Dear, Runaway Groom.

Kabanata 32

Kabanata 32

"Get a room guys!" Ani Kid. Tumigil silang dalawa saka ko lang nakita ang mukha ng babae.

"Hello, Penelope. I'm Keeya." Keeya? Isn't that a car. Oops, joking.

Tinanggap ko ang kanyang kamay kahit nagtataka pa ako kung bakit niya ako kilala.

"I'm guessing that you're asking yourself why I know you. Adam talks about you a lot!" She chuckled, "I'm a psychologist, by the way."

"Yep, sister. Dra. Keeya Gaupo." Nanlaki ang mata ko sa kanyang apelyido.

Tumawa nanaman siya, "Yes, my sister and my mom is the owner of Gaupo clothing line. You should be a our model." Tumango lang ako saka nagpasalamat sa offer at lumingon kay Adam na nakatingin kay Keeya.

"I'm guessing that you don't need Sun anymore, right?" Adam seems tensed when I asked. Bakit? May interesting love story or should I say love triangle nanaman ba?

"C'mon, Pen. Not now." Pikon na sambit niya.

I'm glad Adam's moved on. I can't bear holding Adam in my arms while he's still broken. And he needs to be fixed, I don't know who will but... He needs to be fixed.

Fixed. I laughed at myself while telling you who need to be fixed when in fact, I badly need it. I'm broken. I really am.

Di ko maintindihan ang storya ng buhay ko. I met a guy, became my boyfriend, became my ex, became my fiancee and became my runaway groom. Then I sent him lots of emails and followed him to Paris, only to find him in love with someone else. But still, I forced myself to enter his life and that's why Zienne and Lennox came into the picture.

And now, he's the one chasing and I'm the one hiding.. Well, not really. I really call my method not hiding but pagpapakipot. Because I don't want to repeat what has happened years ago. I've been there, done that. I'm not going back anymore.

But then again, for the nth time, Mavania entered in our lives. Pinapasampal nanaman saakin ng buhay na kailanman ay hindi magiging akin si Vance, kahit pa nagbunga na ang katangahan at pagmamahal ko sakanya. Because whatever happens, at the end of the day, Vance will always come back into Mavania's arms. And that is the most fucking truth ever.

"Mama? Why aren't you happy?" Lennox asked while cupping my cheeks. Hindi ko namalayan na lumuluha na pala ako.

"Oh no! I'm so happy, baby!" I smiled but I guessed it turns out a wince of pain.

All I want to do right now is to shout amd yell that I'm a stupid idiot who still loves Vance.

I hate to say this pero tangina, nakakasawa nang naghabol ng maghabol pagkatapos kang habulin kasi napalingon sa iba. That everytime you stop running and let him catch you, hindi natutuloy dahil may nakita siyang iba. And you, you'll just let yourself fall onto the ground of pain and misery.. And cry silently because there's no use if you cry loudly. Wala silang pakielam kaya sayang lang ang boses mong humihingi ng tulong para makabangon muli, because they don't care about you, because they only love the part of chasing, then just drop you like a hot potato.

Nabalik ako sa realidad nang hilahin ako patayo ni Kid at dalhin ako sa labas ng restaurant. Binitawan na niya ako nang makarating kami sa may parking lot.

"What the fuck is happening, Pen?! Bakit ka nagkakaganyan? I thought you'll gonna stand up on your own?!" Aniya at ang tangi ko lang nagawa ay ang umiling ng umiling.

"I'm here! Adam and Sunniane are here as well as that cousin of a bastard Leaumont! If you can't stand up on you own then there's us! Fuck! Why do you need that bastard--" I cut him off.

"DO YOU THINK I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE THINKING OF WAYS HOW WILL HE FALL FOR ME!? Yeah, he already fell, then back to Mavania again then back to me! I'm fucking tired, kuya! PAGOD NA PAGOD NA AKO PERO WALA AKONG MAGAWA KASI... FUCK! I love you him so much that it hurts!" Natigilan ang kapatid ko at niyakap na lang ako ng mahigpit, telling me that I still have my family by my side.

"The sun is still up pero madilim na ang langit. Umuwi ka muna, ako muna bahala sa mga pamangkin ko. Spend time with yourself first. Ayaw mo naman sigurong humarap sa mga anak mo na ganyan ka diba? Damn, I'm gonna kill that fucktard. Vance Kavanaugh." Unti-unti akong kumalma. Buti na lamang ay walang tao sa parking lot kasi sa likod ito ng restaurant. Kung hindi, this would be a big comotion.

I kissed my kids goodbye and told them that I love them so much. Niyakap ko din si Keeya at Adam saka ko niyakap si kuya. Yeah, we're twins but he's older.

"Take care of yourself, okay? I love you, Pen."

"I love you too, kuya." He knows it when I'm calling him kuya. Ibig sabihin ay bunso niya ako at kailangan ko siya. But I'm a grown up now at hindi ko na siya kailangang katabi saaking pagtulog, kaya he's just there to guide me.

Pagtunog ng makina ng aking kotse ay nakaramdam ako ng kakaibang kaba. Isang kaba na alam kong hindi maganda ang ibig sabihin.

Then I saw a royal blue Genesis car, just like mine. Parehong-pareho pati ang spoiler ay pareho din. Pilit kong tinanggal sa sistema ko ang kaba na nararamdaman ko at pinicturan ang kotseng paparating sa parking lot.

BMX 2936

Muling rumagasa ang kaba sa aking dibdib nang tignan ko ang plate number. Damn, this car really creeps me out. I shrugged it off and off I go.

Habang nasa daan ay hinarangan ako ng tatlong BMW sa harap at sa likod. Masikip at walang tao ang eskinita na iyon kaya wala akong takas. The back of my mind thought it was just Vance and his creepy antics to get me. Pero when I saw Mavania coming out from a Ferarri in her different outfit with a gun in her hand, I knew it was something dangerous.

"Lalabas ka ba dyan o puputukin ko agad-agad ang ulo mo nang matapos na ang lahat ng 'to?" Even the tone of her voice is different. Para bang ibang katauhan ni Mavania ang nakikita ko ngayon.

Dahan-dahan akong lumabas habang tinututukan ako ng baril ni Mavania. Hindi pa man ako nakakatayo ng maayos ay nakaramdam na ako ng impact galing sa aking batok.

And that's the last thing I remembered before my sight goes black.