We Broke Up

{ ENTRY 14 • Fearsome Day }

Present Day

"Brent Harper..."

That's it. All I could utter is his name.

Kinuha niya mula sa kamay ko ang sukli. Parang may kung anong malakas na kuryente ang dumaloy sa buong katawan ko nang maramdaman ko ang palad niya. My senses are being bombarded, my gracious goodness!

"Good to see you again, my wife, Anneliese." and a crooked smile formed on his lips.

No, you don't say that...

Impossible.

Brent is just sitting in front me. Am I dreaming, right? Kung nasa alternate world ako, pwedeng pakigising na ako? I shouldn't be meeting him. At least not right now. It's been six years but still, I am not yet ready.

"H-ha?" yun na lang ang nasabi ko doon sa 'wife' statement niya. He's really unbelievable.

"Wow, your Aroma is nice. This establishment has a good interior and ambience. Paniguradong babalik-balikan 'to ng mga customers mo." he commented positively.

How could he act so cool as if nothing happened? Yeah, yeah, Lily. It's been several years. You're just a nobody now for him.

I acted as normal as I could. Hindi na dapat ako kinakabahan nang ganito sa harapan niya. This feeling is so weird. "Thanks for the compliment, Brent."

Then dead air. Shit, what do I do now?

"I did not know that you own this book-and-coffee shop. I just came here by chance." nagkibit-balikat siya at nag-smirk. Nah, his infamous smirk again!

"G-ganoon ba?"

"Yup." tumayo siya nang nakapamulsa at inilapit ang mukha niya sa akin. "So how are you for the past six years?"

I can't answer him straightly. Bakit ako nagkakaganito? Di ba dapat ready ako kapag dumating ang araw na magkikita kami? Why does my senses are acting up like this? I can't understand myself.

"Are you mute or what, my wife?" ngumisi siya na parang inaasar pa ako.

"We're not together anymore, Brent. You don't need to call me your 'wife'." umiwas ang tingin ko sa kanya. I can't look at him directly on his soulful eyes. Six years had passed but he still got the gaze.

Umakto siya na parang nagulat, "Talaga? Sa pagkakaalam ko kasi, nire-reject ko lagi 'yung motion mo at hearing ng RTC kaya ibig sabihin mag-asawa pa rin tayong dalawa."

Brent is a kind of person who is straight-forward, serious and of course, a tsundere. Pero sa mga taong lumipas, parang hindi na siya 'yung taong kilala ko noon. He's really different.

"Because you are not cooperating." I told him.

"That's why you made my cousin your boyfriend instead. Right?" inilapit niya lalo ang mukha niya sa akin.

Sobrang lakas na ng tibok ng puso ko kaya umatras ako at umiwas ng tingin sa kanya. I'm afraid that he might hear the beat of my heart thumping like a gong.

"You're out of the way, Brent." I feel totally offended. Para akong bulkan na sasabog kung hindi pa ako aalis dito. "Excuse me," yumuko ako ng bahagya tapos tinalikuran siya.

"Brent! Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Sabay kaming napalingon doon sa babaeng tumawag sa kanya. And she's no other than Nicola Cheung, the model from Rebelstar. She walked towards us and clung her hands on Brent's arm.

Ang lakas ng loob niyang sabihing nakipag-boyfriend ako kay Taehyung dahil lang sa hindi siya nakikipag-cooperate sa akin sa annulment pero tignan mo nga naman ngayon, siya rin pala itong may girlfriend. Really?! What goes around really comes around.