Aldea's POV
Pag-open ko ng wifi ay sunod sunod ang notification ng messenger ko.
It's 25th of December and maaga ako nalasing kagabi so they're just probably greeting me a Merry Christmas.
Una kong binuksan yung gc namin nila Laiza and I was shocked to see the first message.
Laiza: Hoy Leb, totoo ba? Nag-cheat ka daw?
Tuloy-tuloy yung pagbabasa ko hanggang sa may screenshot ng post ni Bea sa fb.
Leb's flirting with other girl while he's drunk and Bea posted the screenshots on facebook.
Oh my god!
Nag-notif sa akin ang message ni Bea.
Bea: Dea, pwede ba tayo mag-usap?
I immediately called her na agad niya sinagot. Ang una kong narinig ay hagulgol niya.
"Girl, what happened? Paskong-pasko." Sabi ko.
"He was drunk last night and may nag-send sa akin nung screenshot na yon. Ilang araw na din cold sa akin si Leb." Sabi niya.
"Gusto mo kausapin ko si Leb? If ever, do you still want to fix this?" Tanong ko.
"Ayaw ko na. Nag-cheat na eh. I'll just overthink from time to time. My trust issue just went bigger." Sabi niya.
I sighed.
"I'll talk to you later. I'll go to him." Sabi ko.
"Sige." Sabi niya.
Naligo ako at kumain then hiniram ko yung motor ni Kuya saka ako pumunta kila Leb.
"Deaaa! Merry Christmas!" Bati ng Ma'am Lea.
"Merry Christmas po." Sabi ko and she kissed my cheek.
"Tulog pa si Leb." Sabi niya.
"Uhm, Ma'am, have you seen something on facebook, perhaps?" I asked.
"Wala naman. May dapat ba ako makita?" Tanong niya.
"I need to talk to Leb." Sabi ko.
Pumunta ako sa kwarto ni Leb at kumatok.
"Hindi mo magigising yan sa katok lang. Pasok na." Sabi ni Tita.
Pumasok ako sa loob saka ko sinara ang pinto and agad ko sinampal sa noo si Leb kaya napa-igtad siya.
"Gago ka!" Sabi ko kaagad.
Napa-bangon siya.
"Ano? Ang aga aga niyan!" Sabi niya.
"Nag-post si Bea si fb! Nag-cheat ka daw! Sino yung babae mo?" Tanong ko.
Hindi siya nakasagot at tumingin lang sa akin.
Napaupo ako sa kama niya.
"Leb, if you're not happy anymore, just say it. Pinalala mo yung trust issues nung tao. Why cheat?" I asked.
Hindi siya sumagot.
"I hate you." I said.
Napatingin siya sa akin but I just sighed at umalis na.
Pumunta ako sa bahay nila Bea at sinalubong niya ako ng yakap saka siya umiyak sa akin.
"Sino yung babae?" Tanong ko.
"Si Elai." Sabi niya.
Dun ako mas lalong nagulat.
"Nag-cheat si Elai kay Luis dahil kay Leb." Sabi niya.
"Putangina." Nasabi ko na lang.
Naupo kaming dalawa.
"Paano mo nalaman?" Tanong ko.
"Nabuksan ni Luis yung account ni Elai when he found out she cheated. Oo, acc ni JP yon, pero si Leb ang may gamit. Nung time na yon, nililigawan na ako ni Leb." Sabi niya.
Why, Leb?
"Nalaman lang ni Luis na si Leb ang may gamit nung acc kagabi. Nag-drunk message si Leb kay Elai, admitting na siya ang kausap ni Elai sa acc ni JP. And that Leb likes Elai way too long." Sabi niya.
Leblanc's POV
Lumabas ako ng kwarto and lunch na.
Naupo ako sa dining and nandun si Mama.
"Sorry, Ma." I said.
"Hindi ka sa akin dapat mag-sorry, alam mo yan." Sabi niya.
"Pero malaking kahihiyan yung nagawa ko. I'm sorry." I said.
"But why?" She asked.
"It just happened. I don't know. Hindi ko talaga alam. I loved Bea, I really did. But her constant overthinking and complains, napagod ako, Ma." Sabi ko.
"Pero kausap mo na yung Elai even before Bea happened." Sabi niya.
"I liked Elai even since we were in 8th grade but Luis is my friend who happened to be his suitor. Elai and JP was friends and JP became my friend when Senior High started." I said.
She's just listening.
"Then I used JP's account to befriend Elai. And Elai showed attention and the rest happened." Sabi ko.
"What are you gonna do now?" Tanong niya.
"Apologize." I said.
"What are you waiting for?" Tanong niya.
After ko kumain ay naligo ako at unang pumunta kay Bea and Dea happens to be there.
"Dea———"
"Alis na ako. Mag-usap kayo." Sabi niya.
"Pero———"
"Talk to her." She said.
Umalis na siya kaya naupo ako sa tabi ni Bea.
"I know what I did and I won't deny it." I said.
I looked at her and she nodded.
"I'm sorry. I want to apologize. Tama si Dea, sana maging honest na lang ako sa nararamdaman ko." I said.
She was about to speak but I kinda knew what it was.
"I loved you. I really did. But I wasn't happy anymore." I said.
He cupped my face and kissed my lips.
"I was so close-minded and Dea made me realize things. I'm letting you go." She said.
"Dea?" I asked.
"We talked. She comforted me. If I ask you to stay, that's like putting you on a cage like a bird." Sabi niya.
She smiled.
"You're free but promise me, don't ever cheat again, Leb. Hindi lang kami nasasaktan, nabibigyan pa kami ng trauma." Sabi niya.
I hugged her.
"I'm so sorry." I said.
Sinundo ko si JP at pumunta kami kila Elai.
We personally apologized to Elai for what we've done.
"Masyado kasi akong maganda." Sabi niya.
"Nah. You're just easy to get." I said.
Elai was the one who initiated everything. Nililigawan na siya ni Luis and Luis asked me to try if Elai will be swayed and she did.
"What?" Tanong niya.
"Just kidding." I said.
Sunod akong pumunta kay Luis.
"Inom tayo, pre." He said.
"Mamaya, balik ako dito. Punta muna ako kay Dea." Sabi niya.
Pumunta ako sa bahay nila Dea but I saw that Julian guy, stepping out of his car.
"Kuya Jules! Julian! Pasok!" Sabi niya.
She looks happy.
I might just ruin her mood pag nag-pakita pa ako.
Bumalik ako kila Luis na may dala na akong alak saka kami nag-inom.