Love me or Hate me

Chapter 23 It's not Verna

Eight years ago....

"AK let's break up ."

Dalawa lang silang nakaupo nito sa loob nang eskwelahan it so annoying because Austin never talk about what happened he never asked for an apology they never talk basta nalang siya nito iniwasan.

But seeing him so composed and calm makes her heart aches.

Isang buwan palang matapos nilang pareho umamin sa mga nararamdaman nila and she didn't expect na ganito agad ang mangyayari.

She tried to broke up with him dahil alam na niya na may nangyari na dito at kay Jenna at sobrang sakit para sakanya iyon.

" Sure.. "

Austin response nonchalantly na ikinatawa niya nang mapait.

" Sure...? "

At nilingon niya ito nang hindi makapaniwala she was hurting so much now after Jenna make a bet again on her, pumayag siya dahil iniisip niya na hindi siya lolokuhin ni Austin but she was wrong.

The bet is, kung maaaya ni Jenna na makipag one night stand sakanya si Austin and Jenna win she didn't know how desperate Jenna was para makuha nito si Austin at buong akala niya ay matatag na ang relasyon nila.

She thought Austin respect her for not giving up herself to him and he was willing to wait and Jenna is a test but he failed.

Austin sleep with Jenna and Jenna sent her an evidence at sobrang nasasaktan siya ngayon, she can't believe that after all those months ay magagawa ni Austin na magluko she thought he love her ngunit akala lang pala niya iyon.

Maybe the truth is he never like her baka mas gusto talaga nito si Jenna.

At ngayon mas malakas ang loob nitong makipag hiwalay sakanya because he already has Jenna in his heart.

" Yeah, so let's part ways Cass.. "

And Austin walked papaalis and she was left froze at napahawak sa dibdib.

" No.. "

Bulong niya.

" No.. Austin you can't just leave like that..why don't we talk"

Her tears started to build up on her eyes she didn't really mean to broke up with hi,she wants him to explain it to her bago lang siya sa relasyon at wala pa siyang sapat na kaalaman kung paano aayusin ang mga ganitong bagay.

Siya ang nakipag break ngunit parang hindi niya kaya na mawala ito nang tuluyan sakanya.

" Why not, I don't love you anymore and I deserve someone better " sarcastic nitong tugon and he walked away again.

But she still follow him at hinawakan nang marahas ang braso nito para pigilan.

" P-please., Austin.. don't go.. please don't leave me.. let's talk"

Nagmamaka awa niyang sabi dito she doesn't want to lose him, but Austin stared at her blankly at tinanggal ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa braso nito.

" L-let's fixed this Austin.. please.. "

She almost begged for him ngunit para wala itong naririnig.

" Fixed..? There is nothing to be fixed Cass, it's the end, " malamig nitong tugon his eyes sparkles at hindi niya alam kung bakit ganito nalang ito ka tigas.

At tinalikuran siya nito and he walked away without turning his head to her.

After that day nalaman niya na officially naging si Austin na at si Jenna where she can see them alone together.

Magkasabay kumain sa cafeteria at magkasama tuwing uwian, at dahil kaklase niya si Jenna sa ibang subject ay nakikita niya ang pagpunta ni Austin dito and it makes her heart breaks everytime.

At siya nalang din ang umiiwas halos napabayaan na rin niya ang pag aaral isipin palang niya na lagi-lagi na ang dalawang magkasama ay nasasaktan siya.

"Hoy, nakita ko si AK ang sweet pala niya no? Akalain mo binilhan niya si Jenna nang bouquet nang rose nang kanina tapos may kissing pa sila"

Napahinto siya sa pagsubo lalo na nang pumasok sa cafeteria si AK kasama si Lance at si Jenna while she was sitting alone.

And they sit dalawang table ang pagitan sa kanila their eyes met at napatitig ito sa pagkain sa plato niya their favorite macaroons, cheese cake at yema cake bumaba ang tingin nito sa pagkain niya at tiningnan siya ulit ngunit siya nang unang nagbawi.

Baka mapansin pa ni Jenna na nakikipag eye to eye sakanya ang boyfriend nito.

And Jenna was holding a bouquet of flowers kagaya nang narinig niya totoo nga.

