43: The Break-up

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The Barracks

After Reena and Sabel left

 

Ricardo Thaddeus Traviel’s POV

Napahawak siya sa pisngi.

Tiningnan niya ang babaeng sumampal sa kanya.

Napabuntung-hininga siya.

Jennifer Romualdez her exgirlfriend is crying in front of him.

Tiningnan niya ito.

She met his gaze.

Tumungo siya.

Hindi niya kayang salubungin ang tingin nito.

“I’m sorry.”

Katahimikan.

Wala siyang narinig mula rito.

Iniwan na lang siya nito.

Nakatulala at masakit ang pisngi ng dahil sa sampal nito.

Pero more than his swollen cheek mas nasasaktan ang damdamin niya.

Hinang-hinang napaupo siya.

Hindi niya akalain ang mga naganap.

Para siyang niloloko at pinaglalaruan ng panahon.

Yesterday night he was so devastated seeing Reena and Patrick together.

Seeing how Reena attended to Patrick samantalang siya ang boyfriend nito.

Paano niya yun nagawa sa kanya?

Reena of all people…

Akala niya ay sobrang mahal siya nito.

Hindi ba’t nakita niya kung gaano ito naging kamiserable nang sabihin niyang hanggang kaibigan lang ang turing niya rito.

Pero paano?

How could she cheat on him?

How could she fall in love sa exbestfriend pa niya?

How could she fall in love to the man he seriously hate?

Amidst the confusion running in his head another life changing event happened yesterday night -Jennifer contacted him. Yes, Jennifer Romualdez, his exgirlfriend.  Naguluhan siya. Bakit ngayon ito magpapramdam kung kailan nagkakalabuan sila ni Reena.

Bakit?

Bakit after a year na wala ni-ha ni-ho itong binigay kung bakit siya iniwan?

He exhaled sharply.

Ayaw na niyang balikan pa ang nakaraan nila ni Jennifer.

Pero hindi pa rin talaga niya maiwasang maging bitter sa paghihiwalay nila noon.

Who wouldn’t be?

She just left him with a text that states “Goodbye. Move on and be happy. Let’s not meet each other again.”

He tried to call her, to contact her pero wala. Wala she just doesn’t want to see him anymore.

Then, from her mother he learned that she has fallen in love with another man.

It hurts.

She should have just told him kaysa nalaman pa niya sa nanay nito.

He hated her.

He hated her so much that he didn’t bother to look for her and ask for an explanation.

Tama nang nalaman niyang may mahal na itong iba.

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