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. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

"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.