Adoring Your Soul

Kabanata 22

Kabanata 22

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I thought to myself, "We're always squabbling about nonsensical stuff." Akala ko noon, iyon lang ang mga dahilan ng pag-aaway namin. Kaunting sigawan dahil sa selos, o dahil sa gusto ko nang umuwi. Ngunit ngayon ay dahil sa iniisip niya. If his family had not allowed him to make love to his fiancé before the wedding, he shouldn't have made the move in the first place. Kung hindi pala puwede iyon, he should've avoided himself from touching me! We were making out countless times at ngayon lang? Following their family rules is bullshit! Ang sabihin niya, talagang gusto niya si Winnie!

O kung hindi si Winnie, baka naman 'yong ex-fiancé niyang mahal niya pa! Kung ganoon, he is not the only one who has the right to have another partner. Kung hindi legal ang magkaroon ulit ng nobyo habang meron pa, ayos lang! He has too! Si Winnie! Kabit niya si Winnie at hindi lang siya ang may karapatang magkaroon no'n!

Bukas na bukas, hahanap din ako ng kabit.

After saying my last words to him, I left.

Pagkalabas, lumayo ako sa kuwartong iyon at nagtipa sa cell phone. I am thinking of finding another hotel here in Anilao. Does it matter kung hindi niya ako makita? His cousins and friends will come. Hindi niya ako kailangan. Besides, he is waiting for Winnie to come. He did not even stop me from leaving. It is not what I wanted, but I was expecting. What did I expect, though? He is a coward.

While I was scrolling, I saw a beach resort near our resort. Isang resort din dito sa Mabini. It's called Netanya Resort. Tumaas ang kilay ko. It seemed like a little Santorini in Greece.

In the end, I decided not to go there. I'll just get another room for myself. Furthermore, we'll stay here for three days and two nights. Madali lang siyang iwasan. At bukas na bukas, hahanap ako ng boyfriend.

When I asked for another room, the crew looked at me suspiciously. Siya kasi ang isa sa naghatid sa amin ni Archer papunta sa kuwarto namin.

I arched an eyebrow when he eyed me head to toe. He cleared his throat and brought back my card. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil hindi naman niya ginalaw iyon.

"Nag-away po ba kayo ng Kuya mo, Ma'am?" walang habas na tanong niyang ikinatawa ko.

I covered my mouth and laughed slightly. Hindi mawala ang tawa ko dahil ngayon lang may nagsabi sa akin no'n. O dahil baka hindi kami masyadong lumalabas kaya hindi napapansin. O 'di naman kaya'y may nakakapansin talaga, ngunit hinahayaan na lang.

"Oo, I don't like his kabit kasi, so...." I smirked.

Napaawang ang labi ng lalaki. He nodded and smiled. "Binayaran na pala ni Sir ang stay mo sa isang kuwarto, Ma'am. Have a great night, Ma'am." He bowed his head in respect.

I nodded and was about to go to the room when I heard a commotion down the corridor. Kunot-noo kong pinagmasdan kung sino iyon at nagulat nang makita si Winnie, Peter, at Nathan.

The crew never looked my way. Kaya naman sinamantala ko ang oras at nagtago sa poste para makita at marinig ang pinag-uusapan nila.

Nathan and Peter patted Archer. Iniwan nila si Winnie at Archer—para saan? Para mag-usap?

I looked at her disgustedly. Kunwaring nahihiya niyang inilagay ang takas na buhok sa likod ng kanyang tainga. I almost choked my entire system because of that. Hypocrite! Kabit!

"The place is beautiful, Archer. Dapat sinama mo si Mama Alicia, paborito niya ang mga ganitong lugar, hindi ba? Talagang pinili mo ang paborito natin," she said flirtatiously.

I wanted to see Archer's reaction, but I couldn't because he would probably see me rubbernecking! At ano raw? Mama Alicia? Kailan? Did he really choose this place because it's Winnie's favorite? Kung gano'n ay marunong din siyang mag-dive?