Kissing Mr. Not-So Perfect - Montecillo Series #2

[B2] Episode 21

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Umalingawngaw sa silid ang tunog ng alarm ng telepono ni Yoon na agad din niyang napatay. She was already up bago pa man iyon tumunog and she's already enjoying her own cup of milk sa kanyang bagong unit. She sighed as she watched the view from the window while playing with the ring on her finger.

Nang lumabas siya sa silid nila ni Inno ay agad din naman siyang bumalik sa loob upang kunin muli ang singsing na iniwan.

Hindi niya kaya. Hindi niya pa kayang talikuran ang lahat. Sobrang mahal niya si Inno that she broke down again and was caught by Naia and Jarvis. They offered to let her stay in Jarvis' place. Pero tumanggi siya. That place was full of memories. Inno and hers. Baka tuluyan pa siyang masiraan ng bait kung sakali.

Kaya hinatid na lamang siya ng dalawa sa kanyang shop at hindi na siya pinilit pa na bumalik sa mansyon. She only stayed in the shop for a day dahil ready for occupancy na ang condong binili noon. Good thing she was stubborn and did not cancel the reservation even if Inno insisted before. It just goes to show na sa anumang bagay ay dapat lagi kang may fallback. Dahil kahit sobrang mahal niyo ang isa't-isa, shit happens. Renalea happened.

Nang dumampi sa kanyang pisngi ang palad ni Synn, natauhan nga siya. Ano banh nangyari sa kanya? She became someone else. For second there she became so desperate for Inno na pati kaibigan niya ay pinagbuntunan niya ng sama ng loob. Tama ito. It wasn't Synn's fault. It was hers. Pwede siyang tumanggi sa dare na 'yon. But she did it anyways and look where it got her. Synn wouldn't return her calls and she's too much of a coward to even go to her place to apologize. Hiyang-hiya siya sa kagagahan niya at hindi alam ang sasabihin.

Napabuntong-hininga siya bago iginala ang paningin sa tirahan. Isang queen-sized mattress, dalawang unan at isang kumot lamang ang laman ng condo niya even thought its been days. She didn't have the time to really buy stuff for herself kaya't pinagtiyagaan na lamang niya iyon.

Aside from the improvised bed, isang mug lang ang meron siya. She usually buys food sa convenience store sa baba or doesn't eat at all. Hindi rin siya pumapasok and just chose to let her assistant take care of their pending projects. Hindi na lang din muna siya tumanggap ng mga events and the La Monte Anniversary dinner was their last. Ang ironic dahil kompanya iyon ni Inno.

Si Inno. Sobrang miss niya na ito. As much as she wanted to give him time para lumipas ang galit nito sa kanya, hindi niya kinakaya. Masyado na siyang nasanay na nagigising sa umaganh inuulan ng halik nito. O di kaya tinatapos ang araw sa loob ng mga bisig nito. Walang araw na hindi siya sumubok tumawag sa lalaki. But every single time she did, it ended the same way. Walang sagot o kung hindi naman ay laging pinapatay.

Yesterday she was able to gather up the courage to visit him in his office. Pero hindi siya nakaakyat. Hiningan siya ng appointment sa front dest which only meant one thing: pintinanggal na siya nito sa listahan. She didn't even try hard enough and just left.

Alam na niya ngayon ang naramdaman nito when she did that to him. Iyong hindi pinakinggan at tinalikuran na lamang. Ang sakit din pala talaga. Their only difference is that, hindi siya sanay maghabol. Because she's scared. Takot siyang itulak nanaman muli nito palayo dahil baka tuluyan na talaga siyang masiraan ng bait.

I guess it's all over now.

At kagabi, she wasn't able to cry herself to sleep. Tila finally ay naubos na ang kanyang mga luha. So she decided to just stare outside her window and wait for another day to begin.