Thirteen
"Why? Are you going to reconcile with me?"
I saw the excitement on her face. Halos mapairap ako sa nakita kaya't pumikit na lang ako nang marrin.
"No."
Dumilat ako at tinignan siya nang masama. Precious left a while ago as I said I was going to talk to Stephanie. Stephanie looked so uncomfortable on her feet. Hindi niya alam kung paano siya tatayo sa harapan ko.
"Why did you do that to Yvonne?"
She immediately looked away. "I didn't even touch her, Prince." I didn't answer so she looked back at me only to see me raising my brow at her. She rolled her eyes. "So what? I won't stop till you come back to me."
"Don't be so desperate! You don't even love me! You just want me to be with you to be your fucking accessory!" She tried to talk back but she couldn't find the words. "I'm asking you, please, stop this nonsense, Steph. You know what I can do if you won't stop."
This time I saw her tears are about to fall.
"Stop being a brat because I will never be yours. I like her so stop this!" I took a deep breath as she looked away to wipe her tears. "Ako yung lumalapit, Stephanie. It wasn't her fault that I like her. She didn't do anything, she didn't take me away from you because I am the one who's pursuing her!"
She crossed her arms and tried to look tough in front of me but her eyes were bloodshot red. "Why can't you understand that I want you and I'm desperately doing this because I love you?"
"I can't and I won't." She laughed, empty. "Touch her and I won't think twice to make your life miserable."
"Why are you acting like this? Acting like you're his fucking prince who needs to save her sorry ass every time? Huh?" Uminit ulit ang ulo ko sa sinabi niya pero bago pa ako makasagot ay para akong binuhusan ng isang malamig na tubig. "Don't tell me you love her because I know your game. I know what you're doing, Prince. Don't act so fucking innocent."
She laughed. Still acting so touch. I glared at her but she maintained her poise. Stephanie always looked like this, the girl you wouldn't want to mess with. She always put a strong front but deep inside her I know how soft she is. That was the reason why I liked her before.
"I know that you're doing this because of me. I fooled you right? So you're going to take a revenge using Princess. Gagawin mo sa kanya 'yung ginawa ko sayo dati. I didn't know that you're good in acting, too. Pati ako napaniwala mo. Tell me. Until when do I have to wait for this to be over?"
Umiiling ko siyang tinalikuran at naglakad palayo.
"Hey! Where are you going?"
L O R A Y N E
"What are you doing?"
Napatalon ako sa gulat nang may magsalita sa likod ko. Paglingon ko ay nakita ko si Prince na nakakunot ang noo. Kumunot rin ang noo ko at nangati ang palad. Bumigat ang dibdib ko sa lahat nang narinig at bago ko pa napigilan ang sarili ko at lumipad na sa mukha ni Prince ang palad ko.
"Tang ina ka!" Yumuko lang siya at tinanggap ang sampal at mura ko. "Ano? Hindi ka magsasalita? Sabagay, wala ka naman nang ipapaliwanag pa dahil narinig ko lahat. Fuck you, Prince!"
Namuo ang luha sa mata ko. Ramdam ko ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko at pagkirot ng puso para sa kaibigan ko. Sinuntok ko ang dibdib niya.
"Tumingin ka sakin! Hanggang kailan mo balak lokohin ang kaibigan ko, ha?!" Mas nilakasan ko ang suntok sa braso niya kaya't napahakbang siya pabalik. "Sagot!"
"Two months of courtship. Three months of being in a relationship," walang buhay niyang sagot.
Hinila ko ang buhok niya at sinabunutan. Tinanggal niya ang mga kamay ko sa buhok niya at tinulak palayo. Pinagtuunan ko ang braso niya at sinuntok 'yon ng ilang beses. Sinipa ko ang tuhod niya at napaluhod siya sa sakit. Binatukan ko siya!
Galit na galit ako. Limang buwan? Five months niyang lolokohin ang kaibigan ko! Fuck!
"Hayop ka!"
"I didn't even know her before I started this, Lorayne!"
"That's such a fucking lame excuse, asshole!" Binatukan ko siya ulit habang kinakalma ang sarili. Pinunasan ko ang mukha kong nalunod na ng luha ng lungkot at galit. Nakaluhod at nakayuko pa rin siya sa harap ko. "I'm going to tell her about this!"
Nagmadali akong maglakad pero nahawakan niya ang binti ko. "Lorayne, please. Don't."
Lumingon ako sa kanya nang naramdaman kong nababasa ang binti ko. I looked away when I saw him crying. He was crying in front of me because I wanted to reveal his disgusting secret. Ipit na ipit na ko!
I knew Prince since then. Mas nauna ko pa siyang nakilala kaysa kay Princess. I've liked him—no, I love him. Isinantabi ko 'yon nang malaman kong nililigawan niya si Princess pero ito ang malalaman ko. Nadagdagan ang bigat ng dibdib ko nang makita siyang umiiyak.
"Bitiwan mo ko, Prince."
"I will do anything, please."
He looked up at me and his eyes were tearing my heart apart. His eyes were pleading, he was kneeling in front of me. The love of my life is in front of me and begging not to do anything—begging me not to tell my best friend she's been cheating on.
"Please, Lorayne. Please tulungan mo kong itago 'to. Tulungan mo akong mahalin ka para hindi rin ako masaktan."
—and begging me to be part of his cheating.
I'm so sorry, Cess. I really am.
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