Maybe, One Day (The Six Ladies Series #1)

Kabanata 21

I heard Ares' voice called me. Hindi ko siya nilingon and made my way out of their mansion. All I can feel is hurt and betrayed by my own fucking best friend.

I quickly took off my stilettos and ran as fast as I could kahit na malayo pa ang aking lalakbayin patungo sa main gate ng mansion. I felt a tear escaped my eye and at the same time, bumuhos ang malakas na ulan.

How lucky am I?

"Nyx!"

He fucking followed me pero bakit? His girlfriend is at his mansion.

"Nyx, wait! Damn it, stop running."

I don't care if you keep on shouting at me Ares dahil hindi ako lilingon at titigil para sa'yo. My feet were hurting na since, I was running na nakapaa pero mas lamang ang sakit na nararamdaman ko sa aking dibdib.

All I can think about is how to escape tonight.

He confessed to me, he fucking told me that he likes me pero ano? Ginago niya ako. He played with me and 'yan siguro ang dahilan kung bakit he never made a move.

A part of me was thinking kung bakit nagseselos siya tuwing makikita niya na magkasama kami ni Kian but is he really jealous? o nagpapanggap lang din siya? Just to act like he really like me but the truth ay si Ella pala ang gusto nito.

He likes my best friend.

Those days that we spent, he would smile at me and his moves that makes my heart skip a beat, pagpapanggap lang ba lahat ng 'yon? Did I really made him smile?

My tears were falling down my cheeks at naguunahan iyon habang takbo lang ako ng takbo. I can even feel Ares' heavy breathe at ramdam ko na malapit na niya akong abotan. His legs are long, that's an advantage.

"Fuck, Nyx." Ares voice was soft and to my surprise, he was beside me na. He was about to hold my arm pero iniwas ko 'yon.

The rain was pouring hard at pareho kaming basa, I would lie if I told you na Ares isn't hot when he is wet pero hindi 'yan ang concern ko. I don't want to talk to him. I need time to sink in these things into my mind.

"Nyx, let me explain." he looked at me with a serious look on his face. I didn't bother to answer him at wala naman akong balak na ipagpaliwanag pa ang lahat na nangyayari.

Knowing that Ares and Ella has a thing is enough to tell me that he was just toying me.

A thought crossed into my mind that my instincts were all true all along at hindi ko ito pinansin masyado dahil I am blinded by my own feelings towards Ares.

"I am so sorry." he sighed. Hindi ako umimik, I just stared at him, holding my tears and acting strong in front of him.

"Nyx, please say something. Ayaw ko na ganito--"

"Why?" napapaos kong tanong.

Why did you do this, Ares? I thought you were different from other man.

"I really like your best friend, noon pa."

Upon hearing those words from him, nawasak nang tuloyan ang puso ko. Mas masakit pala kapag nanggaling mismo sa taong gusto mo na may gusto siyang iba.

"I used you just to get close to her." he sighed. "I really thought you don't like me that's why ikaw ang ginamit ko. I made a fake confession and doon ko nalaman na may gusto ka pala sakin."

Shit naman, ginamit lang pala ako? I really thought that he was serious all the time and he was just taking courage bago ako ligawan but I just assumed.

"I am guilty, lagi kong pinagsisihan ang bagay na ginawa ko. I even tried to like you but everytime I saw her, I can't look away."

"Kelan naging kayo?" I asked in a low voice. Pigil na pigil pa din ako sa luha ko na kanina pa gustong lumabas kasabay sa pagpatak ng malakas na ulan.

"Foundation Day, before your dance competition." his adam's apple moved.

"Why didn't you tell me? Hindi naman tayo Ares but at least tell me." I whined. Slowly, the tears from my eyes began to fall on its own.

"I don't know." he said in a soft voice and looked away.

What kind of excuse was that?

"Tell me, Ares." I sighed. "Yung lahat nang 'yon, was it all an act?"

Hindi agad sumagot si Ares, he wasn't looking at me. Nakaramdam ako ng matinding sakit sa aking dibdib, it was like telling me stop asking dahil masasaktan lang ako kapag sumagot siya.

"Ares, please fucking tell me. If you're smiling na kasama ako, are they genuine?" I was begging for his answers. He slowly faced me, the rain was pouring from his hair down to his face.

"I'm sorry, Nyx." that's all he can say. I smiled bitterly and looked up, nawala ang buwan at bituin na kanina ay nagliliwanag sa itaas. Another tear escaped from my eye, it's a good thing pala na umulan para naman hindi halata na umiiyak ako.

I faced him, faking a smile. "No need to say sorry, Ares. Hindi naman naging tayo."

Ares was stunned by my words, he was about to open his mouth to say something but he hesitated and closed it. I cleared the lump that was forming in my throat and faced him.

mabuti na lang talaga at waterproof ang make up ko.

"I am happy for you and my best friend. Sana ay magtagal kayo." I smiled and started to walk away from him.

"Believe me, Nyx. I really tried."

Stop it, Ares. I know you didn't.

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A/N:

Awts gege