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#DealWithKadeFajardo
"What?" he asked, annoyed.
"You should've called me or texted me, yesterday!"
"You know what? Nakakairita ka na!" he shouted. I was taken a back. How could he. Hindi naman siya ganiyan dati sa akin. He used to treat me like I'm a f*****g princess. Hindi ganito...
"Trace, please be honest to me. Why you were acting like you're freaking tired on this relationship?" he looked at me. s**t! Don't tell me? Damn. This can't be, 4 years na kami. Ayokong matapos lang 'to dito!
"You wanna know the truth?" he said.
Ayoko mang malaman pero gusto kong makasiguro. Hindi naman ako nagkulang sa relasyon na 'to. Lahat naman ng gusto niya binigay ko. I gave my everything! Tapos ganito pa. Nagsawa na siya? Bakit?
"Yes, Trace."
He sighed. "Ayoko na, I don't know..."
Pwede ba 'yun? Hindi niya alam? Hindi laro-laro lang ang relasyon! Ipinaglaban ko si Trace kay dad tapos ganito na lang? He'll give up on me? f**k!
"Bakit?" I asked. My tears started to fall. I love him, I really love Trace. He was my damn life. Hindi ko kayang mawala siya.
"I was damn tired on this relationship, I-i don't love you anymore..." those words. Damn it stabbed me. Bakit, ngayon pa?
I wiped my tears away. And fake a smile. "So what do you want to happen?"
"I'm breaking up with you," pinigil ko. Pinigilan kong hindi maiyak. Damn you, Trace. Inaway-away ko si dad para sa'yo then you'll do this to me after a years? Pagod? Hah.
"I'm sorry, Astrid. It's not you, ako." I slapped him.
"Tigilan mo nga ako sa linya na 'yan, Trace. Pagod ka na hindi ba? Fine! Break na tayo." I said. Trying to keep myself calm. Ayokong magwala dito. I'm not a freaking attention seeker.
Ano na lang ang sasabihin ni dad? I'm pretty sure he'll know what happen. Alam ko namang maraming tenga 'yang si dad. And I was sure. Sesermunan niya ako. He'll say it again...
"Trace, is not good for you." he said.
"Dad! Will you give him a chance? I love Trace. So be it."
"I'm telling you, he'll just give you a heartache, honey."
No wonder, why I hate my own dad. Siya na lang kasama ko sa buhay. My mom died... when she was giving birth to me.
"Astrid,"
"Don't touch me. Wala na tayo, masaya ka na? Dad is damn, right. You'll just give me an heartache, Trace."
I started walking away. Nakakahiya sa mga tao dito sa coffee shop. May nakikita silang taong naglalakad na umiiyak.
Ilang taon... tapos magsasawa? Mapapagod? Sinong niloko niya? If I know hindi na niya ako mahal... ganun naman 'yun diba? Kahit mag-asawa nga naghihiwalay? Couples pa kaya?
Enough sa drama. I'm not like this! But damn. Hindi ko maiwasang umiyak. Binigay ko lahat, e. Ako rin pala ang mawawalan sa huli.
Pumara ako ng taxi. I was already 20 but dad don't allow me to have my own car. He always say that I was his only princess. Kaya bawal, even sa pagbo-boyfriend.
I told the taxi driver na ibaba ako sa village nila Trix. My girl bestfriend. Alam niya lahat, lahat-lahat sa akin. Even Trace. She know all of my damn secrets and dramas in life.
Kapag ganito alam kong siya lang ang malalapitan ko. She has the best shoulder I can lean on, everytime.
I called her. I just badly need someone to talk with. Ang sakit kasi...
"Astrid?"
"Trix, I was here infront of your house. Trace broke up with me, I don't know what to do. I need you, please."
"Ha? O-okay, wait ha?"
It took her for almost 20 minutes. Maya-maya lumabas na siya. Darn!
"A-astrid." why is she acting like she's hiding something from me? Or it's just me?
Dire-diretso na ako sa living room. She sat beside me. "Ano bang nangyari?"
Nag-init kaagad 'yung sulok ng mata ko. "Trace, he broke up with me. He said, he was tired on us. Bakit ganun Trix? 'Di ba binigay ko naman lahat?"
"Astrid? You can't make him stay anymore in your life, kung ayaw na niya."
"Pero kulang pa ba, Trix? Binigay ko lahat!" I shouted.
