Isabela
Drunk
After he visited the dorm, he then left together with his ford raptor. I kept smiling when I got back inside the dorm. I didn't expect he owned dormitories already.
I was proud of my man... Well, it was still not official, but he was my man.
Days passed, Ate Thalia wanted to hangout with me so we could eat. She brought her son with her, si Ibrahim. Nasa kanila Lola Amelia lang kami, sa East Coast Cafe. We ordered lattes and smoothie naman kay Ibra. Lola Amelia wasn't around, maybe she was at their house.
"Punta ka ha sa alumni natin. Sunduin kita!" Ate Thalia said.
"Yes, ate! I'll be there. Mauna ka na, te. May duty pa kasi ako nyan tas magpi-prepare pa ako. Baka gabi na ako makapunta." I smiled after sipping on my latte. Ibra was beside her, he was enjoying his food.
"Basta pumunta ka ha!"
"Oo, te. Pupunta ako." I replied, but I glanced at Ibra. I was fascinated by how handsome his son looked. "I really did not expect na si Kuya Inres pala mapapangasawa mo, Ate!"
She choked her drink, and she started chuckling. "I actually did not expect it, Isabela. Mabait naman pala sya tsaka grabe sya kung mag mahal."
"Aw, I'm so happy for you, Ate!" I softly replied. "By the way, Ate. I met Kuya Uno's wife, sobrang ganda pala nya. She was younger than us pala."
"Oo si Heterez. Mabait 'yan sya. Mahal na mahal din ni Uno!"
I let out a huge sigh. "I missed being loved. I miss when someone takes care of me. I miss Art Hervin."
"Aw, ano nang update sa inyong dalawa?" She seemed curious now. "Sana naman magkaayos na kayo at maipagpatuloy nyo ang love story nyo sa kabila ng lahat."
Well, I hoped so. Sana nga. I didn't want to assume, but it got better. I felt like things went smoothly these days even though he was unresponsive sometimes.
"Sana nga, Ate! Ewan ko ba, natatakot ako, e! He seemed very successful already na para bang he didn't need anyone anymore, he didn't need a woman anymore in his life. Alam mo 'yon? He looked so secure already. Para bang ewan ko, he lives his life to the fullest. I'm really so happy for him kahit na inagaw ng tadhana ang panahon na dapat ay nandoon ako sa panahong he started building his success."
She smiled at me then she reached for my hand. "It's still not yet the end, Isabela. You can still start, hindi mo naman kasalanan ang lahat kung bakit sya nasaktan. Biktima ka lang din naman ng Daddy mo at ng pamilyang Florentino. Besides, mahal ka ni Art. Ipaglaban mo lang sya."
We didn't stay longer in the cafe, we decided to go home when Ibra started having tantrums already because he was sleepy. I got home then I changed into my pajamas right away, I was ready to go to bed since I was full.
In instagram, I saw Art Hervin's instagram stories so I viewed it. He posted random things, then lastly I took a swallow when he posted a story of himself in a fully body shot in his terrace, then he was only wearing shorts, he had no shirt on which tempted me to look on his abs. As his arms crossed, the muscles were so defined. Nakatingin sya sa gilid tapos nakangiti. I reacted a heart on it.
Who could be the one who took a photo of it? Sino kaya? It looked like it wasn't a simple self-timer camera. It seemed like someone really took a photo of it. Inisip ko 'yon boung gabi kung sino ang nagkuha nito. It did not help me, it just made me overthink.
The next day, I had a short seminar about sex education somewhere in Marci Alli. In the West Coast. I was with Aivee, my assistant nurse. We had the medical mission in the covered court. I was just wearing a white T-shirt and high waist jeans. Nagsapatos lang din ako.
