"NO! AKALA ko ba you cared for me? Akala ko ba, naiintindihan mo ako?" Pavlo cried out. He stood up furiously, clenching his fist tightly. He can feel blood gushing above his head. The pain hits him, leaving him impaired. He couldn't believe that one of his trusted friends did something against his will.
"Pavlo, I just want what's best for you," Tobi said with his stern voice.
Shaking his head, he chucks sarcastically. "All this time, it's you..."
Tobi raised a brow, not liking how their decent conversation turned out. "Kung sasabihin kong oo, what will you do? I told you the first time. You should've listened to me. Hindi sana tayo aabot sa ganito."
"Tobi, you can't do this to me." Sniffing, he tried shoving away the idea that had been on his plate for quite a while now. He won't let it. Not when he will break someone's heart. Not when he will break his very own heart.
"Pavlo, makinig ka nga! This is for your own good!" Tobi patiently explained or rather tried to convince him about his so-called proposal that he defiantly denied over and over.
"For my own good? Paano kung masasaktan ako? For my own good pa rin ba?" he whines, grasping an amount of his hair.
"Hindi mo ba talaga naiintindihan? Para ito sa'yo! Makinig ka naman sa'kin. Pagod na pagod na akong ulit-ulitin pa ito!" Tobi looked at him blankly. "We will release an official statement regarding the allegations against you and we will deny everything about you and Vester."
"I won't—"
"Now do me a favor and keep mum," the manager said in finality.
Face-palming, he's tearing apart. "Bakit ganito? Gusto ko lang naman magmahal..."
Tobi sighs looking at his dejected state. "I'm sorry, Pao but we have to do this to protect you."
He held his breath. "How will it protect me? Tobi, tulungan mo naman ako."
"That's why I'm doing you a favor. This will protect your career and even Vester himself. Hindi mo ba alam how people started attacking him? Gusto mo bang mas ma-drag pa ang pangalan niya sa eskandalong ito?"
"Pero masasaktan siya a—"
"Mas masasaktan pa siya lalo dahil sa mga panghuhusga patungkol sa kanya at sa relasyong mayroon kayong dalawa!" Tobi reasoned out, nearly yelling.
He looks down. "No. I can't..."
"Ayoko mang gawin ito pero kailangan. Kailangan niyong mag-usap. Sabihan mo ako agad or else... hindi titigil ang issue. Maybe it will but eventually, mabubuksan at mabubuksan ulit ito in the near future. Kailangan natin itong maagapan agad."
He knows they will have to come to this but he's not ready for it. He's willing to shout his name to the world. Why is fate so cruel to them? Loving Vester feels so right but why does the world make it harder? Then everything tumbles down. He feels so wrong. He's lost.
"Tobi, hindi ko kaya. Hindi lang si Vester ang masasaktan sa gagawin natin. What about his family? Anong iisipin nila? Wala na bang ibang paraan? Pwede rin namang hayaan na natin ang issue. I cannot risk it."
This time, Tobi grunted in annoyance. "Pavlo, puro ka na lang Vester. Hindi mo ba naisip ang mga naka-line up mong projects? Mind you, ayaw nilang masangkot ang pangalan nila rito at hindi nakakatulong ang issue mo—"
"Ano bang issue sa pagkatao ko? Gusto ko lang naman mahalin si Vester pero bakit ang hirap? Bakit pagdating sa mga kagaya namin, hindi kami malaya? Siguro nga mali sa mga mata ninyo. Tingin mo ba, ginusto naming magkamali sa harapan ninyo? Kung sana napipili lang ang tadhana..."
BINABASA MO ANG
Parcel | StellJun
FanfictionFor Pavlo Oliver (Paulo Nase), it takes courage to count the waves of love. It takes a piece of his heart to go beyond the reef and is afraid to commit since the water is too shallow to begin with. Even if knowing there's someone who took a risk to...
