Want You Back (JulNiel)

Chapter Twenty Eight - Her

Her

Here she goes again.
Making my heart, beat so fast.
Driving me crazy until my brain break down.

I can't believe, she's in front of me.
Standing right in front of me.
How come?

Natulala ako sakanya. She has changed a lot.

Her hair.
It's shorter now.
Her face.
She's putting some make up that i've never seen in her before except the prom. Even in their acquaintance party she never put some.
Her way of wearing dress.
She's now wearing a corporate dress. Unlike before. No matter how formal it is she's just wearing her shirt and pants.

Her innocence is now gone.
Is she really the one i used to love?

All these past years i think i'm going insane.
Everyday. No, no. This can't be true. DV? What does it mean?

Like me, she was still in her state of shock.

Agad akong napatayo nung makita sya.

I don't know what do.
Am i dreaming?
Mrs.DV, Mrs? Mrs?

Napatawa ako ng mapait.
Gaguhan. Can't believe it.

It turned my world upside down again. But unlike before. There is pain instead of happiness and full of love.

I wanted to cry.
I want to show her all of the pain that i've felt before.

"Hindi 'to totoo" sabi ko at naupo ulit. I know it wasn't.

I pinch my left arm so i could wake up and i could stop myself from crying too.

Lagot ako kay dad. I have to do this. I have to continue.
Hindi lang 'to yung mga mararamanasan ko.

Kailangan maging ready ako.
Pinigilan ko yung sarili kong maiyak sa sitwasyon na 'to.

"E-excuse me, i'll go to the rest room for a while" sabi nya

"M-make sure to get back, mrs. I've waited for an hour already.
We should continue with the BUSINESS"

"O-okay" umalis sya. Kakabalik nya pa lang pero iniwan nya na naman ako.

Sa mga oras na'to. Gusto ko ng umiyak. Pero Hindi pwede.

I'm strong and old enough to conquer this.
Maliit na bagay lang 'to.

"Excuse me, do we really have to continue this? C-can we do it some other time?" Sabi nya nung maka balik sya. Lokohan?

"It was fine. I was fine and i know you were too, don't be ashamed, past is past. Right?"

"Y-yes. Sorry, but i don't think i can do this"

"Why? Don't mind me. Just act as if. I'm not dwayne"

"I'm. Uh. I need to do some stuffs pa kasi and it's not like what you think"

"If you were just early, then the meeting should be done by now. Don't worry. It wouldn't take too much of your precious time and if it's not like what i think then why wouldn't we continue?"

"O-okay. S-sorry dwayne"

"Why are you apologizing? Don't be guilty"

"K-kasi i'm late"

"Why are you stuttering?"

"H-ha? N-nothing. Nagka emergency kasi si mommy" nagulat ako pero hindi ko pinahalata at nagpatuloy.

"Let's be professional here" napa angat sya ng tingin sa sinabi ko.

At bigla na lang may pumasok sa isipan ko na alam kong tama.

"Okay, so let's proceed to our meeting. Mrs.Jackey Sophia Mendez. I-i mean. De Vera. Mrs.Jackey Sophia De Vera. Am i right?"

"Y-yes" sht.