Kendra Cardova : The b***h troll's tale

Chapter 5

I was driving in a fast pace when somebody tried to cut me off the road, but then I pulled over after recognizing who the villain was. Bakit niya pa ako sinundan? Does he want to see me in my most vulnerable state? He is making everything hard for me.

Hindi ako bumaba ng sasakyan ng mapansin Kong bumukas ang pintuan ng sasakyan niya. Malayo palang ay napansin Kong nakakunot na ang noo niya. Napabuga ako ng hangin. Siya pa talaga ang galit? Does he even know that he had just hurt me?

"Kendra!" Kinatok niya ng malakas ang car window ko, mahina ang pagkakarinig ko sa boses niya, pero ramdam kong galit siya. I opened my window at tinitigan siya ng matalim.

"Ano bang problema mo?!" I hurled

"Bumalik ka na sa bahay. Hinahanap ka ng mommy ko. She wants you to accompany her to the salon" he said Impassively. Parang nag uutos lang siya. I felt some daggers stabbing my chest again. Bakit ba hindi niya ako maramdaman? O sadya lang talagang wala siyang pakialam sa nararamdaman ng iba.

Ganon ka rin naman. -my subconscious reminded me.

"Ass" i mumbled.

He narrows his eyes at me.

"Sumunod ka sa akin. Ayokong makahalata sila mommy na nag aaway tayo"

"We are not fighting. We are just parting ways" hininaan ko ang huling linyang sinabi ko.. I just cant swallow the fact itself that we cant be together because he doesnt want me in his life.

Tumiim ang bagang niya.pero hindi siya nagsalita. And that really hurts me most, iyong hindi siya magsasalita kahit man lang sana tutulan niya ang paghihiwalay namin.

I sighed. Controlling the tears ready to prick from the back of my eyes.

"Okay" I said in a resigned voice.

Hindi ko rin naman siya matatanggihan, kahit na sobra sobra na sa border line ang ginagawa niyang pananakit sa damdamin ko.

Tumalikod na siya at bumalik sa sarili niyang sasakyan at pinaharurot ito ng sobrang bilis. I stirred a bit and followed him back to their house.

Nang makabalik ako sa bahay nila ay naghihintay na siya sa garahe nila, he was leaning his back to his car at diretsong nakatitig sa sasakyan ko. I composed myself first before i climb down the car.

I met his gaze. He's blankly staring at me.

Ngumiti ako sakanya ng pilit, i hope hindi mahalata nila tita na kabaligtaran ng mga ngiti ko ang nararamdaman ko ngayon..

"Pumasok na tayo sa loob" he closed the distance between us and draped his arms around my shoulders.

"Let's be civil to each other in front of them. Dont let them notice that we are not in good terms, eh? Kahit ngayon lang. My mom will be disappointed if she finds out" he murmurs as we approach the dining area, nakasalubong ko agad ang mga ngiti ng mommy ni king na agad namang nakabawas sa sama ng loob na nararamdaman ko kanina.

"Hi there Iha. Its good that you are still here, akala ko ay umalis ka na ng bahay ng hindi nagpapaalam" nakangiti parin sa akin si tita, her smile is so relaxing. I feel guilty somehow. Talaga namang umalis na ako dahil sa walang puso niyang anak.

I smiled back at her and sashay towards her side. "I just went to the convenience store this morning tita, you know i ran out of tampons" i blushed when i realized the stupid alibi i had just said.

Natawa siya sa akin na parang aliw na aliw.

"Ikaw talaga, sana nanghingi ka nalang kay Quinn"

Nagyuko ako ng ulo sandali. I know King's already glaring at me. He doesnt want me doing some bluffs in front of his parents, kahit pa nga sabihing natutuwa sila sa akin. I cant understand his logic.

"We better eat now" he quietly said.

"Where is the bratt? Hindi pa ba iyon bumababa?" Tanong naman ng daddy ni King.

"Hindi ko pa siya nakikita ngayong umaga" sagot naman ng mommy niya.

Umiling lang ang dad ni king at ibinalik ang mata sa news paper.

