Embrace the Suck (Bad, #1)

Chapter Thirty-One

I don't know what to be hurt about. Hurt because he omitted a vital information from me. Hurt because he made me fall for all of his tricks. Or hurt because he doesn't really love me at all... it's all just pity.

Nanlabo ang mga mata ko kasabay ng pagpatak ng mga luha pababa ng aking pisngi. My hand flew to my chest. It hurts so much that I think it cracked. I had to make sure that it wasn't ripped out and I wasn't bleeding, 'cos it surely felt like it.

"Oh, Mackenzie. I honestly do feel sorry for you," Bianca said in softer voice but the condescending tone was still there. "It must suck so bad to believe that someone truly loves you and find out that it's all a sham."

Kinagat ko ang labi. Kumawala ang hikbi sa akin. Ipinikit ko na ang mga mata at tinakpan ng mga kamay ang mukha. Hindi na nag-abalang pigilan pa ang pagbagsak ng mga luha. I feel so weak that I couldn't keep myself whole anymore. I let myself break.

"Girl, ang bitch mo," I heard someone say. I don't know who. Hindi na ako nag-abalang hanapin kung sino 'yon. I think it was one of the girls standing near the sink.

"You talking to me, skank?" mataray na tanong ni Bianca.

"Yes, dumbass. She's already crying. You already said what you wanted to say. You don't have to press on the wounds."

Bianca scoffed. "Bakit ka nangingialam?"

"Because keeping my mouth shut means that I'm siding with your depravity," the girl bit back. "You should just leave. You've done enough damage."

Marahas na suminghap si Bianca. Hindi siya nakapagsalita. "Whatever, nosy ass bitch."

I heard the loud clicking of heels and the loud music from the club briefly slipping inside the restroom. Agad din bumalik ang katahimikan.

"The fucking audacity," I heard the girl murmur. I heard her take a few steps close to me. Humawak siya sa braso ko. "Are you okay?"

Lalong lumala ang pag-iyak ko. The tube top I'm wearing feels too constricting that I couldn't breathe. Umiling na lang ako bilang pagsagot.

"Shit. You need some water. Where are your friends?"

May marahas na kumatok mula sa pintuan. I kept my face hidden to hide my tears. Ang hindi ko lang maitago ay ang paghikbi ko.

"Kenna?" I heard Oli's voice. The sound of familiarity made me raised my head. Nakasilip siya mula sa labas ng banyo. Nakita ko ang panlalaki ng mga mata niya nang makita ako. "Oh, shit. Kenna!"

"Oli," I cried out. Hindi ko na nagawang magpasalamat sa babae. Tumakbo na ako patungo sa kanya para yumakap. Isiniksik ko ang mukha ko sa kanyang dibdib at iniiyak ang lahat ng sakit na nararamdaman.

"I saw your bitch of a sister. What happened? Anong ginawa ng bruhang 'yon sa 'yo?"

Umiling ako. Wala siyang ginawa sa akin. Sinabi niya lang ang totoo. She just opened my eyes to see the whole truth.

"I want to go home," I whimpered.

Oli inhaled sharply. He patted my back. I felt him nod. "Okay, okay. Uuwi na tayo."

Hinawakan ni Oli ang kamay ko at hinila ako palayo ng restroom. Umiiyak pa rin ako habang nagpahatak lang sa kanya patungo sa couch namin. Walang pakialam kung naapakan na ang paa ko ng iba. The rupture in center of my chest hurts too much to even worry about physical pain.

Malaki pa ang ngiti ni Nina nang makabalik kami. Her smile rapidly faded when she saw my state. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya at agad na napatayo.

She said something but I couldn't hear her over the deafening music. Lumapit siya sa akin at ipinulupot ang isang braso sa aking bewang. Her comfort made me sob harder.