Worth The Risk (Bachelorette Series 4)

Chapter 16

Chapter Sixteen

She look out of the window, it's been four days since she caught Rye cheating. Marahan niyang itinaas ang mga tuhod at niyakap ito. For two days ay nagkulong lang siya sa kanyang villa, nakatunganga, kakain kapag gutom, sa sobrang katahimikan ay parang wala ng nakatira sa kanyang bahay. Pati ang mga kaibigan ay hindi pa niya nakikita.
Kahapon nang mapilitan siyang pumunta ng Crescent dahil sa mga kliyente niya at ngayon dito naman niya napiling manahimik, sa kwarto na nasa gilid lang ng kanyang work room.

Over those days, she cried... a lot. Ni hindi siya makapaniwala na kaya niya pa lang umiyak ng ganoon katindi hanggang sa mugto na ang kanyang mga mata.

Please when things get hard, always put in your mind that I love you. Held on to that.

She smiled bitterly, remembering Rye's words. How can she held on to that love now? Buti sana kung picture lamang iyon o balita, maiintindihan pa niya pero siya mismo ang nakakita eh. Ano pa bang pwedeng paliwanag sa nakita niya?

Mahal niya parin ito, hindi naman agad mawawala iyon pero sobrang nasaktan talaga siya sa nangyari. She trusted him wholeheartedly, but he messed things up. Now that trust is shattered. Isa pang pumapasok sa isip niya ay paano kung hindi niya nalaman ang ginagawa nito? Ilang beses pa itong uulit? O ilang beses na siya nitong niloloko ng hindi niya nalalaman?
With those questions, she can't find her rational side now.

Marahang katok ang pumukaw sa kanya mula sa pagkakatulala.

"Come in." She said softly.

"Ma'am, may naghahanap po sa inyo sa baba. A certain Paul Castillo." Saad ng kanyang sekretarya.

Napakunot-noo siya. Ilang taon na rin simula ng huli niyang narinig ang pangalang iyon. That name felt nostalgic. It bring bittersweet memories.

"Uh. It's okay ma'am, I can tell him that you're busy..."

Marahan siyang umiling. "Send him in my office, I'll be there in a bit."

Tumango ito at marahang isinara ang pinto.

Ano kaya ang kailangan nito? It's been ages, but his name still held this bittersweet feeling.
She fixed herself as she went out and proceeded in her office.
She sighed heavily, kung kailan hindi pa siya stable ay saka naman napiling magpakita ng isang tao mula sa kanyang nakaraan na naghatid din ng sakit.

Paul Castillo was her almost. Almost... in love, almost... together, almost him for the rest of their lives. Their's was a love that never happened. There was a 'you and me' but never an 'us'.

"Therine!" Masiglang bati nito.

She look at him and smiled. He still look like that chinito boy next door when they're in college but this time he looks way matured. His chinito eyes almost forming a line as he smile at her.

"This is a surprise." She uttered as she guide him to the couch. Umupo siya paharap dito.

"I know it's been a long time. Say what, five years? Nice finally seeing you again, Therine." He said sincerely.

She smiled at that, he was a dear friend back then. Nagkakilala sila dahil sa parents nila, high school pa lang ay magkaibigan na sila. Dahil sa closeness nila madalas napagkakamalang sila. College siya ng marealize niyang mahal na niya ang binata.

"I know we didn't have a good farewell with each other." He smiled sheepishly talking about the last time they saw each other.

"That's all in the past now." She said softly.

Pero natatakot siyang umamin dito. Ayaw niyang masira ang pagkakaibigan nila. Ito na nga lang ang nakakatagal sa kahinhinan at katahimikan niya baka pag umamin siya, mawala pa ito. She'd rather be a friend.