DAMA: The Princess Bitch

Chapter 30

I'm a little bit of everything all rolled into one.

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She was right. He was angry. Pagkadating niya sa bahay ay hindi sya pinapansin nito. Ni hindi sya nito tinitingnan. He was completely ignoring her like she was some bad air that he can't see. Kahit sa pagkain, hindi pa rin sya nito pinapansin.

She tried to make small conversations with him tulad ng pagpapaabot ng pagkain dito pero wala pa rin itong imik.

Talagang hindi sya kinakausap.

Nagtataka naman ang mag-ina sa kanilang dalawa. It was very unusual for Manang Pacing and Meera to see them like this. Yung tahimik at walang kibuan.

Mas normal pa sigurong tingnan magsisigawan silang dalawa at magbabatuhan ng plato.

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Pagkatapos kumain ay agad na tumayo si Zelo mula sa hapag-kainan at hinugasan ang pinagkainan nito. Saka ito lumabas ng bahay.

She was left to wash the rest of the dishes...

Matapos nyang mahugasan lahat ng pinagkainan, sinundan nya ang binata sa likod-bahay. Alam nya kaseng doon ito tumatambay kapag badtrip.

She saw him smoking.

Naiiling niyang nilapitan ito at kinuha ang sigarilyo mula rito saka niya ito itinapon at tinapak-tapakan hanggang sa mamatay ang apoy.

"If you're angry with me, don't take it out by smoking. Pwede ka namang magsabi di ba?" She reprimanded him. Naupo sya sa tabi nito. "Bakit ka ba nagagalit?"

"Tinatanong mo pa talaga?"

"Pano ko kase malalaman kung hindi mo sasabihin? Hindi ako manghuhula Zelo!" She hissed.

Nilingon sya nito. His face contorted in anger.

"Akala ko ba uuwi ka na? Bakit magkasama kayo kanina?"

"Hinila nya lang ako, okay? I didn't want to go with him."

"Hindi ka naman nya makakaladkad hanggang mall kung ayaw mo talagang sumama eh. Ang sabihin mo, gusto mo ring sumama sa kanya."

Napapikit ang dalaga sa inis. She was trying to count from 1 to 10 para mabawasan ang inis niya sa lalaki.

"And what if I did? Bakit ka nagagalit sa 'kin? Single naman kami pareho ah?"

He didn't reply.

"Tama naman ako di ba? Bakit ka magagalit sa 'kin? Boyfriend ba kita? Tayo ba? Ha?" Dagdag pa niya.

"Hindi pa ba understood yun? Sinabi ko ng gusto kita, di ba?"

"But that's not enough!" She said in frustration. "Gusto mo nga ako... but you're still with her! And what does that make me—spare tire?"

"Ano pa bang gusto mong gawin ko?!" He retorted.

"Break up with her."

Napabuntong-hininga ito.

"Alam mo namang hindi pwede."

"Bakit hindi pwede?! Kung hindi mo sya gusto, why let her tag along? Hindi mo ba alam na ginagawa mo lang syang tanga?"

"May dahilan ako kung bakit ko ginagawa yun. Eh ikaw? Bakit ka sumama sa lalaking yun?" Pagbabalik nito ng tanong sa kanya.

She sighed exasperatedly. "Eh he dragged me nga, okay? And besides, it's not as if you and I are together or anything."

"Oh yun naman pala eh."

"So ganun na lang yun? You won't do anything about it?"

Hindi ito sumagot.