WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
"What are the chances of getting a great man these days?!" Napapiksi ako nung padarag na umupo si Lolla sa couch ko.
Pinagpatuloy ko nalang ang pagtitipa at hindi siya pinansin. I type suggestions on what material to used for the house and finalized the cost on the material's prizes.
"Come on, Yesh! Damayan mo muna ako" ungol niya. Saglit ko lang siyang nilingon at napaikot ang mata. Her hair was a mess, so as her dress and her eyes. 'Yung mascara niya naka smudged na kakaiyak. SHE is a mess.
"I told you a hundred times already, La. I don't trust that James, sinabi ko na diba? He's bound to break your heart. Ayaw mong maniwala 'eh" this time, tinitiklop ko na ang laptop para harapin siya.
Nalingunan ko siyang pinupunasan ang mata. Now she looks like a panda. May naka open na 'ding beer sa lamesa ko.
"Mahal ko siya, Yesh!" Iyak niya. Sumakit ang mata ko sa kakaroll eyes kaya pumikit nalang ako ng mariin.
"Oh? Anong napala mo sa pagmamahal?" Hindi ko napigilang sabihin. There was an awkward silence before she spoke.
"You know he's back, right? That's why you are so bitter, right? Kaya ka nandito sa condo mo at hindi sa bahay, diba?" Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.
"Hindi 'to tungkol sa kanya o sakin. Tungkol 'to sayo at kay James na hindi mapirmi sa iisang babae. Is this his 5th time cheating on you?" She sob even harder.
"And you still take him every single time?" Matalim na saad ko. Tumango siya sakin. Napabuntong hininga ako. Na i-stress ako sa kanya at hindi sa trabaho ko.
There was a long pause then she broke it with the most terrible news.
"He visited. Kahapon. Nangamusta kay Kody, he stayed for a while then nung nakita 'atang hindi ka uuwi, umalis 'din" I clenched my teeth and reach for the beer in front of us.
"I told you not to open this bottle, didn't I?" Naiinis ko ng saad. She smiled faintly at me.
"I think he still likes you, Yesh" mabilis akong tumayo at dinala ang beer sa kitchen na parang walang narinig.
"No" I whispered as I reach for the refrigerator's door.
"You can't always run like this, Yesh. You know that" I looked at her coldly. Hindi ko napansin ang pagsunod niya sakin sa kusina.
"You know he still likes you. Hindi ka niya hahabul-habulin kung hindi ka niya gusto all these years. You hurt him but he's still wants you" her voice sounds weak and I immediately winced after hearing her tone.
Agad na bumalik sa alaala ko ang nangyari apat na taon na ang nakakalipas.
I told Lolla, my older sister, everything that happens in my life. Sa eskwela, sa mga taong nakakasalamuha, sa trabaho at sa mga nangyayari araw-araw. Except this one thing. Except the things about him.
"You're wrong, La. He did, but now he won't even think it happened"
BINABASA MO ANG
What are the Chances? (Nightfall Series #2)
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