Chase's state of mind was far from being normal.
He was distant. His mind was.
Hey, where are you?
Binasa niya ang text ni Aileen.
School, practicing for graduation, why?
Agad na reply nito.
Dinner later? It's on me :-)
Sure.
Pagkatapos ng reply na iyon ibinaba na niya ang cellphone.
Kasama niya ang kanyang tropa na nahahalata na rin ang kanyang distansya.
"Bro, you okay? You know you can tell us anything, right?," anito.
Huminga siya ng malalim.
Halos magdadalawang buwan na rin, at gragraduate na sila, kailangan niya ng sabihin ito.
"I'm cheating on Ara," he heard gasps as he said that.
"with Aileen," stronger sounds of gasps was evident as he released the second sentence.
"Tangina bro, where are your senses? Are you mad?," halata ang galit sa tono ng pananalita ni Mark.
"She basically started it," anito.
"What do you mean?," tanong ni Bolt.
"I saw Ara with Hart, many times already to be honest, I just kept it from all of you because I don't want to cause a misunderstanding," anito.
Bigla natahimik ang mga kaibigan niya.
"Actually, nakita rin namin sila, matagal na, pero di kami sigurado kung sila yun dahil malayo kami," ani Yam pagkatapos ng isang malakas ng buntong hinga.
"What?!" Chase exclaims.
"Pero bro, I also saw Hart with someone, actually me and Ten, nakita namin siya sa mall, pero impossible namang si Ara iyon dahil nasa Spain kayong dalawa nung mga oras na iyon," ani Five ay tumango naman si Ten.
"Tangina ang gulo," tanging nasabi ni Gil.
"Someone contact Hart and bring him here, kung ayaw niya, drag him," ani Hermes.
"Pero bro, it's not right to cheat on her, pwede ka namang makipagusap muna sakanya before finishing everything, diba?"
"I can't.. I want her, but I also want her to feel how I felt when I saw them together, I want her to crumble like how I did,"
"That's not right dude," ani Bolt.
"I- I tried to fight it, pero ewan ko, I could've fought it if she talked to me, but we haven't talked for almost 2 months now, ni-hindi ko nga alam kung kami pa," ani Chase.
"Bro, you basically hated Aileen, despised her even!," Collin exclaims.
"Alam ko, pero these past months, I saw her changed, for the better,"
—
Nakikita ni Ara na naguusap ang 10Thorns.
Nasabi niya na rin kay Rachel lahat pero sinabihan niya itong itago muna lahat dahil ang gusto ni Ara ay makapagusap muna sila ng masinsinan ni Chase bago pa man lumabas ang mga balita. Dahil kung ngayon ito uusbong mas lalala ang kanilang sitwasyon.
"Kailan mo ba siya kakausapin?," tanong sakanya ni Rachel.
"Sa graduation, bago ako umalis.. Ikaw? Kailan mo ba kakausapin si Hart?,"
"Siguro kapag nakita ko na siya," anito.
——
Pagpunta ni Maris sa bahay na iyon, walang pagaalinlangan niya itong pumasok.
"Manloloko!," agad na sinumabatan ni Maris pagpasok ng bahay
"Ano nanamang kadramahan ito, Maris?," tanong nito sabay taas ng kilay.
"All those informations, yung mga suhol mo sakin para saktan ang sarili kong kapatid, all are fake!,"
"At paano mo naman iyon nasabi?," tanong sakanya.
"I have evidence, dimwit! Pinuntahan din ako ni Tita Gina, and she told me the truth," ani Maris.
If there's one trait Maris has been evident with, is that she blurts our words when she's angry. She may not attend school this year, but she was on the honors list until first year in senior high.
"Okay, I'll give you that, but remember, you can't tell this to anyone because basically, hawak ko ang buhay ng ninang mo,"
Nagmamadaling kinuha ni Maris ang kanyang wallet para kunin lahat ng pera niya rito na agad niyang ihinagis sa pagmumukha
"Oh ayan! Eat it up, I don't need your dirty money!," sigaw ni Maris. Mukhang nagtitimpi na rin sya at di nagtagal ay tinapatan na rin ang lakad ng boses ni Maris.
"Sige, fine! Do whatever you want! Walang maniniwala sayo, you wanna know why? Kasi never ka naman napili, you are never a choice to begin with, even! You were even born with someone else, you will basically never be picked," she said as she triggers Maris even more.
"You can't brainwash me anymore, sa tingin mo matalino ka? I'm one step ahead of you, ngayong wala ka ng hawak sakin? I'm not scared anymore," ani Maris.
"I've hurt my sibling for you, neglected my true family, got eaten by your lies and swoon by your words, pero ngayon, they're all gone, I'm not just hurting my twin sister but also a lot of people, sa tingin mo, sa tuwing nagpapanggap ako bilang si Ara.." dagdag pa ni Maris.
Natawa naman siya ng sandali bago magsalita.
"Go Mar— Yra, do whatever you heart wants! My men will be there, they'll be ready to cut you and your precious tita's life," nakaramdam ng ihip ng takot si Maris dahil sa banta nito noong meron siyang naalala.
"Sige, but remember, once I tell my dad that I am Yra Deanelle, Ara's twin and his long loss daughter, I'll be stronger that you, mawawala ng assets mo, you'll just end up being a mythical creature to all yet again,"
"Maris that's enough," sumbat naman ng lalaki.
"At ikaw, can't you wake up to the fact na pinapaikot ka lang niya?,"
"She's not, she promised me, she just wants to get back to Chase,"
"Does she really? O baka naman gusto niyang makipagbalikan kay Chase?"
"What do you mean?,"
"Wake up, she used you to get closer to them again, she said yes to the relationship you are in now just so she can be her selfish self and ruin a relationship," ani Maris.
Natahimik siya na mukhang nagiisip ng malalim hanggang sa nagsalita ulit si Maris.
"Is it really worth it? To hurt your friends, to ruin them? Just for this girl—"
"Don't listen to her, I'm faithful to you, and my plan, the one I said to you nung dumating ako, don't believe Maris, believe me, ikaw ang pinili ko, I love you,"
Huminga ng malalim si Maris bago magsalita...
"Oh come on! Wake up! Hart! Niloloko ka lang ni Aileen!"
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