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บท 28: Chapter 25

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It has been two months now since I left my mother's house. Everything was working well in my life after I left home and stayed with the Relanos.

My mother kept coming to the Relano's residence just to create scenes to push me to withdraw her boyfriend's case. When she became uncontrollable, Tito Miguelito had to file a restraining order against her.

Ni minsan ay hindi rin ako dinalaw ng mga kapatid ko. Halatang halata na wala silang pakialam sa akin.

As for Ashmere, after I broke his heart, he left that day and took his project in Spain. Then one in Singapore and Dubai. I heard from Shanelle that he was overworking himself. Parang pinapatay na ang sarili sa kakatrabaho at hindi ko siya masisisi. Dahil iba't iba ang paraan ng mga tao para makalimot.

He also got featured in Singapore and Spain magazine as one of the hottest and successful engineer slash bachelor in the country.

This is his dream. He's living with it and I couldn't be any happier.

Ang masakit lang.. hindi ko na maipaparating sa kanya na sobra akong masaya at proud para sa kanya. Then I asked Shanelle not to say anything about her brother. Para makalimot na rin ako. She obliged.

Sa mahigit isang buwan na paghihiwalay namin ni Ashmere ay hindi ko na rin napansin ang anim na kaibigan ni Tyong. Na ikinahinga ko ng maluwag. Baka nagsawa na rin sa kakamasid dahil wala naman silang mapapala sa akin.

And as for myself, I slowly overcome my trauma and my pain. I've decided to let go of all the hurtful things my mother did and said to me. I learned to be brave and not to be scared of my horrible past and forgive myself for hurting the only person that loved me. Hindi pa ako fully healed pero alam kong darating ang oras na ngingitian ko na lang lahat ng mga nangyari sa akin habang ikinukwento ito sa mga anak ko..

I stood in my mirror and fixed my hair and make up.

On my eighteenth birthday, I've decided to have a dinner with my friends and our families. Ruiz, Relanos and Monteverdes. Then after our dinner , me and my friends would spend the night at the Discobar.

When I was ready, I went down the stairs and found my friends and our families talking happily at each other. I mingled and soon we were off.

The Monteverdes still treat me like before. They didn't change even after I broke their son's heart. They're still so kind and caring. Like a family.

We often do sleepovers at their house. Gustong gusto ko lang kasi yong pool nila at theatre room. Nothing else.. but I was also hoping to learn something from Ashmere. Dahil tinotoo talaga ni Shanelle na wag nang magkwento.

Nang matapos ang dinner ay inuwi lang namin saglit ang mga regalo sa akin at dumiretso na sa Discobar.

It was already rocking and noisy.

Shanelle ordered our drinks and finger food because she's the only one who knew what to order. Apparently, she'd been to a bar when she was seventeen and learned the drinks from her old friends. They're all now in jail. It was a long story to tell.

We danced and had so much fun all throughout the night. I didn't drink much because there would be no more Ashmere to look after me after I get drunk..

When my vision started to get blur, I left the dancefloor and went to the bathroom. On my way, I saw a familiar back that I haven't seen for quite a long time now. They went towards the back door so I followed them. They were fighting over something. My heart beat so fast.

Nang huminto sila sa dulo ay tahimik din akong pumuwesto para makatulong kung sakaling maging pisikalan na ang mangyayari.

"I'm pregnant! This is yours!"giit ni Ate Rose. My heart dropped. I took her appearance in my head. She lost weight and quite pale. Almost sickly.

"You told me you're taking pills! Hindi akin yan! Sa dami ng mga lalaki mo, hindi na ako magtataka kong mabuntis ka ng isa sa kanila."

"Maniwala ka.. t-tumigil na ako.. i-ikaw na lang ang nag iisa sa buhay ko.."umiiyak na pagmamakaawa niya sa kasama.

Tumawa ito ng sarkastiko.

"I don't believe a kind of woman like you. Conniving bitch! Abort that child and you'll still receive your allowance from me otherwise you won't get anything at all!" galit na sagot nito. At lumakad papunta sa akin. Nagmadali akong sumiksik sa may pintuan para magtago.

He looked scary and tough.

"P-pero.." pabulong ni Ate na isinahod ang mga palad sa mukha. Umiyak ng umiyak habang dahan dahang umuupo sa semento.

Mabilis akong lumabas sa pinagtataguan ko ng makalagpas ang lalaki para damayan si Ate ko.

"Ate.."mahina kong tawag.

Napaangat siya ng mukha at tumawa ng pahisterya.

"Buhay kapa pala?"bati ni Ate sa akin at pinatigas ang mukha. Nanahimik ako.

