The Memories I Cherish

Kabanata 41

" Paanong hindi mo alam kayo yung huling nagkasama" sambit ni Zelena.

" Oo kami ang huling nagkasama pero pagkagising ko ay wala na siya, hindi niya ako ginising" I lied.

I feel guilty for lying. If i could just say the truth kanina ko pa iyon ginawa. But i don't want to break my promise to Kiara. I know she will be disappointed at me and I cant.

" This is bullshit! " galit iyon na sigaw ni Ven at umalis na.

Sinundan nila si Ven. Si Dansel at Liam nalang ang nandito. Ngayon ay nakatayo na si Liam, still his lips is swollen.

" Liam" tawag ko sa kaniya. He immediately look at me like he know i will do this.

" Can we talk? " seryoso kung tanong. Nakita ko ang pag baling nang tingin ni Lance sa akin.

Lumabas ako para sa balcony kami mag usap. I want to clear this. Ayaw kung tanong nang tanong. I don't want to make this worse. Gusto kung malaman sa ang nangyari habang maaga pa ang lahat.

Napansin ko ang pag sunod niya. I sighed when he stand beside me. Car horn, buildings and people walking in the street. That wha we see from here in Kiara condo.

" Ayaw kung makialam, Liam but also i don't want to think what's really happened" sambit ko.

" I know you know where she is" nagulat ako sa sinabi niya pero agad din iyong na palitan mang pag aalala.

" She don't want to be fond Liam. She hate you"

" I know" narinig ko ang buntong hininga niya.

" What's really happened? " ngayon ay tinanong ko na. Kumawala siya nang isang malalim na hininga bago iyon sinagot.

" I hurt her so bad. I don't know that well come. " hindi ko agad nakuha ang ibig niyang sabihin.

" Hurt? Physically? " yun agad ang tumatak sa aking utak.

" No. I can't hurt her physically she is so precious to me I can't hurt her. I hurt her heart. I didn't know my mom arrange me marriage to someone I don't even know" sambit niya. Agad ko siyang tinignan.

Arrange marriage?

" Hindi ko alam that mom already arrange my marriage into someone I didn't know" patuloy niya.

Sinabi niya sa akin lahat. Now i understand kung bakit gustong lumayo ni Kiara. I understand why she didn't want to be fond.

Nang araw na iyon si Dansel ay hinatid si Liam. Hindi umuwi si Lance sinamahan niya ako. Sabi ko sa kaniya hindi maman iyon kailangan i can handle myself.

" What do you want for dinner? " He ask.

Nasa living room kami. I told him about what happened. Sinabi ko din sa kaniya na alam ko kung nasaan si Kiara and I feel guilty for breaking my promise to her. Pero siguro naman maiintindihan niya. Sila lang naman ang sinabihan ko ans I'm not planning to tell to my friends. I will let them find out. Sinabi din sa akin ni Liam na wag nalang sabihin sa kanila, nag aalala ako na baka sugudin ulit ni Ven si Liam.

That's messed.

" Kahit ano nalang" sambit ko.

He is ordering our dinner, sabi ko sa kanya magluluto nalang ako but he insisted.

" Talaga bang mahilig ka kumain nang mga galing sa labas" I ask. He then look at me.

" No. I order when I'm tired to cook" sambit niya. I caressed his hair, he is laying in the couch at ginawa niyang unan ang aking hita. This is not the first time he did that kaya nasanay na din ako. I love playing to his hair it's soft.