49. Warned
RHIAN'S POV
Halos mahigit ang hininga ko habang pinapanood si Ella at Shawn. Shawn is like begging habang si Ella ay iwas tingin. Fuck! Anong nangyayari?
"Don't do this, Ella. May pinagsamahan kayo kahit pa paano." I locked the door para wala makaabala sa amin at nag-tago rin ako sa gilid para makinig.
"Wala akong pakielam, Shawn! If you don't help me, then you don't love me enough." May pagbabanta sa boses ni Ella.
"Dianne can fucking kill you on where you stand if you turn your back to us. Ako yung mahal mo diba? Tulungan mo ako." Wala 'man lang pakielam si Ella. She's insensitive, alam ko'ng nasasaktan si Shawn pero go pa rin siya ng go.
"Tutulungan kita para ano? Para makuha si Kurt at mapatay si Thalie!? Tangina, Ella! Alam mo naman na may sakit si Thalie diba?! She has a fucking heart problem!" Nanlaki ang mata ko at napatakip ng bibig para maiwasan makagawa ng ingay. Si Thalie?
"What!? Heart problem?" Mukhang hindi rin alam ni Ella dahil nagulat rin siya.
"Nasa rest house rin ako ng Guzman nung birthday ni Kurt, I may be crazy about you pero kahit kailan hindi ko magagawang kalimutan ang mga kaibigan ko. I am fucking there on his celebration." may guards doon, paano siya nakapasok?
"I didn't tell you that because you'll just get mad. In the middle of the party ay nagawa ko'ng makapasok sa kabahayan. Call of nature, I accidentally overheard Thalie on a conversation." Oh God.
"She's talking to a doctor, she's sick. Sa tanang buong buhay niya ay may sakit pala siya pero doon niya lang nalaman, narinig ko rin na nagsisisi siyang ginawan ng party si Kurt. She's too late to know the results at ayaw niya pahirapan si Kurt kaya makikipaghiwalay siya doon kapag birthday niya na. You can have Kurt without hurting Thalie." Duon tumulo ang mga luha ko. How can Thalie keep this matter all by herself?
Hindi ko mapigilang mapahikbi.
"May tao ba diyan!?" Alertong tanong ni Ella. Wala naman na ako pakielam kaya lumitaw na ako, nanlaki ang mata nila. Nakita ko rin ang basang pisngi ni Ella, is she crying because of Thalie? Nagsisisi ba siya? How dare she plan to harm her.
"How can you do this Ella?" Napakagat ako ng labi, trying to supress my sobs.
"This won't happen kapag hindi niya nilandi si Kurt! You don't know me that well, Rhian. Walang makakapigil sa plano ko, kahit na ikamatay iyon ni Thalie." And with that she stormed out of the bathroom. Agad naman akong niyakap ni Shawn, how I miss him.
"S—Shawn, I missed you, pero ayoko mamatay ka. Follow her, I heard they'll kill you if you turn them down, contact me, we'll formulate a plan. Okay?" He nodded weakly.
"I regret... I regret loving her, Rhian." I caressed his back before kissing his hair. We all regret meeting her, Shawn. Hindi ka nag-iisa. Ilang sandali pa ay iniwan niya na ako, mabilis akong bumalik sa table namin, buti nalang at nakaupo na silang lahat doon kaya hindi na ako nahirapan.
"Why the hell are you crying?" Wala akong time kiligin kahit na yakapin na ako ni Earl dito. Putangina! Bakit hindi ko napansin ang pagiiba ng mukha ni Thalie these days? She looks gloomy each days passes by.
"L—let's talk outside, Thalie." They all looked at me worriedly habang si Thalie naman ay tumango bago kami mabilis na lumabas sa venue. Dumeretso kami sa suite namin, we need to be alone.
"I—I saw them."
"Who?"
"Ella and Shawn." Parang gatilyo yun na nagpaluha kay Thalie. She reached for the tissue box on the side before looking at me confused.
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أدب المراهقينA sacrifice of a friend and a sacrifice of a lover are two different cases, we will witness a group of people that will be handling their own dilemma that could possibly break the long-lasting relationship they made long ago.
