The Certified Rebound Guy

Kabanata I

From : Nicole
To : Sebastian

"Hey David, we need to talk..."

I instatly got worried when I received Nicole's message. Hindi na 'to bago sa'kin pero bakit hindi pa din ako nasasanay? Ilang babae na ba ang ginawa akong rebound? Sana lang binigyan niya ko ng onting oras para nakapaghanda ako sa sakit. I faked my smile before replying.

From : Sebastian
To : Nicole

"Okay, do you want me to pick you up?"

This is really heart breaking for me because I really do love Nicole pero baka nga ni-rebound niya lang din ako, baka nga hanggang rebound lang talaga ako. And within seconds I got a reply back

"I'm actually here sa park inside the subdivision, can you come here now?"

We live in the same subdivision. Eto na talaga, this is it. Walang iyakan David ha? Choice mo yan eh, pinagsabihan ka na nga na irerebound ka lang pero talagang minahal mo pa din? How many times ka bang kailangan lokohin para matuto ka na?

"Yeah, I'll be there in five minutes."

I got up my bed as I hit send. Nagpalit lang ako ng damit at nagpabango. 'Di na ko naligo kasi mukhang urgent at serious ang paguusapan namin ni Nicole kaya kailangang mag madali.

As I opened my door, I saw my mom and she was about to knock. "Where are you going David?" she asked.

"Jan lang po sa park ma, kakausapin ko lang si Nicole." I replied while heading into the kitchen so I can brush my teeth.

"Aren't you gonna eat breakfast first? And besides it's early in the morning, 7AM palang anak." said Mom.

"Urgent po kasi ata yung paguusapan namin ma, pero don't worry I will go home ASAP." I said after brushing my teeth, I hurried my way to the front door to leave but before that... "Mom, is it hard to love me?"

My mom walked towards me and said "Sebastian David, No. It's not hard to love someone like you anak. Napaka mapagmahal at maalaga mong tao, ang swerte nga ng mapapangasawa mo e." I smiled and hugged my mom.

"Thank you." I said before I left and entered my car. I sighed after kong paandarin yung kotse.

5 minutes later I arrived at the park. While I was searching for her, I grabbed my phone in my pocket to call her but dropped it. I saw her. Smiling. What is she doing with that guy? Why is she with her ex?! I got furious, napatakbo ako papunta sa kanila at agad sinapak yung mokong niyang ex.

"Anong ginagawa mo dito?! Why are you flirting with my girlfriend?!" Sinapak niya din ako, pagkatapos ay umawat na si Nicole.

"Ano bang problema mo David?! Hindi ka naman inaano ni Zion!" What is she talking about?! Her ex is flirting with her, and they're not doing anything wrong?!

"Nilalandi ka ng ex mo tapos sasabihin mo sakin na hindi niya ko inaano?! Nakakabastos Nicole. Girlfriend kita kaya hindi ka dapat nakikipag kita sa ex mo!" I shouted, hindi niyo naman ako masisisi to feel this way.

"Rebound lang kita David! And you know that! So don't act like you're my boyfriend cause you are not." I couldn't hold back the tears. Ilang beses ba kong masasaktan?! Ang tanga tanga mo David!

"Isang taon na tayo Nicole! Sasayangin mo lang yun because of this guy?!" said I.

"Salamat sa isang taon, David. Salamat sayo at nakamove on ako, na nakalimutan ko yung sakit, pero hanggang dito nalang tayo David! Hindi naman talaga kita mahal e, kilala mo naman talaga kung sinong mahal ko." She looked at Zion. She never looked at me that way. Hinawakan ko ang pisngi niya at nilapat ang noo ko sa noo niya. "Please don't do this to me wifey." I kissed her. I was trying to revive our relationship. She slapped me.