Secretly Dating Her (Spotlight Series #1) [Complete]

Chapter 28

"Let's break up."

Her voice echoed. I couldn't process what she said.

Those are the words I don't want to hear from Jayde; I didn't expect her to say those words.

"What?" I asks like a dumb.

She sat there on her couch with her head down. Ako naman, parang tangang nakatayo lang sa harapan niya.

Iritado siyang nag angat ng tingin sa akin.

"I said let's break up. Do you want me to translate it in tagalog for you to understand it better?"

This person in front of me is different from the Jayde I know. She's not Jayde.

"W-what...h-happened to you?" My voice quivered. "This is not you, baby." Halos mangiyak ngiyak kong sabi.

She sigh heavily and stand up. Her hands were inside her pockets.

"Nothing happened to me," she replied simply. "Kaya umuwi ka na."

Nanginginig ang mga paa kong naglakad papunta sa kanya. Halos madurog ang puso ko nang iiwas niya ang braso niyang hahawakan ko sana.

"Don't you understand, Reeve? I want a break up. Let's break up. Huwag mo na akong tanungin kung bakit, at huwag mo nang ipilit ang sarili mo sa akin." Marahas niyang sabi.

Agad ko siyang sinampal na ikinagulat niya.

"WHAT THE FUCK JAYDE? YOU SAID YOU WANT A BREAK UP AND YOU WOULDN'T LET ME KNOW WHAT ARE YOUR REASONS?" umiiyak kong tanong.

Nakita ko ang pag igting ng mga panga niya.

"Let's break up... ayokona, Reeve." Halos pabulong niyang sabi.

Agad ko siyang pinagsusuntok sa balikat niya na hindi niya naman pinigilan.

"YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO MARRY ME! YOU SAID IN TEN YEARS YOU'LL PROPOSE AGAIN! YOU SAID YOU WON'T LEFT ME." I cried so hard, I couldn't see her reaction because my eyes were blurry.

"You should go home, Reeve," tanging sabi lang niya. "Wala na tayo kaya wala ka ng rason para manatili rito."

Agad ko siyang sinapak.

"Jayde, mahal na mahal kita. Huwag mo namang gawin sa akin 'to, please. Baby please, let's talk. What happened? What did I do? What do you want me to do?"

Narinig ko ang marahas na pagkabasag ng vase.

Jayde is gritting her teeth while punching the table. Her eyes were watering.

"You should go home." Bulong niya. "Huwag mo na akong pahirapan."

Pumikit siya nang mariin, at nang buksan niya ulit ang mga mata niya, wala na akong emosyong nakita roon.

She looked at me expressionless, like I'm just a stranger visiting her house.

Niyugyog ko siya.

"What the fuck happened to you? Maayos naman tayo bago ako umalis, ah? Nag-usap pa tayo tungkol sa anniversary natin, tapos ito ang ibubungad mo sa akin? Break up, really, Jayde?"

"Yeah, break up. I want a break up." She looked at me. "I'm letting you go, so please let me go also." She almost begged.

Suminghap ako dahil sa sakit ng salitang binitawan niya.

"Akala ko ba, mananatili ka sa akin? I thought we're going to reach our dreams together?"

Ang dami kong gustong ibato na tanong sa kanya. Ang dami naming plano. Paanong humantong kaming dalawa sa ganito? Napabayaan ko ba siya? Mas masiyado ba akong naging selfish? Napagod ba siya dahil ako na lang palagi ang iniintindi niya?