Unblessed

Chapter 14: Their Sides

Lisette's PoV

I placed everything on the trunk, got on my car, and drove off. Hindi ko alam kung san ako pupunta, basta ang alam ko, nagdidrive lang ako nang walang eksaktong lugar na paroroonan. How could he do this to me? How could they both have a face to face me? Ang taong niloko at tinraydor nila. Hindi ko alam kung saang lupalop ng mundo sila humuhugot ng lakas ng loob at kapal ng mukha. And Leo.. A day ago he was the perfect man I once had.. And now.. wala. Parang nag-evaporate na lang ang katauhan niyang iyon. He switched back to the dumbass jerk who betrayed me.

My vision started to get blurry because of tears building up in my eyes. After I blinked, it all fell off and rolled over my cheeks. I quickly wiped them. Ayoko sanang umiyak pero salungat ang dikta ng utak ko sa puso ko. Sinasabi ng utak ko na matatag ako pero kinokontra ito ng puso ko. Akala ko last na mga patak na yung tumulo pero sinundan pa ito ng hindi mabilang na mga luha. Si Leo kasi eh.. How could he be such a jerk like this? Matagal ko na siyang kilala.. Pero ngayon, parang ibang Leo ang kaharap ko.. Parang hindi siya ang asawa ko.

When I stopped the car, napansin kong napadpad pala ako sa harapan ng isang hotel. Nagpark ako sa parking area at bago ako lumabas, tiningnan ko muna ang sarili ko sa salamin. Nagretouch ako at siniguradong hindi halata na bagong-iyak lang ako at saka pumasok sa restaurant nito. Buti na lang at sa hotel rin itong restaurant na ito kaya 24 hours ang service, kasi kung hindi, baka wala na kong makainan dahil lampas 10 P.M. na.

Inasist ako ng isang waiter papunta sa isang table. I sat on and then scanned the menu while the waiter waits for my orders on the side. Pumunta ako sa pasta section at inisa-isa yung mga nakalista doon. I stopped at tinitigan yung picture nung pasta na nasa harapan ko. It was the same pasta as what we ate yesterday. It was my favorite. Bigla kong naalala yung scenario namin ni Leo kahpon.. How much happiness we both felt.. How great we spent our time together.. And how much spoiled is everything right now.. The worst part is.. I nearly forgave him. Naglabo nanaman ang paningin ko dahil may namumuong luha nanaman sa mata ko. Akala ko papatak na ito, buti na lang at hindi natuloy.

"B-Bolognese Pasta with garlic bread please.." Sabi ko sa waiter.

"Drinks ma'am?"

"I-Iced Tea."

"Anything else ma'am?"

"N-No, that's everything." Sabi ko. Umalis na rin ang waiter. I stared directly at the table with my blurry vision, thinking or absoloutely abstract things. Wala akong matinong naiisip. It's like, scraps of ideas all mixed up together. Parang scribble lang na walang katapusan at walang matinong nabubuong object. Then, I felt the tear fell off my right eye but I was too dumbfounded to pay attention to it. Laking gulat ko nang may isang kamay na may panyo ang biglang sumalo ng luha ko.

"You're too pretty to cry." Sabi ng isang boses ng lalaki. That made me snap back to reality. I quickly looked up to him. He smiled. It was a young man and he's very handsome and attractive. Maputi, matangkad, chinito, gwapo, at napakacharming. And he also looks familiar. Maybe I saw him somewhere? I glared at him.

"Who are you?" Tanong ko.