ang mata at saka napailing. Tumanggi ako na pakasalan siya at alam niya iyon. Alam niya na hindi ko siya gustong pakasalan. . .kaya ba siya umalis? Does that mean that. . .we are over?
Hindi ako nakapag-focus sa trabaho. I was pre-occupied with my thoughts at iyong mga bagay na sinabi ni Acel kanina. Pagod na pagod naman ako noong umuwi kahit na halos hindi ko pa nga natapos ang trabaho na ginagawa ko sa opisina.
Nahiga ako sa kama at tumitig sa ceiling na para bang nandoon lahat ng sagot sa tanong ko. I sighed and decided to open my social media account to entertain myself. I scrolled and scrolled to my feed just to keep myself busy.
But then a post liked by France appeared on my feed. It was posted twelve hours ago by a woman named Christine. I think it was taken inside a bar because there are flashing lights all over. She was on the picture and she's clinging her arms to a man's neck. Pero hindi naman talaga siya ang kumuha ng atensyon ko. It was the man who was with her in the photo.
It was. . . Caesar! I can't be wrong!
His wearing his white dress shirt and a black slacks pants. Parang katatapos niya lang sa trabaho at nag-punta agad sa bar para. . .ano? Para doon sa babae?
