TRIGGER WARNING:
sexual abuse, physical violence and harassment.
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YVES
“Lumayas ka talaga? And now you're staying at Nico's condo?" Sheena repeats the same question for the third time since I started telling them my story.
We’re currently at Havens, the usual spot in VIP rooms.
"Oo nga, paulit-ulit." I sigh, swirling the drink in my glass, the ice clinking against the sides.
“Why don’t you just get your own condo?” Ate Aiah asks, casually sipping her drink, though her eyes are watching me closely, reading every reaction.
I let out a fake laugh. “Dad literally cut off all my access to my credit cards.”
"You’re welcome to my condo, Loi." Ate Aiah offers, leaning back in her seat.
"Sakin hindi, bawal bisita don." sabat naman ni Sheena.
My phone vibrates against the table. I glance and it’s the alarm I set for 8:00, reminding me to head home early dahil baka totohanin ni Uyab yung sinabi niya.
I look at Ate Aiah, hesitant, unsure how to phrase my next words. “Ate Aiah, do you mind if I head home now?”
Both she and Sheena turn to look at me at the same.
“Maaga pa, Ate Loi." Sheena says, her eyebrows raised. “Don’t tell me pinapauwi ka na ni Nico ha?” tanong niya pa sabay turo sa phone ko na hawak ko.
Napakamot na lang ako ng ulo.
"Is she starting to control you? Just like Tito did?" Ate Aiah’s voice cuts through the moment, calm but laced with something that makes me uneasy.
The way she says it—it’s not an accusation, but it lingers in the air, suffocating.
Naguguluhang napatingin ako sa kanya. "What do you mean Ate Aiah?" I manage to ask, though my voice betrays me, trembling slightly with uncertainty.
“Control.” she says simply. “Like how your dad controlled everything in your life… until you finally broke free.”
I shake my head instantly, almost too quickly. "No, Ate Aiah. She's not like that. She's different. She would never try to control me." I say it with conviction.
Ate Aiah gives me a small, understanding smile.
"Alam mo naman na kakakilala mo pa lang sa kanya but I’m not saying na I don’t trust her, I just don’t want you to get hurt like I did."
I also told them that we weren’t actually in a relationship, and yung part na umamin ako... except for the part where I was rejected.
"I'm one hundred percent sure with her, Ate Aiah." I whisper, my hands tightening around the glass in front of me.
"Nico would never hurt me... She’s been hurt before. She knows what it’s like to be abandoned." I try to sound strong and confident.
Ate Aiah shifts beside me, moving closer until her hand cups my cheek gently, her thumb brushing softly against my skin. "Wag kang magagalit sakin ha? I just don’t want to see you get hurt."
Naramdaman ko rin si Sheena na lumapit at sumali sa pagyakap. "Oo nga, Ate Loi. Hindi mo pa nararanasan ang masaktan. And I hope Nico doesn’t make you feel it for the first time."
They’re both speaking from experience, both trying to protect me from the kind of pain they’ve already gone through. They’ve been there—left behind, hurt, betrayed. Maybe that’s why they’re so protective, so scared for me. They’ve seen what love can do to someone, how it can turn so quickly from sweet to devastating.
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