Genre: Romance
"Masokista ka ba o sadyang tanga?" tanong ni Alina sa akin habang nakapamewang ito. Kanina pa siya naghihisterya habang ako busy sa pinepaint ko. "My God, Ava!" I just look at her and said. "He was asking for space Ali. Cool off."
"Exactly he was breaking up with you! What's up with your brain Ava and what's up with the old you? Space? cool off? iisa lang yun. He was breaking up with you! He was to ended everything." Pinagdiinan nya sa akin ang huling salitang kanyang binitawan. Napahawak ito sa tyan nya na seven months na. She was pregnant. Tinuloy ko lang ang pagpapaint ko. I'm not worried about her nasa safe stage na siya ng kanyang pregnancy.
"You are unbelievable. Hindi mo ba naisip na baka may iba na sya?" Napaisip ako sa sinabi ni Alina. But I trust Tristan iyon ang nangingibabaw sa akin. Napailing na lang ako. "Hay, Ava Celine! Hindi ka ba nanonood ng movies, teleserye? O kaya man lang nagbabasa ng mga news sa social media sites. You have same issues."
*ring* Alina's phone rang kaya natigil ang paghihisterya ng kapatid ko. She's my half sister and my bestfriend. One year ang tanda niya sa akin and I don't want to call her Ate. Her mother was died nung ipinanganak siya and my mother came in the scene kaya naging magkapatid kami. We grew up together. She just pick up her phone at pumunta sa sa may veranda. I continue on what I am doing.
"It's Owen nasa baba na siya I need to go home. Call me if you need some tissues and beer. Dadalan kita ora mismo." Paalam nito sa akin. I smiled at her bitterly before she went out. Owen is her husband 2 years na silang kasal. Huminga ako ng malalim bago tumayo papuntang kitchen I checked the wall clock and it's 3pm in the afternoon. Geez I forgot to eat my lunch. I went to the fridge and get some veggies to make a vegetable salad.
*Ding dong* I'm not expecting any guest right now. Sino kaya yun?
"Lexi, what brought you here?" Lexi waved the plastic can of beers. She's one of my friends. After removing her sandals she enters my condo.
"How are you?" Tanong nito sa akin habang hawak ko ang salad na ginagawa ko bago siya dumating.
"I'm good. Why?" she look at me with her weird expression. "I heard what happen to the two of you." She said while opening the can of beer. I know he's talking about Tristan a while ago its Alina and now it's Lexi they are too paranoid. Lexi and Tristan were best of friends ever since bago pa man ako dumating sa buhay niya.
"We're on the rocks Lexi." Matabang na sagot ko sa kanya. "I don't know what's happening to us." I added.
"Sorry to hear that. Just give him space Ava." Lexi was always there for our relationship.
"I already did." Sabay tungga ko sa beer na inabot niya sa akin. "Just let him be, let him think Ava. Hindi maayos ng magulong isipan ang isang magulong sitwasyon" Tumango na lang ako kay Lexi. First and foremost siya ang mas nakakakilala kay Tristan.
"Thank you Lexi."
"It's nothing. Lagi akong nandito para sa inyo." Nagpatuloy lang kami sa pag-inom at pagkekwentuhan. Pasado alas syete na ng umuwi si Lexi. Ako na ang nagligpit ng mga kalat namin.
I checked my phone miski isang text o missed call man lang ay wala akong natatangap mula sa kanya. I just keep starring on my home screen. It's me and Tristan the picture was taken in Batangas last summer we are both smiling and the background was the sunset. Naiipilig ko na lang ang ulo ko. I'm hurt parang katulad ng unti unting paglubog ng araw ang unti-unti ring paglubog ng relasyon namin. Five years, limang taon pero bakit ganun? Bakit ganito? My tears started to fall.
The next day I kept myself busy I went to the mall and bars after work. I'm an free lance painter for the past years eto lang ang pinagkakaabalahan ko. Graduate ako sa kursong Accountancy pero nasa arts talaga ang puso ko. Ang layo ng numbers sa color paints and brush.
