Pinarada ko ang kotse sa labas ng bahay. There are also two cars in the driveway. Ang isa ay kay Dianne at for sure yung isa ay sa mga kaibigan ko.
Bumaba ako ng kotse at napalingon sa likod ko.
"Seriously sumunod ka talaga?"- sabi ko sa babaeng nakadungaw sa bintana ng kotse nya.
She flash me a dazzling smile na ikinaiwas ko ng tingin.
"I'm just making sure that you are safe. "-she replied.
"I'm fine, now go home or to whatever place you're going "- I said.
"Tell Dianne I said Hi"- she said before closing the window of her car.
It was tinted kaya hindi ko alam kung nakatingin din ba sya sakin habang paalis yung sasakyan nya.
Napaismid ako kasi naman akala ko bababa sya at sasama sakin sa loob hindi pala.
Naglakad na ako papasok. Pagbukas ko ng pinto lahat sila bumaling ng tingin sakin.
There's a big question mark on their heads.
"What? Para kayong nakakita ng multo"-sabi ko at dumaan sa harap nila.
Nagpunta ako ng kusina para uminom ng tubig. Habang nagsasalin ako sa baso sunod sunod na nagsipasok ang mga kaibigan ko last si Dianne na walang ekspresyon ang mukha..
"Is it true? "- tanong ni Pam
Napakunot ang kilay ko.
"Tell us Annie totoo ba yun?"- si Joana naman ngayon.
"Ano bang sinasabi nyo?"- tanong ko bago uminom ng tubig.
"You and ate Mel at the bar. "- bulalas ni John.
Naibuga ko kay Jerome yung tubig na iniinom ko kasi sya yung malapit sakin.
"Ugh.. Eeww Annie! "- maktol nya at agad nagpunta ng sink para maghilamos.
Binaba ko ang baso at tinignan sila.
"It was nothing.I didn't know that she was there "- sabi ko at bumaling kay Dianne na tahimik padin.
"But it's on the internet now! Even the picture where she's holding you because of drunkness!"- sabi ni Pam.
Ako naman ang naguluhan.
"Anong sinasabi mo?! Hindi nga ako nalasing kagabi! "- sabi ko.
"Then how can you explain this? "- sabi ni Joana at pinakita ang phone nya sakin.
FORMER HEIRESS OF CARVAJAL GROUP OF COMPANIES WAS SEEN IN A BAR LAST NIGHT WITH HER RUMORED GIRLFRIEND
My jaw drop when I saw the pictures. Ito yung after akong tusukin ng kung ano sa leeg ko.
Mel is the one who's holding me. Hugging me on my waist. Pero sa pictures walang bodyguards na nakasama kami lang talagang dalawa.
"Kayo na ulit? Hindi mo manlang sinabi"- sabi ni John.
"Naglilihim kana samin"-si Jerome na kakatapos lang magpunas ng mukha.
Napapikit ako.
"Dianne you know it's not what they think right? Tell them"-sabi ko. Sumasakit ang ulo ko sa dami ng nangyayari.
Tumikhim si Dianne pero hindi sya sumagot.
"Oh geez come on guys. It's not true okay? We're not back together. I don't know what happened last night. Hindi ko alam kung pano nya ako nalapitan"- sabi ko.
"Kasi nga lasing ka"- sabi ni Pam.
"I said I'm not drunk! "-sabi ko.
"Kung hindi ka lasing bakit hindi ka umuwi kagabi? Excited kaming pumunta dito sa inyo to see you but what we saw is just ate Dianne"- Joana said.
"You wouldn't understand. "-sabi ko at umalis sa kusina.
Naramdaman kong may nakasunod sakin.
"Dianne not now please"- I said.
"About last night.. "- napatigil ako sa sinabi nya.
Lumingon ako sa Kanya.
"What about it? "- tanong ko.
"I'm sorry. "-she said.
Nagsalubong ang kilay ko.
"What do you mean? "- I asked
"I know that she's looking for you. "- she said.
