Rinoa grin as she blocks Viktor on messenger. Serves him right. Napaka-kulit kasi nito.
Bukod sa pangungulit nito sa kanya sa personal, ay ganon din sa social media. Its not her first time na blinock dito. It was the second time – the first time was on Instagram.
The guy liked and left comments to all of her photos, if she's not Rinoa the-problematic-as-they-say Salazar baka ay na-flatter pa ito or siguro kung ibang tao ang gumawa nito, let's say, its Sky Wongravee who flooded her IG with comments and likes – baka mag pagkain sya sa buong barangay just to brag, but, wala syang pera pampakain at imposible gawin 'yon ni Sky Wongravee.
Anyway, back to Viktor. She hates the guy. As in HATE.
Rinoa don't know why but everytime she'll see Viktor sa labas ng bahay nila ay naiinis sya. The idea of being in same neighborhood with the guy she loathes a lot makes her blood boil. Ang mas kinakagalit nya pa ay madalas nya ito makita sa school.
Hindi nya ma gets, hindi naman sila magka-Department ng lalaking iyon pero bakit lagi-lagi nya itong nakikita? Ni hindi nga nya makita ng madalas ang ibang professor nila sa Department nila eh.
Tinamad na tuloy sya ipagpatuloy ang pinapanood nyang Thai lakorn. That guy ruined the mood. She turned her laptop off. Matutulog nalang sya since kelangan nya din pumunta ng maaga sa school para i-meet ang mga ka-thesis nya.
A loud knock woke her up. Kinuha nya ang cellphone sa gilid ng kama nya at tinignan ang oras. Maaga pa, its 5:04 in the morning. May idea na sya kung sino ang kumatok, it's her Mother.
"Ma.." her voice soften upon seeing her. May itim sa ilalim ng mga mata dahil sa puyat at namumugto ang mga mata.
Her Mother broke into tears again and hugged her. Agad nya na amoy ang alak sa hininga ng nito.
"Ang Papa mo... humihingi na sya ng annulment sa'kin." mas pumalahaw nang iyak ang Ina matapos sabihin iyon.
Walang magawa si Rinoa kung hindi haplusin ang likod ng ina, she don't know what to say. It was devastating to hear it pero hindi nya magawang umiyak. Despite of it, she's a bit happy – finally!
Maghihiwalay na sila.
Kahit galing din sya sa laman at dugo ng Tatay nya, she couldn't help but to be happy. After how many years of her Mother's misery being with her Father, makakalaya na din ito. She believes that Victor Joaquin Salazar doesn't deserve Riana Montero – her mother.
Its been years, ngayon nya nalang ulit sumagi sa isip nya ang pangalan ng Ama. And realized that Viktor and his Father shares the same name. Come to think of it, Rinoa hates both of them.
And she suddenly remembered, she first hated Viktor Arellano because of that name.
BINABASA MO ANG
What I Hate About Him
Chick-LitEveryone has its own luck. But for Rinoa Faith Salazar, luck is solely for people who deserves it and by people who was innately privileged. As for her, it is as impossible as winning the lottery. She believes she doesn't deserve it and wasn't born...