"Pero ayaw na niya? Can't you get it? He wants to get out of your life. Yeah we both know that you gave everything on him. But it doesn't mean na hindi ka na niya iiwan! Hindi na niya kasalanan kung napagod na siya! It wasn't his fault, kung 'di ka na niya mahal."
"Why you were on his side, Trix? Para bang mas gusto mo pa na nagbreak kami? You know that I did everything para lang payagan kami ni dad, 'di ba?"
I don't get her! Bakit ganito siya? I need her, pero parang galit pa siya at masama ang loob? Why she was on Trace side?
I fake a smile. "You didn't help me, Trix. Nakasama ka pa ng loob," I stood up. Ni hindi pa nga niya ako hinabol.
The last time I checked? We're okay. But now? She was really acting----so weird!
I have a afternoon class kaya umuwi muna ako sa bahay to change. Damn! I remember... blockmate kami. Kung umabsent na lang ako? God. Quiz namin sa History. Hindi pwede.
I sighed. Hindi ko na lang sila papansinin. That would be a great idea. Yeah.
After I fix myself. I went downstair. Nakasalubong ko si dad. No way.
"You want me to drive you to your school, honey?"
I sighed. Kapag tumanggi ako? Dad will just insist. So I said yes.
Usually maingay kaming dalawa sa biyahe. I use to tell how my day ends with Trace. Pero ano pang sasabihin ko ngayon? He just broke up with me earlier.
"Tahimik mo, honey?" he said.
Hindi ko natago 'yung malungkot kong ngiti. "Dad..." my voice broke.
"Si T-trace, he broke up with me." saktong pagkapreno ni dad na sa tapat na kami ng gate ng university.
I quickly went out of the car. "Astrid!" I hear him. But I didn't even bother to look back. I know, he'll be happy to know na break na kami ni Trace. Dad wants this to happen.
I run. Not bothering kung matatapilok o makabangga ako. Damn. Masakit pa talaga. I hate, Trace! I really, really hate him! He promised me he'll not hurt me! But now what?
I decided to go to the cr para mag-ayos. Palabas ko pa lang sa cr may ilan akong blockmates na parang awang-awa sa akin? I ignore that and waited for the elevator.
I hear the mumurs on the 6th floor. Urgh. It wasn't a big deal na nagbreak kami ni Trace para sa kanila. Mas lalong nagbulungan nung dumating ako sa classroom.
Pinabayaan ko na. I open my history book and started reading it. But my mind can't focused, hell ang iingay ng bulungan nila!
I almost hug our professor nung dumating na siya. Sa sobrang OA niya? Nag one seat apart pa kami kahit quiz lang naman.
Sabay-sabay kaming nagpasa ng paper's and after that nag-check siya ng attendance.
"Fontier, Astrid?
"Present," I feel their stares on me. Naiirita na ako sa totoo lang!
"Fajardo, Kade?" wala siya sa katabi kong upuan. Vacant. That guy is always absent. Ewan ko lang kung 'di pa siya makakuha ng FDA sa ginagawa niya.
"He's absent," I said. Can't she make it a little faster? Gusto ko na kasing makalabas ng classroom. Naiirita na kasi ako!
Nagbingi-bingihan ako nung siya na ang tinawag. I didn't want to hear his name. I actually hate it now!
My god! Halos tumalon ako sa tuwa nung matapos na 'yung checking of attendance and she already dismissed the class. Mabilis na lumabas ako ng classroom.
Nagulat ako ng may biglang nagposas sa kamay ko. What the hell!
"What!?" I hissed.
"Sorry, this is just for fun." I rolled my eyes. I forgot na week pala ng mga computer students ngayon. Damn.
They put me on a fake jail. At hintayin ko daw may magpyansa sa akin? Gosh!
Napansin ko na nandito din kasama ko sa loob si Kade Fajardo. Urgh.
I sit beside him. We're not close? Pero nag-uusap kami? A little. He's my partner kasi sa mga reportings and whatsoever stuff regarding on school.
Nakayuko siya. "It's me, Astrid. Why you ditch our histo class?"
"It was damn boring," he commented. Well... he was a lil bit uhm right?
I joke him na mayaman naman siya kaya siya na ang magpyansa sa akin dito sa fake jail na 'to.
"Okay, but before that? Kiss me in exchange."
Oh god. He wasn't serious, right?
"Kade, iba na lang."
But he whispered "Kiss me, Astrid." that really gosh. Kinilabutan ako dun.
I know! He was a jerk! I heard many things about him.
"Ayoko." sagot ko saka nanahimik. But what shocked me the most when he just peck a kiss on my right cheeks.
What was that?
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