Ceaseless (COMPLETED)

Chapter Twenty Two

Chapter 22: Shameless Jerk

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5 years later…

“I think it’s better for you to go to China than to go with me.” I said to Mimi.

“I was there just a month ago, girl. I want to go with you. Please. I want to meet your family! And your Kuya Raven!” she said.

Mimi is my first friend here. She’s been my family for 5 years since I decided to study in England. She’s a Chinese and just like me, she wants to find herself here.

PAGKATAPOS ng napakasakit na nangyari sa akin noong high school ako, my Dad let me to study abroad. Hindi nila nalaman yung totoong dahilan kung bakit gusto kong lumayo.

“It’s just that I can feel that there will be a lot of opportunities for me when I study abroad. And I want to be independent, Dad. I want to be free from Mom. You know that.”

That’s exactly what I said nung nagpaalam ako. May part naman na totoo d’yan. Pero alam nating lahat na hindi naman talaga yan ang dahilan.

I CONTINUE to check my things. Today’s my flight back to the Philippines.

Kasama ko si Mimi na uuwi dahil pangarap n’yang makapunta sa Pilipinas. She said that she has a Filipino Aunt so she’s a bit familiar to the Filipino language. Wala lang talaga syang chance noon na pumuntang Pilipinas dahil mahigpit sa pera yung mga magulang nya. She’s an illegitimate child kaya hindi s’ya pinagtutuunan ng pansin masyado. Unlike me, pupunta lang sa church, grounded na kaagad.

“AM I going to see your ex there?” Mimi asked me habang naglalakad na kami palabas ng NAIA.

“Who?” I pardoned with a frown.

“Your ex. The married one.”

“Ah!” Now I got her. She’s referring to Miguel. “I don’t think so. Before, I only got a chance to see him when I’m attending on their church. But now, I don’t think there will be a chance for us to see each other. Why do you ask?”

“Nothing…” she answered while smiling like a puppy.

“What the hell girl, she’s married!”

“I said nothing!” she defended herself while grinning.

“Nothing means a lot.”

“How about your friend that betrayed you?” she asked me again.

“Why are you bringing this topic again? What do you want?” I complained. Napasama pa ang pagsama nya. Na-ungkat pa tuloy yung nakaraan. But now, we’re here on the Philippines, I know it’s inevitable. I will hear that story ceaselessly for sure.

“I’m waiting for his status. Like is he…. Single?” she grinned at me again.

“Do you like him?”

“I like him.” She answered. "For you."

“Seriously?”

“Yeah girl. I saw his picture.”

“Where?” I asked.

“On your Instagram… I’m wondering why are you still following him.”

“Why? Got a problem with that?”

“No. But I prefer him for you.”

I don’t prefer him for myself. How can I trust an individual who made me looked like a fool? Oo, pina-follow ko sya sa Instagram pero hindi naman ibig sabihin na nakalimutan ko na lahat. Although I moved on from what happened, that doesn’t mean I forgot everything they did.