"... I like you, Alexine. I fucking like you until now."
Nalaglag ang panga ko at napakurap kurap sa narinig ko. Nabibingi na yata ako at nababaliw dahil kung ano ano ang naririnig ko mula kay Gian. Tama, may problema ang tenga ko. Mukha siyang seryosong seryoso sa harapan ko habang ako naman itong nanlalambot na ang mga binti. Hindi ko na yata kaya magstay pa dito at gusto ko nalang umuwi.
"Joker ka na pala ngayon 'no?" I laughed awkwardly. I can feel the fast beating of my heart. I'm trying to ignore what i heard, ayaw kong umasa sa maling pagkakarinig na mga salita.
He is the last person I know who'll say those kind of words to a woman. He was never a sucker for romance and never did it crossed my mind that he will. It's just way too impossible for him to be like this. I'm just hearing things, yeah I'm just hearing ridiculous things.
"I'm not joki—"
"Ah ano... Powder room lang," I cut him off. I left him standing there while i walk towards our table to get my clutch bag then went to the powder room.
Nang makapasok ako ay walang tao sa loob. Humawak ako sa marbled sink at tinignan ang sarili sa salamin. Namumula ang mga pisngi ko dahil sa blush on pero mas lalong namula dahil sa narinig ko. Binuksan ko ang gripo ng sink at naghugas ng kamay, sinuklay ko din gamit ng mga daliri ko ang buhok ko.
Gusto ko nalang umuwi.
Determined to go home, I texted Kuya Maccoy that my feet hurts and I want to go home. I don't want to stay in this place anymore. Lahat ng pag-iwas na ginawa ko ay mababalewala lang at ayaw kong mangyari 'yon. I can't let him say another word dahil sigurado akong guguho ang lahat ng pader na binuo ko.
To: Kuya Panget
Please fetch me, Kuya. Ang sakit na super ng paa ko gusto ko na umuwi...
I waited for a while before he replied to me.
From: Kuya Panget
Okay, Baby Sis. Sunduin ka namin ni Papa. Wait for us sa parking lot okay?
I sighed and left the powder room. Dahil madilim ang hall ay madali lang akong nakalabas without anyone noticing me. Sinuri ko din ang dinaanan ko to see if Gian found me or not. Buti nalang at hindi.
Lakad takbo ang ginawa ko papunta sa parking lot. Kahit may last part pa ang ball ay umalis na agad ako. I just need peace of mind tonight and I don't want to be in there with him. Pagchichismisan nanaman kaming dalawa at ayaw kong mangyari 'yon. As much as possible, as long as I can avoid him, I will.
I waited for a few minutes before Papa's car stopped infront of me. I opened the passenger seat's door and sat there leaning my back on the soft backrest. I felt more relaxed compared to earlier. Para tuloy akong kriminal na nagtatago.
"You okay?" Tanong ni Papa.
"Yes, Pa. I'm just tired..." i groaned a bit.
"You don't want to finish the party, Baby sis?" Tanong ni Kuya.
Ayaw ko, Kuya. I won't enjoy it that much even if I finish that damn party.
"Nope. I'll just finish the rest of it on my bed..." i closed my eyes and took deep breaths.
Nang umandar na ang sasakyan ay pinanood ko nalang ang mga dinadaanan namin. I felt my phone vibrating and saw Vanessa's caller ID. I realizer that she may be involved sa nangyaring ito considering na nakalusot ang dalawang 'yon. I didn't answer her calls and just turned my phone off dahil alam kong hahanapin niya ako at kukulitin na bumalik doon.
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