Freshman

Chapter 24: The Break

Why do I feel so surprised? He had the nerve to cheat on Keith, it wouldn't be too long by now that he would be cheating on me.

He broke up with Keith a few days ago because he said that I was better for him. I didn't take a second to believe him, but he had proven me wrong. He did break up with her and it left Keith in tears.

Why do I know this? Because out of all the people, I was the shoulder she leaned on at those times. Yeah, we were close. I felt so bad, because I know deep down inside, I knew it was my fault why she's in this state right now.

Although, I wasn't the only one he cheated on Keith, possibly not the last one either. I remembered Duyan and Eliza's chat with him. I remembered how he talked to them. It was probably the same way he talked to every other girl in this planet. The way he has them wrapped on his dirty little finger. And I can't believe I was one of the fools who let myself give in to him.

He's a f*cker!

The way he mesmerised me with his words. Saying that he loved me. Heck, does he even know the meaning of the word that he's incapable of doing?

Before this gets any worse, I might as well end the whole thing before it's too late. But how will I pull it off? I can't just tell him 'I'm breaking up with you' and leave him with no reason at all.

No. He'll only annoy me and shower me with questions.

Might as well just ignore him and let him take the hint that I don't want him anymore. Serves him right after how many hearts he'd broken.

Mind you, this was my first breakup, I don't have much of an experience.

So I did my plan. I ignored him in Messenging and in real life.

My prediction was right! He did annoy me and shower me with questions. Asking me what he did wrong, what ever happened to us, and so on. I thought by now, he'd catch on. But I guess I was wrong. He was too slow to know why I had a sudden change of heart. He's a fool to his own actions.

So let him be the fool that he really is.

(gawin siyang tanga, total gago naman.)

Funny, I was actually reminiscing all of this while I was abruptly plucked out of school by my parents and sis. Why? Well we were apparently about to visit Loreigne's grandma's wake. Loreigne hasn't been attending classes lately, and I guessed the latter.

After a long drive.... "Thank God!" I breathed in the sweet smell of fresh air. "I hate car smell!"

My sister did the same. "Me too!"

These were the little things we had in common. By little, I meant really little. If I was the sun, then she was the moon. As I am the fire, and she is the water.

We were lucky we didn't have a car, so basically my mom, dad, sis, and I just hollared over a taxi. We arrived in late after heavy traffic, and parental arguments. I didn't mention it over the story, haven't I?

My parents argue- like, a lot. So don't even get me started on my childhood.

We entered the cremation room and find them gone. Like I said, we were late and they were probably already finished with everything. It was futile to search for them now, but my parents went and looked for them anyway. Who knew that insisting would actuslly work. Thanks to the guard and Mrs. Loreigne's Mom's texts, we got to their location. It was a sort-of lounge where everyone chilled and those who were in tears and mourning over their lost loved ones were all gathered here.... Eating palabok and siopao.