"And you told her where am I? "- I said.
Umiwas sya ng tingin.
"My gosh Dianne! You know I'm not ready to face her again! And you also know that I'm moving on so that she could be happy with her married life! "- I said.
"She's not married! "- she fired back.
Natahimik ako.
"Hindi sya kasal. Don't tell me hindi nya sinabi sayo? "- she said.
Nakita kona nakadungaw na din sa pintuan sa dining area ang mga kaibigan ko.
"Sinabi nya but.. "
"You don't believe at her. "- she said matter of fact.
She give me the iPod.
"Anong gagawin ko dito?"- I asked.
"Everything you missed for the past year was all there. Go to your room to see it"- she said to me at tumalikod na para ientertain ang mga kaibigan ko.
I glance at them bago tuluyan na tumalikod at pumanhik sa taas.
I go inside my room and I open the iPod.
I was taken aback when I saw that it was all an article about Mel.
Including her birthday and supposed to be engagement.
Nagstart akong magbasa at habang unti unti kong nababasa ang mga nakasulat duon unti unti din na hindi ko maintindihan ang sarili kong nararamdaman.
Hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ako dahil hindi sya kasal o malulungkot ako dahil sa nangyari nawalan sya ng karapatan.
O magagalit sa sarili ko dahil hindi ko manlang sya pinakinggan kanina sa mga dapat nyang ipaliwanag.
Natigil ako sa isang article kung saan may sagot sya sa isang interview about her rejecting the proposal of her supposed to be fiancee.
She said that "I'm inlove with someone else. And my supposed to be finance already knows that. We're calling off the engagement because I don't want him to be tied up with me knowing I don't love him romantically. He deserve someone else and it's not me. "
May isa pa syang sagot na lalong ikinagulat ko.
The question to her was "who is the person you're inlove with? Is he a better guy? "
Then her answered was " I'm sorry but the person I'm inlove with was a she"
The world knows about it.
She already let everyone knows that she's into girl!
Pinagsigawan na nya sa buong mundo pero ako wala manlang kaalam alam.
Sinungitan kopa sya kanina.
Binasa kopa ung isa pang article.
The question was "Where is this person now? "
And she replied "She left me. It's my fault because I told her to leave. "
Nakaramdam ako ng guilt. Feeling ko sinisisi nya ang sarili nya sa ginawa ko.
Oo kasalanan nga nya but still may mali din ako because I did let her go when she's needing me the most.
I wipe the tears that stream down on my face.
Tumayo ako sa kama at nagpasyang maligo muna bago ko sya puntahan.
I'm a bad girl. Ako bitter not knowing kung gaano kahirap ang naging sitwasyon nya dati para lang makita at makasama ako ngayon dito sa L.A
After ko mag ready bumaba na ako.
Lahat naman sila tumingin sakin.
"I'm sorry but I will make it clear today so I'm gonna go first."- sabi ko.
"Sandali!"- pigil ni Pam.
Napatingin ako sa kanila.
"Let the world know that you also love her. Kasi sya last year pa nya ginawa yun kaya bumawi ka"- she said.
Nagtanguan naman sila.
"Oo nagalit kami sa kanya dahil sa nangyari sa inyo dati pero ang swerte mo Annie. She surrendered everything she have just to be with you. "- si John.
"Keep her like how she keep you"- Joana.
"Pag naghiwalay pa kayo, ako na manliligaw dun"- si Jerome.
"Mel doesn't like pacool kid like you"-sabat ni Dianne.
"Ouch naman Ate"-sabi ni Jerome na ikinatawa namin.
"Thank you all. I promise I won't do the same mistake I did from the past. "-sabi ko at dali dali akong lumabas ng bahay at sumakay ng kotse.
Naghuhumadera ang puso ko.
Andami kong gustong sabihin sa ngayon pero isa lang ang gusto kong gawin. Ang mayakap sya at sabihin na "Mahal kopa din sya".