Behind Every Pages

Chapter Thirty-nine:

Lestari

"Pati ba naman ikaw dito na matutulog?" Euradice complained when I arrived at their place late at night.

"Ngayon lang ito, huwag ka nang maarte." nasa sala kami ngayon at mukhang nagising lang sila dahil sa sunod sunod kong pag doorbell sa bahay nila. She furrowed her brow at me, still wearing her satin night dress. Mukhang iniisip niya na kung anong problema ko dahil sa pagpunta ko ng walang pasabi

Meanwhile, Ross was sitting on the stairs, tightly hugging a pillow and seemed to have fallen back asleep in his spot.

She sighed before sitting next to me. "What happened?" she asked, concerned. I glanced at Ross because I felt awkward discussing my problem in front of her boyfriend, who happened to be the best friend of my problem. She looked at Ross and suddenly smiled at the sight of her boyfriend.

Wala na, nakaramdam pa nga ng inggit.

She stood up and gently woke her boyfriend before leading him upstairs. I raised an eyebrow in surprise as I wasn't used to seeing this affectionate side of Euradice.

"So? Ano ngang nangyari?" tanong niya.

Napabuntong hininga ako bago ikuwento ang lahat simula sa umpisa. "Pinagluluto niya pa ako ng paborito kong kare-kare," frustrated na sabi ko. "Sinabi niyang ibibigay niya rin ang titulo ng bahay sa akin huwag lang akong umalis doon sa bahay niya," I said irritably. Naaalala ko nanaman ang araw na iyon na talagang hindi pinakalma ang sistema ko. She remained silent as I continued my rant. I hardly able to catch my breath from talking so much. "And then he even held my face just to say that! What does he think he's doing?!" inarte ko pa ang ginawa ni Ezra sa akin kanina.

Bumuntong-hininga siya bago natawa. "Ang bait-bait ng ex mo tapos galit na galit ka diyan. Ano ba kasing problema don? Mabait lang yung tao."

"Oo, Slyv, mabait siya. Pero pati ba yung sinabi niya kanina part pa rin ng kabaitan iyon?" tanong ko.

"Baka kasi gusto niyang makipagbalikan?" sagot niya.

"What?! Why?!"

"Why not?" she raised an eyebrow.

"He has a girlfriend." hinampas ko pa ang lamesa nila na agad niyang ikinatawa. May girlfriend siya iyon ang point ko.

"The real question is, does he really?" I paused. But what about what I saw in America? Why are they always together? Magkaibigan lang ba sila o ano?

"He does! I-I don't know, I don't know. But they're always together, every time I see Ezra, he's always with Amalia," inilalaban ko ang point ko kahit pa mukhang mali naman ang nalalaman ko. Wala akong nakikita sa social media na nakakapag kumpirma na sila talaga.

"Hindi ka sigurado. Bakit hindi mo siya tanungin?"

"Why would I ask him?"

"Para matahimik na iyan,"

"Matahimik ang alin?"

"’Yang puso mo, kasi gusto mo pa rin siya."

"W-what? H-hindi ganon yun, Sylv. Wala akong gusto kay Ezra,"

"’Yan ang palagi mong sinasabi pero hindi ‘yan ang sinisigaw niyang puso mo," she smiled meaningfully and walked straight to their refrigerator to grab a beer. "Halika, iinom natin ‘yan."

"Ihh ayokong uminom. Para saan ba iyan?" I asked, confused. She ignored me and handed me the beer.

"Because when Ezra is drunk, he expresses his true feelings more." she chuckled, catching my attention. When Ezra is drunk? What true feelings is she referring to?