Chapter 18
"G-girlfriend?!"
Napapikit ako nang mariin nang biglang sumigaw ang kausap ko sa kabilang linya. I heard a loud sound on the background. Napabuntong hininga ako at tumayo. Lumapit ako sa bintana at hinawi ang malaking kurtina.
Nakauwi na kami galing Batangas. And I truly enjoyed our weekend's date. I still couldn't process what happened on the party that night. He introduced me to his business partners as his girlfriend. Maraming nagtaka dahil doon. And that night... I also had a talk with the woman I didn't even met before. She's very angry.
"Are you Zoren's girlfriend?" tanong niya nang akmang babalik ako sa banyo para sana ayusin ang dress kong natapunan ng wine kanina.
Tinignan ko ang babae na mukhang nasa edad 28 or what. She's wearing a nice dress. But her looks was not very nice. Galit ang mga mata niya at kulang nalang ay sugurin niya ako at sabunutan. Her teeth was gritted and her fist were clenched.
Maganda ang mukha niya. She has a bronze skin, her hair is wavy and short hanggang balikat niya. Her eyebrows were thick and her nose was sharp and pointed. Her heart shaped face made her more beautiful like she's an actress or a model.
"Why?" tanong ko. Lumapit siya sa akin at dinala ako papasok sa banyo.
She pushed me through the sink.
"You can't... I am his girlfriend. You're just nothing but his girl toy! Ako ang mahal niya."
Hinawakan niya ako nang madiinsa balikat at bumaon doon ang kaniyang kuko. I crused and tried to push her but she just choked me!
"A-Ano ba?! Stop it!" sigaw ko.
Inapakan ko ang paa niya dahilan ng pagbitaw niya sa akin. I heard her cursed something. Tinignan niya ako nang masama at akmang lalapit sa akin nang bumukas ang pinto. Pumasok ang tatlong babaeng nakausap ko kanina. They greeted me and I did everything to greeted them back like there's nothing happened.
Lumapit sa akin ang babae at may kung anong binulong na nagpatindig ng balahibo ko.
"He just kidnapped you. You're nothing but his toy. He's just using you."
After she said those words, she immediately went out of the bathroom. Hinanap ko pa siya sa buong parte ng hotel kung nasaan ang party ngunit hindi ko na siya nakita. It made me overthink that night. Kung hindi lang dahil sa mga magagandang isla na pinuntahan namin ni Zoren kahapon, siguro ay hindi talaga iyon nawala sa isip ko hanggang sa makabalik kami.
At ngayon, iyon na naman ang laman ng isip ko. I had a lot of questions that I couldn't answer. I just want to ask Zoren about this but I always remind my self that maybe, she's just one of Zoren's woman before. Ngunit ang katotohanang alam niya na kinidnap nga ako ni Zoren ay nagpakaba sa akin. Who the hell is that woman?
"Are you okay?" napabaling ako sa pinto nang magsalita si Zoren.
"Yeah." sagot ko at lumapit sa side table ng kama.
Zoren ask me to sleep on his room kaya nandito ako ngayon sa kwarto niya kakatapos lang maligo noong tumawag si Janel. She's really excited to know about me and Zoren. Audrey went back to states for unknown reason. Hindi na rin kami nagkita pang muli matapos noong bumisita kami ni Zoren sa orphanage.
I don't know what's going on with her again but if she wants someone to talk to I will probably volunteer. Saksi ako sa nangyari sa kaniya noon and I will never let that happen again. Gusto ko man siyang puntahan ay hindi pwede lalo na at nasa puder ako ni Zoren.
"Something's bothering you, right?" he said.
Lumapit siya sa akin at hinawakan ang mga balikat ko para iharap ako sa kaniya. Parang tumigil ang paghinga ko nang magkalapit kaming dalawa. Madilim ang nga mata niya at parang hinihigop ang kaluluwa ko. Para bang sinisisid niya ang buong kailaliman ko para malaman kung ano ang iniisip ko.
