In a chinese family, there's a tradition na kahit sino ay labag sa loob na sundin ngunit kailangan kundi ika'y pagtatabuyan.
"Alam mo naman siguro ang mangyayari sating dalawa diba?" He asked.
His piercing chinky eyes staring at mine.
"Alam ko." I answered.
"Ito lang ang sasabihin ko kaya makinig kang mabuti. Ayoko, Ayokong maipagkasundo sayo. May girlfriend ako, si Vienne and obviously she's not chinese kaya alam mo, alam natin na tututol sila sa relasyon namin."
"Oh." Yan lamang ang tanging nasabi ko, I'm speechless. I did not expect him to be this straightforward and rude to me, Not the Zachary that I fell in love with.
"That's why we need you, they want us to date right? Ang gusto ko pag mag d-date tayo kasama si Vienne, We're going to pretend that we're hanging out but unfortunately things didn't work out for us. No one will know unless somebody talks."
"So? You're gonna use me?" I smiled bitterly, what an ass.
He knows that I'm in love with him but choose to ignore my feelings, he wants to hurt me instead.
"Yeah, diba ayaw mo sumuway sa kanila? So be it, be the Thirdwheel."
I'm not doing this for the tradition, I want this because I want you.
Pero you're so selfish, you only want your happiness.
"Sasaya ka ba pag ginawa ko yon?" I said as tears starts to pool my eyes.
"Very much." He smiled.
He smiled at the thought of her, masaya sya pag kasama sya.
that's what I want, I want him to be happy.
"Ok, I'll do it for you, I'll do it for your happiness." I didn't mean to but I broke down infront of him, I cried like a weakling na kailan man ay di ko inaasahang magagawa sa harapan nya.
Instead of wiping my tears for me, he handed me his handkerchief and said the words that bore a hole in my heart.
"Sorry Jian, I love you ok? But the kind of love that only a friend can give, I'll still be your bestfriend. We can still hangout right? I promise that I'll still take care of you like how I used to, just-- just this time help me."
Then he walked away, leaving me broken.
Tangina.
