'Who does such a thing?' Ton was walking ahead of me and cursing the whole time.
'Sorry ..'
'You vanished from your own birthday party! You left your sick girlfriend alone, You switched off your phone and now you're here!'
'I was attending an urgent matter.'
'Still........have mercy for that girl will you? She was waiting for you and we don't have an answer for her. Do you know how helpless we were?'
I kept my head down. I am really not a good person.
'Listen Tay, if you don't want to continue your relationship with Mint then please be clear about it. I mean she doesn't deserve to be treated like trash only because you fell out of love.' Ton stopped walking and turned around.
'She is a good girl. She is sick and mentally weak. Don't stress her more.'
'Ton, I said I am sorry. I will take care of this. You are right. I need to make things clear.'
'Hm. I don't want to see my friend doing wrong thing.'
'I know.'
That night I decided to call Mint.
'Tay....' She was sobbing.
'Mint, how are you?'
'Tay I am sorry....I wasn't thinking straight....I shouldn't have said those things.....'
You insulted New in front of me, in my house, on my birthday. It's really hard to forgive you.
'Mint...'
'Tay, listen to me na, I was having a headache and when I saw him talking to you I couldn't control myself.'
'He is your brother Mint....' Adopted but still.
'But he never treated me well you know. He knows very well that I am sick still he deliberately tried to get me worked up.'
When!
I never saw anything like that. Even in private he didn't say anything bad about you!
'You don't know Tay, because of him P Waii hates me.'
Not because of him. That's P Waii's own problem.
'Tonight P Waii specially cooked for him. All spicy seafood. He didn't even think about me!'
Huh! That P Waii!
'No one cares for me Tay except for my parents. Now you also started to avoid me. I have many short comings Tay, I know that but don't neglect me na? I am begging you.' She was crying like crazy.
Shit! I was feeling heavy on the chest.
'Don't leave me Tay, I'll die.'
'Don't say that na. I am sorry....I was busy these days ....' I can't hurt her like this. I know I don't love her but it was me who asked her out first so, I can't just abandoned her. I promised her that I'll be with her, support her.....
I don't know what to do .....
'I want to meet you. Let's have lunch tomorrow.'
'Okay....'
'Good night Tay, I love you.'
'Good night Mint, see you tomorrow.'
I need to think a way to let her know that I want to break up. We will remain good friends after that and I will support her in every way, but.....I will not be her boyfriend anymore. I hope she'll understand.
