(A/N: And I'll go, sit on the floor wearing your clothes... And I don't know how to be something you miss.)
End Game 14
"How could you do this babe?"
Art Antonio
"Sabihin mo na ngayon sa kanya Art. I am an impatient person. Baka magbago ang isip ko and I'll kill her right at the moment and in front of you or maybe in front of the priest?" Monica said while smiling ear to ear.
She's torturing my soul. Hindi ko alam kung anong mangyayari sa amin ni Sheliah. I can't tell her. I can't hurt her.
"Art Antonio. The clock is ticking and her life span is draining."
I called Sheliah immediately. She picked it up at ang tanging naririnig ko na lamang ay ang pagkabog ng dibdib ko.
"Hun, nasaan ka? Bakit hindi mo kasama sila Kuya Pagbalik? I am worried." She said.
She's safe... Thank you.
Agad akong lumabas ng bahay para magtungo sa lugar na binanggit ko sa kaniya.
"Very good Art!" Monica shouted.
Sheliah Santibañez
Masaya kong binuksan ang pinto at tumambad sa akin ang mga Kuya ko. "Kuya kamusta? Where's my bestf--"
"Sheliah!" Autumn and Divina both yell and they ran towards me. Awtomatikong tumulo ang mga luha ko sa mata. Yinakap ko silang dalawa nang mahigpit.
"A-utumn... D-divina." Nanginginig kong sambit. "Thanks God that you are both safe. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko kapag may nangyaring masama sa inyo. I missed you."
Humiwalay sila sa yakap pinunasan nilang pareho ang kanilang mga luha. "They hurt us but it's okay, at leas now we are safe at magkakasama na tayong lahat." Wika ni Divina at tumango si Autumn and she flash a smile.
"Thank you sa mga Kuya mo and they helped us. They broke us free. Nakita nila kami sa isang bodega katabi ng isang malaking bahay and ligtas nila kaming naitakas."
Napatingin ako sa mga Kuya ko. Lahat sila ay may kanya-kanyang direksyon na tinitignan. Lumunok ako ng laway. "Nasaan si Art?"
"Huh? Kasama ba nila Trip si Art?" Tanong ni Divina and I nodded. "We didn't saw him."
"Kuya... Nasaan ang fiance ko?"
"We do not know!" Sagot ni Kuya Trip and he walked out. Tumingin naman ako sa iba kong mga Kuya.
"We don't have any clue baby. Baka susunod na rin 'yon." Sagot sa akin ni Kuya Jonathan.
Kuya Ice tsked. "As if he would." And he walked out too.
Nabalot nang pagtataka ang buo kong katauhan. Bakit hindi nila alam? Magkakasama sila ah?
"Tawagan mo na lang kaya besh?" Suhestyon ni Autumn at sumang-ayon naman si Divina.
I picked up my phone and I dialed his number pero may upcoming call and nag-flash sa screen. It's Art. Tinitigan ko ang mga taong natitira sa condo and their eyes are talking to me.
I answered the call. "Hun, nasaan ka? Bakit hindi mo kasama sila Kuya pagbalik? I am worried." I said.
Ilang segundo akong naghintay bago siya sumagot. "I'm standing in front of Eiffel tower. I'll wait for you hun."
Pinatay niya ang tawag.
"Aalis na ako. Pupuntahan ko si Art." Hindi ko na sila pinagsalita at agad akong nagtungo sa kwarto namin at nagbihis.
"Sheliah sasamahan kita." Kuya Axel said and I declined.
"It's our private moment." I smiled and I leave the unit.
Pumara ako ng taxi at sumakay.
I don't like this.
"Madame nous sommes ici." Binigay ko ang bayad sa driver at bumaba.
Nakita ko siyang nakaupo sa isang bench kaya agad akong lumapit sa kanya and I hugged him. "Thank you for saving my friends. Alam kong may kinalaman ko kaya nakabalik sila. You don't know how grateful I am."
