ONE GREAT LOVE

CHAPTER 11

Few days passed.

Hindi na kami ulit nagkita ni Yue. Siguro hindi nya ako type. Nakaramdam ako ng panghihinayang. Hindi ko alam kung para saan, eh diba may Vince na ako?

I sighed. Speaking of the Devil, wala sya ngayon sa opisina. Magkasama na naman siguro sila ni Maureen.

My phone rang. Sinagot ko yun.

"Baeee, kita tayo mamaya. Lunch time" Kelley said.

"Hmm ok. What time?" tanong ko.

"Around 12. No late please." sabi nya.

Natawa ako. "Oo na. Basta malapit lang sa office"

"Okay, same place. See ya. Chup chup"

Naiiling ako nung binaba ko ang phone.

Bumukas ang pinto ng office at pumasok si Vince, ngiting ngiti.

"Anong meron?" tanong ko. Nahawa ako sa masigla nyang vibe. Ngumiti rin ako. Siguro maganda ang development ng project with Tristan.

"Kami na" he exclaimed.

My smile slowly went off. "What?"

"Kami na ni Maureen" excited nyang sinabi. "Ang saya saya ko. Ganito pala ang feeling. After one month of panliligaw, it finally paid off.."

I frowned. That doesn't sound good to me.

"Ya, bakit ganyan ang itsura mo?" tanong nya.

"Wala" I tried to hide my emotion. Pinilit kong ngumiti. "Congrats"

Ngumiti ulit sya. "Thanks. By the way pupunta sya rito mamaya, sabay kaming magla-lunch, ipapakilala ko sya sa'yo."

"No need. Magkakilala kami. Nakalimutan mo na ba?" sabi ko.

Ginulo nya ang buhok ko. "Let's call it a truce. It's about time na magkaayos kayo. Matagal nang nangyari yung alitan nyo. I want you to be friends."

Hindi ako nagsalita.

"Please munchkin. Do it for me" he pouted and put on his puppy eyes.

"I can't meet her today. I have a schedule lunch with Kelley." tanggi ko.

"Then that's nice. Sabay sabay na tayong maglunch. Maganda nga yun eh. Semi reunion. Sasama ko na rin si Jerome.." masigla nya pa ring sabi.

"VINCE PLEASE STOP." Seryosong sabi ko.

He looked at me with puzzled expression. "Why?"

"Kasama ni Kelley ang boyfriend nya." palusot ko. Ayaw ko talaga silang makasama ngayon. Lalo na yung Maureen na yun.

"Okay lang. Kayo ni Jerome ang magpartner. Mas masaya---"

"Hindi ka ba makaramdam? Ayaw ko ngang makasama ang Maureen na yun. Di mo magets?" inis na sabi ko, cutting his words.

Natigilan sya.

I went back to my chair and started checking all my paperworks.

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Pagsapit ng lunch, nauna na akong bumaba ng office.

Pagbaba sa lobby, hindi ko inaasahang makakasalubong ko ang isang taong ayaw kong makita.

We looked at each other. Awkward silence.

"Oh, Juliet" ngumiti sya. "It's been a long time."

"Yes, long time and I have forgotten you. Who are you again?" I pretended not to know her.

She laughed. "Yeah right. I don't expect you to forget thou. Well, never mind. I'm here to see my boyfriend, not anybody else anyway" her words are full of sarcasm.

I hate her so much especially when she emphasized the word Boyfriend.

Maureen Dela Paz. You are a ghost of my past. Please stop haunting me.

She caused my first heartbreak. I don't want to feel that again.

"This is so familiar. Another guy is between us again. I hope this time, hindi mo na ako aawayin since friends naman kayo ni Vince." even her smile is fake.

I rolled my eyes at nilampasan ko na sya. In your dreams. Kala mo siseryosohin ka ng lalaking yan? Isasama ka lang nya sa mga babaeng dumaan sa buhay nya.

Good luck nalang.