A thousand Sunset with Denise

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GTKTA: hindi ko alam bakit may nagtatanong sa'kin lagi nito pero hindi story ni CC una kong nabasang spg T ' T

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"Hello," pagbati ko sa dalawa kong kaibigan. I decided to go to their house in Bataan nalang, so hindi sila mahassle sa byahe. Lalo na't may mga anak na sila. Athianna is now 5 years old, while Zeus is 6 turning 7.

Kahit na naging sila na ni Asher at Merlyn ay hindi pa rin naman nila iniwan si Kat at Athianna. Grabe talaga ang pagkakaibigan 'no? Gagawin mo ang lahat para sa kaibigan mo.

"So," I showed up my ring finger. "I'm going to married... for reals!" Tanging sabi ko sa kanila.

"Finally, Ivan love you na!" Masayang sambit ni Kat. Nagbago ang itsura ko kaya naman alam nila na hindi si Ivan ang pakakasalan ko.

"Anyare? Kala ko ba love mo 'yung sa Ivan?" Merlyn ask me. "'Di ba? 'Yun yung mga sinasabi mo noong kinasal kayo? Btw, is your marriage is real?" Sunod sunod na tanong ni Merlyn.

"Well, our marriage is fake. That's what I thought. I thought that I loved him. But I think that was attraction. Kasi palagi nalang s'ya ang nasa tabi ko. But as time passed by, nakita ko ang totoong s'ya. Imagine, him saying na nakabuntis s'ya but the truth is he just want to left me?" I told them honestly.

"Talaga? Grabe naman 'yon, sensya na hindi ko talaga kayo magets. Nasa isip ko pa rin kasi 'yung text sa akin e. May nagtext kasi sa akin. Gusto raw makipagmeet. Para raw sa evidence for my father's death." Pagpapaliwanag ni Kat. Pinaliwanag nila sa akin lahat. Grabe pala ang pinagdaanan nitong bruhang 'to. Hindi man lang ako ininform.

"Btw, hanap ka sa'min ni Justin. Bakit?" Mataray na tanong sa akin ng pinsan ko. I just shrugged. It's not my story to tell anyway.

Nang matapos ay umuwi ako sa condo ko. My lovely doctor sent me a photo of him with a coat. Ang gwapo talaga! Nakakaloka. Hindi ko alam na dito pala ako babagsak sa napakagwapong nilalang na ito.

I'm going to cook for the both of us. I'm preparing the ingredients when I heard the doorbell rang. 'Ang aga naman nito makauwi ni Jiro. Akala ko ba ay baka matagalan s'ya.' I said to myself.

Nang buksan ko ay laking gulat ko nang tumambad sa akin sina Justin at Ivan. Agad nilang pinasok ang bahay ko na para bang may hinahanap. Tinignan nila ang bawat sulok at kitang kita ko ang galit sa mga mata ni Justin.

"Where the fuck is that freaking bitch?!" He shout. Ramdam ko ang galit n'ya. Ramdam ko kung paano n'ya pinipigilang saktan ako. Ramdam ko... kasi kilala ko ang taong 'to... kaibigan ko 'to noon e.

"I really don't know..." I honestly told him. "I... said to her that we're going to the house I build for us to hide but... she ditch me in our flight... you can ask Jiro if you want. Nasa airport na kami, I have our tickets. So instead of wasting the tickets, we both, Jiro and I, grab a chance to get some vacation." Pagsisinungaling ko. It's part of my plan...

"But that's not the yaya says!" Sigaw pa ulit nito.

"So anong sinabi n'ya?" I ask him, wala naman s'yang alam sa plan C.

"She said that you threatens her!" Sigaw pa nito. "Kaya nagmadali s'yang umalis! Maybe you change your plans and such!"

"Are you out of your mind? Ano ako? Wasting my money? Am I that rich for you? Paano ako magchichange of plans kung ticket for two nga lang ang binili ko! Ang kulit mo naman e. Ewan ko sa'yo. Shiz, Ivan, your a lawyer. This one is a violation for God's sake," I shook my head in disappointment.

Nagulat ako nang lumuhod sa akin si Justin. He's crying. Begging me to tell where the hell Sam is. But sorry not sorry. I can't tell him. I can't let his dirty game wins. This game is ours, not his.

"Please, get out of my sight!" Sigaw ko sa kanila. Inakay naman patayo ni Ivan si Justin. Tuluyan na silang umalis. Nagulat ako nang nasa pintuan na pala si Jiro.

"K-kanina ka pa nandyan?" I ask him. He nodded.

"Since Justin kneel on the ground, begging." Sabi n'ya. I don't know what to say.

"You know..." I trailed off. "I can't let Justin know where there are. I mean, it's hard... I know how much pain Justin causes Sam. But, I hate the fact that they need to get together because they have a kid." I played with his hair.

"Ang hirap maipit sa sitwasyon nila. Ang hirap din naman kasing pagbigyan si Justin. Last time we talk, he said that he's going to get the baby and hide it from Sam. Gago ba s'ya? We gave him the chance to be the father of their child but he wasted it. He wants the child alone... it can't be, because that child has a mother." Pagpapatuloy ko. Hindi pa rin ito nagsasalita.

"Ang sakit lang kasi noon kay Sam. Imagine, s'ya ang naghirap sa bata simula nung nasa sinapupunan palang s'ya ni Sam. Tapos nung sinabi namin kay Justin, tinatanggi n'ya na kanya. Sinabihan n'ya pa nga na Bitch si Sam e. Gago ba s'ya? Kalola lang. She compare my friend to a dog, shiz." I rolled my eyes in frustration.

"Nakakainis right? Gawa gawa s'ya ng ganon tapos 'di n'ya pananagutan tapos pananagutan n'ya nga pero ilalayo naman n'ya sa nanay nung bata. Parang gago silang magkaibigan. Si Ivan gago, si Justin gago, Si Adam gago, si Asher gago. Tae, gago squad silang lahat. They're good at breaking girl's hearts." I wish Jiro is not like them... I wish he could love me 'til the end.

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