Lie To Me

Chapter 7: 07

"Tss." I heard my brother say but I ignored it.

I drank a glass of water. I try to hold my breath. I was just shaken by my own reaction.

Come on, Jianna Astrid! What's your problem? It's just chat, what art is that?

I scolded myself.

It was just like that; a chat and my heart were pounding again.

My God, you're still a fool Jianna Astrid!

I was still calming my system until I returned to the room. Again, I stared at my laptop. Memories are

flashing back but before it went deeper, I forced myself to stop reminiscing bad memories.

I sighed. Deeper.

This can't be. I can't break up again just because of a chat and he can't just talk to me as if nothing

happened.

I picked up my laptop again and opened it.

I logged in again on my Facebook account and searched for his name: Russell Perez.

I immediately pressed his name as soon as it appeared and without two minds pressed the block

button.

I won't let him reach me again, especially since this is still my reaction. He will ruin me, and I will never

let that happen again.

You are better now, Jia. He can't hurt you again, not anymore.

My next days were like a blur. I spent it like the first day, I didn't go out and just locked myself in my

room. And even though Mama told me to go out a few times, I didn't listen, I just said that I would go

out next week like Reysa and I talked about.

After I blocked him, I immediately sent a message to Reysa to just contact me with my cellphone

number. I don't want to risk spending my time on Facebook especially since he can find a way to

contact me again, I am friends with his family after all.

And today is Sunday. We talked about meeting in the afternoon and we'll just meet at the resto-grill we

used to go to today.

"I'm leaving, Ma!" Goodbye. I immediately got in my car and drove it away.

It took me thirty minutes to get to town, so Reysa was already there when I arrived. He waved at me as

soon as I got out of the car.

"Yes!" she answered as he approached me. She even hugged me. I laughed.

I'm happy to see her. Of all my friends back then, only Hanz and I stayed and I am really grateful for

having them.

"I miss you!" She said excitedly.

"I miss you, too." I answered. "How are you?" I asked, excited to hear her stories.

We settled down and started looking at the resto-grill menu.

"I'm fine, everything’s on my control,” she answered. "How about you, how are you?" She also asked.

"I'm great. It's okay at work, but I still have to work hard. I don't want Hans to embarrass his friend

because I failed at work." I answered.

I waved for the waiter to get our order. And since Reysa is with me, I know it’s not just a simple dinner

out that’s going to happen today.

We ordered their best seller, then said to serve our order a bucket of light beer and some finger foods

after eating.

We were catching up while eating, mostly about work. I learned that she took over my position in the

company when I resigned. I was their Quality Management Representative.

It's not a big deal to me, maybe the management thought that Reysa was the closest to me in the

whole company and she saw how I did the job so she took my place.

"You and Hanz, is there still no progress?" She asked. I laughed.

Ever since, he fantasized that Hanz and I would actually be, which will stay as a fantasy.

"You know we're platonic," I replied.

Hanz already has his heart for someone else, who, I don’t know. He doesn't say.

"Don't you two really have a chance?" This question is still puzzling.

She's a bit tipsy even though she only has two bottles of light beer.

I shook my head slowly. "Never." I answered. Wrecking her fantasy even more.

"But you thing!" She protests. "If there's someone I would want for you to end up with, it's Hanz. I know

he will never hurt you." Ani n'ya pa.

I just nodded.

"He will never hurt me because I am his friend, Sa. As long as we are really just friends, don't insist." I

said.

Some more insistence he said I just laughed. Reysa's a hopeless romantic, sadly, she was fantasizing

a wrong tandem.

I was having fun with the drunk Reysa but a voice stunned me. He called my name, again. And this is

my heart again, it's disappearing again.

I look at Reysa, she was stunned for a second too before her eyebrows met while looking badly behind

me.

"Are you doing it here?" She asked. It still stood.

"I just want to talk to him." Answer it. It even held on to the back of my seat.

I stiffened.

I was gripped in my chest by the force of its pulse. My heart lost more and more when our skin came in

contact. My hairs stood on end as well.

I can't breathe anymore.

But before they could speak more, I forced myself to stand and walk away. I run down the second floor

and into my car.

I heard them calling my name but I never looked at them. I drove away and didn't look back.

I was cursing myself for reacting like that. Even my eyes are betraying me as well. I was crying really

hard that I had to pull over, because otherwise I might have an accident if I tried to drive up the Zigzag.

"Bullshit, Jia! Why are you still so stupid when it comes to her." I cried more.