His Sassy Queen

Chapter 7

Mataas na ang sikat ng araw ng magising si Diane, the familiar bed she's in makes her realize what had happened last night, her Ex. She saw him again after ten long years but she doesn't give a f**k at all, tamad siyang tumayo at nag lakad patungo sa banyo upang mag hilamos pero dahil nga sa katagalan ay putol na ang tubig nito at wala na ring kuryente kaya't no choice siya kung hindi ang umalis. She look at her old room, their old room where she saw her fiance banging someone moaning each other's name.

what a jerk!

"You don't have to think of that at all Diane Elizabeth." She whispered and shook her head before leaving the room. Suot niya parin ang party dress na ginawa niya, she look for her heels pero tila nanlalambot ang kanyang mga paa at biglang bumagsak sa sahig.

"Damn it!" She hissed while looking at her swollen feet. Wala siyang nararamdamang sakit ngunit hindi niya maigalaw ang kanyang paa. She tried to stood on her foot but she failed and made her situation more worse dahil tila mas lumaki ang maga nito. "Argh! anong kamalasan paba ang puwedeng dumapo sakin?"

Ginapang niya ang couch kung nasaan nakita niya ang purse.

She took her phone out and dialed her friends number ngumiti dahil sa maaga pa ay walang sumasagot sa tawag niya then Cloud's caller ID appeared on her screen.

"Ulap thank God I—"

"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU WOMAN?!" Cloud's not so friendly voice welcomed her.

"Did you just shout at me?" Hindi niya makapaniwalang wika.

"I think I did." Sarcastic na wika nito sa kabilang linya. "Where Are you Diane Elizabeth?"

"Don't call me that!" She hissed. "Can you come pick me up? I think I broke an ankle and I can't walk."

Tinignan niya ang namamagang paa at napasimangot, bakit ba napaka malas niya ngayon?

Cloud sighed on the other line that made Diane rolled her eyes, Hindi naman bumuka ang sugat niya ngunit namaga naman ang paa niya what a really damn day.

"Where are you?" Simpleng wika ni Cloud. "I'll pick you up, tell me the address."

She told him the address dahil ayaw na niyang mag stay sa bahay nito parang kating kati ang kanyang puwet na lisanin ang bahay na iyon. she's also planning on selling that home, sayang lang kung itetengga na lang niya she just went here to have peace with her past. Memories of her and Marco came back rushing to her. Their sweet days that is all ruined just because he wants to give him her virginity after their wedding.

"Jerk!" She said gritting her teeth. Sa laki ng galit niya dito ay hindi niya ma sikmurang makita ang pag mumukha nito. Habang nag hihintay kay Cloud ay pinilit niyang tumayo para tumungo sa kuwarto and she did it. Dahan dahan siyang nag lakad palapit sa kuwarto gamit ang isang paa habang umaalalay ang kamay sa mga puwedeng mahawakan.

Agad na sumilay ang ngiti sa kanyang mga labi ng makaupo sa edge ng kama. A loud breathe escape from her lips, her hands slowly touch the handle of her bedside table opening it. The sparkling light coming from the ring inside makes her eyes watered. It was her engagement ring, she had always thought of a happy ending with Marco but she ended up getting hurt and taking all the blame because her family didn't believed her story. They even had the guts to call her names that made her more broke than before, they made her like this her mother whose supposed to be her comfort zone treat her like a garbage and her father whose supposed to be her protector hurt her in more ways than one.

She wipe her tears away and sighed, kinuha niya ang singsing at inilagay sa purse saka na niya iisipin ang gagawin dito. After thirty minutes Cloud finally arrived pumasok na ito dahil bukas naman ang gate dumiretsyo ito sa kanyang silid as per what she instructed him to do.

"Is this your home?" He asked while looking at her before his eyes travelled down her body. "Damit pa ba yan?"

Diane's eyes rolled before showing him her middle finger.

