SHE'S NOT A SAINT (MIKHAIAH) by: Pinkvettes

Chapter 3: the pain was beating on me like a drum

Aiah

Wednesday
9:45 am

Me: mikhs!!!
Me: forgive me?

6:37 pm

Me: im sorry
Me: u can ignore me all you want pero pumasok ka naman sa training

Thursday
9:53 am

Me: lets talk it out please
Me: i'll see you after first period

11:01 am

Me: mikhs bat ka naman umalis agad?
Me: u cant keep ignoring me

2:05 pm

Me: hinahanap ka na ni coach
Me: no show ulit?

4:31 pm

Me: stop being this childish mikha. may responsibilities ka dito

Friday
10:44 am

Me: talagang di ka magpahabol after classes no

3:38 pm

Me: i miss you
Me: im so lost without my girl
Me: usap tayo mikhs
Me: i feel horrible

Ang hirap naman suyuin ng babaeng to. I've been calling her nonstop too since nagising ako today, hanggang ngayon sa pag uwi ko. It's been fucking days. I feel like a clingy girlfriend. I cringed at that thought.

New message
3:44 pm

Unknown number: hey si Art to hahaha. dont know if u have my number saved pero sama ka mamaya? party ng pinsan ko sa public pool mamaya, g? ill pick u up

Gross. I should just mute everyone except for Mikha para pag nagkanotif, I'll know it's her.

Now I'm getting annoyed. Hindi naman na ata makatarungan to. The injustice suddenly fueled me. I understand may kasalanan ako sakanya, but why is she acting like napakademonic ng nagawa ko at tatlong araw niya na kong di pinapansin? It was unfair that she could stay mad at me for this long while it felt like I couldn't breathe without her. Paano niya to nakakayanan? It wasn't like her to hold a grudge for this long.

I turned off my phone with a sudden change of heart. It was too much. Di niya ko papansin? I can put up a fight. Basta ako, I tried apologizing. She needs to know not to push me to my limits.

My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. I would be lying if I said I didn't wish it was her. Na that was the reason she wasn't replying, siya na pala ang pumunta sakin.

Habang naglalakad papunta sa front door, I grinned imagining all the possible things she could say when she sees me.

Aiah, I missed you too.

Ako yung mali, please forgive me.

I should've stayed with you the whole night.

Ikaw na ang laging uunahin ko.

I liked how it felt, the idea of her begging for me. How the roles could finally reverse.

A wave of disappointment clashed through me as soon as I saw the person on the other side of the door.

"Aiah, can I come inside?" My darling father.

"Pag sinabi kong hindi, maninigas ka lang diyan?"

He sighed. "Is your mom home? Kunin ko lang sana natitirang gamit ko."

"May karapatan ka pa ba when you left it sa bahay na di nakapangalan sa'yo? I'm sure there's a law about it."

"Just let me in, anak. I'll be on my way agad. Don't make this harder than it has to be."