Keeping The Ex-Gay

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 1

ZELLA'S POV

“Zella, you're zoning out again, and it's starting to annoy me!” Cora said with her brows knitted.

She's talking about something, but my mind has been wandering. It has been a week since Troy works at the hospital again, but I've been trying to avoid running into him. I went somewhere else as soon as I heard through our interns that Troy was at the office. I'm not quite ready to face him.

Despite the reality that we split up about a year ago, I haven't entirely moved on. Even though our relationship was barely a year long, it was undoubtedly one of the greatest times of my life! Hindi madaling kalimutan ang mga ginawa naming memories ni Troy, pero kahit na ganon ay gusto ko pa ring tuluyang kalimutan ang lahat ng iyon saka ko siya haharapin.

“Zella!”

Nagbalik lang ako sa katotohanan nang marinig ang iritadong boses ni Cora. 

“Ano ba kasi 'yon?” Tanong ko sa kanya. Her irritated eyes rolled inwards.

“I was telling you that Jared's birthday is next week, on Monday, and I still have no idea what the best gift I can give.” She sighed. “Come on, help me!” she pleaded.

“Baby,” diretso kong sagot.

They've been married for a year, but they haven't had a child yet! Masyado silang busy sa kanya-kanya nilang trabaho. Excited pa naman akong maging Tita-Ninang na.

And, guess what? We're still sharing a house! Pati na rin ang Mama ko at kapatid ko. Gusto na talaga naming bumukod dahil may kasama na naman si Corazon dito sa bahay niya, kaso ayaw niya. Masyado raw malaki ang bahay na ito para sa kanilang dalawa.

Nang minsan ay plinano kong bumili ng lupa para patayuan ng bahay ay agad ba naman niya akong sinabihan na friendship over na raw kami. Siya pa rin talaga iyong Cora na nakilala ko noon. Kapag may gusto, gagawa ng paraan para makuha ito.

“No, we were planning to have our first child the following year,” aniya.

“Naku, Cora, tumatanda na kayo, dapat may mga anak na kayo ngayon,” saad ko naman.

“Wow, look who's talking? Buti na lang ako, happily married na, eh ikaw? Tumatanda ka na, single pa rin.”

Savage as ever!

Alam ko namang 30 years old na ako, nasa tamang edad na talaga para mag-asawa, pero gusto ko munang mas i-enjoy pa ang pagiging single ko.

Marami namang nagbalak na ligawan ako. May ilan pa na mga kuya o pinsang lalaki ng mga pasyente kong bata, pero nililigwak ko sila agad. Pakikaramdam ko kasi wala sa kanila ang para sa akin. Saka, kaya ko pa namang maghintay kay Mr. Right Man, huwag niya lang masyadong tagalan.

“I heard Troy's back,” usal muli ni Cora.

Napatingin ako sa kung saan saka ako napatango. Nakaramdam ako agad ng kaba nang banggitin ni Cora ang pangalan niya. Agad akong nag-isip ng ibang mapag-uusapan, pero nang ibubuka ko na ang bibig ko ay muli siyang nagsalita.

“I also heard he broke up with his gayfriend because he was still in love with his previous ex-girlfriend.”

Napalunok ako agad dahil mas lalong sumeryoso ang boses at itsura niya. Nakakabigla lang na alam niya na iyan agad. Talaga namang may pakpak ang balita.

“So, magiging marupok ka na naman just like what happened to your three ex-boyfriends?”

“H-Ha? N-No.”