How to Break a Heart (To be published by LIB)

Eight

Allie

“So you’re saying that Arron backed down from helping you dahil sinuway mo ang unang utos niya sa’yo. Anong plano mo?” tanong ni Frannie habang hinahalo ang chocolate shake na iniinom niya. I sighed and dropped my hand on my lap.

“Yes. He clearly told me that yesterday.”

“Edi maghanap ka ng iba. Or better yet–wear your big girl panties on and just tell Dominic that you want to break up with him.” umirap sa akin si Frannie at mas lalo naman akong napasimangot.“I can’t break up with him–okay?”

“Gulo mo. Gusto mo siyang i-break pero hindi mo naman kaya. Laki talaga ng problema mo sa buhay, girl.” she shook her head.

“You don’t understand. Kapag nasa harap ko kasi si Dominic–the last thing in my mind is to hurt him. Paano ko masasaktan ang taong hindi ko kayang saktan? The only way I could hurt him is to indirectly do it.”

Frannie sipped her shake pero huminto siya nang may naisip siyang sasabihin. “Alam mo ba kung bakit hindi mo kaya?”

“Oh, bakit?” tanong ko dito.

“It’s either you still love him or you’re guilty.” I bit my lip when she paused. “But it’s stupid to break up with someone you love… kaya I’ll go with guilty.”

Hindi ko na lang siya sinagot, not wanting to confirm anything at napagbuntong-hininga na lang sa problema ko. It’s not even the biggest problem I have right now but I’d rather make it my problem kaysa sa intindihin ko yung main course sa pinggan ko ngayon.

“At saka, bakit ba kailangan si Arron pa? Bakit hindi ka na lang maghanap ng ibang taong tutulong sa’yo?”

“Because Arron is a heartbreaker. He knows how to crush someone. I need him.” I said filled with determination.

“Bakit pa? Bakit hindi mo na lang sundin ang sinabi niya sa’yo? Hindi ba plano mo rin naman yun? You told me na sabi mo sa kanya, ‘From now on… you’ll be dating me.’ hindi ba?”

Biglang nandilat ang mga mata ko. “No!! I don’t even know why I said that.” habang nandidilat ang mga mata ko ay nakisabay sa akin si Frannie at napauwang pa ang bibig niya.

“Oh. My. Gloriousness.”

“What? What?” I asked him in panic.