You might hate me for this chapter but that's that. Enjoooy 

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"Am I late?" Halos gumapang sa buong mukha ko ang malaking ngisi habang hindi naman maipinta ang ekspresyon ni Claye. He must be shock. I know, hindi niya ini-expect to.

"Miguella?" Tanging nasabi ni Claye habang tinaasan siya ng kilay ni Miguella at umupo sa tabi niya. Sa itsura pa lang niya ay hindi na maitatanggi ang pagiging sosyal at sopistikada niyang aura. She's Miguella Buenavista for all we know. Isa siyang sikat na model and I won't deny the fact that she's a great and professional model.

"So, how are you?" Tanong ko sa kanya habang sumimsim naman ako ng frappe na inorder ni Claye para sakin.

"Same old same, Mori. You look happy though."

"I am. So, im gonna spill everything." Sabi ko at mas lalo akong napa-ngiti ng makita ko ang gulat at medyo kinabahan na ekspresyon ni Miguella. Oh, how I love that look. 

"Can we drop all this shit? Anong plano niyo?" Medyo iritadong sambit ni Claye.

"First thing first. Tell me if im wrong but you really don't like Claye right, Miggy?"

"What are you talking about?" I smirk. She won't make this easy.

"Miguella, you're pregnant." There, I said it. She doesn't have the guts to spill it, I have. Napatayo naman siya at galit na tinuro ako habang naguguluhan si Claye.

"Don't you dare spat wrong accusations at me! I am not p-pregnant!" 

"And don't you dare point your finger at me. Sit down or im gonna spill everything right infront of your face!" Matigas kong sabi sa kanya kaya agad naman siyang naupo. She knew it. Alam ko lahat. She might think na wala akong alam tungkol sa kanya but she got it wrong. Simple lang naman ang plano ko, it's to spill everything sa harap ni Claye para malaman niya ang lahat at para umayos din ang utak netong si Miguella that she can't control everything.

"Pregnant? What the hell, Safara?" Naguguluhang tanong ni Claye pero nginitian ko lang siya.

"You don't believe me? Well then, you might want to hear the whole story from me. Miguella's pregnant. It's true."

"But I thought... What the. Akala ko--"

"Relax. You're not the father, anyway." Mas lalong naguguluhan naman ang ekspresyon ni Claye habang hindi na mapakali si Miguella. She's having a hard time, I know. Pero she cant just use Claye para lang may kilalanin na ama yung dinadala niya.

"Who?"

"No, Safara." Pagpigil naman ni Miguella sakin.

"You wanna do the honor of telling?" Tanong ko sa kanya pero namutla lang siya kaya agad naman siyang nilapitan ni Claye.

"Migs, you have to tell me." Malambing na sabi ni Claye sa kanya. Looking at them both, they made a good pairing but I know, hindi sila pwede, hindi sila dapat. At lalong alam ko, may ibang gusto si Claye.

"Sino ang ama niyan?" Mas seryosong tanong ni Claye. Nakatitig lang ako sa kabadong ekspresyon ni Miguella. Well, she should be. Lumalabas na paisa-isa lahat ng katotohanan. 

"S-si Blake." Pabulong na sagot ni Miguella habang hindi na niya napigilan ang pag-iyak. Gulat na gulat naman si Claye habang hindi na bago sakin to. Siguro ay nung unang nalaman ko. It's just that I thought hindi magagawa ni Blake ang gantong bagay but he did. Kaya pala madalas na wala siya ay dahil madalas silang magkita ni Miguella noon. I don't know why, maybe to divert his feelings cos he know I can't reciprocate.

"You mean my brother?" Tanong ni Claye na naguguluhan parin habang tumango lang si Miguella sa kanya at umiiyak pa din. 

"You see? Kaya ka pinipilit na pakasalan si Miguella is because she's pregnant at ayaw siyang panagutan ni Blake. Lalo na ngayon na nasa Davao na din si Blake para sa field study. Tinakasan niya ang responsibilidad niya. Malaking kahihiyan sa pamilya nila ang nangyare that's why Miguella's father, wants you to cover up the mess."

"Migs you know, I can't do marriage." Tanging sagot ni Claye habang tumayo at iniwan kaming dalawa. Mas lalong umiyak si Miguella habang lumapit ako sa kanya at niyakap siya.

"Have you talk to Blake?" Tumango naman siya at lalong umiyak pero pilit niyang pinipigilan.

"He won't accept it's his child im bearing. Kung ano-ano ang sinabi niya sakin bago siya umalis papuntang Davao. He told me to get rid of the baby pero hindi ko kaya. Safara, I don't know what to do."

"Maybe you need to settle things between you and Blake first. Baka naguguluhan lang siya cos this is so sudden. And you need to talk to your dad tell him to pull off the wedding he's planning. Miggy, you know it's wrong. You cant let Claye carry all the baggage na dapat ay si Blake ang nagdadala."

"I know and im so sorry for Claye. For all the troubles i've caused him."

"He'll understand." Sabi ko habang kinakalma niya ang sarili niya. Iniisip ko naman kung saan na nagpunta si Claye. This is such a big revelation for him. 

"I h-have to go. I'll talk to papa." Sabi ni Miguella habang sinamahan ko naman siya sa paglabas hanggang sa makaalis siya. Pagpunta ko sa parking, nandun pa rin ang kotse ni Claye. Tinted ang kotse niya kaya naman lumapit pa ko bago ko malaman na nasa loob siya at mukhang malalim ang iniisip. Kinatok ko siya at agad naman siyang lumabas at sumandal sa Hilux niya.

"Tell me all i've heard were true."

"It is, Claye. Miggy's pregnant and it's not your child. It's Blake's." Agad kong sabi habang nakita ko naman na parang nabunutan siya ng tinik sa katawan.

"Good God good."

"I know you can't take the responsibility na si Blake dapat ang nagdadala."

"Hell yes. Hindi ako martyr at tanga, Safara. Hindi ko pananagutan ang hindi akin. Hindi ko sasaluhin ang kagaguhan na hindi ko naman ginawa. You know it."

"Uh-huh. And I know you can't do it because of Reema." Sabi ko habang may bakas ng pang-aasar sa tono ko. I know, she loves my cousin. Hate to admit it, but yes, Claye's kind of fucking smitten. Agad naman siyang napatingin sakin, nagtataka. Maybe he's wondering how I know all of this.

"How did you know all of this, Saf?"

"Have you forgotten?"

"What?"

"I'm Safara Evanny Mori." I said with a wink. Napa-ngiti naman siya at ginulo ang buhok ko.

"I know, I know. But you tell me, pano mo nalaman lahat?" Huminga naman ako ng malalim at sumandal din sa Hilux niya.