A Love To Remember

Chapter 14: Talk

This ride seems like forever. Manila traffic never failed to amaze me, note the sarcasm.

Tahimik lang akong nakadungaw sa bintana while Aga on the other hand is seriously looking at the road we we're taking. Sana naman makaalis na kami rito, this is really awkward for the both of us without specific reason.

"So.. ano nga ba ang pag-uusapan natin?" he asked, breaking the ice we had earlier. Good thing for him, hindi nanuyo ang laway niya at kanina pa siya tahimik dito but the thing is, am I even ready to tell him everything?

I mean, ang buong akala ko, we'll be doing this confront thing at my unit, not in the middle of the road! But he seems serious, minsan lang siya mag-seseryoso.

"Lea.." he called my name, ilang segundo rin kasi akong natahimik, after getting back to my senses, I opened my bag as I grabbed my phone and turned it on to show him something.

"I don't know if I should tell you this but I think you have the rights to know anyway." I said as I showed him a picture, a picture of Sabel and I. I was holding her and I'm smiling from ear to ear while the infant's peacefully sleeping on my arms. "She's Sabel Aga, she's our daughter." dagdag ko pa na ikinanlaki ng mga mata niya.

"What the fuck?" 'di maka-paniwalang bulong nito, "May anak tayo?" he asked me in disbelief.

Tumango ako, "Yes, obviously."

Shock is written all over his face at 'di rin siya nakasagot kaagad, maybe he's processing the mere fact in his mind na may anak nga kami. Is it that unbelievable? I mean, we've been in a relationship back then and we're doing 'that thing'  kaya bakit parang 'di siya makapaniwala?

"Why didn't you tell me so?" he hissed at me.

"You don't need to know, besides, nang nalaman kong buntis nga ako, you we're already married to Clara so what's the point kung sasabihin ko pa sa'yo? Also, nalaman ko rin na buntis siya kaya ayaw ko nang masira ang pamilya mo Ags, I'm not born to be a wrecker after all." sambit ko na may diin.

Inis siyang napahampas sa manibela na ikinagulat ko, "Bullshit Lea! I have all the rights to know since it's my daughter and there you are, thank you for taking her away from me!" he exclaimed with pure sarcasm na ikinangisi ko naman, so he's putting the blame on me right now? Galing.

"Ako pa talaga ang sinisisi mo? Bakit, sa ating dalawa, sino ba 'tong nang-iwan sa ere, 'di ba, ikaw? You could've known better kung hindi mo kami iniwan Aga but you did and 16 years later, here you are blaming me!" I said in a cold tone trying to stop my tears from falling.

Akala ko ba, naka-move on na ako? God Lea, ang tagal na 'nun pero ba't ngayon, bakit parang affected pa rin ako? Damn, I hate this!

Aga smirked at me na para bang I said something really stupid, "Really, Lea? Really? Ako pa talaga ang nang-iwan sa ere? Eh ikaw nga 'tong nag-message sa 'kin na ayaw mo na eh, pagod ka na, so bakit ngayon sinasabi mo na ako pa ang nang-iwan sa'yo sa ere?" mariing sambit niya na ikina-kunot ng noo ko.

A message? What is he talking about? I can't recall sending him a message back then that had caused our break up, did I?

"Anong message ang pinagsasabi mo?" I asked, trying to be calm.

"Nagka-amnesia ka ba at nakalimutan mo ang lahat ng mga ginawa mo noon?" tanong niya, before I can answer, nagsalita siya muli, "You freaking sent me a message saying na you're tired, na ayaw mo na at pagod ka na sa relasyon natin. You said na you're breaking up with me, buong akala ko matalino ka but guess what? You're stupid enough for breaking up with me through the phone." lintaya niya na ikinagulat ko, hindi iyong tinawag niya akong stupid kundi iyong message mismo.

Swear to God, I never sent him a message saying na I'm breaking up with him! Tanga lang ang gagawa 'nun, why would I do that if in the first place, I'm madly in love with him?

"I never sent you a message." mahinang sambit ko, still processing everything on my mind. Napamaang naman ang labi niya dahil dun.

"What did you just say?" he asked, I looked at him directly in his eyes to show how sincere I am for telling na I really never did sent him one.

"I never sent you a message, I swear." ulit ko and the next thing I knew, Aga's laughter surrounded the whole perimeter.

I glared at him kaya agad naman siyang tumigil sa pagtawa, "Sorry, that was hilarious!" he exclaimed, almost out of breathe, "Kung hindi ikaw ang nag-message sakin, kundi sino?" he mocked, he's being a jerk and I hate it ngunit hindi ako nagpatinag sakanya.

"I'm telling the truth Aga, believe me or not, I never sent you a message." I hissed, we stared at each other for seconds at ng mapagtanto niyang seryoso ako, he mentally cursed.

"Damn it!" inis siyang napasabunot ng buhok niya as he look away, avoiding my glares.

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