Ang harsh ni Dan. Pinatay nya na 'ko.
"Oh my God, she died?" tanong ni Joyce. "How sad!"
"I was, very," sabi ni Dan. "I cried myself to sleep every fvcking night. I was inconsolable." Tumingin sya sa'kin. "Umuwi na 'ko sa bahay nun pero walang magawa sina mommy about my misery."
"And then you went to the States," sabi ni Phil.
"After two months yeah. Was there for several weeks. Pero kahit nasa'n ako, all I could think about was her smile, her laugh, her voice and her face when she debates with me? She was adorable, funny and smart. We adopted a kitty together actually. Pati yun iniwan nya," umiling si Dan. "She's dead."
Naiyak si Maria bigla.
"Huy ba't ka umiiyak?!" puna sa kanya ni Gavin.
"Sad eh," si Say ang sumagot.
"Will you marry this person if hindi sya namatay?" tanong ni Joyce.
"I was about to propose to her that weekend bago sya nawala..." sagot ni Dan.
Propose? To me?
"...sa bahay. I had asked Mom to prepare dinner for the family for my homecoming and for my engagement to her..."
Nooo... Really? That's not true.
"...but I lost her," sabi ni Dan.
"Awww," sabi ni Joyce.
"And Liv knows about this?" tanong ni Ted.
"Yes. But she doesn't like the story so don't bring it up with her. Kahit patay na yung tao nagseselos pa rin sya," sagot ni Dan.
I wondered what Liv truly knows.
"I can imagine. Parang mahal na mahal mo pa sya eh," sabi ni Joyce. "What's her name?"
"Love. My Love."
That's me.
"Kung buhay si Love Dan kahit ikakasal ka na kay Liv, babalikan mo ba sya?" tanong ni Maria and knowing what she knows, she's asking the question for me.
Tumingin sa'kin si Dan. "I am staying with Liv."
Fvck sh1t. Pvta. Fine!
Joyce seemed relieved. "Ah okay. Mas matagal kasi ang pinag-samahan nyo ni Liv 'no?"
"Pero the way you talk about her parang mahal mo pa sya," sabi ni Say.
"Memories, those are just memories now. Naka-move on na rin ako," sabi nya.
Nag-kuwentuhan silang lahat about music after that hanggang sa nag-gabi. Wala naman akong ibang maisip kundi ang mga sinabi nya.
Wala na talaga kami. T*ngina naka-move on na sya. Eh di sya na naka-move on.
Bakit ba 'ko naiinis? Gusto ko 'to diba? Kung 'di ko naman sya nakita ngayon mag-momove on na rin ako.
At hindi ko sya hinanap. Nakita ko sya. No, sya ang naka-kita sa'kin. I wasn't planning on looking him up or searching for him.
Ang problema nga lang andito sya, ilang metro lang ang layo mula sa'kin. Shet, shet, shet.
Ang gwapo pa, t*ngina.
Is this fate? May ganun ba?
Magpo-propose sya dapat? Talaga ba?
"Huy," sabi ni Gavin sa'kin. "Tulala girl ka talaga."
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