Ethereal Haven

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"can you please, let me explain?"

"explain? the picture says it all, sabi mo you're busy kaya di mo 'ko makakausap, yun pala you're busy dancing with someone at some club!"

"she's drunk and i swear, that didn't last long. Maniwala ka naman sakin, love"

"sabi mo you didn't have time to go out when i ask you to meet me, pero you have time to go clubbing?! with Sam?!" i scoffed as i remembered the picture that Bea showed us

"i'm tired and it's my day off when you asked me out, sabi ko i will just rest for a while and i'll meet you at night. But you said 'nevermind, just rest' i thought you understood me that time"

"naintindihan ko namang you're tired from work and you wanna spend your day off, lazing around. Pero, grabe? nung si Sam nag-aya, pumunta ka agad kahit na kakagaling mo lang sa work?" my voice cracked at di ko na rin napigilan ang luha ko

grabe, pagod na ako sa trabaho and i just wanna be with him, i wanted to rest in his arms pero alam kong he's also busy kaya pinigilan ko ang sarili kong mangulit na makasama siya tapos makikita ko he's partying with Sam?! Alam ko namang friend lang talaga ang tingin ni Zach sakanya, but i don't have trust in her, lalo na't ramdam kong may gusto siya kay Zach

and i know na mas nauna silang nakilala ni Zach before me, pero masakit isipin na he lied to me. Pwede niya namang sabihin na he'll be out with his friends e, maiintindihan ko pa 'yon kesa naman sa nagsinungaling siya sakin.

"Alaz-" i ended the call, bahala ka sa buhay mo, go out with Sam kung doon ka masaya

biglang bumukas ang pinto ng room namin, napapunas agad ako ng luha when i saw my friends entering the room

"at nag-away na nga" Bea said as she puts the paper bag on the breakfast table, dali-dali namang lumapit si Melo sa'kin at pinunasan din ang luha ko

"i'm okay" i said then i smiled, tears falling down from my eyes

"mama mo, okay. Lagi mo nalang sinasabing you're okay, can't you be honest with your own feelings?" tanong ni Melo sakin while patting my tears dry.

"i asked Ian, it's true na si Sam ang nag-ayang magbar sila, umayaw si Zach pero pinilit siya ni Ian na sumama, kahit kailan talaga yung lalakeng 'yon. Don't worry pinagalitan ko na siya dahil di rin siya nagpaalam sakin!" nanggigigil na sabi ni Bea tapos umupo siya sa tabi ko

"ano? shot na!" sabi ni Harvey, bigla naman siyang binatukan ni Chester ng malakas

"gusto mong ma-deploy at di grumaduate?" galit na sabi ni Chester

"chill! pinapagaan ko lang naman mood niyo e" pagsisimangot ni Harvey

they squabbled and that made me laugh, a little. Parang bata talaga 'tong dalawang 'to, i tried to calm my self down, my phone keeps on ringing but i ignored it and i put it on a silent mode, tinignan ko kung anong pinamili nila sa convenient store sa baba ng hotel na pinagtutuluyan namin