"Huwag mo nga akong pakialaman! Nanay ba kita? you act like a mother sometimes." Mataray niyang wika. "Buhatin mo ako."

"Boss ba kita?" Wika ni Cloud at sumandal sa hambana ng pintuan. "First you made me come here just to pick you up, second you boss me around and third—"

"I want to go home." She whispered. Dahil kapag tumagal pa siya sa lugar na ito ay iiyak nanaman siya, she will remembered their betrayal and the blamed they put into her. Ayaw niyang makita iyon ni Cloud, ayaw niyang makita nito na mahina siya.

"Say please..." Cloud said that made her look up. "I'll take you home if you ask nice."

"Can't you just take me home?!" Gigil niyang wika holding her anger inside.

"Nope. Not until you asked nicely." He said smirking.

Diane sighed.

"Please take me home Cloud." Wika nito.

Cloud was taken a back, hindi niya akalain na gagawin ng dalaga ang nais niya.

"O-of course." He whispered. "I-I'll be back in a minute."

Dali dali siyang lumabas sa kuwarto, para siyang baliw na tinitignan ang pinto iniisip na kung si Diane Elizabeth ba talaga ang nasa loob.

"Whatever." Wika niya at papasok na sana ng makita ang isang litrato na nakapatong sa wooden platform. His hand slowly moved and took the framed picture. It was Diane and Marco's picture, it was Marco's proposal night where Diane showed her finger wearing the beautiful ring. Matamis ang ngiti nito at puno ng kasiyahan sa mga mata malayong malayo sa Diane na nakilala niya.

"What happened to you?"

"Cloud!"

Muntik na niyang mabitawan ang hawak na frame ng malakas na sumigaw si Diane. He immediately put it back to it's position and went inside. He cleared his throat and went to her side mukha nanaman kasi itong mangangain ng buhay.

"Let's go home." He said and carefully lift her.

Diane just nodded and let Cloud do his job Tahimik silang nag lakad palabas, no one wants to talk which they prepare. Cloud carefully put her inside the car before jogging towards the driver side. Tinitimbang niya ang mga kilos na gagawin, sa loob ng dalawang linggo na kasama niya si Diane sa iisang bubong ay hindi siya sanay sa tahimik na ugali nito.

"Where do you wanna—"

"I just wanna go home." She said and look outside the window.

Cloud nodded before driving away, pero imbis na patungong Condo ay nilihis ni Cloud ang daan. Diane just kept on starring outside the window but her brows furrowed when she saw that they are not in the city anymore till the car stopped.

"Bakit tayo nandito?" Nakataas na kilay wika ni Diane. "What the hell are we doing here ulap?"

Nasa isang mataas silang lugar sa gilid ng kalsada palabas na ng Metro Manila, Cloud just smile before stepping out of the car jogging towards her direction and opening the door for her.

"Seriously?" Mataray na wika ni Diane bababa na sana siya ng buhatin siya ni Cloud inilapag siya nito sa isang bench. Cloud immediately took his jacket off and put it on her shoulder that made her stop. Slowly her eyes look at the man whose fixing his jacket on her shoulder. She gulped and immediately look away.

"B-bakit tayo nandito?" Tanong niya.

The sun is scorching hot but the wind is very cold, masarap din ang simoy ng hangin dahil sa mga puno sa paligid

"Just follow me okay?" He said smiling showing his evenly white and perfect teeth. Tila kumabog ang dibdib ni Diane ng hawakan ni Cloud ang kanyang kamay at hilahin siya palapit sa bakod maingat siya nitong inalalayan.

To her disappointment Cloud let go of her hand before jumping off the fence.

"Sa tingin mo makaka punta ako dyan?" Inis na wika ni Diane. "I'm wearing a skirt! and my feet is swollen!"

Tila natauhan naman si Cloud sa kanyang ginawa at muling bumalik sa kabilang side at inalalayan siyang maka tungtong bago ito pumasok.

