III. Meeting you in my worse day

HE REALLY have a girlfriend now. Paano? Gaano na sila katagal? why did he hid it from her? and why—

Mariing napapikit si Astria nang makalabas nang lobby nang hotel, kasabay nang malamig na panahon ang pagbagsak nang damdamin nya.

Ang galing nya naman magtago. Hindi manlang nya namalayang may girlfriend pala eto.

She suddenly remembered last month nung bumisita sila sa bahay nila Cian. Lolo Carlos always joked about their engagement tuwing nagpupunta sya don pero Cian always laugh it off and her? syempre kinikilig sa gilid.

But ang mas nakakasakit pa ay, Cian always replied to it na "Lo naman, you're so impatient, kalma lang. Little Star is still a student right?we should wait for her to graduate" saad neto kaya naman mas lalong naniwala sya na sya talaga ang papakasalan nang binata, pero ano na? he had a girlfriend.

Napatawa nalang ang dalaga habang nangangatog na nag lalakad, She laugh her ass off. Feel nya tuloy ay pinaglalaruan lang sya nang binata.

The laugh suddenly become tears, kasabay ang malamig na hangin ay ang pagbagsak nang mga luha nya habang yakap yakap ang sarili dahil sa lamig.

She really hate being iyakin tamo umiiyak nanaman sya!

Akala nya talaga ay na may gusto rin sakanya si Cian dahil sa asal neto, he also never clarify their relationship in their parents, he even agreed on what Lolo Carlos said about engagement kaya mas lalong umasa si Astria.

She thought that he agreed on being his Fiancé dahil may feelings sya sakanya, lol jokes on her for assuming things, so stupid.

Luminga-linga si Astria pero wala syang makitang hotel sa paligid, mas lalo tuloy syang naiyak. Pero bago pa yon, Inilabas nya ang cellphone nya at nagsearch ng malapit na hotel gamit ang g****e maps at luckily, she see one pero almost 45 mins ang lalakadin, kahit na lamig na lamig ay nagpatuloy sa paglalakad si Astria hanggang sa makarating na sya sa hotel.

Agad syang magtungo sa front desk matapos makapasok sa lobby at nagtanong kung may bakante pa pero nadismaya lang sya nang malamang wala nang kwarto.

Wow akala nya ay swerte na sya, pati ba naman dito malas sya. Hindi na nya alam, feel nya pag lumabas pa sya ay baka magkahypotermia na sya sa sobrang lamig. Kaya naman she's debating kung hahanap pa ba nang bagong hotel o mag aantay nalang sa lobby nang hotel na to when suddenly, she hear that someone is Calling her name.

"ASTRIA!"

Napalingon naman si Astria nang marinig ang pangalan nya. She was stunned nang makita ang isang lalaking naglalakad papunta sakanya, His wearing a black turtle neck with a beige long coat paired with slacks.

She was stunned.

The Tall and Long-legged Man walks near to her with plain black facial expression with a noble demeanor and cold aura.

Napakurap kurap si Astria bago tumitig ulit sa lalaking naglalakad papalapit sakanya.

"K-Kuya C-Cairan? Kuya Cairan Funtaveriá?" Astria unconsciously said, nabigla naman sya dahil how dare she called her that? Kuya!? pero bakit sya nandito? kailan sya nakauwi? ang alam nya kasi ay nasa abroad eto.

Cairan Funtaveriá is the half brother of Cian, Mas matanda si Cairan nang tatlong taon kaya dapat kuya ang tawag nya dito pero kasi, Cairan has a special identity. Anak sya sa labas nang tatay ni Cian at dahil don ay hindi maganda ang maging relasyon ni Cian at Cairan. They are hostile to each other and Cian never called him brother kahit pa mas matanda rin sya sakanya.

Well, She never had communication with him kaya wala na syang balita rito, Hindi rin sila close so hindi nya alam kung anong itatawag kay Cairan.

Cairan didn't seems to bothered how she call her at kumunot ang noo nang makalapit kay Astria "What are you doing her, Astria? it's already late" walang emosyon na saad neto at sa mababang tono, may kung anong naramdaman naman si Astria dahil saad nang binata.

Baka dahil nasa sensitive sya ngayon kaya nya naramdaman yon but she's still thankful for that little concern. Feel nya tuloy ay maiiyak sya ulit, but she shook her head.

"Uhm, Cian got in trouble kaya sinundo ko sya sa pulis para mapalaya sya" saad nang dalaga habang iniisip ang nangyari kanina. She just sighed.

Hindi naman na nagulat si Cairan sa sagot neto.

"Ganon? eh asaan sya? Why are you alone here in the lobby?" napatameme naman si Astria.

"Well, Sya at yung girlfriend nya ay nasa kabilang hotel nakabooked, yung malapit sa Police Station" saad nya in a depressive tone "Eh sarado na yung dorm namin, hindi naman ako makakabalik dahil for sure nilocked na ang gate, anong oras nadin kasi so I'm finding some vacant room pero wala e punuan ata lahat nang hotel ngayon" may lungkot na saad nang dalaga, sobrang malas nya talaga ngayon.

"Eh? Aren't you..." he paused for a while "Aren't you his girlfriend?" pagpapatuloy ni Cairan.

Haha akala nya din? lol

Baka he also heard yung biro biro ni Lolo Carlos kaya naman akala nya din ay may something sakanila ni Cian. They never denied it din kasi kaya siguro nag lead into misunderstanding, na namisunderstood din ni Astria.

Astria didn't know how to response, ayaw nyang ipakitang nasasaktan sya kaya si forced herself to smile with chanting this one word

"No..." may kung anong tonong saad nya "Never" dagdag pa ni Astria at pilit ulit na ngumiti.

She felt awkwardness nang makitang nakatitig lang sakanya si Cairan without even uttering a single word, she's also confused and in dazed.

His eyes are really something, so special. Well, Cairan's eyes are not like the Funtaveriás. They have a light brownish eyes while Cairan's eyes are dark brown that are almost similar to black. So beautiful that can decieved others and give illusions to the people.

Nagiwas tingin nalang ang dalaga, nagiging uncomfortable narin kasi ang titigan nila. She felt something na hindi nya madescribed.

Nang mapansin hindi na sumagot si Cairan ay agad syang gumawa nang excuses, ewan ba nya, her mind was in mess.

"Ah, well. That engagement was just lolo's joke after all and also magkaibigan lang din naman kami" parang aligagang saad ni Astria trying to revive the dead atmosphere earlier.

"Then, you should explained that to your family they might take it seriously. Also Look, He always uses you when his in trouble like now, you bailed him to jail just because he start a fight, why you? I mean, like you said he has a girlfriend, bakit hindi yung girlfriend nya ano yon display lang?" mariing saad ni Cairan, napatameme naman si Astria.

His so sharp-tongued, she never expected that.

But...

Tama nga naman sya.

Cian always asked for help every time he's in trouble at sya tong uto uto tutulong naman.