Nati's P.O.V.
Nagising ako sa pakiramdam na tila hinahalukay ang sikmura ko. My mouth water upon feeling the bitter taste filled it. My first instinct is to get out of the bed and look for the bathroom, only to frown upon noticing that I am not in my room. I stand up from the bed and run towards the door which I think is the bathroom. The room where I am in is not mine, but it is familiar. I don't know how I end up here, but I am guessing that Astrid called Dream last night after I get drunk.
Matapos kong mailabas lahat nang mapait na laman ng sikmura ko ay agad akong naghilamos at saka nagtoothbrush. This is my second time in Dream's apartment that's why I am quite familiar with the place already. Paglabas ko ng banyo ay napatingin ako sa side table kung nasaan ang may nakapatong na advil at baso ng tubig. Lumapit ako rito at saka ininom ang gamot, hoping that it can lessen my headache for a little bit. Pagkatapos niyon aylumabas ako ng silid bitbit ang walang lamang baso.
"Dream?" I call out his name, only to be greeted back by silence. Napakamot ulo na lang ako nang walang madatnang tao sa labas ng silid. Did he left me alone?
Dumiretso ako sa kusina. Para lang mapangiti ng makita roon ang ilang plato ng pagkain na natatakpan. I can already feel my stomach grumble at the sight and scent of the scrumptious food. I noticed a note on top of the table, I walk towards it and pick it up.
"Got an early meeting to attend. I cooked you breakfast, and there's a car key in the drawer of the bedside table if you need to leave. P.S. send me a text if you leave the house." Basa ko sa sinulat nito. Napailing na lang ako saka muling inilapag ang papel sa mesa. "Well, if I don't know better, it's kinda easy to fall for his sweetness..."
Parang tuksong bumalik sa isipan ko ang pinagusapan namin ni Astrid kagabi.
"Why can't you give him a second chance?" She asked while looking at me with confusion. "He seems so sweet and so in-love with you..."
Napailing ako sa sinabi nito.
"You don't know Clay is, he's just so good at that." Sagot ko saka muling sumimsim ng alak mula sa basong hawak ko. Second chance can be given so easily if I want to, but I know Clay too much. And that's where the issue is coming from. I know him too much. The sweet gestures, the kindness, and the possessiveness. At first look, yes it seems so sweet, but I know better than to fall for it for the second time. "He's a game developer. Trust me when I say that he knows how to play the game so much better than anyone else in the room."
Astrid gave me a skeptical look and sigh.
"I don't want to sound poetic, but the reality is, men will hurt you one way or another. That's love, Nati. Sometimes, the only way to be happy is to find someone who is worth the pain." She try to reason.
That made me let out a soft laugh. At this point, the alcohol is already starting to take a toll on me. Few more glass and I'm pretty sure I will be completely unaware of my surroundings. However, that's exactly the point of drinking. It's to drown enough to forget. To escape the inescapable reality.
"I've been hurt once, and look where it takes me. If I allow myself to get hurt again, I don't know if I can still recover from it ever again." I bit my lower lip upon remembering the nights that I spent questioning my worth. The night that when I decided to get a surgery done in my face in order to look better. I don't want to be in that same position ever again...
Dream made me feel as if I was the most beautiful woman back in MCYT, only to dump me in the end. As pathetic as it may sound, that made me feel so insecure of myself. They say looks and age doesn't matter in love. Don't believe in that bullshit. Truth is, in love everything matters. Looks, stability, age, and financial status. It all matters.
Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako at saka nagtimpla ng kape para sa sarili ko saka nag-almusal. This is what I hate about Dream. I remember those good old times when I was so deeply in love with him. He's exactly like this, sweet, possessive, and caring. Those actions of him made me believe that he was genuinely in-love with me. How can I give him a second chance if sweet things he is doing right now mirrors our past? It's like rereading a novel over and over again. I already know the ending, so why fall for it for the second time? Right?
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