The Anatomy of Our Almosts

In the Twinkling of an Eye

"Dad ano pong mangyayari kay Ben?" Glaiza asked we're already inside their family van on the way to our condo.

"Anak, mejo kumplikado yung magiging takbo ng kaso niya, kasi kung aaminin niya na una palang tinangka na niya yung pagbunggo sa sasakyan ni Rhian, knowing Rhian would be there, or any of you two para may masaktan or worse mapatay, pwede na yung attempted homicide or murder since hindi naman siya naging successful, meron pang damage to properties sa sasakyan ni Rhian, physical injuries sa inyo ni Manny, tapos abandonment dahil tinakbuhan niya kayo." Tito Boy detailed who's on the passenger seat in front

"Grabe naman si Benjamin, ano bang iniisip ng lalakeng yun?" Kuya Alcris was driving

"Alam mo na kuya, hindi nakuha ang gusto kay Glaiza." Chynna stiffly commented

Glaiza sighed deeply as she rest her head on my shoulder.

"Nahihilo ka ba?" I worried

"No I'm fine, hindi ko lang maisip kung bakit kelangan humantong sa ganito. Naging magkaibigan naman kami ni Ben." Glaiza sadly retorted, and I can't blame her for that, knowing Ben has been there for her when I wasn't, they've built their friendship through the years, and the end of it is still heartbreaking for Glaiza for sure.

"Glai, natawagan ko na pala si Direk, sabi nila move nalang ang shoot ng scenes mo later next week, para makapagpahinga ka, yung mga scenes nalang muna namin ang kukunan." Chynna said

"Thank you Chynns."

"Cha, sure ka na bang wala ka ng nararamdamang hilo o sakit ng ulo?" Nanay C, who's sitting beside Glaiza and me asked

"Okay na po nay, kumikirot lang yung pasa ko at sugat, pero wala ng pong hilo." Glaiza assured

"Kaya na po akong alagaan ni Rhi. Diba love?" Glaiza added

"Opo, nanay C ako pong bahala dito kay baby G." I giggled and Glaiza did as well, forgetting that Ate Cris was silently seated behind us, but nanay C smiled as I guess it's fine.

"Oh andito na tayo." Kuya Alcris declared as we pulled a stop in front of the condo building

"Thank you Kuya, Nay, Tay, Ate Cris. Pati Chynns. Pasensya na sa abala." Glaiza said as she straightened up.

"Ano ka bang bata ka, basta magiingat ka na sa susunod, wag ka ng tutulog tulog." Nanay C scolded

"Opo Nay." Glaiza sa scratching her eyebrow

"Ihahatid nalang namin ni Alcris yung isang sasakyan mo na nasa bahay, para may magamit kayo ni Rhian. Ako na din aasikaso sa kaso na ifafile kay Benjamin." Tito Boy reminded

"Okay po dad. Thank you po ulit." Glaiza smiled as we got out of the car.

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The blare of controversy surrounding the accident that happened to me has taken everything into a whole new level when the case against Benjamin was publicised since a good number of photos of him coming in and out of the RTC were everywhere in the internet, in newspaper articles, showbiz talk shows and news channels.

Good thing our manager was able to clear our path for Rhian and me, shrugging off additional issues saying, Rhian being the reason why I broke up with Ben that resulted to people calling him the jilted, other speculations arise with Ben being quoted as an alcoholic and drug addict and still others point out the plain and simple case of unrequited love.

After a week of rest, letting my bruise and cut heal completely, Rhian and I are back on set. The first week of airing was a success, the hashtags released by the TRMD admins on Twitter topped the trend list for five consecutive days despite the mess we are in.