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Elora's Point of View
I'M AT THE bar, drinking alone. Today is my 25th birthday, but I ended up here drinking alcohol. I was happy earlier because Dad finally allowed me to accept Hayden’s proposal. But earlier, when I called him, he didn’t answer any of my calls. So I decided to go to his condo.
EARLIER
NAKANGITI ako habang naglalakad sa hallway patungo sa condo ni Hayden. Masaya ako, at the same time, kinakabahan. Matagal na simula nang hingiin ni Hayden ang kamay ko kay Dad. At ngayon nga, parang isang panaginip ang lahat dahil pumayag na si Dad na pakasalan ako ni Hayden. Magpapakasal na kami at pwede na kaming magsimula at bumuo ng sarili naming pamilya na matagal na naming pinapangarap.
I’m already in front of his door; my hands are sweating from nervousness.
“Babe, Hayden?” I called, but there was no answer.
Binuksan ko nang tuluyan ang pintuan. Agad na napakunot ang aking noo ng may marinig akong maliliit na halinghing ng isang babae na nagmumula sa kwarto ni Hayden.
“Oohhh, f*** me, more! Babe, Ahhh, ohhh!”
I feel so nervous. My chest is pounding hard as I slowly approach Hayden’s room.
“More! Ahhh! Ohhhhh!”
I feel disgusted by every scream of the woman I hear. Kahit na masakit, ay nagawa ko pa rin na maglakad sa naka-awang pintuan. I peeked; my eyes widened with tears when I saw Hayden and the woman. Nasa kandungan nito ang babae habang nagtataas-baba at sabay na ini-uungol ang pangalan ng isa’t isa.
“Mga baboy kayo! Mga walanghiya!” ‘yon ang gusto kong isigaw sa mga ito ngunit pinigil ko ang sarili ko.
Ang sakit-sakit! Parang dinudurog nang paulit-ulit ang puso ko sa lahat ng nasaksihan ko. The person I loved for five years was just going to deceive me like this? Ang masakit ay best friend ko pa ang katalik nito. Ang bestfriend ko na itinuring kong pamilya at tunay na kapatid.
Hindi ako nagpakita; I chose to leave without making any noise at his condo.
“Hayden, I loved you for five years! Minahal kita ng higit pa sa sarili ko! I even disobeyed Dad, just for you! But this is all you’re going to give me in return? You’re going to hurt me just like how Mom hurt Dad?!” Humihikbi na sabi ko habang papalayo sa condo nito.
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I TURNED to look at my left side when someone suddenly sat down next to me. "Alone?"
"Leave. I don't need anyone's company." Malamig na sabi ko.
I just want to get drunk, I want to be alone, I want to forget everything I had witnessed.
"C'mon, stop being so pretentious, come with me, " the man said eagerly.
I turned to look at him, I just wanted to vomit when I saw his face. He was blonde and his eyes looked like he had smoked m*******a.
“Lumayo ka nga! Hindi ko kailangan ng isang pangit na katulad mo para samahan ako!”
His face contorted. He raised his hand, about to slap me, when a cold voice spoke from behind us.
“Don’t you dare lay a finger on her.” His voice boomed. Paglingon ko, nakita ko si Uncle Seb na naglalakad palapit sa direksiyon ko.
“Who are you?” The ugly man asked arrogantly.
“Leave. If you still want to live.” Uncle Seb’s voice said threateningly.
Mabilis naman na umalis ang lalaki, at si Uncle Seb ang pumalit sa kinauupuan nito kanina.
“Why are you here? Shouldn’t you be getting ready for your birthday right now?”
Mapakla akong tumawa dahil sa sinabi nito.
Uncle Seb is my dad's brother. Nagtataka nga ako, kasi wala man lang silang similarities ni dad. He's handsome, single and ready to mingle. Wala rin akong nabalitaan ni isa kung may karelasyon ba ‘to. If I'm not mistaken nasa 35 na siya, while dad is in his 50's.
“Ikaw, bakit ka nandito?”
Ininum ko ang alak na nasa baso ko. Hindi ko alam kong pang ilan na ‘to ngunit sige pa rin ako ng sige kahit na umiikot na ang paningin ko.
“Kuya asked me to find you, that's why I'm here.”
“How? Paano mo ako nahanap?”
“I followed you.”
Agad akong napatingin dito. Ibig sabihin nakita niya akong umiiyak kanina? If yes, gosh patay ako!
“I saw you crying, why? Did that bastard cheated on you?”
I swallowed hard, picked up my glass of alcohol, and drank it straight.
“It’s none of your business.”
Narinig ko ang mahinang pagtawa nito. Ang klase ng pagkakatawa nito ay parang musika sa tenga ko.
‘f**k! Ano bang nangyayari sa akin? Bakit parang na-aatract ako sa kanya all of a sudden?’
Inayos ko ang pagkakaupo at kumuha na naman ng isang basong alak. Ngunit hindi ko pa man naiinom iyon, bigla ako nitong pinigilan.
“That’s enough; you have a party later; you shouldn’t get drunk.”
“Leave me alone, hindi kita kailangan dito.”
Ngunit hindi ako nito pinakinggan. Tumayo ako at aalis na sana nang bigla na lang akong mapatili nang buhatin ako nito na parang isang sako.
“s**t! Put me down!”
“You are so stubborn!”
Pinagbabayo ko ang likod nito, ngunit para lang iyon wala sa kanya. Para siyang pader na hindi man lang matinag at masaktan.
“Put me down, Uncle Seb!” Sigaw ko.
Naramdaman ko nalang na ipinasok na ako nito sa loob ng sasakyan. Nagpupumiglas ako, ngunit dahil sa laki ng kanyang katawan ay wala akong panlaban sa kanya.
“Saan mo ako dadalhin, ha?”
I tried to open the door, ngunit naka-lock ito.
“Ipaparalize ko sa’yo na hindi mo dapat iniiyakan ang isang katulad niyang gagø.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Tumawa siya nang nakakaloko. “You really think na hindi ko alam kung bakit ka umiiyak? C’mon, baby, alam na alam ko dahil nakita mismo ng dalawang mata ko ang pag-iyak mo. And I know na nakita rin ng dalawa mong mga mata ang ginawa ng so-called boyfriend mo.”
Agad nanlaki ang mga mata ko. Shoot! He really knows? Paano kung sabihin niya kay Dad ang lahat? No, baka mapatay ni Dad si Hayden!
“But don’t worry, hindi naman kita pipigilan sa gusto mong gawin sa boyfriend mong pangit. But for now, ayusin mo ang sarili mo dahil ayokong makita ni Kuya Arthur na umiiyak ang nag-iisang prinsesa niya.”
Matapos sabihin iyon, pinaharurot na nito ang sasakyan paalis sa tapat ng bar.
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