Unexpected roommate[EDITING]

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Alexis' pov:

Nagmamadali akong pumunta sa parking lot para makalayo kay Yumi. My throat feels like it was surrounded with thorns.

I was hiding at the back of some random car para walang makakakita sa'kin. I know it's late already at tulog na ang lahat ng tao, but still. I bended my knees at yumuko dahil nanghihina na ang mga tuhod ko.

I was on the floor in disheveled heap as my grief poured out in a flood of uncontrollable tears.

"Grabe naman makapag salit yon.." I said to myself, my crying moans became hiccups.

Nakayuko lang ako sa sahig habang umiiyak. Umiyak lang ako ng umiyak hanggang sa wala nang luha ang tumulo sa mga mata ko. I wasn't hurt of the fact that Yumi, my friend who i trusted the most, betrayed me. Mas nasaktan pa ako sa mga salita na binitawan ni Yumi sa'kin kanina.

You're not even half as pretty! hindi ka din matalino!

Those words kept flashing up in my mind. I wonder if everyone thinks of me that way...

"Are you crying?"

Agad kong pinunasan ang ilong ko at mga mata ko nang may narinig akong tao aking likuran.

Tumayo ako at tumalikod para tignan kung sino iyon.

"Ha?  hindi noh.." I said. I saw Vince who was holding his car keys.

"Looks like to me.." He said as he slighty tilt his head to his side. "Why are you crying?" Napakunot ang noo niya.

I was starting to panic when he took one step closer to me.

"H-Hindi nga ako umiiyak," Nakayukong sabi ko sa kaniya.

"Everything fine?" He asked, worried.

Absolutely not, Ofcourse i'm not fine. Matapos malamang trinaydor ako ng kaibigan ko, sino bang maging 'fine' dun.

What if i'll move out? Ayoko nang maging roommate si Vince, i'm sure he doesn't mind me moving out. Pakiramdam ko sasaya toh eh, wala nang gulo sa buhay niya. Besides, plano ko naman talaga mag move out noon pa, noong nalaman kong roommate ko pala si Vince.

I took a moment to pause, i swallowed my saliva before i talked.

"I'm moving out," I said directly, nakayuko pa rin.

"What?" Agad na sabi.

"I'm moving out," Pag uulit ko, my head still down.

I took a glance at him, and he looked really confused. His brows met with his mouth slightly opened.

"Maybe it's..." I paused to take a quick breath. "...better this way..."

He tilt his head up and sighed, sabay masahe sa batok niya, he was maintaining that pose for a few seconds. Mukhang malalim pa ang iniisip nito.

"Why?" He faced me and put down his hands to his side.

"What do you mean 'why'?" I faced up, to face him with my brows pulled down, looking confused. "Diba 'yan gusto mo? Oh ayan, i'll move out." Taray na sabi ko.

"I mean....you can stay if you want to," His voice went down to a few octaves and looked away.

He was avoiding eye-contact, mukhang nahihiya pa sa sinabi niya sa'kin.

"I don't want to stay," inipit ko ang buhok ko sa tenga ko. "I'll move out next door, same apartment building lang naman ako sayo." I said.

"So, lilipat kalang ng room? But we're still in the same building?" He asked, to clarify.