Celestial Strings Tied To You

Chapter 04

Anong akala niya sa'kin? Papatawarin siya? Maybe I can forgive him if hindi siya nagcheat but he really did. Ilang beses ko na siya pinatawad noon, not this time though. Not when it involves cheating. Tapos ngayon sasabihin niya sa akin na hindi siya nagcheat? That's completely a lie.

"Tapos? Gusto mo ba ng applause? You even hid the fact that we were dating, pero sa kanya? Hindi. Halos alam na nga ng lahat na kayo na. So what? You didn't cheat?"

I hate to admit it but Rence is famous here in our campus. He's a known basketball player. We started dating when we were in senior high school yet no one knows it except our friends. He said na mas better na private lang ang relationship namin. But after I found out that he cheated, he hard launch his new girlfriend sa instagram niya. Crazy, right?

"She's like you, Julie. I saw you in her. The way she treats me, it was like she was you kaya naman nadala ako sa kanya. I'm not trying to justify what I did pero I chose her because she's just like you. 'Yung pinagkaiba niyo nga lang ay mas may oras siya sa akin kaysa sa'yo." My jaw dropped.

Is he for real?

"Tell her the same thing and leave me alone, Rence. I suggest that you should also leave her alone, hindi niya deserve ng lalake na katulad mo. You disappoint me so much, Rence."

Little did I know, that short encounter of ours would ruin my college life. The next day, it's all over the university's wall that I'm trying to ruin Rence's relationship. This is too much. Ako na naman ang masama? Ang kapal talaga ng mukha ng lalakeng 'to. Kung lubayan niya nalang kaya ako? Nakakairita.

"Ang kapal talaga ng mukha ng lalakeng 'yun!" Madie is obviously furious.

There was a post in our university wall. A picture of me slapping Rence and Rence holding my wrist with a caption, 'A slutty girl trying to ruin Rence's relationship'. Hindi clear ang mukha ko sa pictures, pero kahit na. Bakit naman nila ako inaatake? At hindi ko gets, bakit ako? Kitang-kita naman sa picture na si Rence 'yung humahawak sa kamay ko at sinasampal ko siya. So why?

"Huwag mo na basahin 'yung comment. Hiyang-hiya naman ako sa mga babae na 'yun. Akala ko ba girls support girls?" Dismayadong sabi ni Maya.

The comment section? Oh. It was full of attacks for me. Ako ang inaatake nila samantalang comforting words ang mga sinasabi nila kay Rence. Bulag ba sila or what?

Habang palabas ako ng campus, nakita ko si Rence kasama ang babae niya. Nagawa niya pa talagang tumawa pagkatapos niyang hayaan na siraan ako? Nope. I'm not gonna let him ruin my peace anymore. Pagod na pagod na ako, ayokong dumagdag pa siya.

Napahinto ako sa paglalakad dahil may tumakip ng mga mata ko.

"May surprise ako sa'yo." I knew that voice.

"Vince, alisin mo 'yang kamay mo kung ayaw mong—" I haven't finished talking pero inalis na niya na ang kamay niya.

"Surprise!" Itinaas niya ang dala niyang donuts.

"Anong nakaka-surprise?"

"Joke. Wala talaga. Ayoko lang makita mo 'yun." Ngumiti ako.

"I'm okay pero thank you."

How nice it is to have Vince.

"Uwi na tayo?" My jaw dropped.

"Ha?"

"Sabay na tayo. Dala ko ang car ko ngayon. Wait mo nalang ako sa front gate. Huwag kang aalis ha, hintayin mo ako." With that, tumakbo na siya palayo.

"May service naman pala." Tiningnan ako nina Maya and Nica ng nang-aasar na tingin.