My Vice President is a Bully

[11] Gone Too Soon

 

ELEVEN

 

“Ellie, I’m letting you go.”

At dito nagtatapos ang alamat ng Ibong Adarna, nang si Elisha Pring ay maging bato.

Wakas. Okay? Bye.

NOOOO. Crap. Hind ako makagalaw. I just stood in front of the guy, motionless. Petrified.

Nananahimik lang din ako, medyo hoping pa kasi na may kasunod na punchline ‘yung huling controversial statement ni Key.

Punchline, come forth. Punchline, come forth! Punchline, come forth?

Wala.

Fudge. Isang matinding kaparusahan ang awkward silence na ito. Grabe, even his eyes gave nothing away. Tinitignan ko sila ng mabuti, his pair of brown pools, they were staring back at me.

Ahh, torture at its best.

And then, POOF! In just a snap, right then and there, nakita ko. It was written all over his face – Honesty.

I guess this is the part where the truth, indeed, hurt. Mukhang hindi na joke time ito, because evidently, Key is serious as hell. He really wants this – for us to break up. Damn.

Ugh, ayoko ng ganito. I instantly felt a hollow pit in my stomach. Napakagat na lang ako sa labi ko, while trying to fight tears back. Fudge, badtrip. Don’t fall stupid tears, don’t fall.

Nakakatawa, I just got bitch slapped by karma. Hard.

You see, apparently, umikot na ang gulong ng palad. Heh. Ako naman ‘yung hinihiwalayan ngayon. Akala ko kasi talaga ikakatuwa ko ‘yung mga sandaling ‘to eh. Dahil finally, makakawala na ako kay Key, and his ridiculous game of charades. But I was wrong. So, so wrong.

Wonderful, I got a taste of my own medicine, and oh boy, it’s bitter. Ah, saklap.

I took a deep breath, managed to fake a smile, saka ko na binigay ‘yung inaantay niyang sagot. “Okay.”

“Okay?” Pag-uulit niya with an incredulous face na pwede nang pang meme sa 9gag, “That’s it?”

Wow. What does he expect? Gusto ba niya na magdiwang at magpa-party ako dahil kanina lang, sinabihan niya ako na he has feelings for me (DUH), tapos ngayon naman eh hinihiwalayan niya ako?! Well, not happening. Tsss, TO HELL WITH YOU, JERK.

In answer, tinignan ko lang siya, poker-faced, at nagkibit-balikat.

“Ouch, kakadisappoint naman. Seryoso, Prez? No emo breakdown moment?” He smirked, “Geez, I even thought you’d cry in a dark corner or something. I’m upset.”

Cool. Galing ah, spoken like a true asshole. UGH.

Gustong-gusto kong sampalin itong antipatikong lalaki na nakatayo sa harapan ko ngayon, but I restrained myself. Hindi niya pwedeng makita na apektado ako.