My Bittersweet Escape

My Bittersweet Escape - Twenty One

CHAPTER 21 - Someone, help me

3RD PERSON'S POV

Habang ang lahat ay mahimbing na ang tulog. Napabangon si Zoey sa higaan niya at lumabas papuntang garden para magpahangin. Hindi kasi siya makatulog sa hindi alam na kadahilanan, pero napansin niya na may nakaupong tao sa may garden nang lumapit siya....

"Oh. Can't sleep?" tanong ni Chace

"Hindi ba obvious, kaya nga ako lumabas eh." sagot naman ni Zoey

"Tsk. If I know, gusto mo lang ako makasama eh." *smirk

Tsk. This ass, nasabi nalang ni Zoey sa sarili, ang lakas kasi ng self confidence nung taong katabi niya ngayon. Nakaupo kasi sila sa grass at marahang tinitignan ang kalangitan.

Chace broke the silence "Hey, ganun ba talaga ang laki ng epekto niya sayo?" 

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Eh kasi simula nung nilagay ni Emma si Austin sa likod ko, mas todo yung acting mo. Does he still affect you that much Can't move on?" Gusto tong malaman ni Chace dahil......  Wala, curious lang talaga siya. He doesn't feel any feelings towards Zoey. Kaibigan lang talaga, nothing more and nothing less.

"To tell you honestly..." humiga na ng tuluyan si Zoey sa grass. "Yeah. I can still feel my heartbeat racing kapag malapit siya. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero ganun talaga eh. Kahit anong pilit ko, ayaw eh. I can't just turn off all my feelings for him. I've been with him for a long time tapos biglaang nawala, masakit yun. At mahirap kalimutan yung sakit na naramdaman ko that time kaya in a way malaki parin ang galit ko towards him."

Hindi alam ni Zoey kung bakit sinasabi niya to kay Chace pero sa tingin niya mapagkakatiwalaan naman ito.

"I know how it feels. I've been on the same ground as you..." malungkot na pagkakasabi ng lalaki

Napatayo naman bigla si Zoey "Huh? So you've been in a relationship before?" Waaaa. Hindi niya akalain ang loko lokong lalaking to, nagkagirlfriend na pala.

"It's hard to believe right? Lalo na't medyo ungas ng ako pero believe it or not. I had a girlfriend for 4 years. Yeah, that long" natulala siya the moment Chace said that.

Laglag panga si Zoey the moment she heard that. 4 years?! May tatalo pa pala sakanila ni Austin.

"Her name was Ashley, she was my sunshine back then. Opposite from what I am now, super geek ako dati. All I did was study, walang excitement, plain boring......

but then I met her and she changed my life. I even followed her sa States kahit ayaw ng parents ko, sinuway ko sila just to prove how much I wanted to be with her."

"Wait, so ilang taon ka na nun?"

"Haha. 13 years old palang ako noon. Iba talaga kapag tinamaan ka ng this thing called "First Love" Shit. Ang drama ko na ba?"

Natawa naman si Zoey sa sinabi ni Chace. Hindi niya kasi akalain na may serious mode din pala ang mokong na to. "HAHAHA. Medyo, parang hindi ikaw pero sige continue."

"Yun nga, we've been together for 4 years pero may nalaman ako na kinasira ng buhay ko......

She had a secret affair with a guy sa school namin and they've been together for 6 months when i found out. Saklap lang."

"She cheated on you?! Grabe lang." Totoo namang nashock si Zoey sa nalaman niya. Niloko din pala yung mokong na to. Talaga?! 

She wanted to hear more of the story pero Chace just said "Oh sa susunod ko na ikkwento, inaantok na ko." he stood up and helped Zoey get up too