I was in my room for days after that incident and never bothered to go out. I had my slumber-cry-eat then slumber routine. It felt like I had no face to show all the people around. Hiyang hiya talaga ako sa pamilya ko dahil sa ginawa saakin ni Tyler.
My brother got his eyes wide and plastered a shock face after opening the door for me that night. He asked me what happened and if I was okay. I never let out any words and walked slowly to our couch. Not a minute after, I sobbed which turned into a loud cry. My parents immediately went down stairs after hearing me wailing. They all asked me what happened but I cried too loud to utter any words.
Hindi rin nagtagal, we heard an engine of a car outside. Kuya Bruce peeked at the window and told us it was Tyler parking in front of their house. The moment I heard his name makes me cry even more loudly so Kuya Bruce went near me and asked me what's wrong. He asked why am I not with Tyler and it took seconds before he hit the realization. I saw rage in his eyes so I got to explain what really happened detail by detail while still crying. I bet a thousand bucks that I really look ugly by that time. I told them also about my feelings to Ty and how he turned me down a month ago. Kaya nga hiyang hiya ako lumabas ngayon kasi ako yung babae, ako pa ang basted.
Mas lalo ko lang ata ginalit si Kuya so he ran immediately outside and went to our neighborhood in which Tyler lives. Muntik na nga daw masuntok ni Kuya si Ty but Dad was there to stop him. Nageskandalo doon si Kuya. He was at rage and he was swearing to kill Ty because of what he did to me. Tita Belle and Tito Arnold was also awared of what happened so napagalitan talaga si Ty. I didn't know what happened next. All I know is nabulabog ang mga kapitbahay namin just because Kuya Bruce kept on yelling that he, one day soon, will make Tyler pay for what he did.
"Are you really okay? I can go with you." Kuya Bruce asked me for the nth time while I was packing my sleeping bag and some clothes. He was standing next to my room's door and crossing his arms showing a hint of doubt and sympathy on his face.
"I told you Kuya. It was a party for our batch. Outsiders are not allowed kaya di ka pwede doon. Pagtatawanan nila ako pag may chaperone ako. I am totally fine Kuya." I answered not looking at him. I put another towel and a tooth brush on my bag. Serious aside, I don't really know what exactly to bring in our batch party.
"But..." his voice sounds so worried that I had to turn my head to him and give a smile.
"I know Kuya. I can take care of myself. No one will harm me at Goldie's house. Okay?" I sat on my bed and checked if there's anything I need to bring.
"Promise Kuya. I won't come home crying this time." I raised my right hand as a sign of my promise which seems not to be effective because he just gave me a doubting look. "Kuya naman eeehh. Mag eenjoy naman ako doon."
"Okay okay. But I will fetch you early in the morning and you will call me immediately if something not good happened. Understand?" he gave an exasperated sigh and walked towards me. He kneeled down low same as my level and gave me a bear hug. "I love you baby girl. Your Kuya doesn't want anything bad happening to you. I don't want to see you crying again just because of a stupid guy."
"Kuya naman eehh." I repeated what I just said before and cried. Warm tears fall on my cheeks one by one and I am unable to stop them. "Ikaw nagpapaiyak saakin eh. I am moving on already. Please. Don't remind me of anything stupid I did before." I stomped my feet as I continue to weep.
"Be safe at that party 'kay?" He loosen his hug and looked straight to my eye and whipped my tears before he patted my head so I slowly nodded. I felt relieved from that hug given by my brother.
This night, our batch mate Goldie is holding a party for our batch. She called it farewell party for we are leaving each other sooner. Syempre, g-graduate na kami. I am actually not attending parties within our batch. As they describe me, I am the bookworm and loner type. Kay Tyler lang naman kasi umikot ang mundo ko. He is the closest friend I only have in our batch. But since I was in my room for days, I felt like I need to loosen up and find my new life. Since I decided to forget Tyler, I will need to find distractions and the first thing on my list is enjoying myself at this party.
