I'm In Love With A High Maintenance Lady

CHAPTER 9

CELESTINA's POV

Agad akong sinalubong at niyakap ng aking best friend na si Samantha pagkapasok ko sa loob ng kanyang flower shop.

Samantha: How are you, Celestina?

Iginiya ako ni Samantha papunta sa malaking couch na nasa receiving area ng kanyang flower shop.

Matapos kong makaupo ay tumingin ako kay Samantha na ngayon ay nakaupo na rin sa aking tabi.

Samantha: Water? Juice? Coffee? Tea?

Pilit akong ngumiti kay Samantha at umiling.

Celestina: Don't bother, Sam. Mas mahalaga ang aking sasabihin sa iyo.

Marahang tumango si Samantha at matiim ko siyang tinitigan.

Celestina: That Sophie. That cousin of mine was the reason why Brent cheated on me.

Naniningkit ang aking mga mata habang nagkukwento kay Samantha.

Celestina: Sophie showed Brent some photos of me and Culver together.

Si Culver ang isa sa mga manliligaw ko noong High School pero kailanman ay hindi kami naging magkarelasyon.

Kumunot ang noo ni Samantha at kitang-kita ko ang pagtataka sa kanyang mga mata.

Samantha: May recent photos kayo ni Culver na magkasama?

Tumingala ako at malalim na nagbuntung-hininga.

Pagkatapos ay muling tinitigan si Samantha.

Celestina: Nag-nagkita kami sa isang event last time. Sa isang auction. I didn't know Culver was there. Hi-hindi ko kasama si Brent that time dahil may business meeting siya.

Tumango-tango si Samantha pero hindi nagsalita.

Celestina: We talked for a few minutes. You know, usual kumustahan and everything, but we didn't talk about our past. We don't even have a past.

Tahimik pa rin si Samantha na matamang nakikinig sa akin.

Celestina: I had no idea someone was taking photos of me and Culver talking together. We were laughing and smiling at each other in the photos that Brent showed to me the other day.

Frustrated akong nagbuntung-hininga at umiling.

Celestina: And then 'yon nga, it was Sophie who showed those photos to my husband.

Nakakunot ang noong nagsalita si Samantha.

Samantha: So, what does it have to do with Brent's cheating on you?

Sandali akong yumuko bago muling tumingin kay Samantha.

Celestina: Sophie told Brent that I had an affair with Culver.

Nakita ko ang pagkabigla sa mukha ni Samantha.

Samantha: And Brent believed Sophie's lies right away without asking your side of the story?

Mariin akong pumikit nang ilang segundo bago muling binuksan ang aking mga mata para tingnan si Samantha.

Celestina: Why not? I know Sophie. She's good at lying and manipulating people.

Umiling si Samantha sa aking harapan.

Celestina: Sophie told Brent about my history with Culver. And, of course, dinagdagan ni Sophie ang kwento.

Naiirita pa rin ako sa tuwing naiisip ang sinabi sa akin ni Brent na sinabi rito ni Sophie.

Celestina: Sophie told Brent that Culver was one of my ex-suitors and, eventually, naging kami. But you know the whole story, Samantha. Never naging kami ni Culver.