American Boy ✔️

Chapter Forty Eight

Chapter Forty Eight: Make Sure To Look

"Sino ba yan?" tanong ni Genevieve habang nagmamaneho pagkatapos kong dinecline ulet yung tawag sa'kin ni Alexander.

"Wala. Scam call lang." sagot ko sabay mute ng phone ko.

Alexander has been calling me lately... again. Usually magiiwan siya ng voicemail para lang kumustahin ako at tanungin kung busy pa rin ba 'ko para pwede kaming ulet kumain na kaming dalawa lang.

So a date. I still need time away from him. I'm not ready. Konti na lang naman at magiging okay na 'ko, sure ako, I'm getting there.

E'to lang talagang lalaking 'to, 'di niya yata gets yung space talaga.

Kung ganito siya ngayon na manliligaw ko pa lang siya, paano pa kaya kung kami na?

Of course I am thinking of us dating, it changes everyday, depends kung iniisip ko pa rin yung napanood ko doon sa banyo kasama yung babaeng yon.

Alam ko na ako rin yung problema dito. Ano bang magagawa ko?

Masakit eh, masakit talaga.

Pero yun nga lang... tama rin ako. Paano kung gagawin niya ulet yon? And what if kami na nung time na yun? 'Di ko yata kakayanin yung sakit kapag mangyari ulet yo'n.

But this is Alexander. He won't cheat. I think. I mean, how the fuck would I know?

It's not like we've dated before.

"Scam call? Grabe naman yung dedication ng scam caller~" asar ni Genevieve sabay hit ng brake sa sasakyan.

"You know that I know that it's him... right?" dagdag ni Genevieve tsaka niya 'ko tinitigan.

"And you know that I don't care... right?"

"Oh please, you care. Ano namang pinagawayan niyong dalawa? I swear your fights with him are stupid."

"It's nothing. It's just... I need some space away from him."

"Bahala ka... bahala na nga kayong dalawa."

Huminga ako ng malalim at ibinaba ang phone ko sa may upuan at huminga ulet ng malalim bago ko pinikit ang mga mata ko.

"I saw her."

"Who?" sagot niya and stepped on the gas pedal again once the light turned green.

"Yung babaeng kahalikan niya sa banyo nung araw na yun."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Genevieve sa sinabi ko at halos 'di siya makapaniwala sa narinig ko.

Unti-unting bumalik yung ngiti niya pero yung ngiting parang naguguluhan siya.

"P-Pa...paano? Paano yun?"

"She's a model. A fucking model."

Now I am once again... annoyed. I'm not angry. Just annoyed. She pisses me off. Kung siguro hindi siya talkative nung nagtatrabaho kami then sana okay ko at hindi ako extra annoyed sa kanya.

Pero yung mga sinabi niya? Wow. I wanted to pull my hair out, I was that pissed.

Like... hello?

Mukha bang may pake ako? I'm not a fighter, but shit I wanted to be one when she talked to me, ugh.

"Whoo... how did you met her?"