INFATUATED

Chapter 20

Graduation Day na nila Ciel, kailangan kong pumunta. Kailangan ko siyang ma-sorpresa, kailangan kong makita ang succesful niya.

Dalawang araw na ang nakaka-raan ng sabihin niyang mag-uusap kami tungkol sa break up namin. I thought he's serious about that, but when we arrived the Unit, he only remind me that no one can break us apart. I hold on that, on his words.

Akala ko talaga, iiwan niya na ako, pero hindi. Napag-usapan din namin na kahit ano pa man ang pagtutol ni Mommy, hindi dapat kami mag-hiwalay. Nagu-guilty ako kasi pakiramdam ko, isa akong suwail na anak. Pero anong magagawa ko? Nagmamahal lang naman ako. Yes, I loved my Mom, too. I can't lose my Mom nor Ciel, anyone of them. Pero bakit, kung titignan, kay Ciel talaga ako kumakampi?

Nagka-sagutan din kami ni Kaela no'n kasi parang wala siyang kinakampihan sa dalawa. Paulit-ulit ko siyang tinatanong kung sino ba dapat ang piliin ko, si Mommy or Ciel. Pero ang sinasagot niya 'wala' o di'kaya 'you don't need to choose' kaya ayon. I can't help myself to blurst out because of her stupid answers.

"Hindi ka talaga makakasama?" I asked Euna again, she rolled her eyes and looked at me with her brows arched.

"Hello? Pictorial namin, ngayon! Try to ask Kaela, sasamahan ka naman siguro niya." she said and pointed Kaela by her lips.

Ngumuso ako at tinignan din si Kaela, kunot noo siyang tumayo.

"Wait for me, I'll change my clothes." umiingos niyang sabi. Malapad ko siyang nginitian at sinundan ng tingin sa kwarto niya.

Tinignan ko naman si Euna na tutok lang sa kaniyang Cellphone, this past few months, we didn't opened up to each other, also Kaela.

"Kamusta ka naman?" I asked her, she looked at me with her brows furrowed, I shrugged my shoulder. She put down her phone when she knew what I mean.

"Mom and Dad are cold to me." she started. I sighed heavily, I know that what happened to her are still fresh on her parents.

"I and Kiel broke up," I gaped and looked at her wide eyes, a sad smile flashed to her lips.

Ni hindi ko manlang alam na sila pala? Oo, may hinala na ako, pero akala ko...walang sila?

"Why?" I curiously asked, she shrugged her shoulder and smiled bitterly.

"Maybe, I couldn't give all he wanted. Or, he realized that I'm that evil because I abort my own child." her voice cracked and tears started to fall down from her eyes. Unconsiously, I walk towards her and hugged her to prove that we we're always be here, at her side.

"I'm a monster, Pamela. I-I realized all of things..." she muttered, my eyes watered 'cause I felt her pain.

I don't know that she suffered a lot. What kind of friend I am?

"Shh, you're not, okay? You're not. You're just...scared at that moment that's why you do it...right?" I assured her, she shook her head many times before letting me go. She wiped her tears, I worriedly look at her.

"Ayos lang, I'm okay..." she said with a sad smile, I sighed heavily and looked at Kaela's room when I heard it opened and shut.

"What happened? Are you guys, talking a 'heart-to-heart' talk?" she asked with her brows furrowed. I sighed and sat besides Euna, Kaela took some shoes on the shoe rock.

"Euna are brokenhearted," I announced, Euna let a chuckle that's why I look at her with my brows arched.

"Ang OA naman ng brokenhearted, okay lang nga ako." she said, I frowned and looked at Kaela who's walking towards our direction.