Eternal Tune (Haunted Series 1)

Chapter 21: Fearless

"What are you doing?" Nanigas siya sa kanyang kinatatayuan at dahan dahang humarap sa'kin. "What the hell Gabriel, may asawa ka diba?"

I'd breathe fire on him if I could pero tinawanan niya lang ako, "Where did you get that information?"

"From you!" I frankly told him.

Napataas ang kilay ko nang itinaas niya ang kaliwang kamay, showing his bare fingers that Aileen said had no rings. "I was never married Jamie."

"How should I know, baka tinanggal mo lang." I squinted my eyes at him.

"I can't persuade you if you don't believe me." He shrugged, "We never got married, Jamie, tumakas kami."

Tumakas sila? Naguluhan ako bigla. Wait. So is he a single Dad? What?

Napailing ako at itinulak siya palayo sa locker ko. Wala akong sapat na lakas but thankfully he stepped aside. Hindi ko na alam kung anong paniniwalaan ko, I'm so confused.

Pero ano naman kung single siya Jamie? You shouldn't even care!

I sighed loudly because before I could open my locker, the note and the flower were waving at me. I eyed both of them. I can't believe Aileen was right about this being from Gabriel. "What were you thinking? Is this one of your tricks to woo me?"

Papaasahin tapos iiwan. I'm not going to be his victim again.

Masama ko siyang tiningnan, and he brushed his hair back, obviously flustered that I caught him in the act. He sighed, "Okay, not gonna lie... I wanted to apologize but I'm a fucking coward to be upfront. I don't even know where to start 'cause I did a lot of fucked up things to you. If you knew it was me, you wouldn't accept this."

Napaiwas ako ng tingin dahil hindi ko talaga tatanggapin mga pa-bulaklak niya pag alam kong sa kanya galing.

"I just want to make you smile because I know I made you cry a shit ton and I'm fucking sorry Princess. I am." He sighed and massaged his forehead, "Alam kong baka magalit ang boyfriend mo, but I mean no harm... even though I do want you back."

I stiffened. This is too much information for the day. There's a little voice in my head that's rejoicing that I quickly ignored, and there's also hatred bubbling inside me dahil parang andali lang niyang sabihin na gusto niyang makipagbalik.

But before that, "Sino ang boyfriend ko?" I asked, confused. Who told people I had one?

Umiwas siya ng tingin, "The one who drives the mustang? I saw you leaving in his car yesterday."

Kumunot ang noo ko, "Ew sick. That was my brother."

The moment I told him that, I won't deny that I didn't recognize that glint in his eyes, "Well, that changes things."

Bigla siyang ngumiti at gulat na napatingin sa'kin. I scoffed. "Bakit ka masaya? I won't accept you even though I'm not in a relationship."

Is he expecting that I'll welcome him with open arms just because I'm single? I'm a good person pero hindi ako tanga.

"Jamie, I thought you were in a relationship because your father told me you are, and knowing that you're not... changes things." My father told him that I was? Was this three years ago? The time Dad called me that Gabe was outside our house, pero pinaalis niya?

Napailing ako, too shocked to answer, and then noticed the letter he posted on my locker.

"Can you play music? Cause I'm pretty sure you can Do Mi." I read the paper out loud. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay, "Seriously?"

"What? It's witty!" He smiled, and his dimples showed kaya napaiwas ako. It feels like my heart clenched from hearing his laugh. I missed him. I don't want to say this, but after everything, I still miss him... but I don't want to forget that feeling of betrayal.