Chapter 25: She was the Past

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Hindi parin siya kumikibo hanggang ngayon, not gonna lie I felt hurt hearing what he answered saakin. Pero alam kong karapatan na magselos or masktan. Kasi wala namang kami in the first place.

"She was kind one." Basag ko sa katahimikan namin, tumingin naman siya sakin na may pag-alala sa ga mata niya. Why is she looking at me like that?

"Y-you met her?" tanong niya sakin at tumango naman ako sabay ngiti, "Y-yeah ang bait niya."

What's with him? bakit ayaw niyang maikasal kay Divine? She's kind but... I wonder kung mahal din ni Divine si Garam.

"So sasabihin mo na ba saakin ang plano mo?" tanong ko naman, alam ko na ang plano niya. I already understand what he meant when I said those words.

'I will do anything you want.' Sana pala hindi ko na sinabi yun non, but why am I like this? Grabe ka naman Solaria, wala kang utang na loob kay Garam. He literally helped you...

Tas yan lang ang sasabihin mo? "Sh-she... she was suppose to be my fiancé."

I stopped thinking at nakinig na sa mga sasabihin niya. "Bakit anong nangyari?"

He sighed and ginulo ang golden hair niya. "She was my friend noon, siya rin yung kalaro ko because her parents and my parents were close friends. Madalas kaming naglalaro kasama sina Kuya at Ate."

Oh, she was the childhood friend na hindi mo mabibitawan. "I did fell for her and asked my parents na gawin siyang fiancé ko, she was my fiancé since we were kids... But..."

"But kuya like her too, I also love my brother because he keeps encouraging me sa mga bagay na akala ko na hindi ko kaya. H-he was my best friend." I hear his pain.

"Ayaw kong masira iyon dahil sa selfishness ko na maging fiancé lang si Divine, so I started rebelling saying hindi ko kailangan ng mapapangasawa. Because I want my brother to have her." dagdag niya.

"I ran away and stayed sa village nina Luca and met all of my friends there. Minsan na lang akong umuuwi and I enjoy staying sa village."

"I wanted it to be better at para guminhawa ang buhay nila. That's why I agreed to help you too kasi you look like someone who needs help."

Ang bait niya talaga, no matter how scary and intimidating he looks. Ang bait niya on the inside, gusto ko siyang tulungan pero bakit parang ayaw ko?

Did he want help on going back together kay Divine? Hindi ko alam kasi hindi siya sumasagot sa mga tanong ko sakanya tungkol kay Divine, like he's not sure what he felt.

"You read your brother's mind right now, right? nalaman mo agad kung sino ang nagpadala kay Divine." Tumango naman siya, I felt relived kasi hindi niya naririnig ang utak ko ngayon.

"Yeah..." maikling sagot niya naman at tinitigan ako sa mata, sabay lapit ng mukha niya. what is he doing? "UGH I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE!"

Malakas na sigaw niya na ikinagulat ko... hindi niya parin sinagot kung mahal pa ba niya si Divine. But here I am ready to help him kasi I'm his friend and nothing more but a contract fiancé. "Garam-

"I'm sorry I have to drag you to this, please give me time." Biglang sabi niya at umalis ng mabilis, he went off so fast na hindi ko siya magawang sundan. What the- akala ko sasabihin niya ang plano?

Sinabi niya lang ang nangyari noon, does he want my help or not? hindi ko nga alam kung saang banda ko siya tutulungan eh. The question I asked him kanina... he didn't answer yet.

Maybe he still loves Divine? Kasi yung mga mata niya is something between happy and sad when he saw her, naglook back rin siya sakin nung nasa kwarto kami pero he gave me some regretful eyes...

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