Broken Hearts (Completed)

Chapter 48

I went ahead and had agreed to another blind date na sinet-up ng isang waitress na pinoy sa West Hollywood restaurant dahil pinilit nya ako at excited na excited sya for me to meet her pambato. Ayaw ko na sanang makipag-blind date pero mapilit talaga sya. I told myself that that would be the last, after, ayoko na. I'd meet men on my own after this.

Nagpalitan lang kami ng text ni Arvil, the guy I was supposed to be seeing, kung saan kami magkikita. Maaga ako sa usapan namin.

I always wanted to be early on blind dates para if delikado, if I have a bad feeling or if ayaw ko ng ka-date, I can just dash out before I get in too deep.

I was at the bar nibbling on nuts and having scotch killing one more hour before my blind date when I saw a living nightmare: Ron, the ex, in his full handsome and debonair glory, on a date with another woman. Oh no, no, no, no!

There were so many things wrong with the whole picture of me being there seeing them. I wasn't ready, what if my date was bad looking and they'd see and they looked perfect, out of a photoshoot. They were laughing and they were staring into each other's souls na parang walang bukas to appreciate their beauty. Sh1t naman o!

He looked really, really dashing. Mukhang nakabuti sa kanya ang paghihiwalay namin? Fvvvvcck! Sh1t, sh1t, sh1t!

I had to look at myself. I was wearing my old light gray dress and worn out black sandals. Bakit ba ito ang sinuot ko?!

The girl he was with turned, and I saw that the woman looked so fine, so sophisticated and so perfect that I doubted my sexuality. She was that good-looking that I checked her out. She looked like she hangs out with Blake Lively and Taylor Swift. Sumasampal ang ganda nya and I was hurt by it all.

That's it! I'm leaving this place. I paid for my drinks and went out.

Bakit ngayon ko pa nakita si Ron? Bakit sa ganito pang sitwasyon? Bakeeet?!

Marami pa 'kong nabangga on my way out sa pagmamadali ko. Kung kelan ka naman stealth mode saka ka pa nakakabulahaw. Sana hindi mapansin ni Ron na andito ako. OMG Lord. Please.

Sa wakas nakalabas rin ako. I immediately asked for my car.

Sana bilisan ng valet. Sana...

I was already planning the evening. Bibili ako ng ice cream at ipapark ko ang sarili ko sa harap ng TV at manonood ako ng Definitely Maybe. Pwede ring kainin na 'ko ng lupa dito.

I waited for the valet to get my car when someone touched me on my arm. Oh noes! Please don't be Ron! Lumingon ako and saw Matt.

Phew akala ko si Ron. "Matt!" nasigaw ko in my pleasant surprise.

Sa paglingon ko nakita kong nakita na 'ko ni Ron at palapit na sya. "Good thing you're here," sabi ko kay Matt and kissed him on the cheek sa pagkataranta. I wouldn't want Ron to think I had no guy. Huh! Andito si Matt! We went out. Sa Dog Park. We have a dog named Stars.

Nagulat si Matt. "Hey, um, Chloe? I'm actually on a date," bulong ni Matt sa'kin na may kasama pala na naka-angkla pala, natatakpan nya lang. She was a small Latina eyeing me wrong.

"Oh sorry," sabi kong namula. Masama ang tingin sa'kin ni Ate.

Nakita kong nakita yun ni Ron at malamang narinig dahil natawa sya. Grrr... Ang yabang... Natatawa pa.

"Sorry too. I thought you didn't like me. You stopped returning my calls, you stopped taking the classes-" patuloy ni Matt na hindi ko na pinansin. Tinalikuran ko na sila para matalikuran rin ang natatawang si Ron.