Isang Saglit, Isang Tingin -A Novel-

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Thank you

"Ronan..." she calls him before going back to his car.

"Yeah?" he raised his brow.

"Ingat ka sa pagdrive."

"Yeah, babe." He nods. Before getting on his car, bigla na lamang may pumasok sa isip ni Ronan at binalikan ang kanyang girlfriend. "You know, it's been a week since we've met with Caelan again, may napansin lang ako."

Nagtaka naman si Ellyna sa sinabi ng boyfriend, "ano naman 'yon?"

"You haven't talked that much, Ellyna... what or who have you think of?"

Agad namang napailing si Ellyna sa sinabi nito, "bakit naman? Wala naman, Ronan eh."

Napangisi na lang din naman si Ronan, "you know Ellyna, we've been together for 1 year. Isang taon kitang niligawan at isang taon na rin simula ng maging tayo pero akala mob a hindi ko pa rin nahahalata 'yong mga kilos mo?"

"Ano ba 'to, Ronan. Please, umuwi ka na, pagod ka na oh."

"Mas nakakapagod kung hindi ako patitigilin ng utak ko sa kakaisip kung may gusto ka kay Cae!"

"Ronan, stop!" inis na sagot nito.

Napangisi na lang din naman si Ronan, "why acting so defensive, Elly? Meron ba hanggang ngayon?"

"Ronan, I choose you okay? Ano ba 'tong inisiip mo?"

"Yeah, you choose me but you're still with Caelan. Hindi siya nawawala sa isip mo lalo nang magkita kayo no'ng last week, I can see the connection on your eyes."

"Ronan, please, umuwi ka na lang."

"Just tell me, Ellyna, uuwi rin ako." He said in a low tone, "do you still like him?"

She breath in and took it out, "Ronan, you're my boyfriend."

"Yes, I know but I need the answer."

"Ronan..."

"Ellyna, do you still like Caelan?"

She look away, "for about two years, yes."

"Shit!" he cursed. "But I'm still the one, right?"

She didn't answered.

Lumapit naman si Ronan kay Ellyna at hinawakan ang magkabilang balikat nito, "what can I do to make your heart win again?"

She shoved his hands, "I don't think this relationship could be save again, Ronan..."

"What?!" he asked.

She sighed, "I've been thinking of breaking you up Ronan pero hindi ko magawa dahil alam kong mahal mo ko but it doesn't feel the same way on me... When Jiro left me, you're the first one who lend me a hand. Nahulog ako sa mga ginagawa mo noon sa akin, I love how you care for me pero sa tuwing makasama tayo. Sa tuwing nagi-I love you ka sa akin... it's hard for me to say those words."

"Ellyna, I've love you. No matter what it takes, you're the girl I want to be with." He said.

"But I don't know where this relationship lead to."

"Ano bang ibig mong sabihin, Ellyna?" he asked.

"Everytime we kissed, I don't feel the love. Everytime we had our solo time, naghahanap ako ng ibang tao na kasama natin kasi feeling ko I'm not comfortable to be with you. Sorry Ronan pero siguro kailangan na—"

"You're breaking up with me dahil nakita mo na si Caelan?" he said. "Hindi mo ba alam na may girlfriend na si Caelan? They were freaking in love to each other, Ellyna. Siguro noon gusto ka niya pero matagal na 'yon, she's inlove with somebody else and that somebody else is not you. Your mine, Ellyna..."

She sighed, her tears starts to flow down through her cheeks.

"I'm not happy with this, Ronan..."

"I am, Ellyna. You choose to break my heart."

"I didn't choose, Ronan. You just choose to love me when you don't know what will you get in me but you still did."

"Ellyna... I can give you space, I can give you some time to think about just don't... just don't break up with me."

"I don't know, Ronan."

"Shit! I shouldn't start this conversation." He hissed. "Ellyna, listen to me." he cupped her face. "I love you and I mean what I did and say to you."

He kissed Ellyna but she push him away.

"Sorry, Ronan..."

"Okay," he smirked. "I think Caelan win again."

She cried of looking at Ronan. He's crying.

"How can you love me as the same as you love him?"

She shook her head.

"Ellyna... please."

"Sorry..."

"Please..."

"Ronan..."

"Ellyna... I love you..."

"I still love Caelan..."

He smirked, "you'll regret everything, Ellyna. He had her girlfriend, you'll be miserable without me."

"Sorry Ronan, it shouldn't end like this but we need to let our self move on."

"How can you do this, Ellyna? How can you break a man's heart?!"

"Because you're not him, Ronan. You may be his bestfriend but still, you're not Caelan."

"Then I'm going to be him, I will sing, build my own business."

"That's not what I meant, Ronan."

"Then what?"

"I may be with you for about two years, but my mind and heart were still with Caelan."

"Shit!"

"Ronan, breaking your heart doesn't mean you're not a good person to me. You did. You loved me pero para sa akin, I can give the love you want. We still have our own choice right? And that choice makes me do it again, I'm still inlike with Caelan."

"Ellyna... we can't end like this."

"We can."

"No, please, I don't know what to do without you."

"You can do everything without me, Ronan. I'm a just girl."

"Yes, the girl I love."

She took a deep breath and tap his shoulder, "be a better man, Ronan. Caelan may have a girlfriend but I'm still in love with the feeling of being with him. Sorry..."

He sighed in defeat, "I guess I don't have any chances at all..."

She hugged him for the last time, "you can find another girl who can love you back, who can give what you want. See you soon, Ronan..."

He smirked, "I love you..."

"Thank you, Ronan..."

He goes back to his car and leaves.