Hopelessly Devoted to You

CHAPTER 20

CHAPTER 20

MY PHONE has been ringing nonstop for thirty minutes now. I did not bother to pick it up. Hindi ko alam kung sasagutin ko ba. Halos lahat sila ay tumatawag sa akin. The whole hotel room is a mess. Itinapunan ko lahat ng mga bagay na nahawakan ko at nagkalat sa buong silid.

The wedding will start in a few minutes.

Gulong-gulo ang aking utak. Half of me wanted to go there and pretend that everything is doing fine; but half of me says I've been betrayed.

Fvck.

I'm totally confused. Do I even deserve this?

Of all people, why does it have to be her? Bakit siya pa ang unang magbibigay sa akin ng ganito kasakit na kapalaran?

I've been seeing her like a torch to my darkness eversince I met her, but I didn't see this coming. She just destroyed the tiniest hope I've been clinging unto. The image of a beautiful big family I've been dreaming to build with her just faded in an instant.

I didn't know I would end up with someone that reminded of my nightmare several years ago. Bakit kailangan niya pang ilihim sa akin ang lahat? Bakit hinayaan niya akong mahulog nang gano'n kalalim sa kanya?

Tangina niya, bakit niloko niya ako? Ano'ng kasalanan ko sa kanya?

I covered my ears when my phone rang for the nth time. It's been constantly vibrating as well everytime a new message comes in. Hindi ako nag-abalang tingnan kung sinu-sino ang nagpadala ng mensahe. Naririndi ako kaya pinulot ko iyon sa ibabaw ng kama at inihagis sa pader.

"Fvck!"

Napahilot ako ng sintido. Wala pa akong tulog dahil buong magdamag akong nag-isip. My plan about visiting her to her room failed. My excitement pulled over in just a blink of an eye. Na kahit yata madurog ang kamao ko sa kasusuntok ng pader hindi mawala-wala ang sakit.

"Pabayaan ninyo ako, putangina!" I shouted when someone constantly banged the hell of the doorbell.

She fvcking betrayed me. She gave me nothing but false hopes.

"Aaahhh! Fvck!"

I punched the edge of the bed. It feels numb. My knuckles were bleeding, but I didn't feel any inch of pain. Parang napunta lahat sa puso ko ang sakit.

"What the hell is going on here? And why the hell are you crying, Madrigal?!"

I heard someone's voice. It was Sid's. I didn't notice they were able to enter the room. They might have used duplicate keys.

"Tangina, kanina ka pa namin tinatawagan, nandito ka pa rin pala. Ano'ng ginawa mo rito? May mga hator bang sumalakay kagabi? Bakit mukhang may dumaang digmaan dito?" sunod-sunod na tanong ni Micaller.

I didn't bother to respond to their rumpus clamours while examining the mess I've made in the room.

"Tangina, Madrigal! Napipi ka na ba? Ano'ng nangyari sa 'yo? Magisismula na ang kasal mo pero nauna pa ang bride mo sa 'yo. Anyare, pre? Huwag mong sabihing nagbago ang isip mo?!" Micaller asked again. I stared blankly at the wall. I've been contemplating about what to do. Pero walang mai-proseso ang tanginang utak ko.

"Hindi kami manghuhula, Madrigal. Fvcking speak up! What's happening to you?"

Doon na ako napalingon. It was Montreal's voice. Tanginang luha ayaw maubos. Micaller and Dela Vega stared at me like they were holding their laughs.

"I'm calling the wedding off."

They gasped in unison to my announcement. Ang hindi ko inaasahan ay ang paglipad ng kamao ni Montreal sa pagmumukha ko.