Love Triangle

Chapter 19: Answers

Someone's POV

So good to be here. So good to be back. So good to be really coming back.

Exaggerated na. Okay. Dito ako ngayon sa airport. Susunduin ako ng half-sister ko na si Tiffany Park at nung boyfriend niyang si Michael Kim. And siguro pati nung leader namin, si Ice.

Nakaupo ako sa upuan (malamang) habang hinihintay yung mag-boyfriend. Inom ng Starbucks coffee. Inom ulit.

It's been one hour. Tagal-tagal ko nang naghihintay. Ayoko ng pinaghihintay.

Siguro naglalambingan nanaman yung dalawa sa kotse. Kay tagal nila mag-break para matapos na 'tong gulo sa buhay ko.

Pero shempre, biro lang. Kapatid ko pa rin si Tiffany. Aalagaan ko yung baliw na yun.

Pinadala ko na yung luggage ko sa driver since sinundo niya yun, as what my mom had instructed him to do para naman daw makagala naman ako. So stressful kaya mag-aral sa ibang bansa lalo na kung nami-miss mo yung mahal mo na nag-aaral naman sa bansang pinanggalingan mo. ^^

Anyway, since may Wi-Fi naman sa airport, I decided na mag-FB muna.

And guess what I found? Status ng karibal kong si Zane, it's complicated. Just changed minutes ago, pero di ko na siya naabutang naka-open. Icha-chat ko sana para i-humiliate. xD

Someone tapped my shoulder. I thought it was my half-sister and her sporty boyfriend, pero si Jess lang pala.

Jess. As in Jessica Lee. My korean-british girlfriend.

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Alex's POV

"Anu ba yan! Di ka naman naglalaro ng maayos, Alex eh!"

Sinigawan ako ni Team Captain Michael. Sorry ah. May pinagdadaanan kasi akong di mo napagdadaanan, Captain.

Kung di lang labag sa prinsipyo ko na sagutin 'tong mga taong 'to nang pabalang, nagawa ko na e. Sumosobra na rin kasi minsan. Kaso, e'to ako, nags-stick sa pagiging mabait, as what people tell me.

Pinag-stop muna ako ni Michael mag-practice. Fine by me.

Nagpunta akong locker and nagpalit. You know the drill.

Uuwi na ako, sabi ko sa sarili ko. Di ako pwedeng mag-stay dito. Maraming magtatanung kung bakit ang tamlay ko, etc. Marami kasi sila, kaya minsan nakakasawang sagutin yung paulit-ulit na tanong.

I rode my car, but didn't start the engine. May something kasi sa passenger seat. Looks like a note.

Alex,

        Meet me at the abandoned building near the school. ASAP.

This made me jump! Sino naman kaya ang mag-iiwan nito sa kotse ko? Alexis? Maybe. Charlotte? Di kami mashadong close, neither with Danielle. Frank? Di na kami nag-uusap for almost four weeks. Zane? Ewan. Wala akong paki dun, at wala siyang paki sa'kin.

I started the car engine and drove my way to the abandoned building. Am I stupid?

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Jessica's POV

"How long do you have to stare at me like that, Vayne?" I asked my eight-month boyfriend, Vayne Aurelius. He just got here from Paris and I wanted to surprise him--that explains why I was the one who fetched him, not his half-sister, Tiffany.

"W-what the hell are you doing here, Jess?" he asked, still unrecovered from the shock I gave him. He pulled me in a warm embrace.

I whispered, "Your sister told me. You didn't."

"My plan was to surprise you, dear," he said, pulling away from me gently. "But you did." And he paused. "I think I'll have a talk with my dear sister later." He stood up, leaving his Starbucks cup on the table, putting his phone in his pocket. Then, he pulled my waist closer. "So, where do you want to go, Jessica?"

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Luce's POV

"Now, what?" tanong ni Alex sa'kin.

Yeah, pinapunta ko siya dito hindi para kausapin. Kundi para i-test siya kung dapat ba talaga siya para sa'kin.

I didn't answer him with any word. I answered him with a speedy punch on his face.

He spat. Then, ibinaling niya yung tingin niya sa'kin. His eyes flaming with rage.

"Ano bang problema mo?!" sigaw niya.

I answered him coldly. "Fight me. If you win, you have my heart. It's like fighting with your half-brother. Pretend I'm your half-brother."

"But you're not."

"That's why you have to pretend I am," sarkastiko kong sagot.

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Frank's POV

Okay, then. What do I do?

Anu naman kung may nakita akong pantapat sa blackmail ni Zane? Anu naman kung magantihan ko siya? The point is, yung sinabi ni Zane kanina, yun naman din talaga yung plano mo, diba, Frank?

Stupid guy.

Tomorrow will be the day. The day I fear the most. The day Charlotte will decide who.

Pero kailangan ko ba sabihin yung tungkol kay Danielle? Of course. She has the right kasi mahal niya ako at mahal ko siya.

Mahal ba talaga niya ako?

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Charlotte's POV

Dinner namin ni Zane. He fetched me at exactly 6:58pm, and I can tell na excited siya.

Ako, hindi.

I was silent on the way to the italian restaurant Zane picked for me: L'lncontro.

Lucky was I, hindi siya nagtanong ng kahit ano.

Wala naman kaming pinag-usapan mashado habang kumakain. Minsan, nagkakatamaan ng tingin, then sabay iwas. Siya, kinikilig. Ako, nagi-guilty. Bakit?

"I have to tell you something, Zane," sabi ko.

"Ano naman yun?"

"Tungkol 'to bukas. Ngayon na ako magd-decide."

"I'm listening."

Tiningnan ko si Zane sa mata. Nakita ko yung eagerness niya.

"Zane, I'm sorry."

"I get it," sabi niya sabay tingin sa plato niyang wala nang laman. "You pick Frank."

"No," sabi ko.

Nagulat siya. Nagkaroon ng hope (hindi yung Hope na cigarette ah) sa mga mata niya. "Then who?"

"None," I said flatly.

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