I woke up late in the morning. Nagising naman ako ng around six pero walang pasok. Malakas ang ulan at suspendido lahat ng klase. Gising na rin 'nun si Denden and he just looked at me then continue drinking his coffee. Kaya bumalik na lang ako sa pagtulog.
Ewan ko kung naalala pa niya ang pinaggagawa niya kagabi dahil kanina, back to being cold na naman siya. Na para bang walang ginawa o nangyari. Ganoon ba kapag nalalasing? Nakakalimot? O baka naman sinasadyang kalimutan.
Lumabas na ako ng kwarto. I'm still wearing my pajamas and a jacket. Rinig ko pa rin ang ulan sa labas at ramdam ko ang lamig.
Pagbaba ko ng hagdan, I looked around to see Denden pero hindi siya ang nakita ko.
"Velga? Bakit ka umiinom? What happened?" Agad akong lumapit sa kanya sa table.
Nakatulala lang siya sa basong hawak niya. Namamaga ang mata pero hindi na umiiyak. Unti unti namang namuo ang mga luha sa mata.
"Velga? Anong problema?" Tanong ko. She looked at me.
"What do you have that I don't have?"
"Ha? Ano bang pinagsasasabi mo?" Umiling lang siya at ininom ang alam sa baso niya.
"Velga tama na yan. Kung may problema ka, huwag mong idaan sa pag-inom."
"Tsk. It's over. Everything is over." Garalgal ang boses niya at hinayaan ko na lang siya.
"Can you see that ring?" Turo niya sa singsing sa lamesa.
"That fucking diamond ring. It's useless. Fucking useless."
"Velga."
"I want you to know something." I looked at her.
"Zake is may fiancee." Nanlaki naman ang mata ko sa sinabi niya.
"Before. That engagement is already cancelled. He just cancelled it because he doesn't really want to marry me."
Hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko. Bakit hindi ko alam? Bakit hindi nila sinabi?
"We we're engage since last year. He really doesn't want to marry me at the first place. He's just letting what his father wants. The first time I saw him, I already knew to myself that this guy got my heart. Silly right?" Uminom siya sa baso niya.
"Velga, lasing kana." Bakit ba lagi akong nakakaharap ng lasing? Parang kagabi lang si Denden ang lasing, na saan na ba iyon? Parang walang narinig si Velga at nagpatuloy lang siya sa kwento niya.
"I thought we're okay. That's why I went here. To set our wedding. But he doesn't care at all. I supposed to be at their house. I spent my first night there. And I regret staying there that's why I called Cyden." Pinahid niya ang luhang pumapatak sa mga mata niya. Tahimik lang akong nakikinig sa kanya.
"When I opened and looked at his room, I saw something that really broke my heart into pieces." Nagsimula na siyang humagulgol. Hindi ko alam na ang mataray at palaban na Velga ay may diramdam na ganito.
"Shhhh. " I caressed her back.
"His room is full of painting. Paintings of girl in different angle. Even his sketch pad. Why would he put those thing in his room? Simple, because he loves that woman! Why? Why Elaya?" Nagulat ako ng tumingin siya sakin with her teary eyes.
"Why Zake is madly and deeply in love with you? Why? Why not me?" I felt my knees will broke down any of now.
"Velga.... I don't know. Zake and I are just friends. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." I hug her. Imposible. Si Zake?
