Amour Rouge (Red Love)

Chapter 1

Red, can we talk?

Please kahit ilang minutes lang

I rolled my eyes. Bakit ba ang kukulit ng mga ex? Ex na nga, we already ended our relationship months ago. Why is this bastard on my inbox?

We have nothing to talk about anymore.

I closed my eyes tightly, trying to calm myself down. Our relationship only brought me anger. And just replying to his nonsense already disgusts the hell out of me. My thumb immediately went to find the block button when he replied quickly.

It's not like I'm asking for you to come back.

I'm already done, we both are.

Pero please, Red. Can I ask one last favor from you?

Mangungutang pa ata 'to eh! I was in the middle of contemplating whether mag-rereply ako sa kaniya or i-bablock na lang siya, when my phone rang. I lazily looked at my phone, this bastard is now calling me.

As much as I want to scream out to his face, I calmly rejected his call and replied simply instead.

??? You have 2 minutes to tell me what you want.

And of course, he replied immediately.

We made plans to watch the singapore grand prix for our 5th anniversary. Tuloy pa ba yun?

This dumbass is so irritating! Wala ba siyang common sense? Feeling niya ba talaga ay pupunta pa ako para lang manuod ng karera kasama siya?

Bobo ka ba? We're done. So that means, hindi na tuloy.

Ang sayang naman ng tickets red!

So?

Can't you just give those tickets to me?

My eyes widened in amusement. He's dumb, confirmed.

You bought 2, right? I can ask my dad to watch it with me.

I didn't reply. I don't have time for his dumb ass.

I know you are reading my messages. Reply to me.

Talaga ba na bobo ka? Are you insane? Bakit ko naman ibibigay sayo? Close ba tayo?

But you bought those tickets for us. For me.

The keyword is, "YOU". Pertaining to me, the one who bought the tickets. I used my OWN money, fyi. Basically, those tickets are mine. Regardless of the reason why i bought them. So fuck off

Red please, you're not even a fan. If ayaw mo ibigay edi bibilhin ko

I don't need your money.

Look, ill save you from the hassle. Ill buy the tickets, wala ka ng problema pa.

I will watch that f1 race with my friends. Are we done now?

Red, no one is forcing you to watch the race.

I will watch it. End of the story.

I immediately blocked him. Para sa tickets, he'll stoop that low? Grabe, he prioritizes that F1 race than his own dignity.

We dated since we were in Grade 12. I really believed that I'll marry him, my first love. 5 years later, he cheated on me. He fell out of love na daw, and he's tired of me.

I saved up the money I used to buy our tickets. He was already a fan of the sport even before we dated. So alam ko, kung gaano siya ka desperado na makanood ng race na 'yun. That's why I surprised him, we will supposedly celebrate our 5th year together watching and fulfilling his lifetime dream. But he fucked up, and thank God for that. I was about to use up the money I earned so hard for a cheater.

I cleared my thoughts and brought myself back to peace. I opened the group chat with my friends.

Red: Girls! You are both fans of F1, right? I have tickets for singapore, baka gusto niyo?

Tori: as much as i want to see carlos my beloved mananakop, i cant red :((

Lily: ako din, pierreeeeeee my baby

Red: huh? Bakit? Free naman! Sayang eh

Lily: baka nakakalimutan mo na bobo kami ni Tori at busy sa pag rereview for boards this december.

Red: oh

Tori: sanaol

Red: sabi ko kasi sa inyo kumuha na din kayo kaagad para fresh pa ang information after grad

Lily: eh hindi kami nakikinig sa klase, walang information beh

I laughed at that. Syempre exaggerated yung sinabi niya. Both Lily and Tori are good students, pero they prefer reviewing more for the board exam scheduled in December.

Red: next week na ang race, and i dont know shit. Should i just resell the tix?

Lily: gagi wag! Ikaw na lang pumunta!!!

Tori: just go, take this opportunity to relax and unwind

Lily: true! Though impossible na mag-relax sa f1

Tori: beginner pa naman siya sa f1, kaya niya pa i enjoy

Lily: sabagay.. hanap ka na lang ng poging drivers dun

Lily: syempre, si pierre soldout

Tori: carlos taken na din

Lily: we can give you a quick f1 101 before the race week

Red: please, and do it in simple terms

Lily: let's call nga!