Worth of Loving You (A Phase Of; Series #1)

Kabanata 23

Kabanata 23

"I never thought that the mighty Yukari Celeste, daughter of the famous and known business man in Asia, Israel Celeste, would learn how to cut her classes." Lauren smirked and drank her shot. I rolled my eyes. Should I feel honored?

Nag-tawanan ang iba. Si Timmy ay naka-ngisi habang may tinitipa sa kanyang phone at si Aerin naman ay nakasandal sa balikat nya. Leimer took the shot glass from Lauren and glared at her.

"Nakaka-ilang shot ka na?" he asked.

"Malay ko, bobo ka ba?" Lauren rolled her eyes.

"Si Yukari nga hindi pa tipsy, ikaw lasing na? Hina naman." Timmy laughed.

"Natural dahil iniinom ni Leimer yung para kay Yukari," Lauren's face is already red because of the alcohol.

Nasa bahay kami ni Lauren ngayon at dahil dala nya ang kanyang kotse sa school kanina ay naging madali para sa amin ang mag-cutting.

"Putang ina nya, sabi space lang daw ang kailangan. Puta, ba't nakipag-break!" Lauren shouted loudly.

Ganito sya tuwing lasing. Ranting about her ex-boyfriend who broke up with her three months ago.

"Alam mo kung bakit?" Aerin laughed and looked at our friend.

"Care to explain why, please." umubob si Lau sa lamesa at mahinang humikbi.

Who would've thought that this girl may appear as strong infront of everyone but deep inside her heart crushed into million pieces?

That's life. We all have our own weakness.

"Mukha ka raw kasing waiting shed," Timmy laughed but Aerin smacked his arm when we heard Lau's loud cries.

Bumuntong hininga ako at kinuha ang shot glass. Ininom ko iyon at napangiwi nang dumaloy ang pait sa aking lalamunan. Ilang linggo na kaming ganito, hindi pa ba ako nasanay?

I looked at my phone's messages and saw nothing in it. Umirap ako. Deyan was always missing. Ni hindi nya nga ako madaanan sa aming building pati na rin sa bahay namin. He suddenly disappeared from my sight.

Hindi na sya nagpaparamdam bigla.

"Two down, oh ano, sino pang gustong umiyak bukod kina Lauren at Yukari?" Aerin asked loudly. Nagulat ako nang magtuloy tuloy ang pag-patak ng luha ko.

I don't know why. Basta ang alam ko, ang sakit.

"Mahal na mahal ko naman sila, ah..." I began crying as I drank from the glass shot. "Bakit...bakit ba nila ako sinasaktan?"

Marjorie. Mommy and Daddy. Deyan. What I've done wrong?

Natahimik ang lahat nang mag-salita ako. Hindi talaga ako masyadong madaldal kapag nagi-inom ngunit iba ngayon...parang rumehistro sa akin bigla ang lahat.

"I kept on blaming myself every night, na ako ang may kasalanan kung bakit sila nagalit..." Mom and Dad. "...kung bakit nila ako nilalayuan." Marjorie and Deyan.

I kept on crying until I felt someone embraced my shoulders and pulled me for a hug. Napaiyak ako sa dibdib ni Leimer. He caressed my hair while whispering some comforting words.

"Gago ka, Leimer! Comforter ka na ngayon?" Aerin said jokingly. Nakita kong hawak nya ang phone nya at nakatapat iyon sa amin. Umiling ako at lalong umiyak.

Pagod na pagod na ako.

Pag-uwi sa bahay ay nanghihina ang tuhod ko at inaantok ang mata. We managed to attend our last subject even we were tipsy.