She's the Boss! [PUBLISHED]

STB Session 68 *Valentine's Day*

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SESSION 68

 

[YVAN]

I’m sorry.

 

Five na ng hapon nung nakapunta ako sa bahay nina Lyn. I was with Maj the whole time so I have completely, completely forgotten about her. D*mn Yvan. Kapag may nangyaring masama kay Lyn I swear, you’d have to live with it forever!

“Lyn, I-” I tried to explain the moment she opened her door, but she stopped me.

“Where have you been?”

Coldness. For the first time in my life nakita ko syang ganito.

“I’m sorry… it’s just that – ”

“You were out protecting Maggie. I know,” at sasarhan na sana nya ang pintuan, pero pinigilan ko sya. “Lyn, please, you know how much she means to me – ”

“And I don’t?” and she started crying. Gahd. “I was so scared! Oh God… he could’ve strangled me right there! RIGHT AT THAT TIME! Do you know that?! OH! I bet you don’t. All you know is running after someone who is someone else’s! ANG PATHETIC MO!”

“Stop it.”

“Stop it? No. You are the one who needs to stop! You know what? Suicidal ka rin e. Bakit kasi hindi mo matanggap na hindi ikaw ang gusto nya! Gusto mo pa pinagsasampalan sa’yo?! HINDI KA NYA GUSTO YVAN! HINDI. KA. NYA. GUSTO. Gets mo yon?!”

“STOP IT, LYN.”

“And if I will die tonight you won’t care because all you care about is Maggie’s sake, but does she care about you? NO.”

At hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko, nasuntok ko ang pinto. Ang sakit. Ng kamay ko. “ANG SABI KO TAMA NA!”

Walang ni isa samin ang nagsalita pa. Hindi maganda na nagsasalpukan ang dalawang mainit na bato. Pareho kaming galit.

“Yvan, Katelyn? Okay lang ba kayo dyan?” napatingin ako kay Tita. “Nag-aaway ba kayo?”

“Uh no. Uhm… Alis na po ako.” I waved them good bye.

At wala na akong narinig mula sa kanya after that.

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[MAGGIE]

I’m not going to do that.

 

It’s a Wednesday and still no sign of him. Ano ba yan. Tinataguan ba nya ako?! Pati sina Fred hindi alam kung nasan yung adik na yon. BADTRIP.

Napabungtong-hininga nalang ako at napahalumbaba, habang tinititigan ang silya ni BD.

“Hindi kaya… alam mo na rin ang nangyayari so you decided to go away?” muntanga ko. Tae. Pati ba naman silya kinakausap ko? Baliw na ata ako. “Hell yeah. Baliw ata ako – ”