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Chapter 8
"Edi hindi mo mahal?"
Nag-angat ng tingin si Duke sa akin at mariin akong tinitigan matapos ko 'yon itanong. His brows furrowed making him look more intimidating. But I wasn't affected.
"What made you say that?" he asked.
I shrugged my shoulders as I was slicing the spam on my plate. Tinusok ko ito ng tinidor saka isinubo. I looked at Duke while chewing it. He was staring at me through his sharp eyes.
"Because you just feel indebted?" I shrugged my shoulders. "Maybe you are just guilty of whatever bad you did against her. Kaya pakiramdam mo, mahal mo siya-"
"I didn't say that I didn't love her-"
"So mahal mo?"
Hindi siya nakasagot. He slowly straightened his back without taking his eyes off me. Alam kong personal na talaga ang mga tinatanong ko sa kaniya pero narito na rin naman kami. Lulubus lubusin ko na.
Bahala na kung lalo siyang mairita sa akin.
He avoided my gaze, couldn't give me any answer. Para bang hirap na hirap pa siya. Oo at hindi lang naman. Anong mahirap doon?
"Silence means... no?" I chuckled. "Kasi kung mahal mo, madali lang sabihin, hindi ba?"
"What do you know about love? You are just eighteen." he snapped out with a deadly glare.
Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay. "I'm just eighteen but I have experiences! Nakalimang boyfriend na ako-"
"You are really proud of that, huh?"
"Talking about experiences, Duke Adamson, hindi ako magpapahuli. There is nothing wrong with having relationships at a young age as long as you know your limitations." I preached.
Bumuntonghininga siya at umiling. Itinuon niya sa kawalan ang mga mata at tila ba may malalim na iniisip.
"I can never accept that reason."
Uminom ako ng orange juice. Gumapang ang lamig no'n sa lalamunan ko pababa sa aking sikmura.
"Sandali nga! Bakit ba iniiba mo 'yung usapan? Minahal mo ba si Ruth o hindi?"
This time, he didn't take his eyes away from me and stared at me with courage. Umigting ang panga niya saka nag-iwas ng tingin sa akin.
"None of your business, brat."
Tumayo siya mula sa silya at tumalikod na. He walked away from me and left me unanswered. Ngumiwi ako bago muling kinagatan ang spam sa tinidor ko.
"Ang sabi mo babawi ka sa akin? Dapat sinasagot mo ang bawat tanong ko!" pahabol kong sigaw.
"Ask anything but leave that topic alone." sagot niya saka tuluyang lumabas ng dining area.
My lips puckered as I heaved a sigh. Wala sa sarili akong natulala sa kawalan, gumagawa ng mga senaryo sa isip ko kung bakit ganoon na lang ang iwas ni Duke na pag-usapan iyon.
Kung mahal niya, madali lang naman aminin iyon, hindi ba? Maybe he hasn't moved on from her yet. And maybe, he was guilty for whatever reason he did against her.
