THIRTY (completed)

Wrong question

Chapter 13

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"Pasenya kana kung Chinese takeout lang ang naipakain ko sa iyo.Promise ko,next time sa first class restaurant naman."

My heart gave a leap of joy.Wow! May next time pa.I couldnt wait for it to happen.Was he saying he would pursue me again and we would start dating?

Nabawasan ang pigiging masungit nito sa akin.I could also feel the wall he had built between us was starting to crumble.He was beginning to show his old self and I couldnt be happier.Gone was the awkwardness that was evident during our first few weeks at work.

"How are you liking your job?" nakangiting tanong niya

"I'm learning a lot,thanks to you.Nagkakainteres na rin akong sumubok na magkaroon ng maliit na negosyo in the future.You opened my eyes na may mas malaking potensiyal umasenso kung may sarili kang negosyo."

"That's nice to hear.Yan kasi ang advocacy ko,na ang bawat pamilyang Pilipino ay makapagpundar ng maliit na negosyo.Malaking tulong kasi ito para sa kanilang kabuhayan."

Talagang lalo akong pinapahanga nito.Ang iba kasing negosyante ay puro pansariling interest lang ang pinangangalagaan pero iba si Lucas.

After dinner ay nagpaalam na rin ako,but he insisted on driving me home.Natuwa naman ako dahil talgang concerned ito sa safety ko.

We chatted some more as we drove home.Noong una ay tungkol sa barkada at trabaho lang pero ang lumaon ay nauwi ang usapan sa mga personal na buhay.

"Broken any hearts lately?" Lucas

Oh,my God! He was subtly asking about lovelife and I didnt know how to react.So I just gave him a vague answer. "It's been a while since I've broken someone hearts.My heart's the one who gets broken nowadays."

"Si Miss Heartbreaker naging Miss Heartbroken? Somehow,I find that hard to believe."

I couldn't blame him if he felt that way for me.Sana lang ay mabago ko pa ang naiwang impresyon sa kanya.But for now,I decide to change the subject.It was my turn to ask some question I had been meaning to ask and I wanted to get straight answer from him.

"How about you? I heard you're breaking hearts left and right.Anyone special?"

Hindi agad ito sumagot.He must be thinking that I was an interfering, snooping bitch out to sabotage his love life.I slumped on my seat at tumingin na lang sa labas ng bintana.ME AND MY BIG MOUTH.Ngayon na nga lang ako naging accommodating sa kanya inabuso pa niya kaagad.

After longest two minutes ay nag salita na rin. " I don't believe in love anymore."

"Ha?Why? So, you're not thinking of ever getting married?"

"Love and marriage don't necessarily go together in my book."

"What do you mean by that?"nalilito na ako.pssh!

"Simple lang.I don't need to be inlove to get married."

Huh! "Are you serious? You can get married without being in love?"

"Yes,my criteria for marriage have changed. If ever I'll get merried.I'll marry for profit."

Hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinabi niya.The heck. In othar words he would get married to someone who would make his business more profitable.Ang pipiliin nitong maging asawa ay eitherisang heiress or a self-made woman millionaire.

For him marriage was nothing but a business deal that would benefit both parties.Why he turned out that way.I had to know.

"You are not the same Lucas na nakilala ko noong college.Ang laki na ng binagbago mo.Hindi ka na naniniwala sa pag ibig ngayon.Kailang ka pa naging cynical about love?"

"My heart had been broken a couple of time because of love.Hindi nagiging maganda ang result kapag nagmamahal ako kaya when I get married.I don't want to be emotionally involved."

"Dahil ba sa nangayari sa atin noon kaya ayaw mo nang ma-inlove?"

Oopss,wrong question...Baka isipin niya na ang lakas ng self confidence ko para sabihing ako ang dahilan ang pagiging bitter niya sa pag ibig.But I had already asked the question at hindi ko na mababawi pa.

"Abby,aaminin kong I really fell hard for you and I can say that you're my first broken heart.But don't feel burdened because there were others after you.I had my share of girlfriends but all of those relationships ended badly.So I made up my mind not to get tangle in love again."

"Do you think magiging masaya ka if you marry someone you don't love?"

"Why not?As long as nagkakaintidihan kami and we both know where we stand,hindi kami magkakaproblema."

"So okay rin sa iyo if the person you're marrying isn't enamored of you?"

"Of course, Mas gusto ko nga kung hindi siya in love sa akin para wala kaming masyadong expectations sa isat isa.We'll be partners,we'll set our own rules,live our own lives and live happily together."

Tumahimik na lang ako hindi na ako sumagot.Talagang malayo na ang babaeng hinahanap nito.I was neither an heiress nor a millionaire.

I was just an ordinary girl who had fallen in love with him once again?isang taong hindi na kailangan sa buhay niya.

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Ang dilemma nya ngayon ay paano ipapakita ritk na importante ang pag ibig, na hindi dapat isinasantabi iyon sa buhay.How would she teach him to believe in love again?

Or to be more precise,to love her again.

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Ang bitter ni fafa Lucas hehehehe.......

SALAMAT PO........NA KAHIT BORING ANG STORY KO HEHE NAPAG TIYAGAAN NYONG BASAHIN.....(@_@)?

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