Best Part

PART 28

HER POV ( Listen to Best Part by Daniel Caesar covered by Yoseph and Nadia)

Is she his girlfriend?

Is she his wife?

Travis went to the girl laying in the bed and kissed her forehead. I can't do but just to stare at him and her while something inside of me was hurting.

With trembled voice, I asked. "Who is she?"

He just smiled at me while holding the girl's hand, tightly, tighter than the way he holds my hands. The way he looks at her shows that she really loves that woman. I tried my best to smile but I ended up having a serious face.

"She's Emily," he replied while looking at her. Gago ba 'to?

Napakunot ang aking noo. "Seryoso?"

"Yeah, Mrs. Emily Goosen." I felt the volts in my body scattered as I heard her name. Emily Goosen is good to hear, huh?

Out of all the people in the world, why do I have the same name like her's? I sighed. I now know what's her role in Travis' life. I just smiled to hide the sudden pain I was feeling.

She's his wife, Emily.

"All this time, I'm hanging with a guy who has already a wife?" I tried my best to laugh, ended up awkwardly.

My heart suddenly ached for no reason. Why am I hurting? I have nothing to be sad of. This is my fault for not asking about his love life. All this time, I'm a mistress? Oh, dear. This is not just so good. I don't like the idea of it--wait, why am I even complaining? We're friends. It doesn't matter if she has a wife, Emily. Friends are friends.

Friends but do strange sweet things.

Friends but do hugs and kisses.

"And we really have the same name?" He laughed at me. An insulting laugh, rather. My forehead creased as my brows pulled together.

"Chill, I'm not yet married. She's my Mother." Napanganga na lamang ako sa gulat. Mama. Ina. Mother. Nanay. Momma.

Okay, all this time... I was jealous over his mother who has the same name with mine? Wait, I'm not jealous. I'm confused. That's different from each other. Okay, Emily. Okay. Calm down. Stop hypervilenting.

"Mama mo 'yan?" I went closer to her mother, with my forced smile.

She's the reason why Travis' suffered for years.

"Oo, bakit? Is there something wrong?" His face went blank.

"Hindi kayo magkamukha." I tried to pull a joke to lighten up the atmosphere.

"Nagmana ako kay Dad."

Nilapitan ko si Travis at hinawakan ang mukha niya. Nagpalipat lipat ang tingin ko kay Travis at sa nanay niyang nakahiga. Pinipilit kong hanapin ang pagkapareho nila ngunit wala talaga.

"Emily talaga name niya?" Tumango siya at inialok sa akin ang isang upuan.

"Even though she did my life miserable as hell, I can't get mad at her. That won't change the fact that without her, I'm not born in this world. Despite of the dark past we had, I never got mad at her... because I promised to my father that I'll love her the way Daddy loves my Mom." Napatitig na lamang ako sa nanay ni Travis na halos buong katawan ay may nakaturok.

"What happened?"

"Remember what I told you? I was driving furiously... in the middle of the rain and... the accident happened. Hindi ko alam na... na sasakyan niya pala 'yong nabangga ko. Na... sa sobrang galit, sakit at pait na naranasan ko nung gabing 'yon binuhos ko lahat sa pagmamaneho ng kotse nang sobrang bilis na umabot sa puntong grabeng impact ang nangyari." He tried his best holding his tears back while his jaw was clenching and caressing his Mom's hair.