Mischief Moon (Seventh Series #2)

CHAPTER 25

HIM

We were both inside the car, sitting silently. Peach was leaning back against the headrest, eyes closed. Surprisingly the atmosphere was comfortable this time...

"I hate him..." Napatingin ako sa kanya, taken aback when she suddenly spoke up, "But... I don't know why I'm still coming back to him, I'm just so confused..." I slowly nodded. Napatingin naman siya saakin.

"Kaya nga parang hindi din ako makapaniwala nung sinabi mo na gusto mo ako." She added.

". . . what do you mean?" Pagtataka ko.

It sounded so off to me...

"It's because I'm not that... likeable."

"That's ridiculous!" I suddenly blurted out, surprising myself. I heard Peach chuckle for a bit before continuing. I stared at her as she shook her head.

"You don't know how some people see me, Jun. Besides I know that you only like me for my looks." I was taken aback by that sentiment, and somehow found myself feeling guilty, for it was true- but I don't know, lately parang... there's something more to these thoughts.

". . . t-that's not true." I said as I tried to cover up my ego. Tumawa naman si Peach sa sinabi ko.

"Sure ka?" She teases, looking at me with glint in her eyes.

"Whatever... but on a serious note, you may have thought about this, but you shouldn't really care for what people think of you or say about you. You know yourself better than anyone."

"But how can you know who you are if you don't even like yourself?"

"Then start loving yourself first."

"You make it sound so easy..."

"It's not, but you just have to try and try right?" She scoffed.

"I did... and it didn't work out." She says as she looks away.

"Then maybe there's something that's stopping you from actually doing it?"

"Huh?"

"A factor? Like some kind of obligation that's stopping you..."

She seemed to stay silent at that. I didn't know what to say to break the silence but eventually ended up forcing it out of me. "I mean that's just an example- I don't know..." I awkwardly scratched my nape.

We were both quiet after that, napatingin ako sa labas, gray clouds covering the sky and suddenly, the rain pattered against the wind shield of the car. Ugh, wala pa naman akong dala na payong ngayon...

"You know, ang relationship ko with Hayden began back in high school... we were both happy, he was so kind to me back then, always sweet, caring, and he used to always support me and has been there for me ever since..."

". . . what changed?"

"Nung sinagot ko na siya, we were already in our senior year... and suddenly he began to change into this person that I don't really recognize."

"What did he do?"

"At first, all was good, but he started to make up these excuses and make rumors about us... that I always give it to him. Na parang puta niya lang ako." I suddenly felt my blood boil.

"What?" I said as my brows furrowed.

"Yeah, but the actual truth was that it only did happen once, a week before we broke up. I didn't understand why he was acting so cocky and disrespectful towards me..."

"He got what he wanted, that's why." I said with a stern voice. She suddenly let out a chuckle.

"Are you speaking from experience?" She jokes. Bigla naman na wala yung galit ko and smiled, rolling my eyes.