Tears Of An Angel

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Sweetest I love yous

We decided to check out the Palace in the sky in Tagaytay since we were already here. Nagpunta ako sa may railing para mas matanaw ko ang magandang view. I took a deep breath. It was such a breathtaking view. This could've been perfect. Could've been. I glanced at Vince being dragged away by Denise. 

I sighed. Akala ko lakad lang namin itong dalawa pero hindi pala. Bakit pakiramdam ko ako pa ang sabit sa lakad na ito? 

"Hey Chela, can you take a picture of us?" Denise said handing me her phone.

I sighed and forced a smile as I took the phone from her. "Sure."

"No. Let's just ask someone else to do it. Come here, angel."

Nakita ko ang pagtutol sa mukha ni Denise kaya umiling na lang ako at sinabing okay lang. Vince insisted that I should join them so I told him that we'd have our turn after I took their picture. Pero pagkatapos na pagkatapos ko silang kuhanan ng picture ay hinila na naman siya ni Denise palayo.

"Oh my gosh! I think the view there is awesome! Let's go there, Vince!" she said as she dragged him away.

"Wait, Denise. Angel, let's go."

I've had enough of this. So I just gave him a small smile and motioned that I'd just follow them. He didn't move like he was waiting for me. 

"Go ahead. Uhm, I'll just take some pictures here."

"Then I'll wait for you."

Nakita ko ang pag-simangot ni Denise kaya sumama na ako para wala na lang gulo. Pagkalapit ko ay hinawakan agad ni Vince ang kamay ko. Inirapan tuloy ako ni Denise. Nagbaba na lang ako ng tingin. 

Hindi nagtagal ay nakaisip na naman ng paraan si Denise ng paraan para makuha ang atensiyon ni Vince. I sighed then walked away. I couldn't stand it anymore. Nakaramdam na ako ng pag-hihimagsik ng kalooban kaya lumayo na lang ako. Ayoko ng may kinaiinisan. My parents told me that it was not good to hate anyone. 

Nagpalakad-lakad na lang muna ako para mawala ang negatibong nararamdaman ko. Nagpunta na ako sa may pinakataas at tumanaw sa may railings. Kumuha na lang ako ng mga larawan para malibang ako kahit paano. Pero kahit anong pilit ko ay hindi mawala ang nararamdaman ko hanggang sa maluha na lang ako. Pakiramdam ko kasi ay kawawa lang ako dito.

I suddenly froze when someone hugged me from behind. I instantly knew it was him. His arms felt so familiar. Even his presence. Bumalot kaagad sa akin ang pabango niya. 

"Hush, angel. I hate seeing you cry," he muttered then buried his face in my hair. 

Lalo akong naiyak. He made me face him. I didn't want him to see my tears so I buried my face in his chest. He hugged me tightly. 

"I'm sorry, angel."

I remained silent. Baka kasi lalo lang akong maiyak. After I had calmed down, he asked someone to take a picture of us together. Pumwesto siya sa likuran ko then he hugged me from behind. I gasped secretly. 

On our way back to Manila, Denise was surprisingly quiet. Sa likod na siya nakaupo dahil ako ang pinaupo ni Vince sa tabi niya. Nakasimangot tuloy si Denise at ramdam ko ang inis niya sa akin. But I didn't care because I was very happy. Especially, when Vince refused to accompany Denise to her family's reunion because he'd already made plans with me. Ang totoo ay wala naman kaming naka-plano na lakad. 

"Bakit sinabi mo kay Denise na may lakad tayo kahit wala naman?" I asked him.

Nakahinto na sa tapat ng bahay namin ang sasakyan niya. Pero pareho kaming hindi kumikilos para bumaba. He leaned his head on the headrest and looked at me.