Hate that I love you

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

Diana POV

"Happy Birthday Ma."

I greeted her while giving my warmest hug to the most loving mother I know in the planet. Medyo nalate pa nga ako ng dating dito sa restaurant na pinagdausan ng munting handa ng pamilya para kay Mama. Inabot ko rin dito ang munting regalo na nabili ko kamakailan galing sa perang kinita ko sa pagtatrabaho.

It's a simple wallet but with intrique design na nabili ko sa isang bazaar. Locally handmade ng mga disabled person according sa seller kaya alam kong magugustuhan eto ni Mama. Lahat kase halos ng personal things na binibili niya it came with a purpose.

"Thank you Diana," she beamed with joy as she opened my present. "Pero alam mo ba kung ano talaga ang pinakahiniling kong regalo ngayong birthday ko?"

"Ano po yun Ma?" I asked curiously dahil parang kumikislap pa mata neto sa tuwa kung anuman iyon.

"You and Franki. You know maging official magkasintahan na."

Mama naman. Franki's not even talking to me.

"Kausapin mo na kase. 'Wag kang maging turtle diyan sa feelings mo."

I gave her my strongest smile that I could manage, which was still pretty weak 'buti na lang biglang dumating yung waiter kaya natigil ang usapan namin.

Ngayon ko lang napansin na andito rin pala si Gazini and her mom kaya sila ang una kong nilapitan to greet them at dun na rin ako sa kanila tumabi. Occupied na rin kase ang mahabang table na pinareserved ni Papa. Ninang Angel was also here na abala sa pakikipagkwentuhan kay Mama at Papa. Oliver too na katabi ni Franki.

Si Oliver na kanina pa panay bulong kay Franki at sinusuklian naman ng ngiti nung isa.

They were like sore from my eyes kanina pa. I didn't like the way Oliver was looking at Franki at hindi ko alam kung bakit.

"Look's like your brother is quite interested in Franki, and I think Franki seems to like him too."

What?

I stared at Gazini for a moment, comprehending what she's said to me. Was that even a joke? Her smirk got so widen na hindi ko maiwasang taasan eto ng kilay.

The thought was unsettling, for reasons I wasn't quite sure of. Basta ang sure ako, Franki will never be Kuya's girlfriend. Hindi sila bagay. Period.

Hindi ko na lang pinansin uli si Gazini at itinuon ko na lang sa pagkain ang buong atensyon ko na kahit sa totoo lang kanina pa ako nawalan ng gana.

It's been weeks, two dreading weeks to be exact. What I had said, what she heard doesn't exactly mean as it sounds, it came out wrong for sure it's just that her timing was off. The urged to chase her that night kept on bugging me, bakit ba hindi ko ginawa? Because I thought...

Everything would be fine.

Knowing Franki.

Pero hindi eh.

I tried to talk, to try to explain to her my side kahit pa sinasabi ng isang bahagi ng utak ko na hindi ko naman kailangang magpaliwanag sa kanya. Sino ba siya buhay ko? It's just that I couldn't explain this creeping loneliness that slowly killing me inside. And it's all my fault.

"I never thought the great Diana will just settle like that without a fight."

I turned to see Gazini towering over me before she settled to sit beside me dito sa labas ng restaurant. The party is nearly over and I think mga parents ko na lang ang nasa loob kasama ang ilang mga kaibigan nila ni Papa.