After That Night

Kabanata 1

Umbrella

Lumipas na ang limang buwan matapos ang hiwalayan namin ni Asher. I have never felt this good out from a relationship. I smiled to myself.

"Senorita luto na ang umagahan" I heard a soft knock on my room. Madali kong tinapos ang pagaayos. It's our summer vacation kaya wala akong pasok sa paaralan.

Over the past month's Asher was convincing me to get back at him. Nung nakaraan ay sa harap pa siya ng bahay natulog, akala niya ay madadala ako sa ganoong paraan. Nagkakamali siya!

I have boys flocking over me, and hundreds of them sliding to my socials. Kaya what makes him special?

I seated on our long dining table and saw my Dad reading his daily reports.

"Good morning dad!" Sabay halik sa pisngi nito "Where's mom?" Hinayaan ko ang kasambahay namin na ipagsandok ako ng pagkain habang nagtataka kung asan ang Ina.

"She went early to work." Nakita kong patayo na ang Dad sa pagkain "Mauuna na rin ako" paalam nito sakin "Excuse me." I stared at his back na papalayong naglalakad palabas ng bahay.

Oh well, sanay naman na akong hindi kami nagkakasabay lagi sa hapag. Im already immune to this. A slip of Zade's image appeared on my head.

I shook the thought of him. Bakit ko ba iniisip ang isang yon? After that night hindi ko na ito nakita pang muli. I tried calling the unknown number couple of times but it's always unavailable.

Maybe he only see me as a child at nag magandang loob lang na ihatid ako? But im 19! Im not a kid anymore. I rolled my eyes at that thought.

"Girl! I heard Nicole betrayed you. Inggit talaga ang isang yon sayo." I was talking to a friend of mine in my phone that afternoon. "Can't believe na magagawa niya yon sayo!" Dagdag pa nito

I laughed a bit.

"Bagay naman sila. Parehas maasim." Bitterness spread in my system not because im jealous, but because i allowed myself to be in this situation wherein andami namang naghahabol sakin na iba!

I've already moved on with him after 3 days. Ewan ko lang kung siya nakapagmove on na sakin. I smirked.

Binaba ko na ang tawag dahil alam kong she's only fishing for chismis na ikakalat niya to her other friends. Hell i care kahit ibroadcast pa nila to the whole country.

Sa sobrang bagot ay nag shopping na lang ako in a nearby store. This is my therapy, swiping my dad's card.

Nang mapagod ay bumaba na ako para makapunta sa parking lot to put the stuffs in my car. "What the hell?" Bulong sa sarili ng makitang papalapit sakin si Nicole.

"Asan si Asher?!" Bungad nito sakin "Ilabas mo siya! Bitch!" Taken aback from what she said, i was lost. Bakit saakin hinahanap ang cheater na iyon?

"Excuse me? what are you talking about!" Sa sobrang pag roll ng mata ko feeling ko puti na lang nakikita. Is this some kind of stupid game their plotting? "At anong pake ko sa lalaking yon?" I shot

She started crying kneeling infront of me. Unti unti niyang hinawakan ang dulo ng daliri ko. Gulat sa bigla niyang pagluhod.

"Please Dev, sabihin mo sakanyang ako na lang. He will only listen to you! Tell him that we're having a ba-by." Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa pagamin nito sakin.

"You're preg-nant?" Wala sa sarili kong tanong.

I know I've already moved on. Pero iba pala talaga kapag naconfirm mong totoo nga ang nanyayari. Totoong ginago pala talaga ako ng kaibigan ko at ng boyfriend ko. At magkakaroon na sila ng anak?!