Chapter 6
Pagkagising ko, nilinisan ko agad ang sugat ko and asked Kuya to help me with the bandage.
"Ayaw na ayaw ko talaga ng nasusugatan ang kapatid ko. Kahit ang panget mo, hindi na ata makatarungan kung lalo kang magiging panget dahil sa mga sugat mo.", sabi niya. Hinampas ko nga.
"Aray joke lang eh!", bawi niya at tinuloy ang pag kabit sa bandage.
"Panget ba talaga ako Kuya.. Yung totoo?", tanong ko then I pout facing the mirror in front of us.
"Hindi ah. Ikaw ang pinakamaganda kong kapatid!", papuri niya.
"Malamang eh ako lang naman kapatid mo!", sabi ko with crossed arms.
"Seriously, maganda ka nga. Bakit ka naman nagtatanong ng ganyan? Dahil kay Vincent? Ano ginawa niya sayo?", usisa niya. Lalo ako nalungkot. Hindi man lang siya nagtetext. He's so cold that it slowly kills me!
"Hindi ah. Gusto ko lang malaman! Baka kasi may sira yung mata mo, alam mo na.. concern sissy here.", sabi ko na lang. He smirked like he's not believing.
"Jane", as soon as I hear that voice, my heart pumped so fast. V is here.
Lumingon ako sa pinto ng kwarto ko and yes he is. Standing wearing plain white v neck t-shirt and denim fitted pants. I missed how masculine his body is sculpted in my eyes.
Lumabas si Kuya after mailagay ang bandage and closed the door giving us privacy to talk things.
Napatungo ako while he's walking towards me. I try to hold back my tears because I long for him already.
Umupo siya at the edge of my bed facing me and close to me. He lifted my head with the use of both his big, warm palm.
My eyes met his and tears start streaming down my cheeks non-stop.
"My baby..You look so terrible. Who did this to you?", he asked with an upset tone. My lips form down like I'm avoiding to cry.
All that's running inside my head is his lie and the whys..
He hugged me so tight but I pushed him away slowly. His eyes were totally worried and teary.
"Why are you like this to me?", he said with a shaky voice and like he's going to cry in front of me. We've never been like this. In a so upsetting situation. I look down.
"You lied. And the answer is all I ever need at this time.", I said. He hold my hand.
"I want to know first what happened to your beautiful face. Who did that to you? I'll make sure he'll pay for this!", he said with the eagerness to beat August. But ofcourse I will not let V do that.
"I went to the lakeside at the other town. I was about to go home, I'm not in my senses so I was hit by a bike. The guy who hit me rushed me to the clinic and paid for the bills so nothing to worry.", I said with a cold plain voice.
"Why did you went there?",
"To think why did you lie. Vincent, I'm hurting.. too much of what you just did. It's the first time you lied! Or maybe all this time you're lying to me! Too bad you didn't make it this time!", my voice began to rise and I cringe my fists due to anger.
"I'm sorry Baby..",
"So that's the only phrase you'll say? No explanations at all?! I hate you!", I shout and burst into tears. I covered my face with both of my palm.
V tries to comfort me by making me look to him, patting my back and kissing my head but I refuse with all of his touch. It hurts. He makes me feel he is betraying me!
"Baby I lied because I think it's not a good try to let you know I'm going for an overnight party with old friends.", he excused. I stared with him with a sharp look on his eyes.
"So what is wrong with that! There is nothing wrong with it if you told me! But you gave me reason that there is something behind it!! So why hiding it! Are you betraying me?!!", I said forcing him to tell me. I shake his shoulder.
"Damn Baby no..", he answered but it feels like it's not.
"Then why lying..", I said in a soft voice and looked away as my tears streaming again. He wiped it.
"I thought you'll not let me join and because...", he started and hesitating to continue.
"Because my ex was there too. My first girlfriend..", he said. I just feel like my heart is continuously stabbed by a really sharp knife and shoot by a gun non-stop.
"I'm sorry baby. I hope you forgive me.", he plea and hug me but I refused. I look at him with a blank emotion.
"So that is it. The truth. The hurtful truth. You enjoyed it I bet..", I said in monotonic voice. He didn't answer and looked away.
"Silence means yes.", I closed my eyes and gasp.
"You want a comeback from her then. Go on and leave.. me.", I dare him. He hugged me so tight that I can't push him away.
"No ofcourse. I know you'll be jealous if you knew so I didn't said it to you.", he whispered near my ears.
"Vincent! That doesn't make a difference!", I said angrily but on a softer voice.
"So I am sorry but there is no other meaning of hiding it from you. We cleared things up and he has a boyfriend now and I have you.. my only Babe..", he assures and kissed my forehead.
"So I guess I have to forgive you now even if it still hurts.", I said and hugged him back.
He pulled between our hug anx kiss me on my forehead, next to my right cheek then to the left, to my chin, then my nose and last smacked me three times on my lips.
I feel a little better now though my heart is still aching. You know it is not easy to forget about someone who lied for the first time.
"Do you still love me?", I said breaking the silence.
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