Winds of Hatred (Isla Europa Series #1)

Kabanata 6

Kabanata 6

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Naputol ulit ang titigan namin nang biglang may tumunog na cellphone. Batid kong hindi akin yun, kundi kay Callisto. Kinuha niya ang cellphone sa kaniyang bulsa.

Tinignan nya ang caller ID, "Excuse me for a second. Hello, Grace?" Paalam niya at naglakad papalayo.

It's Grace, again. I felt a pang in my heart. Ano ba itong nangyayari saakin?

Nagmuni muni muna ako habang si Callisto ay kausap ang kaniyang pinakamamahal.

Natapos ang gabing yun na mabigat ang aking nararamdaman. Hindi ko maintindihan kung ano ba talaga nangyayari saakin. What is this feeling? Masakit ang puso ko, parang sinaksak ng ilang ulit.

At kay Callisto ko lang ito naramdaman.

Pagkadating namin sa bahay, nagpaalam na ako kay dad na matutulog na ako at sabay diretso papuntang kwarto ko.

Naligo ako ulit, nag skincare, at nagbihis ng PJs at binato ang sarili sa aking kama.

Natulala ako ng mga ilang segundo sa aking kisame bago ko mapagdisisyunan na tawagan si Val. [Hello? Ano nanaman kailangan mo, bitch?] Sagot ni Val sa kabilang linya.

"Whoa! Chill. Wag masyadong hot." Biro ko.

[Matagal ko nang alam na hot ako. So, what nga? How's the dinner date with your hottie fiancée?] Tanong nya.

"It went well. But, it's kinda stressful." I answered.

[Stressful? What happened, Cass?] She asked.

"I'll be getting married next week, Valeene. Just so you know." I sighed.

[What the fvck? Next week? Next week is your birthday, right?] She asked.

I sighed, "Yeah and I can't accept the fact that it will be happening after my birthday."

[That's unfair! Wala man lang ba palugit diyan? Kahit isang linggo? Is it required after your birthday talaga?] She said.

"Walang palugit, after my birthday talaga. Even though I don't want to, I can't just reject the offer. It's for my family. For the hotel that mom persued." I explained.

[I know, love. I understand you.] She sighed, [I'll just be here to support you.]

"I know."

Then, silence enveloped us. How can I say this to Val? Hay. Hayaan ko na nga.

"Val?" I called.

[Hmm?] She responded. "I have a question."

[Spill it.]

"What do you call that feeling when your heart aches for a stupid reason?" I asked.

[Huh? What do you mean?] She asked. "For example, you're marrying a stranger for convenience. Then, he makes you feel special even if your not. Then, when he answers a call from his lovey-dovey, you feel a type of pain that you can't---" She cuts me off.

[Hold up, Cass. Stranger? Marry? Lovey-dovey? Pain?] She asked, confused. [Wait, is that Perseus? And the one in pain is you?]

"N-no! I m-mean--" [You can't fool me, Cass. You don't ask questions for nothing.] Malisyosang sabi n'ya.

"My f-friend asked me kasi. And---" [Cassi, you don't make other friends. You're not that type of friendly person. Kami kami lang nila Quinney and kaibigan mo. And even them don't have issues like that. Only you.] I can sense her smirk from here.