Novel & Cerita Misunderstanding

Dagdag niya habang sumisinghot. “Oo nga,” pagsang-ayon ni Stacey. “Ang selfish-selfish namin,” at tuluyan na nga siyang naluha kaya nabasa ang balikat ko. Napailing na lamang ako at mahigpit silang niyakap pabalik. I’ve learned that, little misunderstanding will fix if communication is in. Ayokong itaas ang pride ko. Nag-sorry naman sila at inamin ang pagkakamali nila, kaya tatanggapin ko iyon.

I know the probability of meeting him today is too small but I can't help but to overthink. Hinilot ko ang sintido ko. Tapos nalaman ko pang hindi ko pala kotse 'yon, talagang kotse ni Zillan 'yon at ako ang nagkamali. Freya and Zoey used my car since they don't have me and thought that I left already in a taxi. Nakakahiya, nakakahiya talaga! Ni hindi ko matignan ang sarili ko sa sobrang kahihiyan.

Marami na akong narinig na mga usapan dito sa probinsiya tungkol sa akin at kay Aaren, ang iba positibo ngunit karamihan ay negatibo. Hindi ko maintindihan kung paanong nagagawa ng taong magsalita agad ng mga bagay na wala namang kasiguraduhan. Wala na ngang kasiguraduhan ay ipinapakalat pa. That's why misunderstandings are terribly common here in the Philippines, palaging inuuna ang bibig kaysa sa utak. Walang kaso sa akin kung pinag-uusapan nila kami, but hearing things that shouldn't be said with no evidence are wrong. Kahit kailan ay hindi iyon naging tama at hindi magiging tama.

putol ni Damion, mababa ngunit matalim ang tinig, “maaaring tawaging misunderstanding.” Humarap siya kay Cassidy, tuwid ang tindig, malamig ang tingin—wala ni anino ng dating pag-aalaga. “Pero kung paulit-ulit,” dugtong niya, “matatawag pa rin ba ’yon na misunderstanding?” Nabigla si Cassidy. “Damion, you know I would never—” “I have done more than enough for you,” mariing sabi ni Damion, bawat salita’y malinaw at mabigat. “Please don’t put me in an awkward position.”

Nagmamaktol na eksplinasyon niya. “Sweetheart, that’s an unreasonable logic.” Malumanay na balik ng kanyang ama. “Hindi naman illegal na parehong landas ang tatawarin mo sa kaibigan mo. Other people’s opinions of you don’t absolutely matter, sweetheart. If you rely on their words, it’s no different from getting involve with toxic people. Your mind will only be poisoned over and over.” “But, Daddy…”

But ever since he started acting that sweet and caring to me, everything had changed. May nagbago, halata at ramdam ko 'yon. But I don't want to assume. I don't want to be disappointed if my interpretation is wrong. Mahirap umasa. Masakit mapaasa. At alam kong hindi ko 'yon kakayanin kaya hangga't maaari, iiwasan kong masaktan. Assumption can sometimes lead to disappointment, and I don't want that to happen to me.

Dahil obviously… mali ang iniisip nito. “What the fvck?” tanong pa ni Sandy. Hindi niya napigilan ang sarili. Pero ngayon… nakangiti na siya. Hindi lang simpleng ngiti. Kundi isang masayang ngiti sa kabila ng hindi makapaniwalang tingin. Parang natatawa siya sa misunderstanding. Pero may halong disbelief. Para bang hindi niya alam kung matatawa ba siya sa misunderstanding o maiinis sa sitwasyon.

CELESTIA’S POV Sabi nila, mistakes are meant to be lessons. Pero sa mundo ng mga bilyonaryo, ang isang pagkakamali ay hatol ng kamatayan. Para itong mantsa sa isang mamahaling white silk dress, kahit anong kuskos, kahit anong laba, laging may naiiwan na bakas. Isang paalala na minsan kang naging marupok. Minsan kang naging tanga.

Humarap siya kay Bogard, at ang kanyang ekspresyon ay tuluyang naging kasinglamig ng yelo. "So..." "This is the 'misunderstanding' you were talking about?”

“My brother and I are used to it. Everyone was used to it, Erina. This isn’t the first time that this happened.” “Still…it’s because of me…this time…and I am sorry.” Umiling ako habang nahihiyang tumingin sa kanya. “I think this arrangement is a mistake…” “Mistake?” He creased his brow. “I am hurt that you’re calling our baby a mistake.” “No, that’s not it. I just don’t want to get in between you. I know there’s always been bad blood between the two of you but I think I just made it worse—-” He kissed me.