We met again

Chapter 19

"Who's grace?" I asked Kiel when he stopped the car in front of my condo.

Umalis na din kami ilan minuto pagkaalis ni Axel dahil patapos na din naman ang party. Si Ava ang una namin hinatid kaya kaming dalawa na lang ni Kiel.

Seryoso syang tumingin sa'kin bago bumuntong hininga.

"What?" Naiinip kong tanong.

I'm so curious who's that grace.

Bakit ganon na lang ang takot sa mga mata ni Axel? Bakit parang ang hirap sakanya na banggitin ang pangalan non? Sino sya?

Sino sya sa buhay ni Axel?

Ang daming tanong sa isip ko at gusto kong masagot 'yon ngayon.

"I know you have an idea why axel is acting like that earlier." Sabi ko ng hindi pa rin sya nagsasalita.

"Promise me na hindi mo sasabihin kay Reese na ako ang nagsabi sa'yo." I nodded. "Alam kong wala syang balak sabihin sa'yo ang tungkol dito dahil hindi nya na gugustuhin na maalala ulit ang nangyari dati, ang nakaraan na pilit nyang tinatakasan."

Lalo akong naguluhan at the same time nacurious sa sinabi ni Kiel.

"What do you mean?" Curious kong tanong.

"Grace is..." He sighed before continuing his word. "Reese's ex."

Oh.

Pero bakit ganon na lang ang epekto nya kay Axel?

I nodded kahit na madami pa rin tanong ang nasa isip ko.

"Bakit ganon na lang ang reaction ni Axel ng malaman nya na nasa bahay nila yung...ex nya?" Humina ang boses ko nang banggitin ko ang huling salita na binitawan ko.

"2 years ago Reese's had a depression" Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi ni Kiel.

Nakatingin lang sya sa harapan. "One of the reasons or should I say the main reason why he got that is her, Si Grace."

"She cheated on Reese" Kumirot ang dibdib ko ng marinig ko ang sinabi nya. "The worst is, it's their first anniversary he was supposed to surprise her but he's the one who got surprised, he saw with his own two eyes that grace and his cousin are making out." Walang emosyon na napangisi na lang si Kiel.

Nilingon nya ako. "Remember nung nagpunta ako ng states para magbakasyon? Nagpabili ka pa nga sa'kin ng shoes." I nodded. "Tinawagan ako ng mom ng Reese non para kausapin sya kasi hindi daw nila makausap ng maayos araw araw din daw nagiinom."

"Pagpunta ko don nalaman ko na Grace just used Reese to get the things she wants because she knows Reese is rich in short, she's a gold digger." Napailing na lang si Kiel. "Nalaman ko din na habang sila ni Reese may relasyon na rin sila ng pinsan ni Reese. I'm with Reese when Grace tells on his face all of the shit she does and I never heard her say sorry." 

"She makes Reese ask his own worth to the point that he got mad at himself because he thinks he let that happen. He loved Grace to the point that he is ready to forgive her, he is ready to forget all the things she did to him there was a time that he begged her to come back but grace just ignored him."

"He almost lost himself at the same time his parents got disappointed on him, for the first time." Hindi ko namalayan na may tumulong luha na pala sa pisngi ko kaya agad ko itong pinunasan at tumingin kay Kiel.

"Why?" I asked.

"He was supposed to graduate last year but he failed napabayaan nya yung sarili nya pati na yung pag aaral nya noong mangyari 'yon. Nang malaman nya na hindi sya makakagraduate, na hindi nya nakuha yung pangarap nya he lost himself to that's why he tried to end his life." Parang nabingi ako sa mga narinig ko.