He hugged me back and it's so tight. I can't breathe properly pero hinayaan ko na lang siya.
"You're now safe mon amour." He whispered at binaon ko ang mukha ko sa dibdib niya.
Laking gulat ko nang bigla siyang bumitiw sa yakap. He forced it at medyo nasaktan ako kaya naman madamdamin ko siyang tinitigan.
Biglang nag-iba ang awra na bumalot sa buo niyang pagkatao. And it scares me. The past is hunting me.
"H-hun..." Utal kong sambit. Yumuko siya and he clench his hands into fists.
"I have to tell you something."
I bit my lips. Please say something nice.
"The wedding is off..." Bigla siyang tumalikod habang ako naman, pinilit kong i-proseso sa utak ko ang sinabi niya.
"What did you say?" Tanong ko.
"The wedding is off." Pag-uulit niya and I smiled like a crazy psycho.
"Our wedding is off? Haha? Art, stop playing around because it's not nice."
"I am not joking. Ayokong ikasal sa'yo."
When he said it, I lost my mind at lumakad ako papalapit sa kanya at pinaharap ko siya. Pinipilit kong pigilan ang mga nagbabadyang pagtulo ng mga luha ko. My eyes are so drained.
"T*ngina Art ulitin mo nga ulit yung sinabi mo." His eyes is full of ice. I never seen anything cold as his eyes.
Nagsisimula nang maninginig ang buong katawan ko. The tension is spreading through my blood vessels and anytime it could explode.
Bumuntong-hininga siya. How could he do this? "The wedding is off. The wedding is cancelled. The wedding will not exist between us. I don't wanna marry you."
Parang sinampal ako ng ilang libong beses dahil sa narinig. I never expected him to say this kind of ruthless words in front of me without any reactions.
He's not my Art. He's not the guy that I love.
"You can't do this to me Art. You promised me!" Depensa ko sa sarili ko.
Tinaasan niya lang ako ng kilay. "I'm not good at making promises. My bad, it won't happen."
The emotion I am carrying right now is too heavy. Ang bigat-bigat. People are looking at us and but it never bothers me.
Gustong-gusto ko siyang sampalin ng paulit-ulit hanggang mamula ang pisngi niya. Gustong-gusto ko siyang suntukin sa mukha hanggang magdugo ang labi niya.
I badly wanted to hurt him.
"Y-you..." Nauutal kong sambit. Lumunok ako ng laway bago ipagpatuloy ang aking pagsasalita. "Y-yo said... You love me." I don't wanna hear his answer. Alam kong ikamamatay ko kapag narinig ko pa 'yon mismo sa bibig niya.
He stays still. Daretso ang pagkakatingin niya sa mga mata ko. Hindi ko mabasa kung anong emosyon ang meron doon.
"Not anymore."
A tear fell down. Mahigpit ang pagkakahawak ko sa palda ng dress na suot ko.
"But I love you... Mahal kita Art, marami na tayong nalagpasang mga pagsubok and it makes us strong. Ang tagal nating naghintay sa isa't isa... We almost die! We fight together and we breathe the same air, we used to share our love... NAKALIMUTAN MO NA BA LAHAT NANG PAGHIHIRAP NATIN?!"
"I gave you my own because I am so sure that you're the man that will give me a good life, a family. I gave you my own to know you better! You said you love me that we will got married when we're both ready. I never heard those words before, you made me anticipate for that f*cking words of yours!"
"P*TANG*NA MO ART! You're hurting me again!" Sunod-sunod na nagpatakan ang mga luha sa mata ko.
Kahit nailabas ko na ang mga salitang 'yon, it's just 0.1% of how I really want to say.
"Hindi na kita mahal. Nagsawa na ako. You're not that worth it. I just realized that we're not meant to be. My apology Sheliah, I'm breaking up with--"
I cut him off. "We're over. This is the last time you'll hear me say this word..."
"I love you Hun. Goodbye."