Chapter 24

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Hope

"PAANO NAGING SI HANNA, EH KASAL NAMAN AT MASAYA YUNG PAR-" napatigil ako sa aking sinasabi dahil agad akong hinalikan ni Travis.

Nagulat ako at natulak ko siya, "You really do like playing with my feelings dont you?" Mangiyak ngiyak ko nasabi kay Travis.

"I was joking about Hanna. It's you, Hope." Seryoso nyang sinabi sakin.

Owemjii, diko alam mararamdaman ko ngayon, panaghinip ba to? I mean I'm special to Travis, pero Mom's dating his Dad?! How come hindi sakin sinabi ni Mom?

"Travis...I dont know what to say, I mean..." hindi ko na alam yung sasabihin ko, so I looked down.

"Wrong timing, I know. It's just been bothering me for weeks now." Sabi niya at lumapit saakin.

Ilang segundo pa ang makalipas ay niyakap ko si Travis, hindi ko na alam gagawin ko, how could mom even date someone? I mean... without telling me?

Naramdaman kong niyakap na din ako ni Travis, we're still wearing our ball attire kaya medyo nahirapan ako.

"Sorry I didn't tell you about what I felt sooner. I'm too scared to lose you" napahinto si Travis sa pagsasalita at napahinga ng malalim "again"

Nang marealize ko yung sinabi niya, napatingin ako kay Travis, at pumiglas sa aming yakap.

"T-teka, anong again?" Tanong ko.

"The last time you confess that you have a crush on me, my Dad told me to stay away from you because you were the reason why our family fell apart" explain ni Travis saakin.

Ngumiti saakin si Travis, "gusto mo bang magbihis muna bago ko ituloy? Mukha kasing ang uncomfortable mo na sa gown mo eh" tumango ako at sinundan ko si Travis papasok sa apartment nya, kumuha siya ng T-shirt at boxer short sa cabinet niya at binigay ito saakin.

"Don't worry, bago lang yang short" ngimiti siya saakin at lumabas na ulit siya sa balcony at umupo sa may bench, looking at the beautiful city light.

Pumasok ako sa cr at nagpalit ng damit, ang hirap tanggalin ng gown, paano ko ba ulit to sinuot? After a few minutes of struggle natanggal ko na din ang gown at lumabas na, umupo ako sa tabi ni Travis, not bothering to talk kasi nakatulala siya sa view.

Pumasok ako sa cr at nagpalit ng damit, ang hirap tanggalin ng gown, paano ko ba ulit to sinuot? After a few minutes of struggle natanggal ko na din ang gown at lumabas na, umupo ako sa tabi ni Travis, not bothering to talk kasi nakatulala siya sa view.

"As I was saying, I have a crush on you too. As if naman ako lang yung lalaki na nagkacrush sayo at the time" pagpatuloy niya.

"Pero how are you sure na Mom ko nga ang dinadate ng dad mo?" Tanong ko muli kay Travis, namula ang kanyang mukha.

"That bastard, yung nangyare sa hospital was not a coincidence. I knew he wanted to talk to your mom kaya ginawa ka nyang excuse, kaya I was mad at you too, because all my life I thought you were actually the reason why our family fell apart" tumigil si Travis sa pagsasalita at huminga ng malalim "but in reality, Dad wants your Mom. I can't believe that delusional man was all over me back then" napayuko siya.

"But, what about the Portia thingy?" Curious ko namang naitanong kay Travis.

"I got sick and realize she's not worth it. Before we even broke up, our relationship was already toxic." Sabi ni Travis.

*knock knock knock*

Agad kaming nagulat ni Travis ng biglang may kumatok sa apartment niya, agad lumaki ang mata namin at napatayo.

"Travis!!" Sumigaw ang nasa pinto.

"Speaking of satan's favorite daughter, it's Portia. Go hide in the bathroom muna, I'll deal with her" sabi niya saakin at pinat yung balikat ko.

Di nalang ako umimik at pumasok na ako sa cr ni Trav, what is she doing here?

Umupo muna ako sa inidoro at nagphone, what should I do? I mean Travis already confessed na im special to him. Pero the fact that Mom is dating his Dad? I don't know what to react

It's like a happily ever after gone wrong.

May narinig akong nabasag sa labas, wala pang ilang minuto may nabasag na agad? At dahil nacurious ako ay nag eavesdrop ako. Nilapit ko ang tenga ko sa pintuan ng marinig ko inuusapan nila, did I mention na nakapatay ilaw dito sa cr? Kaya yung ilaw lang sa labas yung ilaw ko dito.

"Can we just talk everything out?" Sabi ni Portia in a flirtatious way.

"What are you doing here?" Seryosong tanong ni Travis.

"Because I want some alone time with you, baby" Sabi muli ni Portia.

Nagcringe ako sa narinig ko, bat ba ako nakikinig dito? Mukhang pagsisisihan ko lang eh

"Puta, kadiri. Stay away from me Portia, I don't need a whore in my life" sabi ni Travis.

"Ha-" agad kong tinakpan ang bunganga ko, muntikan nako matawa dahil sa sinabi ni Travis kay Portia. I feel sorry for her, but at the same time hindi.

"Grr! I left the event for this?!" Naiiritang sigaw ni Portia then I can here a loud bang. Naghihintay pa ako kung ano pang paguusapan nila pero nagulat ako nang may magbukas ng pinto...omaygash nasa dibdib ata ko ni Portia.

"Omg sorry sorry sorry" sabi ko habang nakapikit.

"Hope, it's me" medyo natatawang sinabi ni Travis saakin.

Dahan dahan kong dinilat yung mata ko at nasa dibdib ni Travis yung cheeks ko, I burst out laughing.

"What?" Naguguluhan akong tinignan ni Travis, tumingin din siya sa loob ng cr "is there a bad spirit here?" Tanong niya muli saakin.

"First of aWAHAHAHAAHAHA" hindi ko matuloy yung sinasabi ko kasi natatawa padin ako sa narinig ko.

"Itawa mo muna yan, talk to me when you're ready to talk" seryosong sinabi ni Travis at lumabas sa balcony.

Sinundan ko si Travis habang tumatawa, kase naman yung sinabi niya kay Portia, I know, harsh non. Pero MADALANG KAYA MAGMURA NG TAGALOG TONG LALAKING TOH!

"Kase naman yung sinabi mo kay Portia WAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Sinabi ko habang tumatawa.

"She's still acting that I'm still crazy for her. It's irritating" sabi sakin ni Travis at umupo na ako sa tabi niya.

Bigla nalang kami natahimik habang nakatangin sa city view.

"So..." simula ni Travis, "we'll still act like normal?" Tanong nito saakin.

"Syempre naman, I'll just wait kung kelan balak sabihin sakin ni Mom yung about dun"

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HEWOOOO, Sorry for the wait y'all! Hope you enjoyyyy



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