Kabanata 33 | Mira
I was pacing back and forth. Napapakamot sa kilay at hindi alam ang gagawin.
I let out a long sigh of despair.
God, sa dami ba namang kamalasan na mangyayari ngayong araw ay bakit ito pa? Nabalik nga ang wallet ko, na-flat naman ang gulong ko. And worst, nasa harapan ko si Victor!
Of all people na pwedeng tumulong sa ‘kin!
He looked at me in the eye before giving me a small smile. “You need a ride?”
I pursed my lips. “I need a ride, but not with you.”
Bahagyang umawang ang bibig niya. “Why not? Celestine... you never changed. You still prefer to ride with Samuel, I guess?” he asked, looking so amused.
Hindi ako sumagot. Kasi ano bang isasagot ko? Dapat ba akong um-oo dahil totoo ang sinasabi niya? So I just remained silent. Silence is good. Silence is better. Silence is best.
“Samuel doesn't have a car, tho. You can't ride with him.”
I rolled my eyes in exasperation. After not seeing each other for almost two years, heto kami at pag-uusapan si Samuel?
“Stop talking about him.” I eyed his car. May ilang mga sasakyan na sa likod nito na bumubusina dahil nakaharang ang sasakyan niya. “You can go now. Thank you sa pagtulong.”
He cocked his head to one side, still looking at me with those annoying expressions. “Seryoso ako. I could give you a ride. I'll have someone to ask to pick up your car ang fix it.”
“Wala akong pake kung seryoso ka, but seriously, no thanks. I could also ask someone to pick my car up. Thanks sa offer.” I simply said before turning my back to him.
“Are you still mad at me, Tine?” he asked.
Napatigil ako sa akmang pagbukas ng pinto ng kotse ko. Marahang pumihit ako para harapin siya. “I learned to accept everything that happened in the past. May kasalanan ka, I still believe na may kasalanan ka. And that's fine. Sino ba ang taong hindi nakakagawa ng kasalanan? Alam ko rin yung kasalanan ko. I won't deny. Hindi kita sinisisi sa nangyari, Victor. Sana hindi iyon ang iniisip mo.”
He just silently listened to me.
“And to be honest, a part of me was actually thanking you for what you have done. God... I sound ridiculous but that's what I'm really feeling. I wanted to thank you for being so brutally honest. I needed that. Because if it's not all because of you... Baka nagtagal ang relasyon namin ni Samuel. Baka kung kailan sobrang hulog na hulog na ako... doon ko mapagtatanto na ibang babae naman pala ang gusto niya habang ako ang nasa tabi niya.” I paused. I needed to breathe. Ang tagal kong inipon ang lahat ng ito sa dibdib ko dahil wala akong taong mapaglabasan. Wala si Mia sa tabi ko na alam kong kayang kayang intindihan ako.
“I never blamed you for everything, Victor. It's just that... Things are now different from before. I need friends... Not someone who'd throw himself to me. Sorry kung hindi ko nakayang suklian ang nararamdaman mo dati, pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko parin kayang suklian iyan.”
He stared at me for God knows how long before he finally managed himself to smile. “I'm fine now.”
“You finally has a girl?” I asked.
“Nope. I'm still looking for someone. Well, if you could recommend someone then that would be great.”
“What's your ideal type?”
Tumaas ang kilay niya. “She's hard to find. She's... rare.”
“Don't really care. So ano nga?” taas kilay ko ring tanong.
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