Reverso

Chapter 24

"Bubble Milk tea na lang sa akin, thank you." sabi ko sa kanya before getting my phone again.

He sighed and gave me a forehead kiss before going to the counter to order. Nasa Dakasi kami kasi may family dinner daw sila mamaya.

He came back with a buzzer in hand para sa orders namin. Ayoko pa naman ng ganun, naiirita kasi ako pag nagbu-buzz iyon, parang akala mo gugunaw mundo kapag di mo nakuha agad order mo eh. 

"Ano sabi sa iyo ni Kuya kanina?" bungad nya sa akin pagkaupo. 

I scoffed. "Can you stop calling him Kuya? Ang awkward. If you were trying to piss him off earlier, you can quit it now. Wala na s'ya." irita kong sabi sa kanya. 

"I am just trying to be respectful of my older brother. Masama ba 'yon?" tanong nya sa akin na parang nagtataka.

"Alam mo, para kang tanga." Paano naman nya magiging kapatid si Prima? Engot din 'to eh.

"It hurt when you drove me away earlier. Parang hindi mo na ako mahal or at that moment, nakalimutan mong mahal mo ako." 

I looked at him, he was having trouble saying those words but he was able to.

"You get to lie to me over and over and over again. It's been 3 years, Adi. Puro kasinungalingan pa rin, is that what you call love?" 

"Ano na naman bang ginawa ko? Nagagalit ka ng hindi ko alam kung anong problema natin. Can you tell me what's going on para naman maitama ko?" he genuinely sounded confused and hopeful, nagsa-start na akong maawa.

"Nagla-lunch kami ng girls kanina, and guess who came at the scene? Si Rose. Akala ko ba pumayag na syang pumunta sa Australia? Bakit andito pa rin s'ya?" 

Sasagot na sana sya nang biglang mag-vibrate yung buzzer.

"Ayan, may time ka na to come up with an excuse." sabi ko sa kanya bago sya umalis sa table para kunin yung orders.

Agad naman siyang bumalik with our orders na agad ko ring binutasan gamit yung straw. Matagal-tagal din akong nagce-crave sa sobrang busy, bahay-school lang routine ko for 2 weeks.

"Love, aalis nga talaga sya papuntang Australia. She even showed me her plane ticket."

"Eh bakit sinabi nya sa amin na hindi naman sya aalis and saan ba raw namin nakuha yung "fake news" na yon?" 

"Alam mo naman si Rose diba? I think she figured that I told you kaya siguro nung tinanong mo sya, inasar ka nya. Hayaan mo na sya, love."

I rolled my eyes at him.

"Sure, ako iintindi kasi ako lagi yung dapat umiintindi. Bullshit." 

He smiled at me and kissed the back of my hand. 

"Look, bilisan na lang natin para makaabot ka pa sa family dinner niyo. I wouldn't want you to miss it. Besides, marami pa akong gagawin." 

"Okay na ba tayo?" he asked, not letting go of my hand.

"Sue, but I can't guarantee that it would be OKAY in a snap. I still have my trust issues." 

He smiled and just proceeded unto taking a sip of his drink.

There's a partof me that's saying na there's no reason to doubt him anymore, but a larger part of me is still doubting him, so for a while, I'd just let myself feel what I gotta feel.

"It's past 5pm, we should probably get going." I suggested.

He didn't say anything but I knew deep inside na nagtatampo na siya but he wants to win me back again. Bakit ba ganito mga lalaki? Tsaka lang nila nare-realize ang halaga ng mga taong gusto nila kapag napapalayo na sa kanila? Can't they just save the drama and just act properly? 

"I'll take the tric from here, you should probably get going. You still need to freshen up."

"Bawi ako, love." he kissed me on my cheek and went his way.

Tinignan ko ang langit at ang mga ulap na pumaparito. Hindi pa naman ganun kadilim kaya baka pwede pa akong maglakad pauwi. I need to sort out my thoughts as I walk.

Naisip ko, as much as I see Adrian changing, di ko napansin na ganun din ako. Maybe, I was too indulged at the idea that I've always liked him a lot and that's why I act accordingly. But now, that I have him I realized this is not what I just want, not him alone. I also want love and respect and if he can't give that, I'd rather have none.

Kinuha ko ang phone ko at hinanap si Prima.

"Hey, thank you for today. Can I see you again tomorrow?"