" Oh anong meron, Misis Monteverde? Mukhang malaking dinner ito ha. Ang laki pala ng angkan niyo. Hahaha!" I can see from Mrs. Castillo's expression kung gaano sila kaclose ng mga Monteverde.
Nakatayo lang si Bianca sa gilid ng mga magulang niya, holding her sling bag dearly as if there were diamonds inside it. She looks so innocent and classy at the same time.
She looks perfect.
Maya-maya pa'y huminga ng malalim si Ryder na ngayon ay katabi ko. He kept on looking at me, his family and Bianca's family. Alam kong hindi pa rin siya makapaniwala at hindi siya makahinga from the way he breathes.
Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko na naikagulat ng mga tao sa sala. Bianca's mom even gasped lightly when she saw what Ryder did.
" Magpapakasal po kami ni Kaiden."
They gasped. Their eyes widen and they looked at each other, lahat ay mga kapwa naguluhan at nagulat. I looked at Bianca and she was... PALE. Very pale, I may say. Her rosy cheeks disappeared and her eyes, wide and full of tears. Nabitawan niya ang hawak na wine na dapat para sa reunion na ito, bit she kept on staring at me and Ryder.
" What?!", her mom reacted. " Magpapakasal kayo ng anak ni Donald Sutherland?! Paanong--"
" Nabuntis ko po siya." His parents looked down while Bianca's parents looked disgusted. Bianca? Ayun, halos mamatay na kakaiyak. Poor thing. Ganyan napapala ng mga tatanga-tanga. Hahahaha!
" Magpapakasal po kami at the end of this month and I hope you can attend to our marriage. Bianca, I'm really sorry ha." I smiled at her. She looked at me, eyes full of tears and heart totally broken.
I must have done something great to make her cry like this. Nagtagumpay ako. Sa wakas!
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Ryder's
" I HATE YOU SO MUCH! I HATE YOUUU!!" Sigaw niya sa akin habang pinagsusuntok ako sa dibdib. " HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! BAKIT MO GINAWA SA AKIN ITO! MINAHAL KITA! MAHAL NA MA--"
" MAS MAHAL KITA BIANCA! BUT KAIDEN, HER BABY IS MINE. I JUST CAN'T LEAVE HER ALONE!", I hugged her tight but she kept on pushing my arms away from her.
" BAHALA KA NA SA BUHAY MO. I HATE YOU!" She looked at me sadly. She wiped her tears on her cheeks and straighten her stand.
" I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU."
She walked away.
Walked away with my heart recklessly broken.
BINABASA MO ANG
MISSING : BIANCA CASTILLO
Short StoryWhen I left her, I knew that I made the biggest mistake in my life. When I came back to the Philippines, inaasahan ko na masasaktan ko siya. Inaasahan ko din na sasaktan niya ako physically and emotionally. Alam kong mali ako, Bianca. Pero bakit kai...
