PROLOGUE
Claire's Point Of View
"He's so stupid, right?"
Prince said and I just rolled my eyes on him.
"He is not, okay?" Saad ko. Nakita ko naman ang pag iling niya.
"Stop defending him. We both know how stupid he is." Sabat naman ni Liam. Napa irap na lang ako. Pinagtutulungan ba naman ako.
Nakakainis!
"Hindi nga kasi. Bakit ba ang kulit niyo." Naiirita kong saad.
"Ilang beses ng nagawa ni Zion 'to?" Tanong pa ni Liam. But I just reming myself silent.
A minutes of silence I finally speak. "What?"
"How many times Zion was cheating on you?" Tanong ulit ni Liam but this time he speak in English. Pwede naman kasing tagalog eh.
Nakakaintindi pa naman ako nun. Parang sira.
"I don't know." I mumble but enough them to hear.
"You don't know? Or can't count?" Saad ni Prince na siyang kinaisip ko.
Aaminin kong this is not his first time to cheat on me. I wonder he already asked his mistress to go with him in hotel. That's not impossible.
Hirap maging tanga sa pag ibig. Nakaka bulag.
"Wag na nga natin yan pag usapan. Nakakainis lang everytime we talked over him." I said as I continue to eat my food.
We are here at the cafeteria. We are schoolmates. Nahiwalay lang sakin yung mga kaibigan ko. Because they transferred in the different school.
"Whatever." Prince said as he eat his own food.
I can feel that someone is staring at us. Those sharp eyes. It's gives me a shiver down to my spine. But I just ignored it unbother by those stares.
And besides I already knew if who's that person who was coldly staring at us. I don't know if Liam and Prince was aware of that stare.
I saw Liam and Prince whispering on each other. I can't hear them. It seems like so confidential!
Prince cleared his throat as he speak. "Your ex was staring at us." Prince said. But I just keep my cool.
I knew it was him but I decided to ignore.
"I know." I uttered unbother by what his said.
"You don't care?" Liam asked me.
"Yeah. I do not care, Liam." I said as I smiled at him sweetly. But my smile was vanished when someone grabbed my wrist tightly.
I saw Zion. His jaw moved aggressively, as he held my wrist tightly that enough to leave a mark.
Liam immediately held my other wrist. Liam's face was no expression. His jaw moved aggressively.
"Remove your hand on her." Liam coldly said on Zion. But Zion didn't listen on him.
"No. Why would I? I think you are should the one who remove your hand on my girlfriend." Zion said as he pulls me towards him. My head was lean on his chest.
"Excuse me?"
"You are excused." Zion sarcastically said as he keep pulling me towards him.
Nag hihilalaan lang silang dalawa. Anong akala nila? Lubid ako? Nasa isa silang palaro? Nag hihitakan. Ansakit na tuloy ng braso. Bwisit yung mga yun.
"Bitawan niyo nga ko! Masakit na ah!" I said on them. Liam let go of my wrist but Zion didn't.
When Liam let go of my wrist, Zion took that advantage and pulled me towards him and kissed me.
One thing I'm sure. Liam punch him.
Liam punch him while Prince was holding my wrist. I saw the blood drip on Zion's nose. But Liam continue doing that.
Nahimasmasan lang ako ng may dumating na teacher. Guidance teacher. Dali dali ko naman nilapitan si Liam para pigilan.
"Liam. Tama na yan." I said while holding his shouldee trying to make him calm.
"Claire was right, Liam. Mayayari tayo pag nakita nila tayo." Prince uttered as he pull him. To get out of his top.
Liam stand up and walked away leaving Prince and I here at the cafeteria dumbfounded. Prince and I just look each other asking where Liam going using our eyes.
"Take care of him. And I will find, Liam!" I said as I start running away from the cafeteria.
I start roaming the whole university just to find Liam. I go to the Garden, Field, Gymnasium, Classroom. But one place I didn't go. A rooftop.
Yun ang laging tambayan namin nila Prince and Liam kaya sure akong andun siya sa rooftop. Di na ako nag aksaya pa ng oras at dali dali na akong pumunta duon sa rooftop.
Hinihingal kong narating ang rooftop. I start roaming my eyes and I saw Liam leaning on the wall with the cigarette on his mouth.
Dali dali naman akong tumakbo para kunin yung sigarilyo sakanya. Na sa pagkakaalam kong brand ay Marlboro Light. Kahit hingal na hingal at kinakapos sa hininga dahil tinakbo ko ang pitong palapag ay nagawa ko pa ding kunin ang sigarilyo sa bibig niya at tinapakan yun para mawala ang upos.
Liam look at me as his fist clenched tightly. "Why did you do that?"
Malamig pa sa malamig na wika ni Liam sa'kin. I just sigh heavily ready to scold him.
"Ang tigas talaga ng ulo mo. You shouldn't smoke because it's bad on your health. Maybe you will got a Lung cancer because of that stupid cigarette. Tita, already stopping you from smoking, Liam." I said as I lean on the wall besides him.
"I am only using a cigarette when I am mad." He uttered coldly.
"Why? Are you mad?" I asked him curiously.
"It wasn't obvious? I am mad." He said as he took another cigarette on the box as I throw it.
"Why are you mad? Ang gulo mo, Liam. Ang gulo gulo mo." Naiinis kong wika sakanya.
"Ako? Magulo? Ikaw ang magulo, Claire." He said. Ginulo niya pa ang buhok niya.
He will do that if he was frustrated or what.
"Ikaw ang magulo, Liam. Ako na nga tong nagaalala sayo ikaw pa aayaw." I said.
"Dahil natatakot ako na baka walang meaning yang kinikilos mo na yan, Claire." He said without looking at my eyes.
"Ewan ko sayo, Liam. Apaka gulo mo." I said before start walking away from him.
I heard him sigh heavily before I leave the rooftop. Leaving him alone.
Nakakainis kasi siya! Ako daw ang magulo samantalang siya tong magulo saaming dalawa.
Hay nako na lang Ezekiel Liam Cruz