Dirty Secret

Chapter 34

#ZaiFourth
The fiancé

HINANGIN NG malakas ang buhok ko habang nakapatong ang mga braso ko sa bakal na hawakan ng teresa.

Tumikhim ako at nilingon si Fourth. “So...? Ano na ikaw at ako, Fourth...?” tanong ko kay Fourth na malalim ang mga emosyon sa mata.

“Ikaw at ako?” taka niyang tanong.

“Oo, kasi wala namang tayo.”

Napataas ang kilay niya at natawa na lang sa sagot ko. Umiling-iling siya habang nakasandal sa pader at naka-krus ang mga braso.

“Tsk, alam ko, hindi mo kailangang isampal. Pero... Paano na iyan...? My parents seemed to likes you, no, they adore you, no again, THEY love you. Tsk, they're really looking forward for our wedding.” direktahang sabi niya sa akin.

I sighed heavily and looked up at the sky.

“Sapat nasa akin ang mga anak ko dati... Then, i met their dad again, doon... Mas nagustuhan kong makuha si Collette, Fourth, eh. Kaya, sana, sana huwag matuloy itong kasal natin.” huminga ako ng malalim.

Inilagay ko ang buhok ko na hinangin sa likod ng tainga ko siyaka tinignan siya at tipid na ngumiti.

The moon's light lit the place. It also highlighted some of my body.

Tinignan ko siya sa mga mata na para bang doon siya kinukumbinsi. “Fourth, i would never like you, more than a friend of mine. I maybe, a bitch but i will never be able to has the strength to hurt the one i truly love if it isn't to save him, them.” i confessed.

He sighed and look away, as if afraid that i would be able to read his emotion.

Tumikhim siya. “I know, Zaira, I know. Trust me, i know.” sagot niya sa mga sinabi ko.

Huminga ako ng malalim at tumingin ulit sa kalawakan. The sky really never disappoint me and never stopped on making me feel so amaze—like i am in awe.

“So...”, he faked a cough which makes me turned my attention to him. “The wedding, they've arranged it already.... Next month na daw.” he added.

I sighed in disbelief.

“Eh, kasi naman, eh!” reklamo ko at napataray na lang. “How could they decide for themselves? Like, paano naman pala kung hindi talaga natin gusto kasi hindi naman talaga!” angal ko pa.

Fourth looked away again, avoiding my glances. I frowned, pinaningkitan ko siya ng mga mata at pagkuwan ay tinarayan na lang siya.

“I'm you're fiancé, right?” he suddenly asked. And when it sounds like something's wrong, he faked a cough again. “I mean, at least, on the eyes of the law... Or sort of.” he added.

I yawned. “Yupp. And please that it also what's on you're parent's eyes is.”

He laughed, bitterly. Tsk, ka-asiwa talaga ng lalaking ito, oo, sobra!

“Kanina ka pa, alam mo?” naiinis kong tanong sa kaniya na ikinalingon niya sa akin habang nakataas ang mga kilay niya.

He frowned. “Alin?”

I rolled my eyes and yawned again, he yawned too, simply. “Tsk, ba't mo ako tinititiga, ha? Didn't you know that psychology says that when you yawned and the one besides you yawned just after you means that person haved been staring at you, hmp! Grabe ka, gandang ganda, ah.” i sarcastically laughed, pero ako lang, ako lang naka-gets sa joke ko, eh.

Napakamot siya sa sintido niya na ikinataray ko. “Anyways, how's you're twin brother? Is he okay now? Tsk, grabe, nangidnap talaga. And did he... really raped Tali..?” dahan-dahan kong tanong.