"Maganda sana dito kung gabi kaso baka mag patiwakal kana kaya dinala na kita dito." Pag bibiro ni Cloud.

"Do you think this s**t will help me with all of my problem?" Seryosong wika ni Diane habang nakatingin sa view kung saan kita doon ang siyudad. "Edi sana nag Greece na lang ako diba?"

"No it won't but I think it will help to ease your burdens." He said and sat on the ground. Tumingin si Cloud sa malawak na siyudad at ngumiti. Wala ng nagawa si Diane kung hindi ang maupo.

"Fine." She said sighing. Tahimik nilang pinag masdan ang siyudad ng mag kasama Cloud's eyes slowly look at Diane before he smiled.

"What are you looking at?" Wika ni Diane na nag pa iwas sa kanya. "Ganoon na ba ako kaganda?"

Cloud chuckled. Napailing na lang siya sa sinabi ng dalaga, Diane's personality is really something else malamang na marami itong makakaaway dahil sa ugali ng dalaga, he can't deny it Diane is very beautiful.

"Maganda ka naman talaga, ang baho lang ng ugali mo."

Agad na sumama ang mukha ni Diane pero hindi siya umimik.

"But I know that behind those is a very painful past that mold you to be like that."

Natigilan si Diane sa sinabi ng binata. Agad na nangilid ang luha sa kanyang mga mata pero pilit niya iyong pinigil dahil ayaw niyang may makakitang mahina siya.

"Ano bang alam mo?" She said. "Bakit ba kung makapag salita ka parang alam mo na ang lahat sakin?"

"I don't know you at all Diane Elizabeth." Cloud said. "We just had to put up with the marriage that our parents put us in to. Hindi mo rin naman ako kilala so it's a tie."

Diane chuckled and nodded.

"May point."

Sabay silang natawa, Cloud stood up and made Diane startled when he shouted.

"My life is f**k up!"

"What the hell what are you doing?" Wika ni Diane at dahan dahang tumayo upang pigilan siya. "baka may makakita sayo isipin nag babysit ako ng baliw!"

"What?" He said chuckling. "It's fun try it."

"No! Hindi ako baliw stop it!"

"Come on Sassy Queen don't spoil the fun."

"W-what?"

Cloud chuckled.

"Go on Sassy Queen try it. Promise it will worth your f**k up life."

Kinakabahan na tumingin si Diane sa paligid trying to look for someone who will witness her craziness but there is no one around. She sighed and close her eyes before shouting her heart out.

"I hate my life!!!!!"

"f**k you Marco!"

"f**k you!"

"A-ayoko na!" She said as tears started streaming down her face. "All I want is love from you and my family, but you all failed me. You all mold me to be a b***h and cold person I am! I am a monster because of you, I am what I am because you made me like this!"

Diane's slowly sat on the ground hugging her knees. Cloud looks at her with pity in his eyes he's been there. Nag lakad siya palapit sa dalaga at naupo he hugs her caressing her back.

"It's gonna be okay..." He whispered.

"I'm pitiful am I?" Mapaklang wika ni Diane. "I'm miserable, mukha lang akong malakas pero sa totoo lang mahina ako."

"So am I." Cloud whispered.

"Why are you still nice to me even though I'm a b***h?" Umiiyak na wika ni Diane. "Dapat magalit ka sakin."

Cloud chuckled.

"Let's just say that I totally understand you." Wika niya. "And because I'm kinda use to your not so good attitude mag pasalamat ka na lang at maganda ka."

Hindi alam ni Diane kung matatawa o maiinis sa binata.

"Thank you for bringing me here just to curse those people I hated the most." Diane said wiping her tears away. "Just pretend that you don't see me cry."

Hindi na kumontra si Cloud at tumango, till they decided to go home. Nang makauwi ay agad na dumiretsyo si Diane sa kanyang silid at napangiti, the smile that she didn't expect to plaster on her lips.

"Cute," She said chuckling. "Ang sarap ibaon sa lupa."