End of the day [ON HOLD]

Chapter Two

Ano?! Tinignan ko yung tinuturo nilang lalaki. Para bang huminto lahat, hindi ko alam kung ano dapat kong maramdaman. We stared at each other with wide eyes. Oh how I missed those eyes. I should probably hate them but, I don't. I just can't. I didn't realize na umiiyak na pala ako. Masakit. The moment I looked at him all the feelings came back. Especially, yung pain that he caused me.

I need to get out of here. "Tara na guys. May gagawin pa ko. Please umalis na tayo dito." I feel so weak. Ayoko na maging ganito ulit.

They didn't say anything. They just got up. Habang naglalakad na kami palabas, para bang slow motion ang lahat. Gusto kong bilisan pero hindi ko magawa.

As we walk passed him, ngayon ko lang napansin yung babaeng kasama niya. Nakatalikod siya, looks like she's talking with someone. At nung pagharap niya...

This can't be happening right now.

My eyes went wide. Right now all I could feel is anger. "Ikaw?! Bakit sa dinamirami ng babae siya pa? Bakit ka ba galit na galit sakin huh? Ano bang ginawa ko sa'yo? Bakit-"

I got dizzy and my vision went black. But the last thing I heard was, "I still love you so much. But I had to do it. I'm sorry."

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I opened my eyes, and I noticed that this isn't my bedroom, nor my house. Wait, paano ko napunta dito? Ang naalala ko lang ay nagyaya sila Anne mag-Mcdo kami. Tapos kinukulit nila ako tungkol sakanya na may feelings pa daw. And then kinwento ni Jane yung boyfriend niya. Tapos may-

"Scar? Okay kana ba?" A voice behind me began to speak. When I turned around to look who it is. Oh my gosh. You've got to be kidding me.

"Bakit ka nandito?! Ayoko kitang makita. Please lang." Umiiyak nanaman ako. Ugh bakit ba ganito. Wrong timing naman siya eh.

"Scar, please let me-" I cut him off.

"Scarlet ang pangalan ko! Yung mga taong malalapit lang sa akin ang pwedeng tumawag niyan." I glared at him.

"Okay, uhm, Scarlet. I'm so sorry please let me explain." Lumuhod siya sa harapan ko, habang umiiyak.

"I-explain ang ano? Wala ka nang dapat ipaliwanag pa. Really? Yung pinsan ko pa talaga? Ang daming babae diyan oh. Bakit pinsan ko pa? Ano bang ginawa ko sa'yo? Sabihin mo sakin kasi-"

Before I finish what I'm saying, he crashed his lips into mine. I didn't kiss back at first. It's like, I become weak whenever his lips meet mine. And that is very wrong, but why does it feel so right?

When I finally got my strength, I pulled away. "You can't just show up, and act like nothing happened. And then kiss me! Are you insane?" Gosh, I'm furious. Galit ako sarili ko, kasi bakit ko yun hinayaan mangyari. Galit ako sakanya, kasi masakit parin hanggang ngayon.

"I'm so sorry. Please bigyan mo muna ako ng time para magpaliwanag. Kung bakit ko kasama yung pinsan mo. Walang relasyon sa aming dalawa, okay? Wala." He sighed.

"Okay then, kung wala. Bakit mo siya kasama? Ano? Lolokohin mo rin ba siya kagaya ng ginawa mo sa akin?"

"Just hear me out, okay? And please don't cut me off." I'm surprised he's too calm about this.

"Fine."

"Okay, so the reason why I was with your cousin is, well, I was asking her about you. Kung kamusta ka na, kung masaya ka ba, kung may nahanap ka na bang iba, kung mahal mo pa ba ako.." He whispered the last part. Pero rinig na rinig ko.

I told him to continue, sabi niya nakikipagkita daw siya sa pinsan kong si Cindy every now and then. Tinatanong daw kung kamusta ako, at yung mga chocolates na binibigay pala sakin noon ni Cindy, eh galing pala sakanya. Kaya pala kapag tinatanong ko siya kung kanino galing 'yun, sabi niya sa secret admirer ko daw.

I looked at my watch, and it's 6:30pm. Oh shoot, kailangan ko umuwi ng 7pm. Tutulungan ko pa pala si Mama para magprepare for dinner. Ugh.

"Uhh, John, kailangan ko na palang umuwi. Tutulungan ko pa si Mama. Wait, nasaan nga pala sila Erich, Anne, at Jane?"

"Nung hinimatay ka, dinala ka dito. Tapos umalis sila kasi para daw makapag-usap tayo." He smiled sheepishly.

I nodded. "Ah okay. Mauna na ako. Thanks for letting me stay here for a while."

"Anytime."

As I was about to open the door, tinawag niya ako. "Scar! I mean, Scarlet. Gusto mo bang magcatch up minsan?"

"John, s-sorry pero hindi ko alam."

"Oh, ganun ba. Sige naiintindihan ko," He looked at me sadly. "Wait, uh, ihatid na kita."

"Ha? Hindi na. Okay lang. Kaya ko na 'to."

"Uhm, o-okay. Sige bye Scarlet."

"Bye John." Goodbye.

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"Scar! You're home! Gabi na. Saan ka ba galing bata ka? Nag-aalala na ako sa'yo kanina pa." Sabi ni Mama. Hindi ko muna sasabihin na nakita ko si John ngayon.

"Ah wala po. Umalis lang kami ng mga kaibigan ko."

"Ay ganun ba? Sige. Kumain ka na muna diyan kung gutom ka." I smiled at her.

"Sorry di kita natulungan kanina. Thanks, Ma. Kaso hindi pa ako gutom eh. Magpapahinga po muna ako. Napagod eh. Love you, goodnight!"

"It's okay. Sure, goodnight love you too!"

Inayos ko na yung kama ko. Gusto ko ng matulog, pero hindi ko magawa. Sigh. I closed my eyes, and hoping that maybe, just maybe, when I wake up the ache in my heart would vanish.