Mr. Rich meets Miss Nobody (COMPLETED)

32-Painful Truth

The truth is always more powerful and stronger than love, because the love becomes powerless in the absence of the truth.

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32- Painful Truth

Zachary:

“What do you mean, you cannot come?” tanong ko kay Azalea nang tumawag ito matapos kung makapag-ayos at pababa na sana para umalis.

“Zach, may importante kasi talaga akong pupuntahan, eh. Sorry talaga.” Narinig kong sagot nito na saglit kong ikinatahimik. I’m planning to give her the ring that I bought last week on our dinner date but now she’s telling me she can’t come.  “Zach?”

Bumuntong hininga na lamang ako ng malalim bago sumagot. “Okay, I understand. Maybe we can have our dinner date next time.” I answered him with a low voice.

“Thank you, Zach.” Narinig ko ang pagkasigla na muli ng boses nito kaya pinilit ko na lamang ang sariling ngumiti kahit sa kaloob-looban ko ay hindi ko gustong hindi matuloy ngayon ang dinner date namin.

Time is running and meaning to say days are passing little by little that’s why I wanted to spend all my days with her. I don’t want to waste some time without her but I don’t have a choice rather. I need to be an understanding boyfriend if I want her to become happy.

I was about to end the call when she spoke again.

“But, Zach…” she trailed off.

“Hmm?”

“Don’t change clothes and have dinner with your mom.”

Nagtataka man ay tinanguan ko ito sabay sagot ng “Okay.” Then she ended the call.

I place my phone at the table before laying my whole body to the bed. Pinikit ko ang aking mga mata at bumuntong hininga ng malalim. Siya namang pagkatok ng tao mula sa labas ng kwarto ko.

“Come in.” sabi ko dito ng walang gana. Nanatili  pa rin akong nakahiga.

“Let’s have our dinner, Zach.” Si mommy ang nagsalita. Hindi ako kumibo kaya naman ay nagsalita ito ulit. “It’s not good if you’re going to let your visitor wait.” Sabi niyang nakangiti at napabalikwas naman ako ng bangon. Kunot-noong tiningnan ito.

“What do you mean?”

“Bumaba ka na ng sa ganun ay malaman mo…” sabi niyang tumalikod na at may nakalimutan sigurong sabihin kaya nilingon akong muli. “Ayusin mong sarili mo wag kang busangot di bagay sayo.” Wika pa niya saka na nagpatuloy na lumabas ng silid.

Napapailing na tumayo na ako at sinipat ang sarili sa salamin.