How to Break a Heart (To be published by LIB)

Thirty-One

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Arron

Naging mabilis masyado ang pangyayari. I only felt the pain shooting on my jaw when I stumbled on the ground. I haven't recovered from the punch when I was pushed down and someone straddled on my stomach. Naramdaman ko ulit ang isa pang suntok na tumama sa pisngi ko at bigla ako nakaramdam ng pangigigil.

"Stay. The. Fuck. Away. From. My. Girlfriend." kinuwelyuhan ako ni Dominic at inangat niya ang isang kamao niya. I heard Allie's scream from a short distance.

"Dominic! Don't! No!" anger started to spurn inside me when I heard how Allie was in verge of crying. I know she was starting to get frightened. But I also don't want to look weak in front of her. The worry on her voice was enough to give me strength and fight back. Sinabi ko na sa kanya iyon.

I'm not going to give up even if I ended up black and blue.

The adrenaline started pumping in my blood and the tables turned, Dominic ended up lying on his back and I was on top throwing punches on his face non-stop. Sinusubukan niyang bumangon pero mas malakas ako sa kanya at mas magaling sa pakikibasag-ulo.

"Stop it you two! Just stop!" naririnig ko pa rin ang pagsigaw ni Allie pero masyado akong nilamon ng galit ko. If given the chance, I would gladly finish this guy's life with a smile on my face.

"Allie is my girlfriend, you hear that? She's mine. So back off!" tinulak niya ako palayo sa kanya, with my defense down I was knocked off his body. Mabilis na tumayo si Dominic at ganon rin naman ako. Kapag nakikipaglaban ka, kung sino ang palaging nakabagsak at nasa ilalim, kahit hindi pa tapos ang laban, kahit saang anggulo tingnan, siya ang magmumukhang talo.

"Oh talaga? Sa'yo siya? Kaya pala nitong nakaraang buwan, mas madalas na ako ang kasama niya at hindi kaw?" I taunted and Dominic's eyes widened. He obviously didn't see that one coming. I took that as an opening and smirked.

I wiped the corner of my lips and looked at Chua with nothing but detest. "Nagulat ka ba? It's true though. Sa bawat oras na hindi mo siya kasama, ako ang kasama niya. Sa bawat oras na gumagawa siya ng dahilan para layuan ka, sa akin siya pumupunta. And I'm going to assume you know what that means."

"Arron, stop." Allie cried and Chua's face was unreadable. Parang gusto niyang sumigaw, tumawa at sabihin sa akin na hindi siya naniniwala. Kulang na lang ay hablutin niya si Allie para ikumpirma kung totoo ang sinasabi ko o hindi.

"Yes, that's right Chua. All this time, she's been trying to break up with you pero wala lang siyang lakas ng loob. And you, a naïve airhead can't even pick it up. Ganon ka ba kamanhid at hindi mo maramdaman na ayaw na niya sa'yo?"

"No." Dominic growled and it only made me smirk devilishly. "That time Allie texted you na wag mo siyang sunduin? It was me. We switched phones. The same reason why she changed her password." nakita ko ang pagbasag ng mga mata ni Chua. He was obviously hurt. "And also that time when you found out that Allie was in my race? I invited her. She lied to you. And for the past few months, she's been lying to you. Nagsisinungaling siya para lang makasama a-"

Hindi ko na nagawang tapusin ang sasabihin ko dahil bigla ulit sumugod si Dominic at umakmang susuntukin ako. I dodged his punch and threw one directly at his face, it hit him but it wasn't strong enough to make him fall back.

"Tumigil na kayong dalawa. Please." I heard Allie crying hard while catching her breath. I want to stop and comfort her, tell her how sorry I am for making her see us fight but Dominic tried to advance on me again. Magkakaabot na sana kaming dalawa kung hindi lang kami bigla pinigilan nila Trent.