CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Love, Lust, or option?

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Quote of the day:

"Cheating and lying aren't struggles, they're reasons to break up."

—Patti Callahan Henry


KINABUKASAN:



Nagising si Lea na wala si Aga at ito'y nagtataka dahil alam niyang sa top siya natulog ni Aga.


Kaya agad itong lumabas to ask Aga where is he.


Dahil hindi niya na talaga mapigilan gusto na niyang sagutin si Aga.


Lea: Good morning, Mommy! *Yakap kay Mommy Glenn at masayang bati nito*


Mommy Glenn: Mukhang masaya ang bunso namin, ah. *Kissed on the forehead*


Lea: Opo. *Ngiting hanggang tenga* Anyway, Mommy. Where's Aga?


Mommy Glenn: He went to rooftop. Para ngang may problema, eh. Nu'ng natutulog ka sa top niya, panay ang iyak.


Lea: Po? Did he tell you what's wrong, Ma?


Mommy Glenn: He didn't. All I know is iba ang iyak niya. Alam ko ang tears of joy sa hindi.


Lea: Sige po, Mama. Puntahan ko lang po sa taas. *Sabay halik kay Mommy glenn niya*


Hindi na nakapagsalita si Mommy Glenn dahil dali dali itong umakyat sa rooftop.


SA ROOF TOP:



Lea: Love?


Aga: *Nakatulala lang sa langit*


Lea: Love. *Humalik sa pisngi*


Aga: Ikaw pala, Love. May masakit ba? *Hinipo ang leeg ni Lea para tignan kung mainit ba ito*


Lea: Wala, Love. I just woke up kasi na wala ka sa tabi ko.


Aga: Sorry, Love. *Hinalikan sa forehead* I don't want to wake you up kasi, eh. *Naiiyak*


Lea: Love, is there something wrong? Come on. *Wipes tears*


Aga: *Napabuntong hininga* A-ayaw na kitang lokohin, Lei. *Naiiyak at niyakap niya ito*


Lea: Shh. Tahan na, what happened, Love? *Hinihimas ang likod*


Aga: Kumalas sa yakap. R-remember yesterday. *sobs* *Napabuntong hininga*


Lea: What about yesterday?


Aga: I went to Charlene's. I-I saw her c-crying. I h-hate woman seeing crying. I-I thought h-he needs to comf-fort. U-u-until s-something happened.


Lea: W-what happened. *Naiiyak ito*


Aga: W-we h-had l-lust.


Lea: *Gasps* W-why? *Natulala at naiyak*


Aga: I-I r-realized i-it was w-wrong an-and it-it's too late. *Naiyak ng sobra ito*


Lea: D-do y-you still love her? *Tumingin sa kanya habang umiiyak?


Aga: Shhhh. Stop crying, I hate it. Especially when it's....


Lea: A-answer me. M-mahal mo?


Tumango si Aga na mas lalong kinaiyak ni Lea.


Lea: Y-you k-know what's m-more painful about this? That I was about t-to s-say yes.


Aga: Lei....


Sinubukang habulin ni Aga si Lea but it was too late. Sobrang bilis niyang tumakbo para walang makapansin sa kanya na kahit na sino man. Para walang mag-ask sa kanya what happened.



After reaching home, thankfully that her Mom wasn't there. Morissette was on a business trip kaya si Glenn and Ariel lang muna ang nag-aalaga sa kanya but for this time, she wants to be with herself to sync in what happened.



END OF CHAPTER.

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