DUSK UNTIL DAWN (BOOK ONE: ONGOING)

PROLOGUE

CALI'S POV

Saturday, March 11, 2016, 9:31 p.m.

As the rain splashes above the roof and the thunder is now covering the noise of the city, lightning continues to flash and now , I can't think straight.





bakit niya nagawa sakin 'to?





bakit ngayon pang mas kailangan ko siya?

bakit kailangan , 'siya' pa?

bakit ikaw , Noah?






Masakit. Mas masakit pa sa sugat na may purong dugo at binudburan mo ng napakadaming alcohol.

Did he just...cheated on me?

Yes he did , idiot. You saw it with your own damn eyes.

Hindi ko labis ma-iproseso sa utak ko na siya pa talaga mismo ang gagawa nito sa akin. Hindi ko matanggap, siguro dahil natapakan ang napaka laki kong ego.

I saw him , kissing her boss , right in front of me.

The reason I visited his office is because it was his Birthday last week and late nang dumating ang gift ko sa kaniya , that's why I was going to give him my gift, pero parang ibang regalo ata ang natanggap niya.

I decided to open up the TV dahil ang sa pagkaka-alam ko ay may bagyo ngayon.

"Magandang Gabi, Pilipinas! Nais ko lamang ilahad ang balitang, mayroong Bagyong nakapasok sa PAR at ito'y ipinangalang Bagyong Nilda. Tayo po'y mag ingat at iwasan ang paglabas sa ganitong oras."

I turned off the TV, sipped at my coffee, trying to keep myself calm as much as possible.

Kayanin mo 'to , Callista. Hindi ka na tanga.



My tears keeps falling , as if it's with the rain drops , I stopped mocking when I heard my phone ringing.

Noah Calling...

Pagod na'ko sa'yo.

"I need to talk to you, it's not what you think Cali---"

"It's not what I think?! Then ano?! Ano ba dapat kong isipin?! Noah, hindi ako tanga para hindi ko maintindihan 'yon!" Hindi ko mapigilan ang emosyon ko at tuloy-tuloy na lumabas lahat ng luha sa aking mata.

"Wala! Wala ka dapat isipin dahil hindi ko 'yon sinasadya! Hindi ko 'yon gusto!" Singhal niya.

"Oh c'mon! Anong sa tingin mo iisipin ko? You came up there, fell down on your Boss's desk then what?! Aksidenteng dumampi labi mo sa labi niya?! Bullshit!"

"Babe, it's not like that! Hayaan mo akong magpaliwanag!"

"Oh e ano nga?! Pagod na'ko kakaintindi sa'yo. Kaya pala these past few days, you're being too work-a-holic! Haha! If I only knew, ibang trabaho ang tinatrabaho mo--"

"Don't you dare go there." Rinig sa kabilang linya ang galit at seryoso niyang tugon.

"Go where? Oh? You didn't think, I knew what happened between you and your boss? Hindi mo alam na, alam kong nag sex kayo? Ha!" Napamangha kong sagot. Rinig ko ang bakas ng singhal niya na halatang nagulat din sa nalaman ko. "I knew it, Noah! And that gives me the right to be mad so don't you dare question my feelings!"