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I bit my lower lip to stop myself from sobbing again. Mula ng dumating ako dito sa Pilipinas, I can't help but to cry. My eyes can't get tired.
Probably the hormones again.
"Okay ka lang ba? Anong nangyari? Kike ka kapag hindi ka nag- ayos hindi ko ibibigay ang gusto mo?!" Nagbabantang sabi ni Ate Natalie habang katabi ang asawa niya.
We agreed to meet at my house. Nag- travel pa talaga silang dalawa dito mula sa Philippines after hearing my pleas. Together with her husband who probably get us married.
I destroyed their week.
"I said, you can send me the soft copy naman, ako na lang magpi- print." I groaned. Hanggang ngayon hindi parin siya kumbinsido na okay lang ako. "You two should go back it's your week and—"
Kumunot ang noo niya at halatang hindi talaga kumbinsido. I have no choice but to tell them both everything. Mamaya ko na lang kakausapin sina Mommy tungkol dito.
Kailangan ko ng may mapagsasabihan, I feel like seconds from now, I'll end up inside the asylum.
"Are you okay now?" Ate Natalie asked. I gave her a playful glare while wiping the traitor tears falling to my cheeks. "Ikaw nasaktan ka na't lahat- lahat nag- iinarte ka pa. Saan ka ba nagmana, hindi naman maarte kuya mo, hindi rin maarte sina tito at tita."
"C'mon. You should understand me. Former sister-law-to-be." I teased. Now that she's in front of me. I can't be miserable. She'll stay here longer for sure.
"Kaka-isang buwan niyo palang na kasal. Wait for five to six months, can you?" Kuya Kenzo said. I nodded slowly. Wala naman akong magagawa. "Love, wait here, I need to make a call." He kissed Ate Nat's forehead before turning his back on us.
I can't help but to feel bitterness. "You're so lucky with him 'no?" Wala sa sariling sabi ko habang nakatanaw parin sa dinaanan ni Kuya Ken.
She laughed. "Hindi mo sure."
Who is he calling kaya? Si Raiji ba? Sana hindi na. Ayoko na siyang makita. Ayokong maalala kung paano siya nagmakaawang huwag kong iwan kapag lumabas na yung resulta, ayokong maalala yung time na sinabi niyang pakakasalan niya si Rhein.
Ang sakit eh!
"Nakausap mo na ba ang kuya mo?" She suddenly asked. Umiling ako. Isa pa yon e. May problema din kay Ate Aleira. Hindi naman ako pwedeng dumagdag sa mga iniisip niya. "I badly wanna help the both of you, pero hindi alam kung nasaan si Aleira."
"I know." Ilang taon na silang walang contact. And I don't think Ate Lirang would want to talk to Ate Nat. Knowing that, she knew na 'ikinasal' sila.
"But with your case..." She looked at the back of her husband calling. "Trust him. He can help you."
"Alam ko."
"Ang bitter mo." Sabi niya at tumawa na naman. "Dapat pinasok mo eh, tapos sinabunutan yung babae!"
"Salbahe ka."
"Aba, hindi ka dapat pumapayag na inaapi ka." Ate Natalie being herself again. Goodness. Sabi ko nga dapat direct to Kuya Kenzo na lang ako eh. "Okay seryoso, Niana, final na ba yan?"
"Hmm?"
"Sa tingin mo ba ikabubuti yan ng lahat?"
Anong klaseng tanong ba yan? "Of course. Abogada ka, you knew it'll be better if I give this up. They have a baby. A-and—"
