Life After Lies

THIRTEEN: PARK

He texted me na magkita raw kami sa nearest café so I prepared myself para hindi naman nakakahiya sa kanya.

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I arrived at the café earlier. Sinadya ko yun para makapag isip ako kung itutuloy ko bang sabihin sa kanya.

Maya-maya pa ay nakarating na sya. He's wearing a plain white T-shirt and sweatpants paired with his white Nike shoes. He looked so clean, ibang-iba sa kanina na puro putik. I can't believe na ganito pala sya ka-gwapo kahit simpleng suot lang.

Napakurap ako nang maupo na sya sa katapat ko. "Kanina ka pa ba? Sorry, natagalan ako"

"Pwede ba kong mag tanong?" napabaling sya sakin at mukhang nagulat sa bigla kong pag sisimula. He nodded at umayos ng upo.

"A-Anong meron sa inyo ni Brenna?" I asked directly.

"We're friends"

"How about, you and Noimie?" maingat kong tanong. This is my main question, iyong kanina ay pang cover-up lang.

He paused for a moment and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Are you in love with her? If you do, please wag mo na ipagpatuloy. S-She's just using you to gain popularity. I know, believe me. I heard and saw it," I said almost begging para lang maniwala sya. Baka mamaya ay isipin nyang sinisiraan ko lang si Noimie.

"Don't be so bothered. I knew it from the start," he said calmly.

W-What?! So, all this time nagpapaloko lang sya? Gosh, that is martyrdom

"Pumapayag kang pag laruan?" I asked with disbelief. Ibang klase!

"I don't like her, stop thinking about it," he just shrugged and crossed his arms. "I'm in love with someone else. Apparently, we used each other"

Napa awang ang bibig ko sa sinabi nya. "Why did you do that? Just confess your feelings to the girl you want. Malay mo, she loves you too. Hindi yung ganito, inabala pa ko," I rolled my eyes. Sayang lang ang effort ko para dito tapos alam naman pala nya.

Bahagya syang natawa sa tanong ko na para bang nag bibiro ako. "Would you love me then?"

W-What?! Natigilan ako sa sinabi nya. What the hell was that?

"Hanggang mamaya pa ba tayo rito? Do you want to go somewhere else?" bigla nyang tanong at hindi na inintay pa ang magiging sagot ko sa nauna nyang tanong.

I just shrugged at binalewala na lang ang sinabi nya. "Maybe we can go to the Park"

He looked so stunned. Akala nya ba hindi ko alam kung anong Park? Or maybe akala nya hindi ako pumupunta sa ganong lugar.

"We can go somewhere. Wag na doon"

I looked at him. Bakit naman? "Ayaw mo ba? Bakit?"

Umiling sya at napalunok. "Let's go to the park then"

Nang makarating kami sa parking ay binuksan ko ang kotse at pinasakay sya.