Maybe, A Trip

Chapter Forty

"Sofia Bianca "SB" Dominguez---a daughter of Juan Carlos Dominguez, a business Tycon and the owner of Dmngz Co. served looks as she conquers the title of 'Sought Accountant In Town.

Make way to one of the elegant accountant, model and a woman to her success and story as she found her right timing..." Basa ni Xia sa unang page at inilapag ang magazine na kakarelease lang kanina. She smiled and clapped her hands.

Hindi ko pa nababasa 'yon dahil pumunta kaagad sila dito. Hindi pa rin namin nababasa lahat ng laman noon. First page lang ang binasa ni Xia. I also don't have the time pa to read it. Naaalala ko lang si Tyler. I wonder, if he left.

"Ikaw na 'te! Ang hirap mo nang ma-reach!" I rolled my eyes and forced my self to smile.

"Thank you," Simpleng sagot ko kaya umismid pareho sina Chescka at Xia. Lumapit pa sila sa 'kin para tingnan ako.

"Hoy! Hindi ka masaya?" Inis na tanong ni Xia at pinalo pa ang braso ko. I faked a smile.

"Masaya,"

"Scam!" Xia shouted at me. Chescka nodded and pouted. "You need to accept that your love story will not be always perfect. Kailangan mong umahon dahil hindi diyan natatapos ang buhay m---" Hindi pa natatapos ni Chescka ang sasabihin niya ay pinalo na siya ni Xia.

"Isa ka pa! Samantalang nang mag-break kayo ni Bon, parang hindi ka na mabubuhay!" Napatawa ako. Sabagay.

Chescka pouted more and just closed her mouth.

"Alam niyo, iinom na lang natin 'yan." Xia said. Kumuha na siya ng alak.

The moment our shoot ended, we celebrated it the last day. Everyone celebrates it for another finished project. Excited na din ang lahat sa release ng magazine. Maliban sa 'kin. Hindi ko magawang tumawa ng totoo simula nang nag-usap kami ni Tyler.

I was busy doing interviews for the magazine after the shoot also. I think, we had a 2-day interview about myself, my milestone and so on. That was a good one though, because I had a chance to meet different people behind the project. After that, my life was back to normal.

I thought, when he achieved his dream, okay na. I thought, attaching with him again could give me real happiness without any doubts, thinkings and what if's. But, I'm wrong.

His dream to New York was one of the things I couldn't say no. Eventhough, our relationship wasn't clear, I want to make sure that I'll support him every step of the way even if it hurt me. That's why after that talk, wala na akong nagawa kundi tanggapin na iiwan niya ulit ako. Gustuhin ko mang pigilan siya, hindi ko kayang gawin.

It's his dream. Narinig ko pa noon na pinag-uusapan 'yon nina Miguela. I heard Tyler applied for that many times. Ilang beses daw siyang hindi tinanggap noon. Kaya ganon na lang ang tuwa nila na nakapasok at natanggap na siya ngayon. Sabihin niyo sa 'kin, paano ko magagawang humindi?

I can't say that our relationship was like real couples, but I want to be honest with myself that I really love him, until now. Masakit lang na aalis ulit siya pagkatapos ko na namang mahulog. It's funny that things was iterant for us.

After that talk and after the shoot, we just treat each other casually. Literally casual. I haven't even try to smile at him genuinely because of the hard barrier that we have. Natapos ang shoot at nairelease na ang magazine, wala na akong nakuhang balita kay Tyler. Although, we saw each other 4 days ago because of the victory party that Ms. Georgina planned, 'yon na lang 'yon. Ilap siya sa 'kin kaya kahit gusto kong kausapin siya, hindi ko na rin ginawa. Ginusto ko 'to. Wala na akong magagawa.