CHAPTER 35

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Agad akong lumingon at tinitigan ng masama si Aldridge. How can he say that especially that he's with his girlfriend? -- I think.

"Can you please stop bothering us? Just mind your own business." I annoyingly said. I took a quick glance to the girl and she look unbothered. How is that so? Is she not the girlfriend?

"Grabe ka naman sa akin, Sepphie. Just treat me as your acquaintance. After all, marami naman tayong pinagsamahan, di ba?" Malapit na akong masuka dahil sa sinabi niya. Maraming pinagsamahan? He's telling a lie. He's making up a story for sure.

Tumingin ako kay Vaughncent. Nang makita kong nakatingin rin siya sa akin ay mabilis akong umiling. I don't want him to meddle because I can handle this.

"First, as far as I know, your name is not on the list of my acquaintances." I said, smirking. Biglang nawala ang ngiti niya dahil sa sinabi ko.

"Second, I don't know that you're a writer now. You have a great talent in making a story." I sarcastically said. I know that I already pushed the button because of his expression.

"You still didn't change, did you? Ganyan na ganyan pa rin ang ugali mo." he said that made me scoffed.

"You sound bitter. Can't still move on?" pang-iinis ko lalo. I hid my smile when I saw his jaw clenched. I don't know that meeting an ex like this would be so fun.

Tinitigan ko ang nasa likod nila bago ibinalik sa kanila ang mga mata ko.

"Are you just going to stand here? Look over there. Is that your table? How sad. Looks like they're giving it to someone already." ani ko, tinutukoy ang nag-iisang bakanteng mesa kanina pero ngayon ay may nakaupo na. Sila kasi ang huling pumasok dito sa restaurant so I assume na sa kanila ang mesa na yun. Akala siguro ng mga staffs dito na hindi sumipot ang nagpa-book sa kanila kaya ibinigay na lang nila sa iba. How unlucky. But...deserve rin naman nila...or si Aldridge lang pala.

Inis siyang napalingon sa likod niya kasabay ng kasama niya. Napasinghap ang babae.

"Look what happened! You just wasted our money because of your childish act! I hate you!" inis na sigaw ng babae at nagdadabog na lumabas. Napabuntong hininga ako. Finally, umalis na sila.

Tamang tama lang rin at dumating na ang waiter dala-dala ang pagkain namin. Nginitian ko si Vaughncent at umakto na para bang walang nangyari.

"Let's eat!" I said, smiling. Sumang-ayon rin naman siya at kumain na kami.

We spent 30 minutes eating almost all the dishes of this restaurant and everything was so good! Ubos lahat ng in-order namin dahil sa sobrang sarap ng pagkain! Kaya ngayon, naglalakad kami ni Vaughncent dito sa palibot ng Eiffel tower para magpatunaw ng kinain.

Naramdaman kong pinisil niya ang nakahawak kong kamay sa kanya kaya napalingon ako.

"Was he your first boyfriend?" panimula niya.

"First fling, Vaughncent. Not boyfriend." pagtatama ko. Mahina siyang napatawa.

"And he's also my first fling that I'd broke up with." dugtong ko. Napatango siya.

"Aren't you going to ask me why did I broke up with him?"

"No need. What's more important to me is that, you didn't love that man, did you?" aniya pero ang mga mata ay naka pokus lang sa daan. Tumigil ako sa paglalakad at ganun rin siya. I cupped his cheeks for him to look at me.

"You're the only man that I love. Remember that." ani ko at tumingkayad para halikan siya sa labi. Nang humiwalay ako ay hindi pa rin siya ngumingiti kaya hinalikan ko siya ulit. Mabilis niyang ipinulupot ang kamay niya sa bewang ko para mas madiin ang paghalik sa akin.

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