" Cass ok kalang ba..? "

Napatingala siya when Lovely approach her at naupo sa tabi niya Lovely is also her boyish friend dahil sa syete ang gupit nito and she was so thin but she's beautiful tomboyin nga lang..

Hindi niya kayang magsinungaling so she shook her head at mapait na napangiti.

Seeing how fine Austin is now makes her heart breaks.

Lovely held her hands na mukhang naaawa sakanya she became close to Lovely because of Lance who likes Lovely very much.

"Ahm, Austin looks so happy.."

Mapait niyang tugon dito at nangilid ang luha niya.

"Because Jenna kept on telling him that you're not worth to be his girlfriend"

She took her handkerchief at hindi niya maiwasang magpunas nang luha.

But her tears kept on falling at alam niyang nakikita ni Austin iyon kaya nahihiya siya.

Lovely cover her.

"Hey, it's fine makaka move on karin"

Pang aalo sakanya ni Lovely and she nodded and smiles at pinunas ang luha.

Nakikita ni Austin how she suffered samantalang ayos na ayos na ito sa piling ni Jenna.

Ngunit paglingon niya Austin was staring at her,he looked stunned kaya nagyuko siya nang ulo..

"Ahm, Love I need to go.."

At tumayo siya na hindi na naubos ang dessert na order.

She got home embes na pumasok kinahapunan ay hindi na siya pumasok dahil hindi niya kaya and her parents talk to her about leaving and without a second thought ay pumayag siya, because it torment her, seeing Austin and Jenna together.

Walang naka alam sa biglaang pag drop out niya sa School dahil hindi nalang siya pumasok.

She felt her world fell apart nang mawala si Austin but.. after a year her parents got into an accident dahilan para bawian ang mga ito nang buhay.

Her whole world feels like disintegrated and she already fall into depression lalo na nang malaman niya na hindi siya tunay na anak dahil sa last will nang mga magulang.

She was still thankful for her parents for raising her and one day a news come.

She has a little brother and his name is Phoenix at doon ulit nagsimulang umikot ang mundo niya.

And now the only thing she needs to do is to survive, Phoenix is alive at siya lang ang maaasahan nang kapatid niya.

"Ate..!"

"Phoenix..!"

She felt like something is dragging Phoenix away from her she can't reach him she was reaching for her brother..

"Phoenix..!.."

She can't reached him kaya hindi niya maiwasang maiyak but someone held her hands.

"D*mnit,! Calling another's man name Cassidy..I can't believe it"

Austin's face blocked her from reaching her brother at nakaramdam siya ang galit, ngunit hindi niya masabi dito she just burst into tears.

How can she able to get lost of Juanito's grip and Austin's fangs.

How..?

AUSTIN.

After Verna took the fake crest

AUSTIN was enraged while waiting for Verna to return, hindi siya papayag na makawala pa ito, he already made two options for her.

But that wasn't true at all,he just decided to kill her kahit pinipigilan siya ni Lance sa plano niya he was now desperate, magiging rason si Verna nang pagbaba nang posisyon niya.

Dahil sakanya mismo nakatira ang tao na espiya ni Juanito and if he let it slide it will be his lost.

If she can escape his three American bullies he will be going to shoot her using his pistol .

And the second option was too easy, if she can get that crest, it'll be a very hard end for her because he is going to break her bone.

No mercy, for those people who deceived him.

But when Verna arrived at the pool area she looked so weak she was wearing a jacket naka hoodie ito and long pants at kung ano man ang tinatago nito sa loob ay wala na siyang pakialam she was walking like she has a limp tila iniinda ito sa binti nito.

Putting a more percent of chlorine in the pool water will help to remove her tan color but when Verna stared at him it was so dark and he couldn't understand why his heart was aching.

Her eyes were swollen na tanging natatamaan nang liwanag he didn't know if she cries maybe because she failed her boss now.

When he throws the crest ay agad itong tumalon and he can see how her color started taking off the water at hindi niya maiwasang matawa he sat down at the tiles sa gilid nang pool while waiting for her to come out, she was so slow at kung normal lang ay pu-pwede nang malunod but not Verna she was so tough.

He can see through water her light skin , her face that looks tainted with something but when she reached out the surface of the pool.

His heart suddenly stopped beating, at pakiramdam niya ay pati ang paghinga niya.

This woman is not Verna..