Twisted Happiness (Sanlie, #1)

Chapter 49

As promised doon sa nagcomment sa previous chapter, Sandro on the right. Kunwari raw bagong gising. Ang kyuuuut ng buhok! Lol --->

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LESLIE

“Ah, good night. Bubwit ko.” 

Ilang minuto na ang nakakalipas nang sabihin iyan ni Kuya Sandro sa akin. Ilang minuto na ang lumipas nang makapasok siya sa kwarto niya pero heto ako, naestatwa na sa harap ng pintuan ng kwarto ko. Ilang beses kong pinaulit ulit sa isip ko ‘yang mga salitang binitawan ni Kuya Sandro ngayong gabi. Mga simpleng salita lang kung tutuusin pero kakaibang sensasyon ang idinulot sa buong pagkatao ko. Simpleng good night lang ‘yan and it could have meant nothing to him but for me, it meant something. Alam ko ring hindi ‘yon nothing para kay Kuya Sandro. I know he meant it in every way possible. He loves me, right? And I love him, too. I just need time to decide whether to accept him fully. Besides, there’s still Denver to consider. Or is there, really?

Hindi naman kaila sa ating lahat na natutunan ko ring mahalin si Denver. What’s there not to love about him? Nothing. Everything about him is so lovable—his physical attractiveness, his personality, his views in life, his wit, his charm, and his heart—his heart is so pure. I know he has the ability to break someone’s heart but he chooses not to do it. Masarap magmahal si Denver and I just wished it really worked out between us two pero alam kong lolokohin ko lang ang sarili ko. I may have grown fond of him but still, he is incomparable to Kuya Sandro.

Kuya Sandro is the exact opposite of Denver. It’s really a mystery how they became the best of friends. Well, I think that’s the beauty of friendship. You meet the person who is your exact opposite and you choose him to be your friend because he complements you. Kapag maingay ka, andiyan siya para i-tone down ang boses mo. Kapag nanghihina ka, andiyan siya para palakasin ka. Kapag sobrang formal ng everyday life mo, andiyan siya para bigyan ka ng karampatang kasiyahang nararapat sa’yo. There’s always something good in something bad. At sa kaso nilang dalawa, si Denver ang something good sa something bad na si Kuya Sandro.

Well, I don’t mean it in a bad way. Hindi naman bad boy si Kuya Sandro. He is actually good. He is just the flawed kind of good. Si Denver kasi, maiisip mong napakaperfect niyang tao. Walang flaws and imperfections. Parang work of art. Meant to be perfect. Pero kadalasan, ang mga ganoong tao ay boring because perfect is boring. Sometimes you need a flaw to add spice in your life. And that’s when Kuya Sandro enters the scene. Hindi siya perpektong tao and he doesn’t try to be one. And that’s the beauty about him. He knows he’s not perfect and yet he manages to touch people’s lives because of his imperfections. Nagmumura si Kuya Sandro. Minumura nga niya ako minsan eh. Pero sinasabi niyang expressions lang daw niya ‘yon. Well, Denver curses a little, too. Hindi marunong magluto si Kuya Sandro. Kung magluluto siya ng kanin, ‘yon ay gamit ang rice cooker. He doesn’t know how to act pero ‘yon din ang nagustuhan ko sa kanya. Ibig lang noong sabihing hindi niya kayang pekein ang nararamdaman niya. He doesn’t know how to dance. He has a bad temper. He loses his patience in just a snap. He likes watching sexy girls in our campus. Basta. Sobrang dami. Pero kahit ganyan siya, he managed to capture my heart. Hindi ko nga alam kung paano niya ‘yon nagawa eh. Basta, sa isang iglap, nabihag na niya ang puso ko.

At kung gaano niya kabilis nakuha ang puso, ganoon din kabilis niyang nawasak ito. Without him knowing it.

‘Yon ang isa sa pitfalls ng flaws niya eh. He doesn’t know he has the ability to break someone’s heart that’s why it ends up miserably bad. Hindi niya alam na nakakasakit na siya with his every little actions. ‘Yon ang masakit doon eh. He’s not aware.

Pero si Denver, he’s aware of everything that’s why even though he had the power to break my heart, he didn’t. Maybe the reason is, I have broken his heart already and he knew the feeling of being hurt. Kaya hindi na niya hinayaang masaktan niya ako. And that’s my mistake, nakita ko na ‘yong mga bagay na ginagawa niya para sa akin but I refuse to acknowledge it. Ayokong tanggapin because in my mind and in my heart, si Kuya Sandro ang mahal ko. Hindi ko alam na kaya niya palang baguhin ‘yon. Hindi ko alam na kaya ko rin pala siyang mahalin. Hindi ko alam.