"So ngayon magkakalat ka na rin dito? Hindi ka na nakontentong sirain ang bahay natin, pati sa pinagtatrabahuan ko, sisirain mo na rin?"umiling ako.

"Birthday ko po kasi.. nilibre lang po ako-"

"Anong pakialam ko sa birthday mo? Ah.. gusto mong mabati?"inis na tanong nj Ate.

Umiling lang ako at inalalayan siyang tumayo. Ipiniksi niya ang braso at nagpamaywang paharap sa akin.

"Ayoko nang makita ang pagmumukha mo dito maliwanag?"sigaw niya kaya napatango ako. Nang magsimula siyang lumakad palayo ay hinabol ko siya.

"Ate.. maawa ka sa batang dinadala mo.. wag mong ipalaglag.."pakiusap ko at hinawakan ang kanyang braso. Tinignan niya ako ng matalim at tumawa ng malakas.

"Anong magagawa ko kung yon ang gusto ng mga taong nagsusustento sa akin? Lahat sila titigil kung ipagpapatuloy ko itong pesteng ito! At ibig sabihin non, pati ako ay magiging walang silbi kay Ina!"natahimik ako at nag isip ng pwedeng isolusyon.

"T-tutulong po ako sayo Ate. Ako na po ang magsusustento sa inyo ni baby. Kaya please.. wag mong ipalaglag."lumuluhang offer ko sa kanya.

"Wag kang makialam sa desisyon ko. Katawan ko ito kaya gagawin ko kung ano ang dapat kong gawin. Masyado kang pakialamera!" Tinabig niya ang kamay ko at pumasok sa loob ng bar.

Wala akong magawa kundi tignan siya hanggang sa mawala siya sa aking paningin.

Akala ko.. ako lang ang nagdurusa sa poder ni Ina..

Pati pala si Ate..

Dumiretso na ako sa banyo pagkatapos ng pag uusap namin ni Ate.

Sa paglabas ko ay nakita ko si Travis na parang may hinihintay at bored na bored. Bigla akong kinabahan na naexcite.. lumapit ako sa kanya.

"Anong meron at napadpad ka dito?"masaya kong tanong at sumandal din sa tabi niya.

Tinignan niya ako nang parang inaantok at tumayo ng maayos.

"I just got dragged here by my brother. Fucking waste of my time." Napakagat labi ako.

Kung nandito si Coles.. ibig sabihin nandito rin si Ashmere?

I cleared my throat and acted normal even though I'm getting excited.

"Boring nga kung kayong dalawa lang. Bakit hindi kayo sumali sa table namin?"alok ko at tumingin tingin sa paligid.

Kung suswertehin ako.. baka pwede kong makausap si Ashmere. Okay na lahat sa buhay ko.. pwede na kami ulit..

Malakas ang kabog ng puso ko na hinintay siyang sumagot.

He heaved a sigh then looked at my eyes directly.

"Why don't you ask me directly if Ashmere's with us? Women!"He rolled his eyes.

I pursed my lips and kept a straight face.

"Why would I ask you about him? We're not together anymore."pasuplada kong sabi at iniwas ang tingin.

"Yeah.. of course.. he's already dating some woman in Spain."he whispered that it almost didn't reach my ears. My heart beat painfully inside my chest.

"R-right! Alam mo na palang may dini-date na s-siya eh bakit kung makapagsabi ka parang ini-expect mong tatanungin ko siya sayo? W-We've separated more than a month ago na." Sagot ko na nanginginig ang boses at nagsimula ng maglakad palayo.

"Oh well..he's gonna be back tomorrow. You can ask him directly."Pahabol niya. I stopped but didn't look back.

"No way! I'm too busy to chase someone who has a girlfriend. I'm not interested."kunwaring wala akong paki alam at dumiretso na sa may gilid instead of our table.

Napasandal ako at lumuluhang naupo sa sahig.

Ang tanga tanga kong isipin na ako pa rin ang mahal niya. Ang tanga ko para isipin na hihintayin niya ako kahit sinaktan ko na siya at tinaboy.

I'm too late.. he has moved on..

And clearly happy.

But how come, he got someone too soon? What happened to three months rule? Was he doing this to hurt me too?

I forgot..he's a playboy. And getting any woman wouldn't be a big deal for him. But if he's dating her, he's serious with her..

I wiped my tears and stood up slowly.

I should man up and start to move forward. It was my fault anyway. And I'm here to suffer alone for the rest of my life..

I acted normal and still smiled all throughout the night. At midnight, we've decided to call it a night.

I stopped drinking totally, because I was too scared to keep my emotions in check with alcohol in my blood. I might spill something that I shouldn't be saying.

