HR#2: TORN INTO PIECES

Chapter Thirteen

"Hindi ko alam kung gino-goodtime mo lang ba ko o ano. Baka nakakalimutan mo, ikaw ang nagtaboy sakin palayo sayo, ikaw ang nangiwan kaya bakit moko hihintayin? Zue ... It's too late. I lost my feelings for you a years ago"

Pain is vissible on his eyes that makes her gulty. May kung ano saknyang nagtutulak na bawiin ang kanyang sinabi but she can't. She need to do this.

They were over a years ago. Maybe kailangan lang nila ng closure para maging okay na sila.

"So its true. May boyfriend kana nga" its not a question, more on a statement.

I sighed. "Yes"

"Do you .. love him?"

Nabigla siya sa tanong nito, hindi niya inaasahang itatanong sakanya iyon ng binata. Tumikhim siya bago sumagot.

"Of course"

"Are you happy?"

"Ano bang klaseng tanong yan? Shempre masaya ako" 

"Glad to hear that, i should go now" tinalikuran na siya nito at lumakad papalayo. 

Hindi niya alam kung bakit nasasaktan siya sa ginagawa nitong paglayo. Why? This is what she wants right? Bakit nasasaktan siya ngayon? Dammit!

May kung anong sumasaksak sa kanyang dibdib. pamilyar iyon sakanya. Ganitong-ganito din ang naramaman niya noong araw na iwan siya nito, ganito din iyon.

"TIMOTHY?"

"hey, babe" nakangiting humalik ito sa kanyang pisngi.

"What are you doing here?"

Nagulat siya sa biglaang pagsulpot nito ng walang pasabe. 

"I missed you, thats why" Pinatuloy niya ito sa loob at pinaghanda ng makakaen. Alas syete pa lang ng umaga at sakto lamang ang dating nito dahil kakaluto pa lamang niya.

"How are you?"

"Im perfectly fine tim" Nakangiting sagt niya, matapos ayusin ang mesa ay naupo siya sa katapat nitong upuan.

"Actually, i arrive last night"

Huh? Kagabe pa? Eh bakit hindi siya nito pinuntahan? Magtatanong palang sana siya ng muli itong magsalita na ikin atigil niya.

"I saw and heard everyting"

"W-what do you mean?"

"Ma-an ... why don't you listen to him? Maybe he has his reasons why he did that"

"W-why are you saying that --"

"I know you're hurt. You still love him but you wee trying to hide it, your not inlove with me. The love you feel towards be is just for a friend. A friend who's there when your hurt."