Nagumpisa na kaming kumain, hindi parin kami nagiimikang dalawa ni king . I feel so alone. Tumingin ako sakanya, at nahuli kong nakatitig siya sa akin, he's quiety munching his food pero sa akin siya nakatitig.

Then he smiled.

"Mommy, saang salon ko kayo susunduin mamaya ni Kendra?" He asked her mom, but his eyes were glued on me.

"Sa FAb's and Dies near bobbies' restaurant"

I noticed him still. What's wrong?

"Ah see. Baka kasi hindi ko na kayo masundo. i will just let Gardo collect you." Agad niayng bawi, napansin din kasi niyang kumunot ang noo ko ng matigilan siya, was he hiding something?

"Okay. Anyway, we wont be long. Ayokong maabala ang oras ni Kendra ngayon, sorry iha kung hindi man lang kta tinanong kung payag ka na samahan ako. Well you dont have a choice. Hindi ko maaasahan si Quinn sa mga ganitong bagay. She's been building her own world" tumawa siya ng bahagya, at umiling. Maybe she's like digging into her daughter's peculiarity.

"Mom. Give her a room to breathe, pinagalitan siya ni dad noong umuwi siya. Let her be. I know she's been doing great in the office. Yves has been taking good care of your daughter" King butted in, halatang mahal na mahal niya ang kapatid niya. No questions asked. Sa Germany nga napaka overprotective niya, without Quinn's knowledge, pinabantayan ni king lahat ng galaw niya. And i was the one who built all the fences around her. But then i was left unprotected. My heart, specially.

Napabuntong hininga lamang ang mommy ni King at tumitig sa akin. She's been very warm towards me, and i feel so loved. She likes me for his son. But i cant tell her straight that her son doesnt care a bit about me.

"king's right tita, actually yves had been collectively speaking about your daughter's performance in the office, she's really doing great!" I asserted Quinn as if im not talking about her dirty shits with my brother. My words has always been... Nevermind. No double meanings meant.

Napatingin ako sa gawi ni king and he was really murderously glaring at me, like i did something that had compelled him to his limit. I saw his jaws clenched.

Bakit ba siya nanggigigil?

Tumaas ang kilay ng mommy ni king. "Are you somewhat close to the Lorenzo's heir?" She asked with her voice edgy.

"Yeah. We've known each other since childhood" i smiled at her sweetly.

"Sounds good. I like you for my son, and obviously.. We like Yves to be Quinn's mate. Pero as you know, my daughter has been defying us. that's why we made a little dirty sch--"

"Mom!" king abruptly cut off her mom's sentence.. I smirked. Is this something i must learn from a De vera? Her mom trusted me. Yet she knows a little about me.

"Oh im sorry iha.." She apologetically said. Bakit ba siya nagso-sorry if i am enjoying this.

Gusto nila kaming magkapatid para sa mga anak nila.

"Its okay tita, besides, im flattered that you trusted me with this. Alam kong hindi iyon dapat malaman ng iba lalong lalo na si Quinn. So its rest assured that your secrets are safe with me" i am sincerely telling those things to king's mom, pero gusto ko iyon iparating kay king. Alam kong kukulo nanaman ang dugo niya sa akin after this. Kahit wala naman ako ginagawa ako ang pagbubuntungan niya ng galit.

"Thank you iha" Mrs. De Vera said in relief.

Napatitig ako sa daddy nila, and he was sort of lending his ears to us, but his eyes were still glued on his plate, nagpapanggap na walang pakialam. Parang iyong isang kakilala ko. Mag ama nga sila.

Pagkatapos naming mag umagahan ay nagtungo na kami ng mommy ni king sa favorite salon niya. Inabot din kami ng ilang oras doon.

Hindi nga kami sinundo ni King, busy daw kasi siya, but i doubt it. Maybe he was just banging some sluts in town. My heart's been numb about those stuffs. That's not news anymore. Kilala ko siya. He's the silent merciless womanizer.

