Worth The Risk (Bachelorette Series 4)

Chapter 18

Chapter Eighteen

He stopped as the traffic went on a slower pace. This is what he hated most in the Philippines. Sa lahat ng bagay ay ito ang hindi niya namimiss sa bansa tuwing umaalis siya. He look in front of him, mukang matatagalan pa bago umusad ang mga sasakyan dahil may nagkabanggaan sa mismong intersection. Well what's new? Right?

He sighed annoyinglyas he slightly pat the steering wheel. He just want to go home and have a good long sleep. Napalinga siya sa paligid, until a certain billboard caught his attention all of a sudden.

"Holy shit." Nanlalaki ang mga mata niya habang tinitignan ang larawan sa billboard. It's a picture of Therine! In a short lace dress and looking fiercely with her messy hair. Tumingin siya sa kanyang harapan bago muling sumulyap sa billboard. Hindi ito apirasyon, Therine is still in the freaking billboard!

She look damn hot man.

Napailing siya sa naisip, a grin plastered on her face. What did they do to her? Paano nila napapayag ito na mag-model? At sa ganong shot? This is so not Therine.

Erin!

Yeah, siguradong may kinalaman si Erin dito. He know Therine very well, she can't say no to her friends. She's that kind. Kaya kung hiniling ito ng mga kaibigan ng dalaga, siguradong hindi na naman ito nakatanggi sa kanila.
On impulse, he grabbed his cellphone immediately and dialled Erin's cellphone number.

"C'mon. Answer it." Bulong niya nang makailang ring na ay hindi parin ito sumasagot.

"What?" Bungad ng dalaga matapos ang ilang ring.

"About time you answer your phone." He ran his hand through his hair.

"Be glad i'm talking to you asshole."

He can feel her rolling her eyes at him. Since then, nagbago na ang pakikitungo nito sa kanya. But for now, back to the point... "What did you do to her?"

"With who? Enlighten me."

"Therine of course. I saw her billboard." Mariin niyang saad habang sumusulyap muli sa larawan.

"And?" She asked boredly. Erin started being cold to her since what happened between him and Therine. He can't blame her, he's been stupid. Really really stupid.

"Why did you let her do that?" Medyo napataas na ang boses niya doon. He glanced at the billboard once again. Damn! Now I can't fucking stop looking at her! He said to himself.

"Why'd you care?" Mataray nitong tanong.

"Because..." Natigilan siya doon. Now what?

"See? You have no part in her life anymore since you decided to be one hell of a stupid jerk, Rye. Hindi. Ka. Na. Niya. Boyfriend. Go fuck yourself." She pointed out every single word.

Napatingin siya sa kanyang cellphone. Erin just ended the call. Great! He sighed and look at the billboard again. Ni hindi na niya talaga maialis ang tingin doon.
So he still get this possesive feeling over her huh? Why did he even called Erin in the first place?

"You're acting on impulse again, Rye." Iling niya sa sarili. Glad the traffic started moving kaya medyo nadistract na siya doon. Pero hindi maalis sa isip niya ang nakitang picture ni Therine.

"Damn it!" Bahagya niyang hinampas ang manibela habang lumiliko. "Fuck sleep." He cursed as he drive his way to the nearest bar.

What else can he do? Drown himself in alcohol and forget that damn pain. Over those weeks he drowned himself in alcohol and girls just to forget her. But he's not making any good progress. One look at a photo of her and his mind goes on a haywire and he's back to the beginning again.