Escaping Lies

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Hindi ko alam kung gaano kadaming pasensya na ang nahugot ko dahil dito sa kaharap ko.

She's eating gracefully and elegantly na tipong wala siyang pakialam sa kaharap niya.

Inis na inis ako dahil sobrang bad timing pa dadating waiter. Kung kailan naman malalaman ko na ang isang sikreto tungkol sa pagkatao ko saka pa siya dadating.

Mahigpit ang hawak ko sa kutsilyong na sa kamay ko dahil sa sobrang inis na 'rin.

"Why don't you just eat, Xyrelle? Are you that excited to know that you aren't..." she trailed, "Argh, nevermind. Let's talk about that later. Just eat."

Pabitin ka talaga! Pigilan niyo ko makasaksak ng kamag anak!

"I'm not comfortable! Eating while you are here in front of me? Intimidating me, perhaps? Atsaka kanina ka pa nambibitin! Nakakaubos ng pasensya!" hindi ko. na napigilang bulyaw ko.

Bagama't sigaw 'yon ay hindi ko pa 'rin nilalakasan. I don't want to be embarassed here.

She chewed the food in her mouth, "Just wait, Xyrelle. Baka hindi mo kayanin ang mga nalalaman mo." she said with no emotions in her face.

I just starerd at her though wala akong makitang emosyon dito. Nang magsawa ay bumuntong hininga na lang ako at nagpatuloy kumain. Pilit nilulunok ang pagkain kahit ayaw ito tanggapin ng lalamunan ko.

Aniya'y masama daw mag usap habang kumakain kaya dapat ay tapusin muna namin ito dahil ako naman 'daw ang nagimbita sa kanya ng tanghalian, so might as well gawin namin.

She's really getting into my nerves!

I sighed heavely. Pang ilang buntong hininga ko na ba ito?

Nang matapos ay hindi ko mapigilang kabahan ulit dahil sa mga malalaman ko. I don't I am ready for this! Pwede bang isulat na lang niya at babasahin ko na lang?

"So... ready for knowing the truth?" she intimidately asked me.

"What I should know po ba?"

Pinipigilan kong maging bastos dahil alam kong matanda pa 'rin ito pero nanggigigil na talaga ako sa kanya!

"Oh..." she formed her mouth into 'O', "Okay first and foremost, did you know that your-so-called-best-friend's mother, that boy mother, and your mother is best of friends back then?" she raised her brow.

Oh. That made me shock. Really?!

Ba't parang hindi ko naman nakikita sila Mommy na magkakasama together with Riane? Though I only thought that they are civil because of us.

"Or... Baka hanggang ngayon, they didn't just catch up. You know busy with their own families?"

"So, what are you implying too?" I raised my eyebrow to match the intensity of her face.
"I'm implying that you three are on the same hospital when they gave birth to the three of you..."

So?

"Do you get my point?"

"What?" I creased my forehead.

"Oh dear, you're so slow. I didn't know that you are this low when getting someone's point."

Grr. Masasabunutan ko na talaga itong babae na 'to! Manong sabihin na lang diba? Bakit nanlalait pa?

"Ano ba kasing pinupunto mo? I get it. They are best of friends. Same hospital when they gave birth to us, and then? What happened next?"

She raised her eyebrow, "Do you really want to know?"