Kevin and I left for Manila that afternoon.
Hindi ko alam kung saan pumunta si Lee at Brad dahil hindi ko sila nakita pagkatapos namin mag-usap.
While I was packing my stuff, a soft knock on the door made me stop.
The person didn't even wait for me to say to come in.
It was Tracy.
She doesn't look mad anymore.
Nagsorry siya sa nangyari.
Inamin niya na nakakita siya ng opportunity nang makita niya kami ni Lee na pumasok sa iisang stall sa CR.
"I know hindi ko dapat ginawa iyon pero nagseselos kasi ako kay Ate Lee."
"But Tracy, para na kitang kapatid."
"Alam ko," Naiyak siya.
"Kaya nga nahihiya ako sa ginawa ko. Nagkagulo tuloy kayo."
"It doesn't matter. At least now, no one has to hide."
"Blessing in disguise I guess?" Pinilit niya ngumiti.
"Yeah."
Nagpaalam na siya pero bago lumabas ay nagsorry ulit sa nangyari.
***
On our trip back to Manila, Kevin confessed something.
Sinabi niya na pakana pala talaga ni Tita Marga na magsama kami ni Lee sa isang kuwarto.
He was on it the whole time.
Gustong patunayan ni Tita Marga kung mahal talaga ni Lee si Brad.
"Why did she do that?"
"Kasi nga ayaw ni Tita kay Brad. Mayabang nga kasi di ba? Tsaka pareho kami ng iniisip na project lang ni Brad si Lee."
"But it's not up to Tita Marga to decide what Lee wants. What if the opposite happened? Paano kung si Brad ang pinili ni Lee at hindi ako?"
"Kaya nga mabuti na lang na ikaw pala talaga ang mahal ni Lee di ba?"
Hindi ako makapaniwala na pinanghimasukan ni Tita Marga ang lovelife ng pamangkin niya.
Pero nangyari na ang mga dapat mangyari.
Nagkaaminan na kami ni Lee.
We still love each other.
That was what matters.
***
Three days after makabalik from that long weekend, I received a text from an unknown number.
I miss you.
May kutob ako kung kanino galing pero gusto ko makasigurado.
I asked Kevin for Lee's number.
Imbes na sabihin ay shinare niya sa akin ang contact information ng pinsan niya.
It was the same number from the one who just texted.
"I miss you too," I replied.
***
Kung hindi siya nagtext ay wala akong plano na guluhin siya.
May mga bagay pa siya na dapat ayusin.
When I didn't see her that afternoon at Tita Marga's, I left a note on the bed to tell her I was leaving.
I told her that if she was finally free, she knew where to find me.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Long Weekend (A Novelette)
RomanceSidney and Lee broke up but they have an unfinished business. Will they last a weekend without the past getting in the way? *** All rights reserved. No part of this work may be published, distributed, extracted, re-utilized, or reproduced in any ma...