Then we went to Megan's house to have a sleepover. We had a good time and all my girls were pretty drunk that I had to nurse them the whole day.

I didn't mind at all. I wanted to be occupied as much as possible.

When the night came, we went to our favourite fast food chain and had something to eat before going to the shore for a walk. I felt better with all my friends with me. This was by far the best birthday I've ever had.

At ten o'clock, we were back at Meg's place for a sleepover again. Shanelle offered her home but I refused. I would never want to step foot on their threshold since Ashmere got a girl. Antanga ko na lang kung gugustuhin ko pang makita silang naglalambingan.

"Ano? Punta tayo sa Boracay?"tanong ni Megan habang ngumangata ng Doritos. Napapailing na lang ako kapag nakikita ko ang chips na to.

"Sure." Maikli kong sagot at nagtap sa laptop ko na bigay ni Ashmere. Tinatapos ko lang ang isang report ko para sa school.

Umalis si Megan saglit at pagbalik ay may dala na ring laptop at may kausap sa phone. Then she put the call on loudspeaker. It was a video call.

I waved my hand to my friends on the other line.

"Friday ng gabi or Saturday ng umaga?"sabi ni Megan habang nasa laptop ang tingin. Napatayo ako at nakisilip sa screen niya. It was the flight she was talking about.

"Hindi pa ako pwede ng Friday. Magagahol tayo. Four hours ang byahe papuntang Clark Airport. Saturday morning isn't an option too."sabi ko at tumingin pa ng available times.

"Tama Meg. Too early on Saturday is a bummer. Alam ko namang hirap na hirap kang gumising sa umaga. Echos ka!"pang aalaska ni Shanelle. Nagtawanan kami.

Tulog mantika din kasi itong babaeng ito. Tulo laway pa. Ewan ko na lang kung hindi maturn off si Coles kapag nakita si Megan habang natutulog.

"More than a week naman yong break natin so sa Sunday morning na lang." Arana said while drying her hair with a towel.

Napatango agad sina Shanelle at Megan. Nagtataka akong makita ang maliit nilang mga ngiti. Parang may hindi magandang mangyayari..

Pero hindi na sila nagsalita kaya napatango na lang ako.

"Okay. Sunday, ten in the morning?"

"That's plenty of time."comment ni Shanelle habang tumatango.

Mabilisang nagtap si Megan at wala pang thirty minutes ay nakapagbook na siya ng return trip namin papuntang Boracay.

"Shanelle, ikaw na sa hotel. Tutal sa inyo naman yon."sabi ni Megan habang ini-exit ang browser.

"Sure. Tawag lang ako ngayon."sabi niya habang patayo. Then the line dropped. Megan left with her laptop after she sent our flight itinerary through our emails.

Bumalik na rin ako sa ginagawa ako at napasandal sa chair ng matapos.

My mind wandered back to him.. kung okay na ba siya.. kung masaya na..

Napailing ako at tumayo para magstretching.

After that I showered.

Of course.. he's fine. He's with someone who can love him freely. He found the woman he would keep.. for the rest of his life.

"Tran! Kamusta na?"masaya kong bati sa dati kong kapit bahay nang makita ko siyang nakatayo sa labas ng school namin.

Papunta na kaming magkakaibigan sa Teahouse para sa last session ko at napag usapan naming maglakad ngayong hapon.

Alanganing lumapit si Tran sa amin kaya sinalubong ko na siya. Sina Megan naman ay nagpaalam na may gagawin lang saglit sa library kaya napatango na lang ako.

Nakakapagtaka na hindi nila ginawa kung anuman ang dapat nilang gawin kanina nong magkakasama kami sa library.

"Okay lang ako.. ahmm, ikaw musta na?"Nakatingin si Tran sa mukha ko.

Ngumiti lang ako at humawak sa kamay nya. Habang tumatango.

"Okay lang ako. Sa isa kong kaibigan ako tumitira ngayon. Medyo tahimik na ang buhay ko."pabiro kong sabi at pinisil ang mga kamay niya.

Kahit papaano ay naging close kami. Naging magkaibigan.. kaya masaya akong makita siya ngayon. Parang naaalala ko ang baranggay namin. Kung paano kami magtulungan at magsaya sa bawat okasyon.

"I've heard what happened.. I'm sorry if I wasn't here for you Gia."malungkot na sabi niya.

Napabitaw ako at tinapik siya sa dibdib. Matigas.. no wonder naging crush ko siya dati. Mahilig talaga ako sa may six packs abs at maskuladong lalaki.

"That's long time ago. Kamusta na yong work mo?"pang iiba ko ng topic. Kahit nakalimot na ako ay hindi pa rin ako komportableng pag usapan ang mga nangyari.

