GRAE'S POV
After our dismissal, nauna na akong umalis. Hindi ko na rin naabutan si Sienna, bigla na lang naglaho ang babaeng 'yon pagkatapos ng klase. Malamang ay iniiwasan lang ako n'on.
Naglalakad ako ngayon sa parking lot papunta sa kotse ko nang mapansin ko sa kabilang banda si Ivory. She was with some guy, who's unfamiliar to me, and they're having some conversations. Nakatilikod sa akin ang lalaki kaya hindi ko gaanong maaninag ang mukha niya. But I saw how happy Ivory was, talking to him. It gives a sudden burn in my chest.
Ito ba ang lalaking ipinalit niya sa akin? Is this the guy who's the reason of our break up?
I hide myself from them, and started spying.
After a minute, I am not comfortable with this anymore, since I gained nothing in here. I need to confront them.
Lumapit ako sa kanila.
"So, this is the guy they're talking about?" I said in a loud voice, it almost echoed around the parking lot. Napansin kong nataranta agad si Ivory. Napalingon naman sa akin ang lalaki.
Nanlumo ako ng makaharap ko ang lalaking 'to. It was Gayle, the varsity player from our rival school.
"Hello, MVP," nakangising wika nito. He obviously want to piss me off. Well, no need, seeing his face, I'm already pissed off.
"Grae, why are you here?" Ivory asked and she looks so tense. I didn't respond to her question, I just looked at her deeply mad on her eyes.
"I've heard you already have a new girlfriend?" Lumapit ito sa harap ko at halos magkapalit na ang aming mukha. I'd vomit if I'd had those face. Mukha ng mayabang.
"F*ck off! I'm not talking to you," mariing sambit ko at pinasadahan siya ng masamang titig pagkatapos ay ibinaling kong muli ang mga titig ko kay Ivory.
"Tell me, Ivory. Is it him?" I questioned again.
"Why do you even care? You already have a new girlfriend, right? So, what's with you?" she interrogate.
"I just wanna know what kind of man you betrayed me with," I said to her. Muntik na ako roon a'. Looking from Ivory's facial expression, I know she's already pissed off. For 3 years being together, I mastered her already, the way she talk, her expressions and actions.
Tinignan ko mula paa hanggang ulo si Gayle at saka pinagpatuloy ang pagsasalita.
"And seeing from your new taste... it disgusts me to the point I am about to puke," pang-aasar ko sabay umaksyon na parang nasusuka.
"Grae, don't start peeking a fight!" usal ni Ivory.
Suddenly, Gayle laughed loudly and that got our attention and made me more annoyed.
"I'm glad, Ivory broke up with you. Because looking at you..." Inilapit niya pa ang mukha niya sa akin. My fist is already on ready, in case this man started to spit something I didn't want to hear. "You're still an immature loser!" And he did. Before anything else, my fist is already on his face.
"Grae, Gayle, stop it!" Ivory shouted anxiously and worriedly.
Gayle punched me back on my cheeks and that made me fall on the ground. That was hard, I didn't expect that. He sat on top of me and grab my collar.
"You don't deserve love you loser!" He shouted and is about to punch me but something unexpected happened.
Napasigaw ito sa sakit ng may sumabunot sa buhok at pinikot ang tenga niya. Napatingin ako sa babaeng gumawa n'on at 'di ko inaasahan na siya pa talaga.
"Sienna..." I mouthed.
"Sinabing tumigil na! Bingi ba kayo!?" sigaw nito sa amin. "O' sadyang matitigas lang talaga 'yang kukote ninyo!?" dagdag pa nito.
Napatayo si Gayle hawak-hawak ang tenga niya na namumula habang ako nakahiga pa rin at nakahawak sa baba ko. I groaned in pain and tried to get up when Sienna unexpectedly helped me to get up. Inalalayan niya ako, at ngayon parang biglang huminto ang paligid ko. Naka-pokus lang ako sa mukha niya habang nagkasalubong ang aming mga mata. Nang makatayo ay hinimas niya ng kaunti ang likod ko, maybe to calm me down. I don't know if this is just for the show, but to be honest I felt a sincere care with what she did. I never felt that for a long time, even when Ivory and I are still together. Well, maybe I'm not just used to it because I am always the one who showed so much care. I think this is how it feels when something you are longing and lacking to get is reciprocated.
"Okay ka lang?" she asked, whispering. Tumango lang ako bilang tugon.
"Don't tell me she's your new girlfriend?" Gayle questioned.
"She is," sambit ni Ivory at nagtinginan ang dalawa.
"Ano namang pake mo ha!?" bulyaw ko sa kaniya.
"Grae, tama na please," mariing sabi sa akin ni Sienna at ramdam ko ang hawak niya damit ko.
"Hindi ka pani-paniwala na may babae pang magmamahal sa'yo," sabi ni Gayle kaya kumulo ulit ang dugo ko sa kaniya. Ivory crossed her arms and gave us a bitchy attitude. I'm about to spit a rebuttal but Sienna spoke.
"Ganyan ba kababaw ang tingin mo sa pagmamahal?" Nabaling muli ang atensyon ko sa kaniya.
"On love? No. But on him. Yes. Mababaw ang tingin ko sa lalaking 'yan," sagot nito.
"Alam mo, malakas ang pang-amoy ko. At may masangsang ako na naaamoy na hindi natatakpan ng maayos na panlabas mong anyo... hmmm selos?" Sienna sarcastically responded kaya mas lalo akong namangha. Hindi ko inaasahan na ganito pala ka palaban itong babaeng 'to.
I saw Gayle's pissed off face.
"Why would I be jealous with someone who's a loser?"
"Because Grae had everything you don't have," she said and looked at me in the eyes. Muling nagtagpo ang aming mga mata at para bang kung may anong kumukinang sa aming mata habang kami ay nagtititigan.
"And he's not a loser because having me is already a win," she spoke and it feels like my heart jumped out of my body because of shock. Sienna also tapped my back, maybe to signal me to act on what we've deal.
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