His Rebound Girl

Chapter 25

#HRGChapter25

"Okay ka lang?" tanong ko sa kaniya. "Anong nangyari?" Tumingin ako sa harap at likod kung may bumangga ba sa amin o nabangga ba kami.

"What did you say?"

"Are you okay?"

"No. Before that"

I frowned. And then, oh.

Umiwas ako ng tingin at naramdaman kong nag-init ang mukha ko. I know he can't see my face but it's surely red as tomato right now.

When I didn't answer, he drove the car until we're in front of my house.

I bit my lip as I heard him unlock the door.

"I am serious" I tried to say it as firm as I could but I still heard my voice shook. I am so nervous.

But I already blurted it out. There's no turning back.

I looked at him directly in the eyes. "Be my boyfriend. I'll be your girlfriend until you move on from her or as long as you'd like.." my voice broke so I cleared my throat. "Kung nakahanap ka na ng iba bukod kay Anna then let's break up and be friends again but if you get back to Anna, I'm sorry but I won't ever be your friend again"

He opened the light and his angry face suddenly showed.

He looked at me intently. "Something happened with Anna" he stated. "What did she say?"

I have no plans of saying that his ex treats him as her toy. I don't know want him to be hurt by that girl anymore. I don't want anything from that girl.

He sighed as he unbuckled his seatbelt, then he moved his body to face me.

"You don't want to tell me?" umiling ako. Then, he sighed. "Don't let it get to you, okay? Don't think of any weird ideas because of her. I can't promise that I won't talk to her but I promise that we're never getting back together"

Tinanggal ko rin ang seatbelt ko at tumingin sa labas ng bintana.

"I like you"

I said almost a whisper.

I heard his heavy breaths beside me while I can't even breathe.

"Are you just saying this -"

"No!" tanggi ko. I sighed and looked at him. " I mean, I don't know, sa Batangas, I..I felt weird things" I stuttered. "I don't know.. I don't love you...yet." I averted my eyes. Hindi ko pala kayang tumingin sa kaniya. "But I like you more than a bestfriend should"

We remained silent. We're used to silence but this one's an uncomfortable silence.

Sa gate pa rin namin ang tingin ko. Paglabas ko ba ng sasakyan na 'to, magkaibigan pa rin ba kami? I don't know if I can face him soon. Hindi ko pa naman siya mahal. Siguro darating din ang panahon na mawawala 'to at magiging okay na ulit kami.

But my heart hurt when I imagined him going back with Anna.

I just want to save him from Anna. Hindi naman ako maghahangad ng higit pa. I'm not a hypocrite to say that I don't want him to like me back but I will never push him to like me.

Kung makahanap siya ng iba, I'll freely give way. But if it's Anna, I can't. If he still wants Anna, I'll cut him off forever. Isip bata na pero pag naging sila pa, sila ang papatay sa'kin. Sabi nila, avoid toxic people daw.

"You don't want complicated" he said out of the blue.

"I don't"

"With me...it's complicated"