Avenues of the Diamond (University Series #4)

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"Kapag ikaw, hindi ka pa tumigil sa kakaiyak diyan, ihahampas ko na 'to sa 'yo." 

I laughed and drank another shot while Yanna was busy studying for her exams. Second sem na nila. Panibagong year na ulit. Months had already passed ever since my breakup. I turned my back on my parents, so I didn't want to live in the condo anymore. I told Yanna to move in with me to a cheap apartment where we could fit in.  

I was in a bad condition for months, but I never stopped modeling. I had more and more bookings, and I liked getting my hands full to distract myself from coming back into his arms again. Speaking of him... Halos wala na 'kong balita sa kanya. 

"He deleted my photos on his Instagram!" I told Yanna with a laugh while scrolling through my phone. Even though I let out a loud laugh, I was still a bit hurt. 

"Ano b'ang dahilan para hindi niya i-delete? Wala na kayo," Yanna said without looking at me. 

Still emotionless as ever! Still harsh! Parang hindi siya ganito noong nagmo-mourn pa siya sa relationship nila ni Hiro, ah!

"You could be a little nicer to me! I never treated you like this when you were heartbroken!" I yelled, getting a little drunk. "Ah, this tastes like shit!" 

Ako lang ang umiinom ng whole bottle of tequila because Yanna was busy studying. Avi was already asleep, so it was fine to relax. Besides, wala akong schedule tomorrow, though I had to take care of Avrielle. 

Since we moved into a small apartment, the space was a bit suffocating! I had too many things so medyo magulo ang kwarto. It only had two rooms. Yanna stayed with Avi, and I had my own room, but my things were still everywhere. Ang gulo ng buhay namin ni Yanna. 

"They pay me well, but damn, I have a manager now, so nagpapasahod na rin ako! My life is a mess!" I held my head and closed my eyes, getting frustrated now. "Damn my parents! I won't ever crawl back to them! I can do this by myself!" 

"Tama. Kaya mo 'yan," Yanna cheered me up while reading something. She was just putting up with me because I was already drunk. Paano pa kaya siya nakakapag-aral kahit ang ingay ko rito? Well, she could even study while taking care of Avrielle so I guess sanay na siya. 

The more I drank, the more I cried. It was really embarrassing. Yanna had to put up with me all night. 

"Yannaaaa," I cried again. "It hurts so much... Why did I leave him?! Why?! I miss him!" I started shaking her shoulders while she was reviewing. 

"Same question," she said without any emotion. 

I suddenly stopped crying when I saw my phone placed on top of the table. Gumapang ako at kinuha 'yon para buksan. I started scrolling through my messages until I saw Clyden's name. I opened it and typed something. 

"Hoy, ano'ng ginagawa mo diyan?" Yanna suddenly got the phone out of my hand.