That Unfaithful Night (Completed)

Chapter 32

"His bestfriend and his fiancée Ana!" ulit ni Say. "Sila! Behind Dan's back!"

You don't have to repeat it. I heard it the first time. I'm just letting it sink in.

Umiling-iling si Say. "Kearn and Dan have been friends since high school. And Liv and Dan-"

"I know," putol ko sa kanya. "They have been together fvckingly forever," tapos ko para sa kanya.

"Kinokonsensya ako Ana pero 'pag sinabi 'ko 'to kay Dan, Liv would tell Phil about me and Kearn. Natatakot akong kamuhian ako ni Phil. Ayokong mawalan kami ng chance bago pa maging kami," she said truly concerned.

Bakit mo sinabi sa'kin 'to? Bakit ako pa ang nasabihan mo, who stands to benefit from this? Lalo na't matindi ang insecurities ko ngayon sa relasyon namin ni Dan. I can only do wonders with this information pero shall I do that?

I want Dan to choose me because of me, our love for each other at hindi dahil Liv, his fiancée, has another man in her life.

Nakatingin si Dan sa'kin with a question mark on his face. He doesn't know what Say and I are talking about. Nakaupo pa rin sya sa labas ng sasakyan. Should he know?

"Anong gagawin ko Ana?" tanong ni Say.

Napasubsob ako sa dashboard covering my face. "I don't know." Sh1t, hindi ko alam.

"Pa'no 'to ngayon? Pa'no ikakasal si Liv at Dan kung ganun si Liv? At si Kearn pa!"

Hindi perfect si Liv. Salamat may mali sa kanya. Akala ko perfect sya at hindi sya tao.

Pero anong gagawin ko?

Biglang may mabilis na mga katok sa bintana kung asan si Say. Nagulat kami. It was Liv and her knocking was frantic. "Say! Open this!" she was shouting na audible kahit nasa loob kami ng sasakyan at sarado ang lahat ng bintana.

Napatayo si Dan. I was sure hindi napansin ni Liv na nandun din si Dan. Nasa kabila kasi sya ng sasakyan, sa side ko, nakaupo sa ground.

Binuksan ni Say ang pinto sa side nya.

"Don't tell! Lalo na kay Liana!" sabi ni Liv kay Say looking and pointing at me.

"What?" tanong ni Dan. "What shouldn't Say tell?"

"Dan?" gulat na reaksyon ni Liv pagkakita kay Dan. "You're here."

Fvck. This.

"Dan doesn't know!" natarantang sabi ni Say.

Stupid move. Now Dan would want to know kung ano yung hindi nya alam.

"What don't I know?" tanong ni Dan. "What is happening?!" tanong at tingin nya sa'ming lahat.

"Don't you dare tell him Liana!" banta ni Liv sa'kin. "Alam kong alam mo na the way you look at me. Alam kong dinaldal na nito ni Say!" patuloy nya at baling kay Say.

I smiled on the inside thinking Liv is a bitch. Hindi sya pino. She's not what I thought her to be. She maybe perfectly beautiful pero mas mabait naman ata ako sa kanya. At least I don't blackmail people like Say about secrets, affairs and one-night stands.

"Liana?" naguluhang tanong ni Say looking at me.

"That's my name," bulong ko kay Say but she's still confused.

"Liana don't ruin us. Mali ang alam ni Say," patuloy ni Liv completely losing her cool.

"You guys are talking na parang wala ako dito," galit na sabi ni Dan. Yumakap si Liv sa kanya.

"What don't I know?" tanggal ni Dan ng yakap ni Liv sa kanya.

I'm not part of this. They better sort this out nang sila-sila lang. "Say, I'm going," sabi ko.

"Sama 'ko," sabi nya.

We were about to leave when, "Kearn?" banggit ni Say ng name ni Kearn as we saw him na malapit na sa'min.

Oh my God. Napabuntung-hininga ako.

"Liv," tawag ni Kearn kay Liv. Malamig ang boses nya. I couldn't make out his expression. He was either proud or hurt or vindictive.

Napalingon kaming lahat kina Dan at Liv.

"Kearn go away!" sabi ni Liv na pumagitna sa distansya ni Dan at Kearn.

"What's happening?" dagundong na sigaw ni Dan directly looking at Liv.

I'm afraid Dan's anger will speak of who he truly cares about. Will their affair affect him? Be angry, be mad? Or will he see this as light for the two of us? Para mas malaya na sina Liana at Daniel na mag-mahalan?

"Your lies Kearn are doing this!" sabi ni Liv crying. "Now Dan will truly leave me."

Napatingin si Dan kay Liv and then kay Kearn. He looked at Say and then me. "Please let me know what's happening."

"Liv is having an affair with Kearn!" sigaw ni Say.

"Say!" suway ni Liv sa kanya. Bumaling sya kay Dan na pilit nyang niyayakap. "Baby, that's not true!"

Nagulat si Dan. Gulat na gulat syang nakatanga kay Liv and then kay Kearn. He had no idea. Namumula sya habang namumuo ang galit sa kanya.

"It's not true Baby! It's not! Kearn and I only happened when you were away pero hindi na kami nung tayo na ulit!" sabi ni Liv. "When you left me, nung nag-layas ka sa inyo, Kearn was there for me. We had a thing but that's it. Nung naging tayo na ulit, hindi na kami."

"Technically true," sabi ni Kearn clenching his jaw. "May mga ilang gabi lang na kami nung kayo na," pang-aasar nya.

Lumipad ang kamao ni Dan sa mukha ni Kearn. Tumili sina Say at Liv stopping both of them.

I'm outta here.

Tears rolled down.

Gulo na naman. Gulo.

Nag-elevator na 'ko paakyat sa ground floor ng building.

I left that forsaken building. I left that block. I left Hongkong and went back to Kowloon. Inayos ko ang mga gamit ko and left the guest house. I went back to Macau to leave Macau eager to start a new life na wala na talagang Daniel Ernest Valerio.