Adoring Your Soul

Kabanata 32

Kabanata 32

Enjoyed

I don’t know when things started to get complicated. Was it when he told me that he loved me or when I started to feel something for him? Or was it because we're still hiding some things from each other?

Kung ano man ang itinatago niya, sana, hindi ganoon kabigat katulad ng akin. These past few days, he's been looking at me like a stranger. At first, I thought he was disgusted, but I was wrong. May iba na sa paraan niya ng pagtingin sa akin at kung isa sa dahilan niya ang pagyakap sa akin ni Nate, maiintindihan ko, pero parang may iba pa. Hindi ko alam.

 

I thought differences were quite cool and nice, but they could actually ruin relationships. Differences can be solved with proper communication, but we don't have that. We never promised each other secrets. Ibig sabihin, puwede kaming magtago ng sikreto sa isa't isa.

 

I sighed and said, "Tragic."

 

He did leave when I said so. I never meant that he should leave the mansion and Nasugbu. Either of those two. I heard from Perlita that he left when I heard a sudden fuss on the ground floor of the mansion earlier. Nang buksan ko ang pinto, hindi ko na kinailangan pang tanungin ang sarili ko nang marinig ang boses niya."

This is the exact day when we should be talking about the engagement party! Everything is well planned and perfect. How about my son and the girl on the second floor? Handa ba sila?" halos pasigaw na aniya. "Why did Archer leave?"

Napakapit ako nang mahigpit sa door knob. Hindi ko makita kung anong reaksyon ni Tita Alicia. Habang si Perlita naman, nanginginig at hindi mapakali.

"U-Umalis lang po si Señor. . . p-para po magpahangin—"

"Magpahangin?!" parang gulat at iritadong tanong ni Tita Alicia. "Magpahingin. . ." she echoed. "This is an island! May hangin dito, Perlita. You're being ridiculous! Except if he is suffocated." Tumingin siya sa aking gawi kaya naman mabilis akong napaatras at isinara ang pinto.

Kinalma ko ang aking sarili. She did not see me! Tiningnan niya lang ang kuwarto ko, pero hindi niya ako nakita!

"You'll let me in."

Kinagat ko ang labi ko. Kahit may pinto nang pagitan, dinig ko pa rin ang paghinga niya.

Unti-unti kong binuksan ang pinto at lumayo. As usual, even if I am not looking at her, her outfit looks elegant. Kahit pambahay lang, eligante pa rin.

 

I heard her insulting chuckle. Walang kung anong kasiyahan doon. "When you enter this mansion, our life has a twin: affluently. Kaya kita pinapunta rito, para pagtakpan ang isyu at para kay Archer, but I guess I was definitely wrong for choosing you. I was always reminding you to fix something you caused. Don't make me call your grandparents."