Mr. Right (Mr. Series #3)

Chapter 3

Pumasok na ako sa school to see our exam's result and tama nga ako sa gut feel ko, I actually aced it all. I am with Anne now at pabalik na kami sa classroom.

Nakita ko ang pagtigil ng bus sa field at iniluwa no'n ay ang mga varsity players na nagtatawanan. Agad kong nakita si Jhunel. Tumatakbo siya papunta sa dako namin ni Anne.

"Sheen May! We won!" Bati niya na nagpangiti sa akin. I almost forgot that they came from the league. I was so busy recovering myself that I forgot my promise to him that we'd watch their game.

Nakakatuwa na nakakamit niya na ang pangarap niya. At ngayon, posible na rin siyang makatungtong sa PBA dahil magandang credentials 'to sa resume. Malay natin, makapasok nga siya roon.

Anyway, ang swerte nila kasi exempted sila sa exam lahat dahil lang sa laro. Di naman ako naiinggit kasi hindi naman ako marunong magbasketball.

"Congratulations!" Sabay naming bati sa kaniya ni Anne sa kaniya. "We're glad that our university won!"

Pero nawala ang ngiti niya. "Yeah, pero nakakalungkot lang dahil hindi niyo man lang kami pinanood. You promised to watch our game, didn't you?" Nagtatampo niyang sabi. Napatingin naman si Anne sa akin na para bang humihingi ng permisong ibalita kay Jhunel ang nangyari sa akin. Umiling ako.

"I'm sorry. We get so busy because of our final exams," sambit ko.

He nodded as his lips curled. "Biro lang. Syempre, naiintindihan ko 'yon." Ngumiti siya. Agad na may tumunog sa phone niya kung kaya't tiningnan niya iyon. Naglaho ang mga ngiti sa labi niya bago siya napatingin sa akin. I saw how his forehead wrinkled in madness.

"Sheen May, what happened? Is this real?"

Mukhang alam ko na ang tinutukoy niya. Walang makakatakas na article sa kaniya. Of course, it'll be on the news. My miserable life.

Napatingin ako kay Anne. She doesn't know what to say too.

"Is your baby dead?" I saw how he clenched his fist. "What happened? Did Jhon Rey stressed you out? What happened?" He shouted. Hatred quickly replaced the smile that had been on his face earlier when he was bragging about their accomplishments in front of us.

He immediately entered our classroom. Anne and I followed him. And there, we saw how he was firmly gripping the collar of Jhon Rey's uniform.

Maging ang mga kaklase ko ay nagulat sa kanilang nasaksihan.

"What did you do? Fuck! Tell me! What did you do to her?"

My eyes get clouded by tears.

My heart shatters.

"I'm sorry," rinig kong sambit ni Jhon Rey which made my heart tear apart. "It was my fault. I'm sorry, hindi ko siya naalagaang mabuti."

"Fuck you, Jhon Rey! Kung hindi mo pala siya maaalagang mabuti bakit mo pa siya kinuha sa akin?"

I bit my lip. This is not what I came for. This is not the scene I wanted to see.

"Our marriage was fake so if you want to marry her, and give what she truly deserves, you can marry her. I am not deserving of her love. Not even a bit."

Nakita ko kung paano napaupo sa sahig si Jhunel. They were both crying and it was because of me. Kung iba siguro akong babae ay matutuwa ako dahil may mga lalaking umiiyak para sa 'kin but I hate this sight. I hate seeing people hurt by me.

Tila ba ang pagpapalakas ko ng ilang linggo ay nawalan ng silbi. Lalo akong nanghina dahil sa narinig ko. I was planning to talk to him about how he really feels about me, but now he's giving me up.