Serendipity: Unearth My Fate

Chapter 13

Note: The song lyrics included in this chapter are NOT COPYRIGHTED.

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I immediately pushed Dylan away from me when I heard Eli speaking behind us.

I looked at him and smiled. "He's just trying to tease me." Lumingon ako kay Dylan to signal him na sakyan 'yong excuse ko.

"Oo, bro. Alam mo naman ako, mahilig akong mang-inis, 'di ba?"

Eli just nodded his head which I think he believed our excuse --- well, I hope so. I don't like to bring this little problem into a huge one 'cause I don't want our relationship to decrepitate.

"Let's go," sambit ko bago lumapit kay Eli and hasp my arms on him.

Paalis na sana kami nang magsalita si Dylan. "Magi, 'yong milk tea ko."

Doon ko lang nalaman na hawak ko pa pala 'yong milk tea ni Dylan.

OMG, another embarrassing moment na naman.

I quickly handed him his milk tea before Eli and I started walking away from him. Nang makarating sa pwesto namin kanina, wala nang tao roon. 

What the hell? Where do they go?

"They're roaming around here," I heard Eli say. "Hindi na muna ko sumama sa kanila 'cause I've noticed you're not with Alec's company. So, I went to find you, only to see that---"

"How many times do I have to say that it was nothing? Iniisip mo bang may meaning 'yon? Are you out of your mind, Eli?

You know how much I hate Dylan --- No! You didn't know nga pala kasi masyadong preoccupied 'yang isip mo sa showbiz, right?"

I saw he clenched his fist. "You don't know everything, love. Please, 'wag mo nang i bring-up pa 'yon, huh?"

"Why not?" I smirked at him. "Ayaw mo bang sumbatan kita sa lahat ng pagkukulang mo sa akin? 

Girlfriend mo ako, Eli, pero bakit parang ako pa 'yong nanlilimos sa iyo para lang paglaanan mo ko ng oras at atensyon? If you think that I will just stand here without doing anything, mali ka.

Pinapalampas ko pa 'yong mga ganitong bagay kasi pilit kong iniintindi na kaya ka walang oras sa akin ay dahil sa career mo... which is totoo naman.

But have you think na sumosobra ka na? Ako na lang ba palagi ang iintindi sa iyo? How about me? Sana naiintindihan mo rin kung bakit nagkakaganito ako.

I miss the old you... wherein there's no one or nothing that cuts the ties that keeps binding us." My eyes are starting to get teary. "Akala ko wala nang puputol tapos dumating ito."

"That's why hindi ko tinanggap 'yong offer sa akin na maging ka-love team si Trisha... dahil ayoko nang dagdagan pa ang sakit na nararamdaman mo nang dahil sa akin."

"Edi salamat!" Bahagya akong natawa. "Ang laking bagay nga ng ginawa mo, bawing-bawi ka sa pagkukulang mo sa akin."

"Love... 'wag na nating pagtalunan ito, okay?" He moved closer to me before holding my hands. "I'm sorry if you feel this way, Magi. I thought you completely understood if I wasn't able to hang-out with you and do the things we usually do before. Hindi ko sinasadya kaya sana patawarin mo ko.

Alam mo namang ginagawa ko 'to para na rin sa future natin, 'di ba? This isn't my dream but our dream. All I want is to prolong your patience with me and I will make sure things will come back to normal."

I pulled back my hands that he was holding. "Now that we've discussed these things, pwede mo bang sabihin sa akin kung bakit itinago mo sa akin ang tungkol sa biglaang paired up niyo ni Trisha?"