A Marcos

Truth

He looks so surprised, "What?" and came closer to me, I can't help but to look down. "What did you say?"
I look at him with no hesitation very much confident, "I'm breaking up with you."
His reaction changes, I can see how much he tries not to cry. "Why?"
He came again trying to say it clearly. "I only ask you for time, Max. I have plans for us. I planned to introduce you publicly. I only ask for time."
"why-.." he keeps grasping his hair then keeps walking around.
He came back again to me. "or are you taking advantage that all of my brothers like you?"
I didn't stop myself from slapping him. "Fuck you."
"Fuck you, Sandro." I state and walked away.
The pool caught my attention, I removed my shoes on and jump off there swimming all away my thoughts. I saw some bottle of beers on my side. I swam on that direction and let out my full force screaming my emotions and threw the bottles as it went scattered all over the floor.
I yelled with all my might splashing the water and letting out all of my anger on Sandro.
"All out now?" I sight my direction to someone who is talking and saw Simon on the left sitting down.
"what are you doing here?" I asked him annoyed.
"I live here, lady bug." He answered.
I let go with my furrowed brows. "so why swimming?"
"Makes my hot head be cold." I said with no emotions at all.
"Oh. That's how it is." He replied.
I spot him holding a cigarette and he lights it up.
"you're smoking?" I asked him with my brows curled again. I didn't know he was smoking and I hate guys who smokes.
"uh yeah, obvi." He answered.
"why?" I continued.
He chuckled, "what do you mean why?"
"I mean why are you smoking." I adds.
"Because I'm smoking." He laughs.
I look away playing with water, "you should stop." I suggest.
"what would I get on you if I do?" He stared at me, probably waiting for my response.
I gape at him, very much curios of what is the right answer to his question.
"Hey." We both look at it and it was Vincent.
"Imma borrow her for an hour, we're off for a party." He announced.
"I should come." Simon said.
Vincent made a face, "Oh, don't be like Sandro." Simon guffaw.
He helped me to get out of the pool and Vincent went over as well to put some towel all over me. "I'll see you later." I told him and he just nod. "see you bro." Vincent farewelled too.

