DESTINED

Chapter Twelve

It seems like taking our relationship to the next level - what I mean here is being gf/bf - was not some kind of good news to be celebrated. Ginny, the sweet little princess they always thought she was, went berserk just a second after hearing from Kester. Itinapon niya lahat ng bagay na makita niya. May it be a fragile one or not, she didn’t care as long as she could vent out all her anger, causing a serious damage on the house. Siguro kung hindi pa siya nayakap ni Kester upang pigilan ay pati ang tv nila, basag na rin.

Hindi pa natapos ang lahat doon. Nahinto man siya sa pagsira ng mga bagay ay humagulgol naman siya ng iyak habang nilalabas ang galit niya kay Kester. “S-sabi mo, k-kokonsultahin mo ko kapag may n-nagustuhan ka ng babae. And you would take m-my opinion about her. Sabi mo pa, kapag ayaw ko sa kanya, maghahanap ka nalang ng iba. Pero b-akit... bakit niligawan mo siya nang hindi sinasabi sa’kin, Kes?! At b-akit siya pa Kes?” I saw her throw a punch on his chest then, continued to sob even harder. “I don’t like her Kes. Break up with her. She doesn’t deserve you. You should not settle for someone like her!”

She pleaded and even kneeled just to convince him, an unexpected move from Ginny that made me shut the door behind, leaving the two of them in private. I couldn’t take another second seeing her that way nor a second more seeing Kester hugging another girl.

Dumiretso ako sa bench na nasa ilalim ng puno dito sa bakuran nila at pinatid ito dahilan para ito’y matumba.

Bwiset talaga! Hearing those words coming from her, makes me want to pull some strands of her hair and drag her all the way out of the house. Yes, I know I’m being unreasonable right now! But isn’t she the same? Ihihiling niya kay Kester na hiwalayan ako at sa harapan ko pa?! That insensitive brat! I know I seem strong enough to endure such words, but I’m not! Nasasaktan rin ako. Nasaktan ako sa mga sinabi niya. Nasasaktan ako sa fact na pinangako sa kanya ni Kester na papakinggan ang opinion niya pagdating sa love life nito. Nasasaktan ako sa katotohanang ganon sila kalapit sa isa’t isa at kahit girlfriend na ako ni Kester, I know our closeness is way too far compared to theirs. Nasasaktan ako sa ideyang pwedeng magbago ang isip ni Kester dahil lang sa mga salitang binitawan niya.

Pero ang pinakanasaktan ako ay sa mga huli niyang sinabi. I clutch on the side of the bench as I repeat her words in my head.

‘She doesn’t deserve you. You should not settle for someone like her!’

I have never been insulted in my entire life! Ngayon lang at isa pa talagang tulad niya ang magsasalita ng ganon sa akin? How could she say that? Sino ba siya para sabihing hindi ako nararapat kay Kester? She doesn’t even know me - not even a bit. Hindi niya naman ako nagawang kilalanin dahil galit na siya noong una pa lang. And now she goes telling him not to settle with someone like me as if she knew that I have some kind of contagious disease? Wow. Just wow.

‘She doesn’t deserve you. You should not settle for someone like her!’

“I do not deserve him?” I muttered under my breath. “Who the hell does he deserve then?” I asked as if she’s in front of me. I contemplated on what answer will I get from her and that hit me! I glanced back at the front door and hit the bench one again, causing it to roll on it’s side.

Now I know why she hated me even from the moment we met and even until we met again in AFU.

“She’s bias to herself, isn’t she?” I said, glaring on the wooden front door that has never opened for some minutes now.

“Sino?” Napatalon naman ako sa gulat nang may magsalita. Paglingon ko, si Kervin lang pala. Pinatalbog niya ang dalang bola sa katawan ng kahoy, dahilan para umulan ng mga dahon sa kinatatayuan namin. Noong una akala ko paraan lang niya iyon ng pagbati, pero nakakailang talbog na ang bola ay hindi pa rin niya ito itinigil.