I went home straight, nakita ko si mommy sa kitchen na nagbabake ng merienda. And i saw dad in his jersey uniform. Napangiti ako. Hanggang ngayon ay naglalaro parin siya ng basketball. I used to cheer for him when i was little.

"Ysabelle!" He snaps. And scooted towards me.

"Da--tito! Magbabasketball po kayo?" I asked.

"Oo eh. I will play with some colleagues. Wanna come? Might as well fill in the cheering squad for me?" He smiled at me fondly.

Para namang lumambot ang puso ko sa ngiti ng daddy ko.

"Sure!" Napangiti na rin ako. I miss doing this somehow.

I moved closer to his side, and he drapes his arms on my shoulder, i feel a little discomfort and intimidated about this. We've never been this close ever since that tragedy happened.

"Lets go?" He asked with his eyes sparkling with glee. Natutuwa siya.

I nod at him. Ang glanced at my mom who was now teary eyed staring at us. Tumango lang siya sa amin telling us to go. May heart skips a beat, starting to Beat faster. Warm feeling had eaten up my entire being. After all these years.. Ngayon ko lang ulit naramdaman ito.. I feel my parents' love again somehow.

Nagtungo kami sa Basketball court ng village namin, and i found my dad's colleagues in their jersey uniforms. The filthy rich entrepreneurs and well known people are gathered all in at once. Pero kung tititigan mo sila, honestly? They were all like ordinary people. Mas simple silang tingnan without them wearing their serious faces.

"kendra! Its nice to see you here Iha!" Tito blas--brent's dad. He greeted me wearing his big shy smile.

"Hi tito! How are you?" I smiled at him.

Napatingin naman siya sa pagkakaakbay ng daddy ko sa akin. Para siyang nagdududa. Natawa ako.

"Ahm tito.. My dad.."

"What? But you are tim's daughter!"

"No. I am Mr. Yvan Lorenzo's daughter, right dad?" I proudly said.

Halatang nagulat si daddy sa sinabi ko. Wala na akong magagawa. Inaasahan naman itong mangyari, besides Im already tired of hiding.

Napangiti ang daddy ko sa akin, realizing that I was pretty doing what he wants me to do years ago.

"Yes. She's my daughter. yves' twin sister"

"How?" Nakaawang parin ang mga labi niya, at halos hindi makapaniwala ang mga mata niya sa rebelasyon namin ng daddy ko.

"Long story. Sila george alam ito, but they never talked about it. She used to be my number one fan when i was playing basketball during my Pba days, hindi pa tayo close noon kumpadre" he jokes. Natawa naman ako sa humor ng daddy ko.

Awe was still evident on brent's dad's face

"Tara na pare, im sure hinihintay na tayo sa court nila george, i brought my daughter as my lucky charm here, get ready with your investments. We'll close the deal later" he smiled at tito blas who was still absorbing his shock.

Nagtungo kami sa court at nakita kong nakaupo sa bleacher si Brent, so i went straight towards him and sat beside him.

"You alone?" I snapped at him. Mukha kasing malalim ang iniisip niya,

He startled momentarily. "Kendra? What are you doing here?"

"Im cheering somebody" i smiled

"Huh?"

"Im cheering for my dad"

"Yes. Your dad" he stated. He smiled at me and gave me his warm stare. He used to look at me like that when we were still together.

He surely knows my biography. He was some kind of a lunatic stalker when We were in college.

"Yeah, its been years. I thought of moving on" i sighed.

He creased his forehed "seriously? Ilang taon mo iyan pinag isipan? You changing for the better?" He asked acridy

"no freak. I just want to give us a chance, i mean my parents had been reaching out for me to close the distance between us.. I thought--breaking my walls is not that bad at all. Any violent reaction?"

His eyes were amused. And a broad smile cracked on his lips.

"Thats good. But how about closing the distance between us?" He joked.

I laughed hard, "you are not serious, are you?"

"Im not kidding"

"You are in love with Quinn" i stated seriously.

"I like her a lot, but as you see, the way she looks at me.. Is far different from the way she looks at your brother" his eyes were gloomy, malungkot siya. I know what has been eating him up. He hates being always the second best, i knew his issues for sure!

