The Way I Loved You

Chapter 5.

Chapter 5.

Flashback

It's been a month since we stopped talking, may hindi lang kami pagkakaunawaan pero natiis niya akong hindi kausapin.

Exactly one month after ng 'cool-off' daw namin, he called me, he wanted to see me. So we did.

"Baby, I'm sorry, I just had so much on my plate this past month kaya hindi kita agad nakausap", wala naman talaga akong balak patagalin yung tampo ko sakanya, I know naman na partly it's my fault kaya kami nag katampuhan.

"Isang buwan mo akong hindi kinausap", yun lang ang nasabi ko.

Sinuyo niya ako ng sinuyo buong araw na iyon. Nagmamatigas matigasan lang ako pero wala naman akong balak na patagalin pa yung tampuhan namin ng isang pa nanamang buwan. So that day, pinatawad ko din siya. Nag kaayos kami.

Nasa resto kami nang hiramin ko yung phone niya para mag picture. We took pictures, we looked cute, while browsing through his gallery, I suddenly saw a picture of him and a woman, they were so close to each other, and the background of the picture made my heart beats fast. I know all of his siblings, isa lang ang babae niyang kapatid.

"Who is this", I asked in a cold tone. Hinablot niya yung phone sakin. But I was persistent, nakuha ko ulit sakanya.

I browsed sa messenger niya, I saw a chat, I am not the kind of person who's invading somebody's conversation, but I had the urge to read. The conversation is long enough for me to get to the top and see where they began chatting.

"Kelan pa?" pinipigilan ko ang sarili kong mag burst out.

"One month", nabitawan ko yung phone. Gusto kong maluha sa sinabi niya.

"Yung mga panahon na hindi tayo mag kausap, may iba ka palang kinausap", I said. Tumango lang siya. Shit, lakas ng loob niya umamin!

"Pero wala na kami, break na kami", break? The fuck break? So ibig sabihin naging sila.

"Where was this picture taken?" at malakas pa ang loob ko tanungin kahit na I have a hint already.

"Hotel", gusto kong ihampas sakanya lahat ng bagay na pwedeng ihampas. He was telling me things they did na para bang nagpapaliwanag siya. Wala na akong naiintindihan, dahil hindi ako makatayo at nanghihina ang mga paa ko, tinakpan ko nalang ang teka ko, and when I had the strength to leave, I left.

After may mangyari sakanila nung babae, just because break na sila babalikan niya ako. I don't know what to feel, I just cried and cried because the pain doesn't stop.

Present

I woke up when I felt that my eyes are wet. Did I just cried again? In my sleep?

I checked the clock, it's 8 in the morning. I got up, I still felt the pain from last night but it's a bit better than before.

I went to the dining table, I saw a note.

Dani,

I cooked your favorite fried chicken, you were still dreaming when I woke up, I had to leave for a meeting.

P.S Terry will pick u up for the pre-wedding party.

Tan.

I ate the food that he cooked for me, wala pang kalahating oras ay dumating na si Terry with Margaux.

"Good morning, Dani", Margaux greet me with enthusiasm.

"Hi, Dani", Terry hugged me and spank me, it was our usual batian.

"Ouch", I uncontrollably scream when I felt the stinging pain.

"Dani, sorry, did I hit too hard?", Terry worriedly asked me.

"Babe, what did you do to, Dani, are you okay?", baling sa akin ni Margaux.

"No no, it's not Terry. It's just that last night--"

"Oh My God, Danice Tanjueco, last night you, here", Margaux and Terry's eyes looked shocked.

"No, last night something happened--"

"Something happened, akala ko ba hindi kayo", Margaux has this cute expression where his cute eyes are getting bigger when being shocked, not big enough as Terry's tho.

"Mali kayo ng iniisip--"

"Then what?" They said in unison.

"Patapusin niyo muna kasi ako", natawa naman kaming tatlo.

"Okay, explain, even if you don't have to", naupo sila sa high stool.

"Last night, I slip on the bathroom floor, that's where I got my back ache", I slowly explained.

"Oh so, nadulas ka lang kaya masakit yang balakang mo?" seems like Terry is teasing me.

"Of course, saan ko pa ba makukuha yung back ache ko, haha", I said.

"So nakita ba kayo ni Reg?" Terry asked, I was shocked that she knows that Reg was here last night.

"How did you know that Reg was here?"

"He called last night, asking if I was with Tan, sabi niya makikituloy daw sana siya kasi he was tired last night from his flight, Tan's condo is the nearest from the airport, I tried calling Tan pero hindi siya sumasagot", paliwanag niya. So that's the reason why he's here last night.

"That's why",

"Why? Hindi ba siya dito natulog?" Terry.

"No he didn't, actually he left when he saw me and... Tan", napaisip ako, he might thought of us...

" He saw you, what?" Terry is intently listening to me while Margaux went to get some bread and nutella.

"Tan helped me, binuhat niya ako to bring me to my room, Reg saw us, then he left", I explain, tumatango tango naman siya na parang naintindihan niya.

"Ah so akala ni Reg may nangyayari sainyo ni Tan, that's why he immediately left", napaisip nanaman tuloy ako sa sinabi ni Terry.

"Alam niyo, let Reg think of what he wants to think, most importantly, mag ayos ka na Dani kasi malelate na tayo sa flight natin sa Cebu for our pre-wedding party, 'di baaaa", natawa naman ako kay Margaux, akala mo busy kumain nakiki-chismis din pala.

"Sige na mag-aayos na ako at dadaan pa tayo sa bahay", tumayo na ako,

"No need, dinaanan na namin yung gamit mo kanina, pinakisuyo ni Tan kay Jarrel, nasa sasakyan na", pag lingon ko nagsusubuan na ng nutella yung dalawa.

"Great", 'yon lang nasabi ko.

"Kilalang kilala ka talaga ni Tan ha", Terry smirked.

"Of course, babe, tagal na nila magkasama e, para na ngang mag-asawa, ewan ko lang kung bakit ayaw pa nila maging mag boyfriend and girlfriend", pinag ti-tripan nanaman akong ng mag-asawang 'to.

"He, tigil kayo diyan, haha, sige na mag aasikaso na ako kesa inaasar niyo ako dito", pumasok ako sa kwarto para mag ayos na.

All these years, si Reg parin ang naiisip ko, siya parin ang naaalala ko sa mga bagay na nakikita ko sa paligid ko.