If destiny sided them...
DWAYNE's POV
"Hayaan niyo na muna ako dito mag-isa..." Iritableng saad ko at uminom sa baso ko.
I am at my bar right now. Sa second floor kung saan walang masyadong tao. Kakaunti lang at mukhang lasing na rin pero nasa katinuan pa ang pag-iisip kaya hindi pa gumagawa ng kabastusan. My phone lit up and I grabbed it only to be disappointed because it was just a notification from my bills, kailangan ko na daw bayaran in a week.
Napahinga ako nang malalim... Hindi niya ba ako tatawagan? I am an asshole... I know, I've caused pain to her but I changed. I loved her truly. Why can't she believe me? Was our love too shallow? I understand her pain but I hope she knows I'm in pain... more pain because seeing her cry is like a torture to me. Mas malala pa sa torture kapag papasok ka sa isang fraternity group.
"Dwayne, you need to go home." Jeremy said and tried to make me stand up.
Tumingin ako sa kanya at tinuro siya.
"Ikaw..." Humalakhak ako. "Gusto mo bang magsinungaling kay Margaux tungkol sa totoo mong kalagayan?" Nagbago ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya. Hindi ko mawari. "You're an asshole for making her believe that you cheated... wherein fact you're just fucking sick."
Nakatanggap ako ng suntok mula sa kanya. Naramdaman kong may umalalay sa akin para hindi ako matumba nang tuluyan at halikan ang sahig.
"Kumalma ka..." Jacob tried to hold Jeremy back.
"Isa ka rin..." Humalakhak ako. "Bigla mong iniwan si Margaux noon dahil ayaw mo siyang masaktan kapag nalaman niyang may sakit ka. You told her that you found someone better than her? The fuck, Santos. Eh yung totoong dahilan kung bakit lumipad ka papuntang America... para magpagamot din sa sakit mo."
"Hindi mo alam kung gaano kahirap magdesisyon nang ganoon, Dwayne." Seryosong ani ni Jacob.
"Lahat tayo nasaktan na ang mga babaeng mahal... minahal natin, Dwayne." Sabi naman ni Jeremy.
"Minahal? Hindi mo na mahal si Garcia?" Tanong ko.
Hindi niya ako sinagot at umiwas lang ng tingin.
"We are all assholes here, wag na tayong magmalinis." Ngumisi ako. "Assholes for hurting the woman who loves us more than themselves."
I sat down and cried. Her image crying flashed inside my mind again. Her questions replayed like a music on repeat. Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko at sinimulan ang pagtipa ng mensahe sa kanya.
"Don't drunk text," a man grabbed my phone from me. "I love you. Please comeback to me. If you don't want it, I can be your friend only. Really, Gabriel?" I looked up and it was Cliff. "Do you really have to stoop that low just to have her back?"
I chuckled.
"Coming from you... Cliff." My mouth formed an 'o' because of what he said. "You like her, right?" I asked that caught him off guard. "What are you doing here? Puntahan mo siya, help her heal and maybe, she can love you."
I sound so pathetic. I don't even like the words coming from my mouth.
"Anong ginagawa mo rito? You called our friendship over, right?" I asked.
He heaved a sigh and forced me to stand up.
"I didn't, idiot." He said. "You called our friendship over and I didn't agree."
I pushed him away from me. "Why are you acting so nice? Are you planning to snake my ex from me?"
"Look... I am here to help you sober up and be presentable for a special event tomorrow." He said.