"And you are trying to use me to cope up with this shitty thing?" I retorted, im not offended though, hindi rin naman kasi ako tinatablan ng pagkapikon, sanay na ako kay King.

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya, "oh no! God! No kendra! Hindi iyon ang dahilan, i really want us to be back together" he bluntly stated.

"Ano ang rason mo? You want to have s*x with me?"diretsahan kong tanong

"No! I have always respected you!"

"I know"

"Then why are you associating s*x with my proposal?"

"Proposal?" I frowned.

"Yeah. A proposal, asking you to be my girlfriend again"

Natawa ako . Ano bang tumatakbo sa isip ni Brent at makikipagbalikan siya sa ganitong sitwasyon? Knowing that he had denied me in front of Quinn and yves in the restaurant. Remember? When Quinn introduced me to him. Nagulat ako noon dahil hindi ko inaasahan na magkikita kami ni Brent sa ganoong sitwasyon.

Yumuko siya ng bahagya. His ears are already red.

"Geez.. What am i thinking! Argh! Im sorry. Nafru frustrate lang ako ngayon. Im sorry kendra"

Lalo akong natawa "you are really funny brent. Hindi ka parin nagbabago. You always make me laugh"

"Yeah. Im just.. Overwhelmed by your presence. Na excite ako noong nakita kita sa restaurant, hindi ko nalang ipinahalata kay quinn na kilala kita.. Im confused.. Gusto ko siya.. Pero mahal pa rin kita.. But neither of you likes me"

"I like you brent. Mabuti kang tao"

"But you never loved me" malungkot niyang saad.

"Im sorry" i felt so guilty. Nging kami noon that lasted for about six months. Noon kasi ay sinubukan kong kalimutan ang nararamdaman ko kay King.. In love na ako kay King since High school pero hindi niya pinapansin noon ang nararamdaman ko. And brent was there.. Pero wala ring nangyari, we just ended up hurting each other, so we decided to split up.

"Its okay, pagpasensiyahan mo na ako, kung nabigla kita."

"Sanay ako sa iyo" i smiled

He smiled back at me. Then i tapped his shoulders, "mabuti kang tao Brent, and you are not exactly my type. I dont fit in to your world. You deserve someone you can be proud of" my eyes aready darted on his. Gwapo si brent, mabait, mayaman, gentleman, sensitive.. Halos kabaligtaran ni King.. Pero hindi ko siya kayang mahalin..

He reached my hands and squeezed it gently.

"You are not what others think of. Because a b***h never admitted to herself to be having a bad reputation. I know you. kendra.. You are a beautiful woman, inside and out"

I smiled at him bitterly. "Alam na alam mo kung kailan mo ako bobolahin. Your words are somewhat.. Encouraging.. But its already too late.. People already think that im a dirty skank, and i've got nothing to protect myself from preventing it.. I just have to accept it and live with those complications"

"Kendra.. Im not one of those people. I respect you" he said, his voice is sincere

"Thank you. Pero sa susunod ayoko ng ngprepretend kang hindi mo ako kakilala. Ipapahiya talaga kita" i snorted .

He chuckles. "Sorry na. Diba dati kasi ayaw mong malalaman ng iba na may nakaraan tayo?"

"But i never mentioned that you are supposed to deny me in front of other people, nakakatampo ka rin"

"Hindi bagay sa iyo" he scoffed.

Sa laaht nang kakilala ko ay si Brent lang bukod kay Yves ang nakakausap ko ng ganito, wlang ilangan, i've got no bestfriend, i've got no set of Barkada's or what people used to call them. I just dont feel like hanging around with people made up of plastic genes.

Komportable ako kay brent, at ganoon din siya sa akin.

Pagkatapos ng game nila dad ay nagpaalam na ako kay Brent, we exchange our numbers before we parted ways.masaya ako---pero alam kong niloloko ko lang ang sarili ko.

I am still hurt. Kahit na sabihin pang na distract ako ng mom ni king, ni dad at ni Brent...

At the end of the day...

Si King Parin ang nasa puso at isip ko...