Dating Alys Perez (PUBLISHED)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

I raised my hand up in the air. "Are you nuts? Seriously, Drake, what is wrong with you?" I asked, sincerely. 

He smiled at me and cut a portion of his steak. "Nothing is wrong with me."

"Then why are you being like this?" I asked him. Tapos na kami, four years and counting pero heto na naman siya, nanggugulo. I thought he made himself clear, he did not want me, and I was expecting that he does not want me. I have waited for two years! Alam mo yun, two years akong naghintay, e. Hindi naman ako yung tipo na break na kami tapos move on na agad ako. Naghintay ako ng two years... Kahit na alam na alam ko na noon na gusto ako ni Tripp at gusto ko din siya, hindi ako nag give in. Bakit? Kasi deep down, I was expecting he would come back for me and get me back. But that did not happen.

"Why am I being what?"

"You're playing with me. Damn, Drake! Ayoko na, okay? Can't you please spare me from your emotional torture?!" I seethed. Kinuha ko yung wine glass sa table at ininom ko. God, I'm losing my cool! Nasan na ba kasi si Tripp?! Don't worry, Zyril. Three days na lang dadating na ang boyfriend mo. Hold on.

He shook his head. "There's no emotional torture here, Alys. I'm just going to date you today. What's so wrong with that?"

That's it. Tumayo ako at naglakad palabas.

Bastos na kung bastos pero may choice pa ba ako? He's playing me again! Back then, I was naive and gullible, pero ngayon, I'm a whole lot better and I won't give him the liberty to toy with me again. Not now that I'm contented with my life. I love my life right now.

I was strutting towards the door when he caught me by my arm. "Where do you think you are going?"

I sighed. "Home, Drake. Pagod ako, okay? Hindi pa ako natutulog, and I'm going to lose my sanity. Wag ka ng dumagdag."

Unti unti kong tinanggal yung kamay niya sa braso ko at humarap sa kanya.

"Drake, seriously, I don't want you back. Please stop bothering me."

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"Alys?"

Lumingon ako. Today's a new day. I was pretty exhausted yesterday with Drake's drama. Good thing nakausap ko si Tripp kagabi and I didn't tell him about that 'talk.' May good news din siya! Mapapaaga ang uwi niya, thank God! Mababaliw na yata ako pag wala pa din siya.

"Tito Steve called you. Punta ka daw sa bahay niya," Dane said. Wala si Mommy and Daddy kaya kami lang ni Dane ang nandito sa bahay palagi. Dahil kakalabas lang sa rehab ni Dane, not that may drug related problem and kapatid ko. It's just that, he's emotionally vulnerable as of the moment. 

I flipped the cover of the glossy magazine that I was reading. "Bakit daw?"

"Ewan. Punta ka daw dun."

I sighed and punched Tito's number on the landline.

"Can I talk to Tito Steve?"

("Why?")

Aww. There. Kahit sa landline ayaw akong tigilan ni Drake.

"Tatanong ko lang kung bakit gusto niya akong papuntahin jan," I said. I figured dapat siguro magkaroon na kami ng talk ni Drake, no? Para ma clear na yung black clouds sa pagitan namin. Syempre, meron pa din naman akong galit sa kanya. He broke my heart. Pero ngayon, since pinsan sila ni Tripp and it's inevitable na magkita kami, sana siguro maging kahit civil kami sa isa't isa. I wanna cut the chase and just be friends. After all, the damage has been done. The best thing we could do is to be friends, or acquaintance, at least.