Tamed [GL-Sapphics]

Chapter 32 - Friday Night

TAMER XXXII - FRIDAY NIGHT

"NASOBRAHAN niyo po ng singkwenta 'yong ibinigay niyong sukli sa 'kin kanina."

"I admire your honesty sister-in-law."

Muntik kong maibuga 'yong iniinom kong coke dahil sa walang pasabing pagsulpot ni Ezra sa harapan ko. Kumakain siya ng burger habang nginingisian ako pagkatapos niyang pagtawanan ang aking reaksyon.

"Anong sister-in-law? Sino inasawa kong kapatid mo?"

"Sister-in-law because you're my sister's girlfriend! And who knows next meeting, alukin ka na ng kasal!" pagbibiro niya. "Minsan, hindi pa naman nag-iisip 'yon."

"Naniwala ka naman sa kwentong barbero ng kapatid mo?"

"It's like reading a book in a foreign language trying to figure out what Cash is feeling, but I'm positive she's not being honest about it."

Sa kagustuhan kong malinis ang pangalan ko sa ginawang palabas ni Cash sa kanyang pamilya, kinausap ko si Ezra para ipinaliwanag ang lahat na kahit iyong tungkol sa benteng utang ko. Matino pala siyang kausap kapag kailangan, naging masinsinan ang usapan namin at batid kong hindi lang dahil sa kapatid niya kung bakit niya ako kinakausap ngayon.

"I don't want her to go down the same road as me and be gay."

Natigil ako sa sinabi niyang iyon, akala ko tapos na kaming mag-usap pero may pahabol pa pala siya. "Akala ko nagkakaintindihan na tayo rito? Sinabi ko na sa 'yo ang tungkol sa tunay na dahilan ni Cash kung bakit niya nagawa 'yon, hindi ba?"

"I have a feeling she's into you."

"That's impossible."

"We don't have control over who we develop feelings for, Zamantha. We're all stuck on this round planet with no sides to choose, kaya huwag kang masyadong magulat."

I know exactly what she was getting at and it hit home for me. Hindi ko rin naman piniling magkagusto sa babae, nangyari na lang. Now, I can finally say I'm not confused or trying out different things, and we can't dictate who we fall in love with.

"Imposible pa rin ang sinasabi mo, dalawang beses lang kaming nag-usap ng kapatid. I don't think we have the right dynamic or connection for her to develop romantic feelings for me." Ipaglalaban ko ito hangga't kamatayan.

"Are my words registering with you? Hindi si Cash ang tinutukoy ko, Zamantha." She had a smirk of amusement on her face as she got up and ran her fingers through her short blonde hair. "Iyong maganda kong pinsan ang pinag-uusapan natin."

Matagal bago ako nakasagot dahil sa pagkabigla. "Are we seriously considering something that's not even within the realm of possibility?"

"Was I seeing things, or did I actually witness you both making out in front of my pool? A romantic but unlikely situation, wouldn't you say?"

Gosh, she caught us in the act! Nawalan ako ng sasabihin, sapat na ang paninigas ng aking katawan sa gulat bilang tugon sa rebelasyon niya.

"Whatever's happening between you two, I'm here to give you a reality check. She is currently romantically involved with someone else, a boyfriend to be exact. As I stated earlier, I don't want my cousin to go through what I had to endure as a gay individual. She's already suffered enough, and I don't want her to deal with any more complex or challenging issues by being with you, as much as I hate to say it."

Kanina pa ako nabibigla but I needed to put her concerns to rest and be real now. Kailangan kong harapin ito at magpakatotoo.

"I know it may have looked like there was something going on between us, but I assure you, that was not the case. In fact, we have already had several conversations about the situation, and she has made it clear to me that what we had going on was not right, and that she doesn't have any interest in me in that way. So, I'm sorry to say, but you are mistaken in thinking that she is into me."