Kamala's POV
Simula ng araw na ma-encounter namin si Jay sa condominium building na tinitirhan ko, araw-araw na siyang bumibisita sa restaurant ko. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin o kung paano mag-react. He's so persistent. Palagi niyang pinapatawag ang head chef, and of course, dahil pumupunta siya doon bilang customer, I couldn't just ignore it.
We value our customer's requests, kahit galing pa sa ex ko yon. Tsk.
"Thanks, babe." nakangiting sabi niya nang ilapag ko ang pagkaing order niya. Napaikot ako ng mga mata. He's irritating. Ayoko ng ginagawa niyang ganito. It's like he's abusing his power to lure me in.
Gusto ko na siyang bawalan pero mas mabuti nalang na manahimik. "Thank you, SIR." I emphasized the word "sir" para ipaalam sa kanya na nandito siya bilang customer namin.
Aalis na sana ako nung magsalita siya ulit. "Wait, Angela!" pigil niya sakin. Tumingin ako sa wrist kong hawak niya bago ko siya tignan sa mga mata habang nakakunot ang noo ko. "Can we... ahm, talk after your work? I want to make things clear because I still don't get why we ended up like this," he said.
I just said "Okay," to make him stop. I turned around and pulled my wrist from him. Fine. Kakausapin ko na siya. Hindi na ako iiwas pa. I'll talk to him properly. This will be our final closure.
After closing the restaurant, I saw him standing by his car. He's leaning on it while smoking. Kumunot ang noo ko. Since when did he start smoking? Akala ko ba hindi siya nagsmoke pero mukhang sanay na sanay siya.
Nung mapansin niyang papalapit ako, kaagad niyang itinapon sa sahig ang sigarilyo saka iyon tinapakan.
"Let's go?" he asks.
"No. We're not going anywhere. Let's talk here." I replied firmly. I was exhausted, both physically and emotionally, and the last thing I wanted was to leave this spot.
"Pero-"
"Jay, please," I interrupted, my voice tinged with frustration. "I'm tired today. Kung gusto mong makipag-usap sakin, then now's your only chance. There will be no conversation between us after this." It sounded harsh, but I had to draw the line. I loved him once. I trusted him with everything, kaya kahit pa gaano kami kabusy dalawa, ni minsan hindi ko siya pinaghinalaan.
And maybe that was my biggest mistake.
Hindi siya sumagot kaagad. Instead, he looked at me with those pitiful eyes, as if silently begging for mercy. "I-I'm sorry, Angela. Whatever I did wrong, I'm really, really sorry," he started, his voice trembling. A tear slipped from his left eye.
I... heaved a heavy sigh.
"Sa tingin ko hindi makukuha ng sorry mo yung sakit na dinulot sakin nung mga nakita ko, Jay. It was devastating. The sight of you with her, the sound of her moans, they haunt me every time I see you. It was disgusting." I look straight into his eyes. Hindi ako nagpakita ng emosyon. I'd already decided, and I know it myself, hindi ko na siya mahal. Kung hindi niya kayang wala ako sa tabi, ako kaya ko.
Suddenly, Jay gripped my shoulders, his eyes wide with shock. "M-moan? What do you mean moan?" His confusion seemed genuine, but it only fueled my anger.
What? How could he act like he didn't know? Was he trying to pretend it never happened, to rewrite history right in front of me? Or worse, did he see me that day and now he's trying to lie his way out of it?
Ayoko ng patutunguhan ng usapang 'to dahil baka maloko na naman niya ako.
I couldn't let him manipulate me again. Not this time.
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