A Beautiful Disaster (Donovan Series #1) (Published under LIB)

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

Fucked up

Shame was an understatement.

I felt bad for the whole week after what happened during my "date" with Aiden. Hindi maalis sa isip ko iyong mga nasabi ko sa kanya at ang mga sinabi niya rin sa akin.

He's right. I shouldn't judge him based on what I have heard. Rumors will be rumors unless they're true.

To be honest, the car ride going home was the most awkward ride I ever experienced in my life. None of us dared to speak. Kung kanina nag-i-initiate pa si Aiden ng usapan, ngayon ay mas pinili niya na lang na manahimik.

Siguro ay ayaw niya na rin magsalita. I also felt bad because we did not get to touch the food that he prepared. I got carried away with the idea that I can get to confront him that I didn't think twice if it was the right thing to do.

Ano nga naman ba ang alam ko tungkol sa buhay niya? Wala naman, 'di ba? I only knew him based on what I heard around our university. Bukod doon, wala na.

I can't even stop thinking about what happened. Dylan was asking me repeatedly about that "date" when I went home but I didn't know what to tell him since that "date" turned out to be a disaster.

Aiden did not text me for days. Siguro nga ay totoo ngang nasaktan siya roon sa sinabi ko. Hindi nga naman tama iyon. I judged him way too much. Mas naniwala ako sa mga sabi-sabi sa halip na alamin mismo sa kanya ang totoo.

Ilang beses kong tinitingnan ang phone ko, medyo umaasa na may iiwan siyang mensahe pero wala. Hindi ko na yata kakayanin ito dahil unti-unti na akong kinakain ng konsensya.

Tahimik kong binuksan ang locker ko para kumuha ng gamit para sa susunod na klase nang may lumapit na dalawang babae sa akin.

"Hi," they greeted.

My forehead creased.

"Hi?"

"You're Dylan's sister, right?" Tumango lang ako bilang sagot. Napangiti ang dalawa. "We're just wondering if we can invite him to our party on Saturday. We could not invite him personally since he's always with his friends. And we're also kind of shy to approach him so..."

Tiningnan ko ang iniabot niyang envelope sa akin. Binuksan ko iyon at tiningnan ang nasa loob. It was indeed an invitation to that so-called party.

"Oh...okay."

"Great! And uhm...we're wondering if he has a girlfriend or something?" they asked meaningfully.

I couldn't help but laugh at their question. Unbelievable! Mukhang may gusto pa yata ang mga ito sa kapatid ko, ah? Ano kayang ginawa n'on at nabihag niya ang mga 'to?

"Yes, he has a girlfriend," simple kong sagot. Agad na nadismaya ang dalawa sa naging sagot ko. The other girl even pouted, hindi na naitago ang nararamdaman.

"Oh, is that so?" Tipid silang ngumiti sa akin. "But anyway, can you please ask him to come to our party? Thanks!"

Hindi na sila nagpaalam pa pagkatapos noon at basta na lang lumakad palayo.

Tiningnan ko naman iyong ibinigay nila sa akin. How come they approached me and not invite me at all? I shook my head and continued getting my things inside the locker.

Sinarado ko ang locker ko at lalakad na patungo sa susunod na klase nang matigilan ako nang makita ko kung sino iyong pababa ng hagdan. Agad kaming nagkatinginan ni Aiden.