Mr. Wrong (Mr. Series #1)

Chapter 34

I couldn't speak. I don't know what to say.

Even I found what he said and especially what he did to be confusing.

Why did he kiss me all of a sudden? Gusto ko siyang tanungin, pero masyado akong takot sa maaari niyang isagot. Did he say his heart beats faster for me? What else does it mean if he doesn't love me?

I backed away. "Give me a moment," I said as I hurried to the powder room, but before I was about to enter, I noticed a woman looking at us. She was sitting behind me. I glanced at the man I was on a date with and saw him looking at her too. That gaze is different from what he gives me every time. That was how he looked at me that night.

And my questions were answered.

I gulped as I decided to go ahead to the powder room to face myself and question why the hell am I doing this?

Is that the woman he loves? Siya ba ang dahilan kung bakit sinabi ni Jhon Rey sa akin na hindi niya ako mahal at hindi siya magiging handa para sa akin? Dahil mayroon siyang iba? Kung gano'n, bakit niya ako sinipingan ng gabing iyon kung may mahal siyang iba? Bakit niya ako ginalaw?

I sniffed as I continued looking at my reflection. Why am I wearing this kind of outfit? Why did I make myself pretty for this?

Naalala ko kung paano niya ako hinalikan kanina at kung paano niya rin binawi iyon gamit ang kaniyang mga salita. Hinalikan niya ako para ipakita sa babaeng nasa likod ko ang lahat. Gusto niya akong gamitin para pagselosin ang babaeng iyon. Iyon marahil ang dahilan kung bakit niya ako inimbitahang lumabas. Ito siguro ang tinutukoy niya nang sabihin niyang kailangan niya ako.

I closed my eyes as I proved myself right.

It seems that what Jhunel told me before was right. Bakit ba kasi hindi ko naisip na imposibleng walang karelasyon si Jhon Rey kung ganoon kagwapo ang mukhang meron siya? I shouldn't have pushed myself into that trap.

I took a deep breath before I went out. The woman at the table next to us has disappeared. I sat in front of Jhon Rey, and I noticed that there was something different about him. Our drinks also arrived, so I drank while I waited for him to speak, but he never spoke to me again.

Even when we got out of that coffee shop. He was not saying a single word. He seems preoccupied and has forgotten about me.

I never insisted on starting a conversation. I'm just following him on foot. His phase is getting faster, and I can't seem to keep up with him.

I suddenly felt dizzy, especially now that I noticed how intense the heat was. Naka-heels pa naman ako, kaya hindi ako makahabol sa paglalakad niya. Hindi ko pa alam kung saan siya patungo at hindi ko siya matawag dahil hinahapo na ako sa pagsunod sa mabilis niyang paglakad.

"Jhon Rey, wait!" pilit kong sigaw sa kabila ng kawalan ng hininga.

Hindi niya ako narinig. Mahina ba ang boses ko o nakalimutan niya lang na may kasama siya? Nakalimutan niya bang niyaya niya ako rito sa date na 'to? Bakit niya ako iniiwan?

Dahil sa pagsunod ko kay Jhon Rey ay huli na nang makita kong may makakabangga ako. Someone bumped into me, causing me to lose my balance. After that, I was dazzled by the sunlight, and my vision went dark.

I just woke up in an ambulance, feeling a little unwell.

"She's awake now," said a woman whom I didn't know. I got up from lying down. The woman helped me do so.

"How are you feeling?" I saw a man who was beside her. He seems to be her husband.

I estimated myself but still felt dizzy for my sudden collapse earlier. Right, nahimatay ako kanina habang hinahabol si Jhon Rey.