Annaira's POV
Ako:
Kuya, I'm at droppers. I'll just go home later just meet me at my condo.
Sinend ko ang text para kay Kuya Christopher. I faced Frank and continued telling him what happened today. Nakakainis kase this day was horrible. Namarriage booth pa ako sa hindi ko kilalang lalake and he's weird at mayabang. Nakakaasar.
I reached for the Esse beside Frank and lit the cigar.
"Thanks." I smiled at him and raised the cigar.
Si Frank ay parang tatay ko na. I met him when I was 16, the day when my dad left us for his mistress and the day when my 1 year boyfriend broke up with me dahil niloloko niya na pala ako. He's inlove with my bestfriend. Yung bestfriend kong sobrang pinagkatiwalaan ko. That day, I was so miserable dahil nagsabay sabay yung problema ko. Tinakbo din si mom sa hospital dahil sinubukan niyang magpakamatay.
I know it's been 1 year since then but the wound they left me was still fresh. Maybe not because they left me but because the promise that they made. The promise that they won't ever leave me. I hated almost all of the boys but because of my brothers, I still can manage to be friends with some boys but I still can't trust them. Why? Because how can I trust them when the boy of my life (or let's say my dad) who should be proving that all boys are not the same, left us or I may say pinagpalit kame para sa kabit niya. He's just doing the same shits like them.
I remember how innocent I was back then. I ran to this grill or resto bar. I was really crying nung pumunta ako dito at si Frank ang nakaencounter ko. Uminom ako ng uminom kahit alam kong hindi pa ganun kataas ang alcohol tolerance ko noon. I even kissed boys.
Si Frank ang naguwi saken nung gabing yun buti nalang at sinagot niya ang tawag ng mga kuya ko. Since then nakaclose ko na si Frank. I told him the whole story hanggang eto, siya na lagi ang kakwentuhan ko. Umalis kase yung dalawang kaibigan ko 2 years ago but nakakapag kwentuhan pa din kame at alam nila lahat ng nangyare. I still have one friend na nakakasama ko dito. He's Storm Valencio pero wala siya ngayon, hindi ko alam kung saan nanaman pumunta yung lalakeng yun.
Nagkwentuhan pa kame ni Frank bago ko naisipang umuwi na muna. Nilagay ko na yung tirang cigar sa ashtray.
"Frank, alis na ako." Sabi ko kay Frank saka bumaba na ng upuan.
"OMG!" Sigaw nung babae nung nabangga ko yung lalakeng kasama niya at natapunan ng drink na hawak niya.
"Oh. Sorry." Sabi ko at aalis na sana kaso hinawakan niya ang braso.
Tinignan ko ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa braso ko saka ko siya tinignan.
"What's your problem?" Tanong ko sakanya habang nakakunot ang noo ko.
"Look what you've done!" Sigaw niya saken. Tumawa ako at hinarap siya.
"Hindi mo ba narinig? I said I'm sorry! For goodness sake!"
"Sa tingin mo may magagawa yang sorry mo?!" Ugh! This girl is getting to my nerves!
"Magkano ba yang cheap na damit ng boyfriend mo ha?!" Tinanggal ko ang pagkahawak niya saken at tinulak siya sa kanyang balikat.
"Aba't--!" Napatigil siya nang biglang may pumagitna samen.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Wait. Eto yung lalake kanina sa marriage booth ha? Anong ginagawa niya dito?
"Look, I'm sorry sa ugali ng girlfriend ko." Sabi niya saka inakbayan ako.
"Girlfriend?!" Bulyaw ko sa kanya. He gave me a makiride-ka-nalang look. Umirap ako at tinanggal ang kamay niya.
BINABASA MO ANG
Will a badass fall? (on going)
Roman d'amourAre you willing to love someone like her? Are you willing to take the risk? Are you willing catch her when she fall? Are you willing to take the consequences of loving her? But the real question is, Will she fall? Will a badass fall?
