Jen's POV
I sighed in relief, watching Kamala chat animatedly with Paolo and the others. Two days na ang nakakaraan nong bumalik si Hachiro galing sa emergency trip niya sa Singapore at eto nga, super effort naman si loko para lang mapasaya si Kamala.
How lucky my best friend is. Tsk tsk. Kung meron lang akong ganyang jowa nako!
"Jen..." a voice broke through my thoughts, pulling me back to reality. Nandito nga pala ako sa reception table dahil wala akong masyadong work. Tinapos ko na kahapon dahil may monthly period ako ngayon, ayokong nakaupo lang.
Nang makita ko ang taong tumawag sa pangalan ko, my brows furrowed in surprise. Monique. Kaagad din akong tumingin saglit kay Kamala na busy naman sa pakikipag-usap kela Paolo. Tinignan ko ulit si Monique saka hinawakan sa braso para ilabas sa restaurant.
Paglabas namin, binitawan ko siya, careful not to be too rough. After all, she's pregnant, and I'm not the kind of person who would do anything to harm a woman carrying a child.
"Anong ginagawa mo dito, Monique??" I asked, my voice tinged with frustration. Akala ko ba ayaw na niya kaming makita? The last time we spoke, she made it clear she didn't want to see us again. That's why she left the apartment we were renting after our last argument.
She had wanted to talk to Kamala about Jay, insisting that he 'can't forget' her. That cursed man. Pero hindi ako pumayag kaya nagwala siya at umalis sa apartment. And now, here she is again, showing up out of the blue.
"Can I talk to Kamala for a second?" her eyes pleaded with me, trying to evoke sympathy, but I wasn't buying it. One of my eyebrows shot up in disbelief. She's playing the victim again, just like she always does—but I know better now. She's no innocent in this mess.
Pero wait... mukha siyang stress na stress sa itsura niya, almost as if the weight of the world was pressing down on her. Nakaramdam bigla ako ng awa para kay Monique. Err.
"Sinabi ko na sayo, Monique. Hindi pwede. She's finally recovering from what you and Jay put her through, kaya wag mo na siyang guluhin. Isa pa, ayaw namin ng gulo. She sacrificed her happiness for you, Monique." I know that came out harsh, pero masisisi niya ba ako?
Honestly, hindi ko alam bakit kinakausap ko pa siya e. Yung ginawa niya sa friendship namin, hindi katanggap tanggap. We were sissies. Best friends. Close friends. Pero nagawa niyang saktan si Kamala over a guy? And not just any guy—why did it have to be Jay, of all people?
At first, I'll admit, I felt sorry for her. She's our best friend. Itinuring ko na din siyang parang kapatid ko. Pero ayaw niya talagang tigilan si Kamala. She'd pop up out of nowhere, pleading with Kamala to let Jay go. Hello? Wala na nga sila e. Ano pang gusto niya. She doesn't make any sense. Tsk.
"This is for my child's sake, Jen. I'm so stressed right now. Hindi ko na alam kung anong gagawin ko dahil ayaw panagutan ni Jay ang bata!!" bigla nalang siyang sumigaw at tuliro. Napatingin din ako sa paligid kasi merong ilang tumingin at huminto pa. Wow ah! Mga chismoso't chismosa. Tsk.
But didn't she bring this upon herself? She needs to learn her lesson. And besides, I can't just overlook what she did. She was in the wrong.
"Monique, wala na sila. Kamala's moving on and finding happiness again. Hindi na niya guguluhin ang relasyon niyong dalawa ni Jay, okay? She's finally found her peace and happiness, so please, wag mo ng sirain pa yong kasiyahan ni Kamala ulit." tinalikuran ko na si Monique kasi baka magbago ang isip ko.
Sigh.
Humawak ako sa sentido ko kasi feeling ko na-stress ako bigla. Ugh.
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Monique's POV
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