Parallel Universe: The Great Escape (Between Us #1) (COMPLETED)

Chapter Six

#PUTGEChapter06

My eyes widened.

Our eyes met. He looks thwart.

But the 14th of October? Fuck it.

"Yeah, but that was a year ago.."

Umiling ako sa gawi nya napagpasiyahan na umorder ng inumin.

"I was there too, the same day,"

He looked down and smiled a bit.

Nag simula akong magbilang kung anong taon 'yon, taong 2018 akong nagpunta roon para sa isang meeting na hindi ko nagustuhan ang mga ideya at plano na binigay nang mga magulang ko.

I dislike arranged marriage and our parents still choose to arrange for all their children to get married to the person who they do not like, and that marriage will just destroy another person even though we're already broken inside.

I thought parents will give comfort to their kids? I thought parents will take care of their sons and daughters, don't they? I thought they will support them in whatever they wanted in their lives?

It was a lie. A very big lie. They were the ones who destroyed them and they were also the ones who didn't care for them, and wouldn't even support their rights. They kept lying.

"What were you doing there?" tanong ko sa kanya dahil na curious din ako bakit siya nagtanong kung nadoon rin ba akong noong Oktubre.

"Business trip with the fam, but I did not attend any of their meetings.." Magkahawak ang kanyang mga kamay at sabay tingin sa 'kin, at nakuha ko na rin ang order kong inumin.

"Why didn't you attend any of those?" Tanong ko sa kanya sabay inom ng alak.

"Cause I don't want to break another women's heart," He said.

I was confused at the moment and starts to think about what he meant about breaking another women's heart.

"But I regret not attending one of those," He chuckled.

"What do you mean about breaking another women's heart and regrets for not attending one of those?" I asked out of eagerness to know.

"Because the last meeting where I was arranged to the person who I really like since then," He looked away and drank his beer.

Was he arranged for a marriage like me too? But the difference is I don't like the person who's about to marry me for the next 3 years in the future, but him? He knew the person who was about to be his wife, he likes her first.

"How did you know it was the girl you like even though you did not attend any?"

I asked him again. I was curious because he may be one of the guys who my parents suggested to me, and I really want to confirm it myself. I don't want to ask my parents about this, they might arrange me for another guy.

"I was there actually and we met there also.." He said.

"She told me that she is still in love with her ex, and that's why I didn't get in.." He faked a smile.

"I'm sorry you had to go through with it, but I'm sure you deserve someone else soon," I smiled at him and held his hands. I touched them and they were soft...really soft.

"Pero...siya pa rin naman yung pinipili ko araw-araw kahit alam kong parehong tao pa rin yung hinahabol niya hanggang ngayon," He chuckled and his eyes were watery this time.

I don't know what to feel about this. I really don't know what to tell him.

"It's okay to choose her everyday and night, and it's fine to love her hanggang sa gusto mo pa siyang mahalin,..." I spoke and breathe deeply and thought about the next word I'm about to say to him.

"Even though she's chasing another man at alam mo na masasaktan ka rin sa huli, it was still your choice to love her after all," he looked into my eyes that he was trying to say something to me.

"Loving doesn't hurt, you know?"

"If the case is you only think of your love for her, and you don't care who she likes and to be with and that's good for you though," I ended my thoughts.

"She likes me too...I was her first in everything, we make love too,"

Now, I am more confused about what he's saying to me maybe because He's drunk? But I don't think he is though.

"Looks like you're willing to be her rebound," I tried to joke to lessen the atmosphere but he did just laugh it out.

"Of course I am, she knew I deserve someone new and she knows it was her," he said.

"I think you should stop drinking now," I said because I was wrong when I thought he wasn't drunk at all. He has been drinking since he got here, maybe? I don't know but I can feel it my sense that he is drunk. And I was right, maybe I will be the one driving him home.

"Look who's talking as if she weren't like this the other night," He chuckled.

"Duh, whatever just stop drinking na Kio," I rolled my eyes.

"Lavinia,"

He called my name.

"Kale,"

"I think I just like someone new," He stared at me.

"Really?" I raise a brow.

"Yeah," He was still staring at me.

"Okay, good for you,"

"No, it's good for you though,"

He said. I was blank for a moment but then realize what he was trying to say, my brows furrowed out of frustration but he was just laughing at me while his eyes were still on mine.

"I think I really like you, Lavinia,"

He said and smiled.

"You should tell me that once your sober," I said.

Dahil ayoko ng umasa kahit na gusto ko siya o hindi ayoko pa rin maniwala sa mga drunken words ng mga tao, dahil na realize ko even if he, she likes you first there's a chance that you will fall for her too.

Takot ako sa wala.

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