"I'm sorry if I brought that up again."nahihiyang sabi niya at napakamot ng batok.

Napapangiti ako habang pinapanood siya.

Hindi ko akalaing makakamove on ako sa nararamdaman ko kay Tran. Dahil kay Ashmere.

Napatunayan ko lang na kung saka-sakali ay may makakalimutan ko rin si Ashmere kapag may nakilala ulit akong iba..

"May pupuntahan kayo?"marahan niyang tanong at lumapit pa sa akin.

Napatingala ako sa kanya nang nagpunta siya sa harapan ko.

Umiling lang ako habang nakangiti.

Ang gwapo talaga niya. His eyes were sparkling with joy. Cheeks quite flushed, lips slight parted and his longer hair was being blown by the wind. He was wearing white polo shirt that fits his huge body, black jeans and white sneakers.

Nawala ang ngiti ko nang maalala na wala na silang future ni Ate dahil buntis na ito. Nakakalungkot na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin niya nasasabi ang nararamdaman niya sa ate ko. Parang ako lang.. nahuli na siya.

"T-tran.. may balita kaba sa pamilya ko?"tanong ko ng malungkot.

"Isinara na yong pwesto nyo sa palengke. Si R-Rose naman, h-huminto sa pag aaral..ahm.. si Dahlia, ganoon pa rin. Suplada."napakunot ang noo ko sa nalaman ko kay Ate.

"Pero pwede pa namang mag aral si Ate kahit buntis na siya ah."wala sa isip kong sabi.

Napaatras si Tran at tumingin sa akin gamit ang nanlalaki nyang mga mata.

Lumunok siya at humawak sa magkabilaan kong mga balikat.

"P-pakiulit nga G-Gia."para siyang hinang hina. Napakunot ang noo ko.

"Sabi ko, hindi pa halata yong pinagbubuntis ni Ate kaya pwede pa siyang mag aral!"pasigaw ko nang sagot.

Napatingin ako sa kamay ni Tran na biglang nanginig.

Anong nangyayari?

"B-buntis si Rose? S-sinabi ba nya k-kung ak- I mean kung sino ang tatay nang pinagbubuntis niya?"

Napaisip ako. At tumango tango.

"May kausap siyang lalaki nong nakaraan. Sabi niya yon daw ang ama. Nakita ko sila sa Discobar. Ang sabi pa nga nong lalaki magpalaglag si Ate eh. Ang kapal ng mukha. Matapos niyang magpakasaya, ngayong nabuntis na si Ate iiwas sa responsibilidad."galit kong pagkukwento.

Lumikot ang mga mata ni Tran at namulsa. 

He shift his weight on his left leg and stood awkwardly.

"A-Alam mo ba kung ilang w-weeks na ang p-pinagbubuntis nya?"hindi humihingang tanong ni Tran.

Umiling ako bilang sagot. Gusto ko sanang magtanong bakit niya ako tinatanong kung magkapit bahay lang sila..

Pero ikinibit balikat ko nalang.

Napalingon ako sa aking likuran ng may umubo ng bahagya.

"Miss President, I want to ask you something." Walang kangiti ngiting bati ni Travis.

Tumango ako sa kanya at hinarap na ulit si Tran.

"S-sige Gia.. sa susunod na lang ulit.."paalam ni Tran.

"I highly doubt that."putol ni Travis na magkasalubong na ang mga kilay.

Napatawa ako at hinila na palayo si Tran.

"Menopausal baby yon Tran kaya masungit. Ganito na lang. ibibigay ko yong number ko. Tapos text mo na lang ako kung free ka."sabi ko at inilabas ang cellphone.

"Sampaguita! I said I wanna ask you something."inis nang tawag sa akin ni Travis.

Namali mali na ako sa pagpipindot sa pagmamadali kaya kinuha nalang ni Tran ang cellphone ko at isinave ang number niya.

"Itext mo nalang ako Gia."nakangiting sabi ni Tran at kumaway para makasakay na sa sasakyan niya.

May naramdaman ako sa likuran ko. Gusto kong tarayan itong lalaking ito. Kung saan saan nalang sumusulpot! Lalo na kapag mag kausap akong mga classmates na lalaki.

"Oo na! Hindi ka makapaghintay!"angil ako habang nagtatype ng text kay Tran.

"Don't you dare text him Gia. You'll get me in trouble."he said in dead tone.

Napakunot ang noo ko pero sinend ang text.

He groaned and raised his hands up in the air.

"Fucking shit."he murmured and left me.

Napanganga nalang ako habang hinahatid siya ng tanaw. Ang sungit talaga. Wala naman akong ginagawa sa kanya. Tsaka akala ko ba may itatanong siya?


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