Vincent discussed to me about the party so I took all of the time I have to get ready. I blowered my hair and wore a clothes that is fit on the theme. I immediately went down though Vincent is waiting already then we both head out for the party.
He greeted lots of people and never forgets to introduce me as well.
He handles me a red cup, "thats vodka." He remind. "And its okay to drink as long as I'm on sight."
I nod and gulp it off scoffing, "ugh, I miss the taste."
He took the cup budly making a face. "Okay, that's it."
I took it back and ask on the guy holding the vodka. He poured it all over without looking at Vincent. "You promised me I'm allowed to drink."
"Just don't gulp it." He said.
"Don't worry, My alcohol tolerance is very high." I remind.
He deride, "Uhuh, you better make sure of that Maxine."
"what if we'll take a bet if who gets drunk first." I suggests wide smiling.
"Not for me, I have to drive you home." I pout on how he refused on my suggestion.
My eyes sparkle upon spotting my favorite game. He looks at it when I point, "Beerpong!!"
I pulled him. "Come."
"Hey," He scolds. "Chill lady."
"Can I join?" I told everyone.
"Yeah sure." One of them answered and all of it agreed.
I stretch myself while Vincent's looking at me distress, everyone cheered for me as I was the next one to play.
I threw the ball and it hits a cup. "chug chug chug!" I joined them shouting.
My opponent hits a target too, "lucky." I comments smirking.
He has this cute smile back on me as well. Vincent scoff and came over to me. "Let's go! You're already drunk!"
I fight back on him gently, "I'm not."
"Plus, I have to take my consequences." I sneered while blinking my eyes at him trying to be pacute.
"Bottoms up! Bottoms up!" Everyone cheered.
He took the cup, "No." He demands.
I got it back and gulp it off, everyone cheered for me.
"Okay, now time to go home!" Now, I can't let go from his tight hold.
"Hey, I'm still having fun." I said to him.
"You're drunk." He said.
"I told you--I'm not.."
We were both talking when we got interrupted by a girl. "Vincent."
Vincent's eyes grew bigger upon seeing her. "Sam,"
He immediately lets go of my hand which gives me the signal to familiarize the girl. "What are you doing here?"
"I love parties, you know that." The girl replied then went to look at me upside down. "You must be Maxine?"
"Yeah, I'm Maxine." I responded more classy. I mean who the heck this girl is?
"I'm Samantha-- Vincent's girl.."
"friend." Vincent finishes.
We both look at him. Why do I have a bad feeling about this? He went back on pulling me. "Let's go."
"Hey, wait. Didn't you tell her yet?" That caught my attention.
I let Vincent's hand go. "Tell me what?"
"Not now, Sam. I beg you." Vincent's statement gives me a weird feeling.
"What about it?" I look at Vincent. "And what's with the begging?" very much confused.
"Lighten me up, please." I gape the girl.
He looks at Samantha shaking his head.
"Dude he's just playing with you." She spilled.
My mouth hung open. It felt like my heart had been stabbed consistently and I can sense that my vision is slowly turning black.
"Samantha. Enough." He scolds.
"We planned this a long time Max, we knew all along that you and Sandro are together so we had to do something. I'm Vincent's girlfriend for goodness sake and your beautiful family wanted you to get married right? I know I have to do something about it, I wouldn't let that happen." she continues.
"I told him to do something so that you and Sandro will break up and that for your parents to realize that you do not belong to marry a Marcos. You cannot marry a Marcos."
"So yeah, he comes up with a plan to make you fall inlove with him. I mean it wasn't hard for him though especially knowing that you had a very huge crush on him. It's an advantage."
"As you can see, everything goes well. And it's for your own good. Wag ka ng umasa na may isang anak si tito bong na magugustohan ka Max. You're nothing but just a cousin-- a little sister perhaps. And that stays that way. They all gonna use you to make their parents proud, gusto mo ba yun? you're just like a trophy, papasapasahan for satisfaction. " she ends up spitting every word on my face.
I can detect now the vibration on my chest which makes me harder to breath normally. My body is shaking and it feels like I'm not in control of it.
"You're nothing but a poor adopted girl who needs to marry a Marcos to be one, did you know how cheap it is to hear?" She continued.
"I said that's enough!" Vincent yelled.
"She has to know Vincent!" she defends.
Vincent pulled both of my shoulder to face him. "Hey, listen to me." His eyes are so red with his very pinkish face.
"Was that..true?" My voice cracks.
"That was before everything, Max. I love you, Max. Truly. It just made me realize how wrong it was." He tries to explain.
I'm on 50/50 of believing him. Its Vincent after all, he promised he won't gonna lie. He promised me he won't gonna hurt me, not anymore. I trusted that. I really did.
"Oh come on, Vincent. You texted me that the plans are working when you kissed her on the falls. You knew it right you'll be able to get her because you know all she wants, all she craves, all she needs. You knew it Vincent, you knew you can play her up on your fingers." Samantha inserted.
He faced Samantha and points at her. "You don't know anything so shut up!"
Samantha slaps his hands. "Stop messing around Vincent, if you don't wanna hurt her you should've not started it in the first place."
He went back to me doing the same position he did earlier. "Hey, I promise it was never my intention, I stopped just as soon as I realized it.."
"That's why you keep apologizing?" I reminisce. "I thought---" I gasp. "I thought it was all real, I believed it was all real." Now I didn't stop myself from crying, taking all the strength to still speak up even though I do not feel well anymore. It felt like anytime I'll pass out on how my chest badly hurts.
"You're just like them." I wail gently saying those words on him while my tears just keeps on flowing on my cheeks.
"and yes," I actioned my hands. "congratulations, you got me and sandro broke up."
" Because I chose you." I nearly yelled to express myself.
He came closer to me, also sobbing. "I'm sorry, Max. I'm sorry." He tries to pull me for an embrace but I took all the force to push him.
I look at him eye to eye, "when will you stop hurting me?" It felt like I lost my voice.
"Max!" he calls and tries to follow me.
I face him once more, "Do not! Follow me." I grinch my teeth in anger while expressing those.
I hear his cry from a distance while I struggled to walk and grasp on my chest because it's uncontrollably in pain. I fell down, "Max!" Vincent tried to come forward but I fought it off and stood up cross walking and had no idea where to go.
I gasped air but still managed to cry and I ended up on the road. A light almost squishes me in as I outbalance myself once more. The light continues to strike at me and stop just right in front of me. All I can see is Simon helping me to get up.
I came to him and hugged him as tightly as possible, letting it all out there, sobbing with all my might. He didn't let me go too but instead he hugged me back.