Behind the Mask is a Deeper Secret.

\\Chapter Eighteen.

Behind the Mask is a Deeper Secret.

[Chapter Eighteen]

"Bakit ba kasi kailangan nating gawin 'to?" tanong ni Harvey bago sumubo sa ice cream niya. "Ang boring ng ginagawa natin eh." complain pa niya.

"Ano ba? Tumahimik ka na lang, baka mapansin pa nila tayo sa ingay ng bibig mo. Babae ka yata eh." sagot ni Bree, habang ang mga mata niya ay naka tutok pa rin sa pinsan at sa ex nito na nakaupo sa katabing cafe ng restaurant na pinagtuluyan nila sa mall.

"Good Evening ma'am, sir!" Bati ng waiter na lumapit sa table nila. He's thin but good looking. Mukha naman siyang matinong lalaki."May I take your order?" he asked.

Bree and Harvey looked at each other.

Binuksan ni Bree ang bibig niya para magsalita pero umorder na si Harvey.

"Two white spaghetti's and wine for the drinks." he said and the waiter repeated the orders. Harvey nodded and the waiter made his way to the kitchen.

Paglingon niya kay Bree ay nakataas na ang kilay nito.

"What?"

Bree shake her head, smiling.

"Seriously, what?"

"Wala nga." she answered cooly, still smiling.

He narrowed his eyes. "That smile tells me there is something."

"Wala nga. Enjoy your food sir." Bree teased.

"Sorry, I just ordered two. You have no choice but to join me."

She sighed in defeat. Sumabay pa kasi ang ingay ng tiyan niyan walang laman. Hindi napansin ni Bree na tanghalian pa ang huling kinain niya, at alas siete na.

They both keep in an eye on the two while waiting for their order.

"Pahingi naman ng tubig." Bree told the waiter who serve them, then turned her face to Harvey in front of her to say, "May hindi kasi nagtatanong kung uso ba wine saakin eh." and smiled.

"Yes ma'am." said the waiter before going.

As soon as he was out of sight, Harvey looked at her, "Sorry ma'am."

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He bit his lower lip before speaking, palaging ganito ang ginagawa niya kapag kinakabahan siya. "Kumusta?" he asked.

Raina stared at her coffee with whipped cream on top. Not knowing how to respond. She just shrugged her shoulder.

When she looked up, he was smiling. At her? No. He can't just smile like nothing happened in their past.

Gusto niyang kunin angcellphobe niya at itext si Bree pero nakakahiya naman kay Jerome.

Sorry Bree, Raina said to herself. sayang lahat ng pinagpractice-san natin.

She smiled to herself. "Nagpractice na ko ng mga sasabihin ko, kaso nawala eh." Raina said. Her eyes looked for his, waiting for his reaction. "Pwede naman akong magtanong diba?" she asked.

He nodded.

Raina bit her lower lip, "Anong nangyari sayo? Bakit mo ko iniwan?" she asked, looking straight into his dark eyes as they sadden.

"Sorry. I know its not enough... it is never enough." she waited patiently--which is not usual, umaasang dadagdagan pa niya ang sagot sa tanong na ibinigay niya. He took a long breath and started the story, "Nung graduation, yung na ang last day ko sa Pilipinas... I have to go, without anyone knowing."