He Suddenly Came Back

Chapter 22

CHAPTER 22: Aware

(Clive's POV)

"Aray." Reklamo ko nung nadiin ni Z yung cotton. Pero hindi naman talaga yun yung masakit eh. Galos lang yan no. "Bakit ba tayo agad umalis? Dapat gumanti pa ako dun. Ginalusan pa niya yung gwapo kong mukha." reklamo ko kay Z. Men have egos. Masakit sa pride ko na hindi ako nakaganti. Baka akalain pa nung gagong ex ni Z na mahina ako. Kung hindi lang pumagitna si Z, masasapak ko rin yun eh.

Mas lalong diniinan ni Z yung cotton sa sugat ko. "Aray! Ano ba Z, sinasadya mo na ah." Reklamo ko ulit sa kanya. Hindi naman talaga masakit eh, umaarte lang ako. Masarap kaya sa pakiramdam na inaalagaan ka ng taong mahal mo.

Napansin kong biglang nag-iba yung expression niya. Lumungkot yung mukha niya. "Sorry..." she whispered.

"Okay lang. Ayusin mo lang yung pag gamot." Reklamo ko ulit, pero siyempre naglalambing lang ako sa kanya.

"Hindi yun..."

Hindi yun? "Eh ano yung dahilan ng pag s-sorry mo?"

"Dahil diyan sa pagkakasuntok mo."

I sighed. "It's fine." I don't understand why she is apologizing when it's not really her fault.

"No, it's not. I'm really sorry." She insisted her apology. Ang tigas talaga ng ulo.

"It wasn't your fault. Yung gago mong ex yung may kasalanan." I told her. Everyting was his ex's fault. Yung kalungkutan ni Z, yung pagmumukmok niya ng isang taon, yung sakit na nararamdaman niya, lahat yun kasalanan ng Tristan na yun.

Bigla naman siyang napatingin sa akin. Her expression seemed to ask something. "I'll tell you how." I told her getting the idea that she might want to know everything I knew about her past.

She just stared at me waiting for me to tell everything.

"Okay, I asked Cindy about it." I trailed off. I looked at her. She was still staring at me having those looks telling me to keep talking.

There were things that I was curious about, things I want to know, things that I have to ask. Pagdating ko sa Pilipinas, dumiretso agad ako sa shop ni Zoe. I missed her. I've never seen her for weeks now. Zoe was shocked the moment she saw me, she never expected na magkikita ulit kami. She was so cute that time.

Nakilala ko din yung bestfriend niya, si Cindy. Tinadtad niya nga ng tanong si Zoe about sa akin kahit na nasa harapan nila ako. I saw Zoe's face while talking, it was priceless. Di ko nga mapigilan yung tawa. Later that day, nagpaalam akong mauuna na akong umuwi pero hindi talaga ako umalis. Hinintay ko na lumabas si Cindy. Marami akong malalaman sa kanya.

Nilapitan ko agad siya nung nakita ko siyang lumabas. "Cindy." I called her name causing her to gaze at my direction. Lumapit ako sa kanya. "Busy ka ba?"

"Huh? Hindi naman. Bakit?"

"Can I talk to you?" I really wanted to know every thing. I need to know about my rival.

"I'm sorry Clive but it's not my story to tell." Sabi niya sa akin pagkatapos kong itanong yung nangyari kay Zoe at nung ex niya. Nandito kami ngayon sa isang diner malapit sa shop nina Zoe.

"Please Cindy."

"Why do you want to know?" I just stared at her while she was whining. It's like something caught her because she suddenly gasped, "Wait... do you like me bestfriend?"

I gave her a timid smile. She's a fast comprehender huh.

"Oh my gosh!" she then squeled. "You owe me this one, dude."

"Alright. Would you tell me now?"

"To make the long story short, iniwan siya ni Tristan. We don't even know what his reason was, where he had gone and all. Basta nawala nalang siya na parang bula. That thing ruined my bestfriend, it broke her big time. You got it or do I need to expand it more?"

"Kuha ko na. Ano bang pangalan nung ex niya?"

"Tristan nga."

"Complete name."

"It's Tristan Jacques Andrade." She said with a hint of anger in her voice.

"That's the reason why I was aware of the dern milady."

She looks unsatisfied with what I told her. "It isn't enough." She stated. "How did you know about that thing?"

"I already told you I talked to Cindy."

"Hindi yun. Hindi mo naman itatanong yun kay Cindy kung wala ka ng background."

I sighed. I started again another manifesto.

I decided to go outside after what happened at the party on my sister's wedding. Medyo nakakahiya yung nangyari. Hindi ko inaasahan na sa akin mapapasa yung garter at mas lalong hindi ko inaasahan na si Zoe yung makakakuha ng boquet.

Nakatayo lang ako dun sa may veranda ng hall at umiinom ng champagne nang may biglang tumapik sa balikat ko.

"Kuya, ikaw pala." I said upon recognizing him.

"Anong ginagawa mo dito?" tanong niya sa akin.

"Nagpapahangin lang ako. Ikaw ba, kuya? Hindi pa natatapos yung party ah."

"I was looking for you."

Hinahanap niya ako? Bakit kaya?

"I have something to ask you."

"Tungkol saan Kuya? Tungkol ba kay ate ko? Kilalang kilala mo naman na siya Kuya eh. Mas kilala mo pa nga ata siya kesa sa akin."

"Hindi yun. Tungkol sa kapatid ko. You like her, right?" Bigla akong naubo sa gulat dahil sa tanong niya.

I was about to answer his question but he cut me off by saying "You like her. Make her happy Clive, make her forget the past, make her happy again. I trust you to this."

Then he left after saying those words.

"So you were just doing all this because my brother told you so." She said. She seem to be disappointed.

I smiled, "No Z, it's because first love never dies."