The Broken Hearted Girl ✔️

Episode 15

That night was the only time their waiting para magkaayos silang dalawa. Though, Cassandra and Riann are not still in good terms. Riann meant her every word, kahit na mahirap rin para sa kanya ang sitwasyon nila ngayon ng best friend niya kailangan niya itong tiisin. She will never talk to her unless makipag-hiwalay na si Cassey kay Michael. Some might question her way of being a best friend but she doesnt care dahil para rin naman iyon sa best friend niya. She just wants what's good and even best for her, and that man is neither of the two.

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Nakatayo lang si Mike sa gilid ng pinto ng library at pinagmamasdan ang babaeng mag-isang nakapwesto sa dulong lamesa. Hindi niya talaga mapigilan ang mapangiti habang nakatitig sa dalaga, lalo pa ng mapansin niyang nagsisimula na itong maiinis dahil sa tagal niyang dumating.

He seemed enjoying what he has been doing so he leaned more on the wall and watched her from far away.

This is really the usual them. Him teasing her.

"gusto mo siya?" sabi ng isang boses. Napatingin naman siya sa nagsalita. Agad niyang itong nakilala dahil isa ito sa mga kaibigan ng babaeng kanina'y pinagmamasdan niya.

"you like Cassey, right?" tanong ulit nito while reading a book and taking down some notes. Medyo naguluhan siya sa tanong at umupo naman sa katapat na upuan.

He didnt know what to say. He didnt know how to answer her question. Kasi kahit siya mismo hindi niya alam.

"bakit hindi mo siya ligawan?" muling tanong ng kaharap . Still, hindi niya pa rin alam ang sasabihin.

"ok, I know, well we both know na may boyfriend na siya but who cares, eh di agawin mo siya sa lalaki na 'yun. Make her fall in love with you, instead. Sabi nga, mas madaling hulihin ang manok kapag nakatali" litanya ulit nito. Hindi niya pa rin maintindihan ang ibig sabihin ng kausap. Ligawan? Si Cassandra?

"why are you saying this to me? hindi ba kaibigan ka niya, then why do you want me to do things just to break them up?" he finally got his words.

"oo magkaibigan kami at dahil doon as her friends we are really concerned for her. Ayaw na naming makitang umiiyak ulit siya ng dahil lang sa walang kwentang lalaki na 'yun. He is not good for her. Hindi niya mahal si Cassey, he's just using her for his personal interest and Cassey is just so blind with that fact, dahil sa old belief niya na magiging masaya lang siya when she finally have him."

"yet she seemed so happy with him" malungkot na sagot niya at saglit na nilingon ang babaeng pinaguusapan nila.  Pain and Sadness were written in his eyes.

"masaya siya ngayon, eh paano mamaya? bukas? sa makalawa? o sa isang linggo? will she still have that fake smile on her face? Hindi na, because soon enough she can't no longer fool even herself. Pati sarili niya mapapagod na rin sa pagpapanggap na ginagawa niya."

Hindi siya nagsalita at nanatili lang na nakatanaw kay Cassandra.

"She's broken, really broken" her final words before the bell rang signaling the resume of class hours. Naunang tumayo at umalis ang babaeng kasuap niya and he was just left there in deep thinking.

"hoy" that remove him from his reverie. He first heaved a deep sigh and flushed a smile before facing her.

"hi, girlfriend"

"hi your face. Kanino pa ako naghihitay sayo doon, nandito ka lang naman pala. Bakit hindi mo ako tinawag....." she muttered while making a seat. She kept on talking pero hindi naman nakikinig sa kanya si Mike. He was just looking at her all the time.

She raised a brow to him nang mapansin ang tingin niya dito. He only smiled.

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"Ms. Fernandez can you please stay for a minute?" Sabi ng Professor nila nang medyo kakaunti nalang ang mga estudyante sa room. Tumingin siya kay Mike na para bang sinasabing mauna nalang ito. Lumabas na naman si Mike ng room.

"Cassandra, I just want to inform you about your grades as well as your academic performance for this quarter. Aware ka naman sa mga bagay na iyon, hindi ba?" Panimula nang Professor. Yumuko naman siya at napatango.

"What is happening to you? May problema ka ba?" Pagpapatuloy pa nito. she knows that her professor seemed to have seen her great potential and dedication in her studies kaya naman ganoon nalang ang pagaalala nito sa grades niya.

"wala po Ma'am" sagot niya.

"kapag nagpatuloy pa ang ganito, maaari ka nang mawalan ng scholarship. You know that."

"opo"

"ok, you can go. Make sure next quarter bumawi ka na" her professor's final words. Tumango na lamang siya at tsaka tuluyang lumabas ng silid.

"bakit daw?" Tanong agad ni Mike nang makalabas na ang dalaga. She just forced a smile to him and shook his head.

"may problema ba?" he asked again. Still hindi pa rin siya sinagot ng kasama.

"Cassey"

"wala nga. Ang kulit mo rin. Tara na nga, samahan mo nalang akong kumain" she muttered with a doleful tone at nagsimulang maglakad papunta sa cafeteria. He just followed her.

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He immediately saw her busy on writing something kaya naman agad niya itong nilapitan.

"Hi" He greeted. Nginitian lang naman siya nito. She seemed so serious and annoyed at the same time.

"girlfriend..barya ka ba?"

"bakit?" she lamely answered.

"kasi maaga palang, kailangan na agad kita"

He used again his pick up lines to her.  Napangiti niya kahit papaano ang babaeng kausap. But that was only for some seconds. So he tried another one.

"alam mo gusto kong maging basurero...Para ako ang pupulot sayo kapag binasura ka na ng taong mahal mo" then there it is. That caught her attention. Napatingin ito sa kanya. When he noticed her stare he just chuckled to lessen the awkward atmosphere that was starting to form.

"Cassey" tawag niya ulit sa dalaga. He's serious this time. "are you still together? that Michael?" he questioned while scanning the pages of her book. He, himself hated the idea of talking about that man or even just mentioning that man's name pero kailangan niyang gawin ito. Saglit na tumingin sa kanya ang dalaga at tumango. "Nakita ko kasi siya kahapon, may kasamang babae. I think that woman's name is Elize? Tama, Elize nga. 'Yung kasama niya ----"

"I know" medyo nagulat pa siya sa sagot nito.

"alam mo? alam mong may kasamang ibang babae 'yung boyfriend mo? and it's ok with you?"

"please! pwede ba, tama na! I wont break up with him kahit ano pang gawin o sabihin niyo! Huwag niyo na akong pakialaman! This is my life so I'm the one who is responsible for every decision that I make!" she almost shouted. Finally, she bursted out her anger, paulit ulit nalang kasi ang mga sinasabi sa kanya. She heared the same sentences just this morning sa mga kasama niya sa bahay and she's getting tired of these. All of them seem so against on their relationship. It looks like they never really want her to be happy.

"Cassey, I'm just concern abo---"

"ok. I get it. And thank you! But I think you are becoming an intruder para panghimasukan pa ang personal kong buhay. I'm old enough and so I can take care of myself. Kung magkamali man ako o masaktan sa dahil sa mga desisyon ko, it's my own problem. You have nothing to do with that!" she stated again. Those words were like a knife stabbed into his heart. That only means that he is not really important for her. He is just an ordinary and annoying person in her life. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes before speaking his words.

"ok. Fine. Intruder, huh." sabay tayo at alis, leaving her alone. Narinig niya pa ang pagtawag nito sa pangalan niya pero hindi na niya ito pinansin.