Somebody's Biggest Mistake (Mistake Series #1)

Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Farewell...

Naupo siya sa aking tabi. We sat at the sun lounger as our eyes gazed at the tranquil sea in front.

The sea always calm my mind but this time... I don't know anymore. Pinalis ko ang mga naglandas na luha sa aking pisngi. The crashing of the waves were so deafening that I can literally hear it at this distance.

Ramdam ko ang titig sa akin ni Ben. The pounding of my heart was probably the only sound that I can hear aside from the distant waves.

It's crazy how I can feel something like this after having an experience of something new last night. Hmm... It was only a man's lust, huh. Is everything that he did for me was just one of his tactics for him to move on from Therese? Or, is it because he's away from her that he doesn't have anyone to do things like that?

I wonder how he kisses her. Is it as hard as the kisses that he gives me or was it passionate like his love for her? Twelve years... He's in love to a person for twelve years straight.

I sighed as I thought about it. So I have fallen in love with a guy that is probably the most loyal person in the world. What a tragedy, isn't it?

Anong laban ko duon? Walang wala ang buwan na kasama ko siya sa panahon na kasama siya ni Therese.

Gosh... It hurts that I think my heart will eventually become numb from all of these heartaches. My body was trembling, from the fingers of my soft hands to my tired lips. I don't know if I can endure any pain after this.

But... If my questions are left unanswered, I'll probably die because of curiosity. I need every bit of explanation. I need to know everything about us and them. I need to know it even if it hurts. This is my only choice in order to achieve inner peace. A heart that is not answered from all its questions is a heart that'll become a seeker and a cold hearted freak. I don't wanna go in a path like that, I want to be happy.

Even if I'm already scarred...

Nilingon ko na si Ben. His eyes were so full of sadness and care. Buti pa siya, iniisip ako. Paano nalang ang isa?

I nodded at him with a smile glued on my face. He sighed as he looked down.

"I'm ready, Ben. Tell me everything now."

Bumalik ang tingin niya sa akin na may tango na rin. He rested his elbows to the top of his thighs that are parted right now.

His hands locked each other. His eyes bore into the sea as he opened his lips. It took him a few seconds before he finally decided to speak.

"What do you want to know first? Saan ako mag uumpisa, Lia?" aniya habang hindi pa rin ako tinitingnan.

Pinalis ko ang aking mga luha na unti-unti nang nawawala ngayon. "S-Start with the both of them. I want to know a-about their past."

He nodded.

"Classmate namin si Therese, elementary palang," paninimula niya.

"At itong si Cris..." He smirked, all the pain that he showed earlier vanished. He tried so hard to keep it but he couldn't. Kumunot ang noo ko. "Nagkagusto kaagad sa kanya noong una niya siyang nakita."

"So it was love at first sight?"

He chuckled as he nodded at me.

Wow...

I understand now why he's acting like that. Hindi ko nga rin alam kung matatawa ba ako o malulungkot.

"Oh... Kaya pala magaling manlandi ngayon. Nagsimula naman pala sa maagang edad," I sarcastically said.