TOUCHES OF TRAGEDY

HE CHEATED

Babae ako. Nakakaramdam din. Pero oo, martyr ako.

2 years relationship with the man I've been dreaming for. He's Kent.

I met him in high school, kilalang isang 'playboy' sa campus dati pero despite that, I still admire him. Nakilala ko s'ya through my friend's boyfriend. Lagi akong third wheel no'n 'pag kasama ko 'yung kaibigan ko at boyfriend n'ya kaya one time, they prepared for a double date pero wala naman akong boyfriend no'n kaya they invited their friend at pinakilala sa'kin and that's Kent. 'Yung isang beses na 'yon ay naging gawi na, hanggang sa halos araw-araw na kaming magkasama minsan naiiwan pa kaming dalawa nalang.

And it didn't ended just like that, after a couple of months may feelings grew bigger and bigger when I'm with him. Sino ba naman ang hindi, he's that guy na komportable kasama, maliban sa gwapo s'ya, sobrang gentleman din. Complete package they say.

Luckily, I'm not the only one who felt that because he confessed his feelings towards me. And yes, he feel the same way as mine.

He courted me just how I wish to be courted. Kinakantahan n'ya ako lagi, hatid sunod, alagang-alaga, pinoprotektahan, kilala na rin ako ng family niya tho hindi ko pa naman s'ya sinasagot at kilala rin sya ng parents ko kasi sila ang una nyang nilagawan bago ako. The way he's treating me, I felt like I was a princess.

Umabot ng isang taon ang panliligaw n'ya, and on his birthday, I gave him my answer as a gift and that's a YES. I saw the overflowing joy in his eyes, he hugged me as if it was the last, hinalikan nya rin ako sa noo and thank me for a hundred times.

Sa loob ng isang taon, our relationship went so perfect. Kinaiinggitan ng karamihan at hinahangaan din.

I can say na I'm so lucky for having him in my life. Kung ga'no n'ya ako pahalagahan dati gan'on parin hanggang ngayon. Parang hanggang ngayon, nanliligaw pa rin s'ya.

Pero sabi nga nila, lahat ay nagbabago.

He became busy and the reason is I don't know. Sabi n'ya wala na syang time masyado kasi while studying he's also helping running their family business. I believe him but there's something suspicious kasi sabi ng dad n'ya, madalas lang s'yang makita sa kumpanya nila.

But damn that man. Kaunting lambing n'ya lang sa'kin, okay na ako. His smile, his kiss takes away every negative thought I have in my mind.

Yes, he's sweet but most of the time now, he's getting colder. I tried to understand kasi alam kong pagod sya. Pero kahit hindi sya pagod, gano'n pa rin sya, kinikimkim ko lang because I hate arguments. Ayaw ko ng away kasi I can feel na anytime he can just drop me. Anytime pakiramdam ko, hihiwalayan n'ya na ako, iiwan nya na ako.

Today is his birthday and at the same time our 3rd anniversary. Nasa school pa s'ya no'n, kinuntyaba ko ang family ko at family nya para isurprise s'ya. We prepared everything sa bahay nila, ayos na lahat, the foods, the balloons, and everything, s'ya nalang ang kulang.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENT! AND HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY!" sigaw naming lahat. Gulat na gulat ang itsura ni Kent na halatang pagod sa byahe.

"t-thank you" he briefly replied.

The coldness of his voice, and his uninterested aura triggers the whole room pero hindi 'yon naging barrier para icelebrate ang espesyal na araw na 'to.

Habang kumakain kami, hindi nya ako kinakausap, ni tignan ako hindi magawa. I want to ask him what's the problem but I'm too scared to know that his answer is; Our relationship.

Suddenly, nagpaalam na syang umakyat sa kwarto dahil pagod na raw sya.

His mom gave me his phone, baka raw nakalimutan dahil sa pagod kaya ako na raw magdala sa kwarto n'ya.