His White Lies

Chapter 8: Knight in Shining Armor

Naunang umalis sina Apple at Vince upang bigyan kami ng "privacy".

"Ngayon, pwede na ba tayong mag usap?" tanong ni Harris.

"I think we should go somewhere private." Baka kasi bigla ko nalang siyang masampal. I don't want to make a scene.

Doon kami nag punta sa may hallway. Specifically sa tapat ng kwarto ko. Pero dito lang kami sa labas at wala akong balak na papasukin siya.

"Okay, shoot." I just want him to get to the point.

"I know you said that I should wait until the end of this trip, but I can't." Obviously.

"Ano ba kasing gusto mo pang sabihin? Tapos na diba? Okay na ako. And obviously okay ka na with Cassandra."

"Are you jealous of Cassandra?" tanong niya habang naka-tungo. I swear to God pwede ko na siyang masampal ngayon.

"What? Where did that came from? And why would I be jealous of her? Because he has a jerk like you? Oh please." Sinasabi ko sa inyo, ang kapal mga bes!

"I know I've been a jerk. But I'm a jerk who still loves you!" wow lang ha. So saang movie o libro niya naman kaya yan nakuha?

"Really? Kasi malinaw na malinaw sakin na hindi na ganyan ang nararamdaman mo nung huli tayong magita. Ni hindi mo na nga ako pinakinggan diba? You should be thankful kasi naki-kinig ako sa'yo ngayon."

"I'm sorry. I was blinded by my own ego. Believe me mahal na mahal pa rin kita. What do you want me to do? Mag makaawa? I'm here. And I'm ready to spend the rest of my life making it up to you." Talented ang gago diba? Ang galing mag quote ng lines!

"Sorry pero di mo na ako madadaan sa ganyan." Nagulat ako nang may tumulong luha sa mga mata ko. "I'll forgive you then after a few months may bagong babae ka na naman. I just can't deal with the same bullshit over and over again." I said then gave up to my tears.

He hugged me trying to calm me down. I kept my arms between us trying to push him away but my efforts were futile. He cupped my face and kissed me on the lips and tried to move but my lips remained still as I tried harder to push him away. But I'm just not strong enough.

I just closed my eyes and prayed for someone to come and rescue me. Like a knight in shining armor. But no one came. This is the reality. No one will come and save me. I am here, now, with the guy who broke my heart so bad that it took a lot of fixing but you can still see the damage that was done.

When he finally let go with the kiss, he just hugged me. "I'm sorry, I just got carried away. Please just take me back. I'll do anything, everything." He said with his face buried in my hair.

"No. I've had enough." I said and pulled away from his hug. Pumasok ako sa kwarto at ini-lock ang pinto. I went inside the bathroom to brush my teeth. Oo, dahil tuwing naaalala ko ang halik niya, naaalala ko din ang mga pang ga-gagong ginawa niya.

I really need some time alone. Humiga ako at inilagay ang earphones sa tenga. Hindi ako masyadong fan ng mga bagong kanta gaya ni Apple kaya naman isinusumpa niya ang playlist ko.

I closed my eyes in an attempt to go to sleep. But I simply can't. Pumunta ako sa mall area ng barko at tiningnan kung mayroon ba akong mabibili. Fortunately, naka bili ako ng isang navy blue with white stripes na dress. Mayroon din itong spaghetti strap. Naisip kong isuot ito pag nagkita kami ni Daddy.

Nang bumalik ako sa kwarto ay naghihintay na sa may pintuan ang bestfriend ko. Malaki ang ngiti niya kaya naman hindi ko na binalak pang sabihin ang mga nangyari kanina dahil alamkong masisira ang mood niya.