Could Have Been Better (Crush Series #2)

Chapter 43

CHAPTER 43 — You Won't Cry Anymore

Hindi nagpatinag si Lorenzo at ipinagpatuloy pa rin ang paghapit sa aking baywang.

I gave him a sharp glare, signaling that I didn't like what he's doing. But he just grinned at me like it was nothing.

"Let's go! The rooms are ready!" bulalas ni Celine na walang kaalam-alam sa nangyayari.

I could still see Conrad from where I was standing and his expression didn't change. It was even getting worse every second that passed. When I saw Shayne approaching him, I thought that his eyes would shift to her but it didn't. Sa halip ay itinabi pa niya ito upang mas matutukan ako.

Was I assuming? Nagagalit ba sa akin si Conrad dahil kasama ko si Lorenzo?

Hindi ko na napag-isipan iyon dahil humarang na si Celine sa kinalalagyan ni Conrad.

"What's that, Lorenzo?" Celine teased and her eyes were suspicious. She was looking at the hand of Lorenzo around my waist.

Tinawanan lamang siya ni Lorenzo matapos ay binatiwan na ako. "Get your best friend and take her away from here. Mukhang mapapagalitan ulit ito," ani Lorenzo na ikinanuot ng noo ni Celine.

Celine curiously stared at me and I just shrugged. Kung anoano na ang mga pinagsasasabi ni Lorenzo kaya kung anoano na lang din ang naiisip ko.

Why would Conrad be mad if he already has a girl of his own?

"Saan ang room ko?" tanong ko na lang kay Celine upang hindi na siya makapagtanong pa.

Nagbago naman agad ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya at napalitan iyon ng sigla. "It's on the second floor," ngumuso siya. "Pero ang kinuha ni Vans para sa akin ay presidential suite. So, sa third floor ako," aniya sa tonong malungkot.

"It's okay. Pwede pa rin naman nating puntahan ang isa't isa kung gusto natin," I told her.

She gave me the card key of my room.

Kasama ang mga staff ng resort ay dumako na kami sa sari-sarili naming mga kwarto. Vans was left at the lobby because he needed to settle the rooms of the other vistors. Lorenzo stayed with him. I didn't know with the other people that I saw. Bahala na sila.

I entered the room with the staff who helped me bring my things. Pinasalamatan ko siya habang inilalapag niya ito sa sofa ng kwarto.

"Thank you," I muttered to him.

He instructed me of the things that I could do inside my room and that I could call anyone through the phone here if I needed anything.

Tumango naman ako sa kaniya at matapos niyon ay umalis na siya.

Tiningnan ko ang buong kwarto at wala akong ibang maisip kundi ang pagod.

Sobrang gabi na ito sa nakasanayan kong pagpapahinga sa nakaraang linggo. It was already ten in the evening. If I were home, I should be sleeping by now. Dahil ito sa sobrang pagod na naramdaman ko sa bago kong trabaho. I even resigned to my previous work as an only English teacher. Also, because of that, I haven't done a single thing other than work and rest.

Saka ko naalala ang mga kaibigan ko sa L.A. I haven't spoken to Kavan and Rhyna for more than a month already. Ang huli ay noong nasa L.A. pa ako. Lalong lalo na si Kavan na hindi ko man lang nakausap noong araw ng pag-alis ko. Yes, I talked to him but not in person. I really missed him. I missed my friends so much.

Kaya naman masigla kong tinalon ang kama at naupo roon. I took my phone and messaged my friends. I hoped that they would receive the message immediately because I badly wanted to talk to them. I told them to message me back if ever they are not busy. Sana naman ay makausap ko na sila.