The Badass Girl in Whitehaven Palace

Chapter 42

A tear fell from my eye. Why it has to be today? Kung kailan namang kailangang-kailangan ko siya ay may kayakap naman siyang iba. Kung kailan kailangan ko ng pahinga ay nagpapahinga rin siya sa iba.

Giovanni... why it has to be today?

I was about to turn my back when I heard what Alona had said.

"Why don't you ask her?"

I saw how Giovanni faked a smile as he averted his gaze away from her.

"I..." He trailed off, bowing his head. "I'm afraid I could hear it directly from her."

I stiffened. Did Giovanni... perhaps know my real identity?

Does he knew?

A tear fell from my eye as I step backward.

Lutang akong naglakad-lalad sa kung saan. Nakarating ako sa isang park, iba sa kinaroroonan nila ni Giovanni at Alona.

I have decided to stay the night here. After what happened earlier, I don't have the gut to come back in Whitehaven Palace. Ang kapal-kapal naman ng mukha ko kung babalik ako ro'n gayong alam na pala ni Yael ang totoong pagkakakilanlan ko.

I'm afraid I could disappoint the other Silvestres. I'm afraid I could disappoint Mr. Silvestre. I'm afraid I could disappoint Dad for having a thoughts of regret for being a Quijano.

I sat down in a swing. For hours, I tried to divert my attention by swaying the swing that I had sat down... but I failed. The thoughts of being me, a Quijano, one of their fucking rival, is haunting me.

I closed my eyes as I heaved a deep sigh, stopping swaying the swing. Kasabay ng pagmulat ng mga mata ko ay ang pag-agos ng luha ko. Parang kailan lang no'ng nasaktan ako dahil hindi ako isang Quijano. Parang kailan lang noong pinangarap kong sana ay totoong Quijano ako. Hindi ko alam na masasaktan din ako dahil naging isang Quijano ako.

Life sucks. Life is unfair.

There were times that you would think you're unlucky. There were times that you would think you're lucky. Hindi natin alam na yung gusto natin noon ay magiging daan din pala para masaktan tayo ngayon.

I was staying the night in a swing when the rain has started to pour. I was a bit panicking but as soon as the reality hit me, I came back to my senses.

Fuck! Reality hit me hard!

I was sitting down on the swing, letting the rain dripping down on my body. I was crying, letting the rain covers my tears. For a moment, I'm glad that it rained, for it is a temporary cover for my tears, that I'd let the world know that I was in a miserable state. That I was in agony.

"Aaliyah!"

I smiled bitterly, the mixture of my tears and the rain dripping down on my cheeks.

How ironic. I was hallucinating that Giovanni's coming for me. That he was concerned to me.

He isn't, is he? He was currently resting. He was currently resting on the embrace of another girl.

"Aaliyah!"

I looked up at him. A mixture of worry and fear is all I could see on his face.

Nagulat ako nang biglaan niya akong hinila patayo at mahigpit na niyakap.

I wasn't hallucinating?

I was about to push him when I saw how his shoulder move. I saw how he sobbed loudly. It was as if he's suffering. It was as if he's afraid. It was as if he's scared.

"I thought you left me."

Natitigilan ako sa sinabi niya. "G-Giovanni."

Mas lalong humigpit ang yakap niya. "Nagpapahinga lang ako sandali, nawala ka kaagad sa bahay. Nagpapahinga lang ako sandali, hindi ko sinabing umalis ka."