Chasing Nathalie (She's Married To A Sex God)

Chapter 6: Nathalie

"Ta-talaga? Pumunta siya?"

"That night, I was drunk. Nagalit ang parents ko kasi never pa akong uminom. Diba anong maasahan mo sa sixteen-year-old-broken-hearted-boy. At mas lalo silang nagalit nung nalaman nila ang dahilan..."

"So-sorry" sabi ko.

"You don't have to." Hinaplos niya ang baba ko at pinunasan.

"Ang gago ko din kasi naniwala ako at sumama ako sa parents ko sa ibang bansa dahil sa sama ng loob. Ginustu ko makalimutan ka pero hindi ko magawa," tumawa siya ng peke. "Mahal kita noon but I think..."

"Pero... Huli na Vince..." yumuko ako. "Kasal na kami ni Chase."

"What! Why? How?" Gulat niyang tanong sakin.

"Nung Birthday niya this year lang... Tinawagan niya ako to invite me and para makipag-ayos na. Birthday niya naman at ilang taon na din kaming nag-iiwasan kaya I said yes sa invitation niya."

"Then?"

"Nagkita kami sa bar where the event was. We talked about the things happened in the past. Okay na kame and we celebrated it. Uminom ako kahit di naman ako umiinom ng alak..." tumigin ako sakanya. "Tapos hindi ko na maalala" yumuko ulit ako. "Pag-gising ko, nasa kwarto na ako ni Chase. Walang damit. Nakita kami ng parents niya. Hindi ko alam kung may nangyari sa amin o wala that morning," umiyak ulit ako.

"Tsk. Ang gagong Chase na yun," naikuyom ni Vince ang kamay niya.

"Sabi ni Chase, wala talagang nangyari sa amin. Joke lang daw kasi yun and I know na wala ding nangyare sa amin kasi babae ako alam ko ang feeling pero he didn't expect na makikita kame ng parents niya," ngumiti ako kahit umiiyak. "Kinausap nina Tito at Tita si Lolo na ipakasal kaming dalawa at pumayag din agad si Lolo. Ang unfair Vince, ang unfair talaga. Pero hindi ko magawang magalit kay Chase."

"Dahil mahal mo siya?"

"Ewan ko Vince."

"Mahal mo siya Nathalie. Pumayag ka ngang magpakasal sakanya eh," tumatawa siya kahit alam kong pilit lang.

"Siguro nga. Ewan ko."

"I know you Nathalie, kung ayaw mo sa isang bagay, you will really try everything para layuan yon. Remember nung elementary tayo pinasayaw ka ng teacher natin which is ayaw mo talaga? Anong ginawa mo?"

"Nagpanggap na may sakit at umiyak ng walang katapusan tapos sinumbong ni Chase si teacher sa principal."

"When George the weird kid gave you a chocolate bar, what did you do?"

"I gave it to Chase kasi favorite niya yun."

"When I told you I like you and I wanted to be your boyfriend, what did you do?"

"I told you to stop it, or else iiwasan kita. Kaya laging nakadikit sakin si Chase after that."

"But you told me to wait until we're old enough."

"But you left me."

"But you weren't sad at all."

"No, hindi yan totoo."

"Yes it's true because you know you have Chase. You know he loves you."

"Pero..."

"And you only think na kaya niya ginagawa ang lahat ng bagay na yun kasi bestfriend ka niya."

"Yes"

"But what you know he loves you more than a bestfriend."

"Because he told me na..."

"No Nathalie, I know alam mo ang feelings ni Chase sayo even before he confessed pero you ignored it."

"Because we're friends. Sayang ang friendship."

"No, because you are a coward."

"Vince naman."

"Kasi alam mo, if you like me the way you like Chase; you will ignore me after what happened." He took a sip of his coffee. "Pero hindi diba? That's why you're here talking to me about your love life."

"No way."

"Sige nga, if you were to choose between me or Chase. Sino pipiliin mo maging asawa mo ngayon? Kung totoo na you like me before."

"Uhmm..."

"Chase or me?"

"Honest?"

"Yes"

"Chase"

"See? Don't worry hindi ako magagalit kasi may girlfriend na rin naman ako and I love her. Kung anong nangyare sa atin dati, let's forget about it. You love him, you tell him. Don't ignore him."

"Ugh"