In Love With The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 28

"Don't answer that," I said after a second of silence from my end. "Doesn't matter. I'm really done with him this time, Jax. It's like I don't know him anymore," pagpapatuloy ko habang naalala ko iyong mga narinig ko sa kanya nang huli kaming nagkita.

I thought there's got to be a reason why he left.

It must've been for me...

He loved me...

But after that? No reason would ever be good enough to justify what he did.

Naupo ako at sabay kaming kumain ng pizza habang nanonood ng FRIENDS.

"Di ba nauubos 'yang luha mo?" tanong niya habang naka-tingin sa palabas.

"Hindi nga, e. Paano ba magmove on?" I asked him even though I knew that he's just as hopeless as I am... but unlike him, I didn't tell myself that it's Yago or no one. Hindi ako kasing martir ni Jax. I knew that someone better would come along... Someone who would make me forget all the shits Yago made me go through and would make me believe in love again.

He shrugged. "If you find the answer, inform me."

* * *

The next few days, I buried myself in lots of work. I didn't want to think about Yago anymore. Pakiramdam ko mababaliw na akong tuluyan kapag inisip ko siya. Palagi kong sinasabi sa sarili ko na tumigil na kasi mukha na akong tanga. Bakit ba ako naghahabol sa taong walang pakielam sa 'kin? It's not the end of the world. I was pretty sure that I'd still meet a lot of people...

Maybe not as great as him...

But I just need someone who wouldn't hurt me like he did.

"Rory."

"I told you, it's Atty. Floresca," naiiling na sabi ko kay Atty. Cantavieja. He kept on addressing me as Rory! Kahit sa harap ng partners! Napagsabihan pa tuloy ako ng HR na bawal ang fraternization sa loob ng firm!

"We'll meet with Jason before we file the appeal tomorrow."

"Ngayon na?" I asked, looking at my desk dahil sobrang punung-puno pa iyong pile ko. Ni wala pa ako sa kalahati. Kasi kapag may ibibigay sila tapos tinanong mo kung kailan ang deadline, lagi nilang sasabihin na, 'Yesterday's the deadline.'

He nodded. "Yeah. Let's go," he said, tapping my cubicle before he began walking. Nag-iwan muna ako kay Indie ng bilin kasi baka hanapin ako. May kakausapin na naman yata akong lawyer para sa bagong case. 'Di na talaga natatapos 'tong trabaho na 'to!

While I was sitting in Atty. Cantavieja's car, I began to flip through the appeal. I couldn't help but be impressed. Gusto ko sanang tanungin siya kung saan siya graduate, but I didn't want him to think that I was interested... okay fine, medyo. I was still weirded out nung malaman ko na lawyer din siya.

"You think we're gonna win?" he asked.

"Yeah..."

He laughed. "You sound disappointed? Ayaw mo talaga kay Jason?"

I remained silent. Naaawa lang ako dun sa mag-asawa na nabangga niya. Namatay iyong lalaki tapos ngayon, sasabihin namin sa asawa niya na in the eyes of law, wala ng kasalanan si Jason? It's just crazy sometimes.

"I wish they got a better prosecutor," I said as I continued to stare at the appeal. It's just a technicality... kung hindi man kami manalo sa CA, I was pretty sure that the SC would side with us. Sino ba ang nagfile nung kaso? Didn't they consider double jeopardy?

"He should've listened better to his professors in school," Atty. Cantavieja said. Napailing na lang ako. Jason should be permanently banned from the streets, but of course mommy and daddy would always bail him out. Would they really wait for the day na hindi na lang makaka-aksidente iyong anak nila at ito na mismo ang mamatay? Because it's gonna happen.