And Then He Cheated

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Ate is staring at me intently, with a hint of anger and disappointment in her pretty face. I heaved a sigh and walked towards my bed. Hindi ako umupo at nanatiling nakatayo sa harapan niya.

"Why did you lie to mom and dad?" deretsang tanong ko sakanya.

Yung ekspresyon niya hindi man lang nagbago kahit na alam niyang galit at inis ako sakanya. No I won't take this problem easy. She didn't play fair.

"I did that for you! Sinabi ko na sayo diba? Break up with him, he's not good for you" nagtaas siya ng boses.

"Give me a damn good reason for me to listen to your nonsense" hamon ko.

I saw her think twice before opening her mouth. This side of her, I don't like. She's really turning into someone I really hate.

"He's not a good man, he'll hurt you. I'm telling you now, break up with him! Habang hindi pa huli ang lahat"

"Bukod diyan sa sinasabi mo, ano pa ba? Ano pa ba ang rason mo at pilit mo kaming gustong paghiwalayin?" Gigil kong tanong. I need an answer!

"I don't like him for you, can't you see? Nang dahil sakanya nag aaway tayo?" her eyes widen. The heck, now the blames on my baby?

"Ate we're fighting because of you! Don't even try to involve him in our issues. Una palang alam na nating dalawa na ikaw ang may kasalanan. You were the one who lied to our parents, not him" hindi makapaniwala ko siyang pinagmasdan.

Hindi ko akalain na ganito na siya. Na gagawin niya ang lahat para lang maipakita ang punto niya. I don't like this side of her.

"Now you're raising your voice on me! Yan ba ang impluwensya ng boyfriend mo sa'yo? Ang maging bastos?"

"Hindi ako bastos, at kahit kailan hindi kita kayang bastusin. I only want you to respect me, to respect my boyfriend. To respect our relationship because that's what you're supposed to be doing. Kapatid mo ako kaya suportahan mo naman ako" every words came out like a spit of venom. Those words I'm really trying to avoid but she's pushing me to my limits.

"You will regret this, Aviane! I'm telling you, you will cry and I won't comfort you" anito at nagmartsang palabas ng kuwarto ko.

Nanghinang bigla ang aking mga tuhod. I felt drained. Hinang hina akong nahiga sa kama at hinayaang mamilisbis ang mga luhang kanina ko pa pinipigilan.

Isang linggo na hindi kami nag uusap na magkapatid. Halata yun kasi pati sina Lola at Ate Grace ay hindi na din mapigilang magtanong saaming dalawa. She's obviously avoiding me. Palagi kasi siyang maaga na lumalabas para pumasok sa kanyang trabaho. Pag gabi naman, late siyang umuuwi kaya hindi na kami halos magkita sa bahay. I understand her but I don't want to just approach her. Not until we have fresh and clean minds.

Half day lang kami ngayon kasi gaganapin na mamaya ang College Night namin. Mas pinaaga lang kasi wala kaming pasok sa November 1. Kaya instead of that day, mas advance ng dalawang araw. We're just listening with our last class for this morning. Nagdesisyon din kami na sa bahay nalang kami nila Dianne. Tita Rina prepared our costumes for later.

Nabalik lang ako sa wisyo nung tapikin ako ni Dianne, kanina pa pala wala yung last prof namin. We fixed our things before storming out of our classroom. Nauna na sa bahay nila Dianne si Derrek dahil siya ang may dala ng mga susuotin naming sapatos. While Rosie will just follow after she's done with her rehearsals. Siya kasi yung isang host for later. Malaking responsibility yun kaya hindi puwedeng balewalain.

"Sa car mo na ako ah? I told our driver to fetch my car here" ani Dianne. I nodded.

Tahimik kaming nakisabay sa mga estudyante papunta sa parking lot. Nung sa wakas ay makapasok na kami sa sasakyan ko ay nagsimula na si Dianne na magkwento tungkol sakanila nung engineering. They're exclusively dating and I'm happy for her!