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Azalea's POV
"Are you serious?! Nasaan na 'yang nag-utos sa'yo?" Nelly violently asked.
Tim weighed Nelly's reactions. Napakamot ito ng ulo na parang nahihirapan sa nangyayari.
"Hindi ko rin kasi alam..." Maingat ang naging pagsagot ni Tim. Nananantya.
"WHAT?!" Nelly bursts out. "Alam pa ba ni Braxon kung anong ginagawa niya?!"
Kahit na sobrang nalungkot din ako dahil sa muling hindi pagsipot ni Braxon sa usapan namin, pinilit ko ang sarili kong 'wag na munang isipin ang sariling damdamin at pigilan muna si Nelly.
"Bessy, calm down," I softly said. I put so much effort cheering myself up because I don't want to trigger Nelly's anger if she sees how down I am right now. "Maybe it's really important this time."
"Oh, fuck his reasons!" she groaned in frustration.
I was taken aback by her sudden choice of words. It was my first time hearing her bluntly say a word like that.
"Nelly..." I tried to distract her from her anger. "It's okay. I'm okay. Baka hindi lang talaga pwede ngayon."
"No, Azalea! This is the last straw! If he can't keep his promises to you, then maybe we should look for another guy who can keep his words!" Padabog niyang saad.
Nakita ko ang pagkabalisa at pagaalinlangan ni Tim na siguro ay dahil sa matinding galit na pinapakita ni Nelly.
"Uh... Cornelia—"
"If you ever see that good for nothing man, tell him to go fuck himself!" Nanginginig na ang kamay ni Nelly habang matinding nakakuyom. I've never seen her this angry before.
Hindi ko rin maiwasan ang mapalunok dahil sa mga salitang lumalabas sa bibig niya. Oh my, I never thought I can hear Nelly say those words.
"Kasi Cornelia—"
"Don't even think of defending that man!" Pagbabanta niya kay Tim. Natikom ni Tim ang bibig niya, halatang umiiwas na mapagbuntungan ng galit ni Nelly.
"Nelly, please, calm down... I already said I'm okay. Maybe I hoped, but there's a little part of me that actually expected that this is going to happen."
That was true, though. After all the plans that he cancelled, I am already expecting that he will eventually cancel this, too. I was just really, really upset because I hoped too much that he will finally fulfill his promise.
"Are you hearing yourself, Azalea? I cannot let this pass!"
"Why not? Cornelia, hindi obligasyon ni Braxon na sunduin ako," I reasoned out. Trying to calm Cornelia down but mostly trying to convince myself that it's all okay... even though I know it's not.
"But he is obliged to keep his words!" She fired back.
"Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. Malay mo, may emergency pala..."
"Bakit ba sobrang bait mo?" Nelly frustratingly asked. "People are taking advantage of your kindness."
"I'd like to think that there's always good in every person. They are just hiding it because they think that will make them fit in this cruel world." Huminga ako ng malalim. "Besides, thinking ill of them will not do me any good either."
"That's not the case here, Azalea. My point is, you're not getting tired of giving people chances." Sumusukong sabi niya.
"Wala namang masama roon," sabi ko gamit ang mababang boses.
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