Dreams of Forever

KABANATA PITO

KABANATA PITO

TRASH CAN

I let out a chuckle to ignore what I felt. Ang sakit na tila ba unti unting naninikip ang dibdib ko. What am I feeling right now? Am I hurt because he has a girlfriend?

"I'm sorry for.." I paused for a while at napatango ng kaunti habang sini-sink in sa utak ko ang mga katagang lumabas sa labi niya. "...Butting in your business. Wag kang magalala. I just asked about it out of curiosity. I don't care about your life ." 

"Uh, one more. Thankyou so much for calming me the other week." I added and turned my back to him.

It was my bad but, he should not behave that way. Uh, bahala na. I shouldn't be feeling like this anyway.

"Eli-I mean Ms. Vuente." Tawag niya sa akin kaya napatigil ako at muling humarap sa kanya.

He cleared his throat before speaking "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to address it to you that way."

I let out a small smile. "Engineer Castro do you know what was my favorite line on my movie?" I said and removed the small smile in my face.

 "Don't do things that you'll regret after." I seriously said while looking at him directly kahit pa nangangatog na ang mga binti ko "I don't need your apologies however, I am not going to apologize if I offended you. I'll get going."

May kung anong nakabara sa lalamunan ko pagkalapit ko kay Kriselda. Lumunok ako ng bahagya para isantabi ang bagay na iyon so I can speak properly. 

"Kriselda I have to go. Mauna na ako." I said and did not wait for her to response. Instead, I headed to my car immediately.

Hot liquors fill my eyes as soon as I got in within my car. My vision was blurry because of those fucking tears that shouldn't be falling.

Why am I hurt anyway? I mean I only saw him twice! Why am I being like this?

Maya maya habang nagdadrive ako ay naramdaman ko ang pagbagal ng takbo ko. I don't know what's the problem kaya tumabi muna ako sa daan para tignan kung ano ang problema ng kotse na minamaneho ko. 

Napakagat ako sa labi ko nang makitang naflatan ako ng kotse, talagang ngayon pa ha?

Nagpalinga linga ako sa paligid para tumingin ng mga taong pwedeng tumulong sa akin but I can see no one. 

Sinubukan kong idial ang number nila Celest at Kriselda pero pareho silang hindi sumasagot. Napatingala ako sa langit, it's just pass 4 pero ang dilim na. Is it going to rain?

Nagdecide ako na pumasok na muna sa kotse ko para magisip ng paraan dahil hindi ako pwedeng abutan ng ulan dito. I was holding the car's door pero ayaw nitong bumukas, I think it's locked. Kinapa ko sa bulsa ko ang susi but damn, I remembered, I was wearing a palda!