🔥 Kabanata 9🔥
Devyn:
Kahit anong pigil ko—still tears sh*tty tears ran down on my face. Naiinis ako sa sarili ko! Nagawa ko na ang gusto kong gawin at akala ko sapat na ang lahat para gumaan ang loob ko.
Hindi, e. Still here. Sobrang sakit!
Mas binilisan ko pa ang takbo ng sasakyan ko ngayon. I was driving to the city at kulang kalahating oras if I drove like a turtle. Yes, my parents knew where I was heading. They understood how I felt—they even felt so sorry coz they failed to shield my heart from Gio. Para akong isang babasaging plato na nabasag bigla..
I'd stay in my condo at the city. Most of the times I'd stayed there during work—nauuwi lang ako sa Aplaya tuwing weekend.
I had seen the ambiance of the city now—I was almost there. Malapit nalang dito ang condo ko. Honestly, I was not ready yet to..be alone—to feel alone. I failed to prepare myself for this. Hindi ko man lang napaghandaan ang kataksilan nilang dal'wa—ilang beses na kaya nila sa'king ginawa 'to? When we hanged out, most of the time dito kami sa condo ko nag-se-sleep over. At dahil hindi naman talaga kami nagtatabi ni Giovanni—dun sila sa labas natutulog si Arya.
Ilang beses ba?
My phone vibrated. I was wearing the Bluetooth earpiece and didn't bother to check the number. I parked the car before I accepted the call. I knew, hindi yun si Gio o si Arya—I blocked them days ago.
"Hello," Bumaba ako ng sasakyan and got inside the building. Nasa tenth floor ang condo ko—tomorrow, marami akong gustong baguhin sa buhay ko.
It'll start from quitting at the publishing company and change another condo unit. Hindi sumagot ang nasa kabilang linya. "Hello? Who's this?" I got my phone and checked it nang papasok na ako sa elevator. It was an unknown number—nagngitngit ako. Of course, sino pa ba?
"Gio, I already told you everything—gusto mong ulitin ko pa lahat ngayon ang detalye ng kasalanan ninyo sa'kin ni Arya? Go to hell!" Galit kong singhal nito. Lumabas ako ng elevator tsaka dumiretso sa condo unit ko. I reached for my key.
"You're not a loser, after all, Miss Devyn Domini." Nahinto ako. W-Who's the caller? That husky deep voice! Hindi si Gio ang nasa kabilang linya—my mind swiftly visualized that arrogant beast at the island! How the hell? Paanong...?
"W-Who are you?" I unlocked my condo's room and slowly got in. I felt my world suddenly slowed down—I exactly still remember his voice.
"You hell knew who this is, Devyn. I didn't expect the show you did during your engagement party earlier," H-How did he..? He was still spying at me—stalking me! Naupo ako sa paanan ng kama ko and putted my bag down. Anong klaseng tao siya? Anong kelangan niya sa'kin? "..but I'd still prefer you pulled your gun." Sabi niya. Ba't parati niyang ini-insist niya ang bagay na yun!?
"Look, Mr. Romano—stop pestering me. Hindi ka na nakakatuwa, alam mo ba? Pwede kitang ipahuli ngayon din dahil sa ka-kastalk mo sa'kin—anong kailangan mo sa'kin, ha?" Akala niya ba nagugustohan ko ang ginagawa niyang pagsunod ng sunod sa'kin? Kahit mayaman siya—pwede ko siyang e-reklamo at kasuhan dahil dito!
"Nothing, really. I just want to repay you. Let's talk in person soon, Devyn." Then he suddenly went off air. Want to repay what?! At talk in person kamo—what's wrong with that devil!?
Hah! Napabuga ako ng hangin.
Lorenzo Romano is crazy!
***
I marched out from the director's office and she just signed my urgent resignation effective today. Lahat nakatingin, nagmamasid, at nakatingin sa'kin when I entered our department—kukunin ko lang ang mga personal kong gamit sa cubicle ko.
"Dev, for real na talaga?" Yza, isa sa mga closest associates ko dito sa department. Sinilip niya ako sa cubicle ko—hanggang sa sunod-sunod na pinalibutan ako ng mga ka-workmates ko. Hindi sila nagsalita pero sobrang lungkot ng mga tingin nila sa'kin—some of them started feeling emotional.
I nodded. "Yes, I guess.. Ma-mi-miss ko kayong lahat dito.." Sabi ko. Walang nagsalita at isa-isa nila akong niyakap ng mahigpit. I still had a lot of friends, actually—sila. Kahit sa isang taong mahigit—hindi man kami nagkasama simula bata, alam kong naging totoo sila sa'kin dito sa department namin.
"Can we invite you out tonight? Dinner, clubbing, maglasing tayo for the last time?" Napangiti ako sa sinabi ni Yza—pinipigilang ko lang talagang 'wag ng maiyak.
"Sama kami, please?" Sabat nina Klent, at iba pang nandito't nakapaligid sa'kin. Huminga ako ng malalim—tumango ako at sabay silang nagpalakpakan.
"Chat me the place, okay?" Ngiti kong sabi. I grabbed this big box full of personal stuffs. Gusto pa nga sana nilang ihatid ako sa labas pero hindi na ako pumayag—baka mapagalitan pa sila.
I guess, they both didn't go to work today. Pareho silang wala sa kani-kanilang cubicles. Much better. Next, maingat kong inilagay box sa loob ng kotse nang makababa na ako sa parking lot. I closed the door.
"Oh sh*t--y-you!?" Napaatras ako sa gulat!
Lorenzo Romana was standing right behind me at nabangga ko pa ang dibdib niya!
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