Lie To Me

Chapter 31: 31

"Where's Jasmine?" One of them asked.

Yes. Where is she?

I mentally asked as well.

"Oh, I just here sitting her a while ago,” one of her friends answered shrugging. “I don’t know where did

she go now.”

"I saw her running in the mess hall earlier, she’s following someone; a guy.” Another one answered.

"A guy? Who?" their friend asked again.

"I don't know. But he's pretty tall guy with a curly hair,” they answered.

My heart beat faster.

Russel was a tall and curly.

Is that him?

Are they together?

Immediately, I ran to the mess hall but no one is inside there. I was about to leave when I heard a

woman speak; it was coming from behind the mess hall This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"I thought you were going to end it with her? Then, why are you still together?" It says. The tone was

harsh and seemed angry.

"I'm still buying time; I can’t just drop her like that. Please, baby, be patient a little more.” A man replied,

he’s was gentle when he was saying that.

My heart hurt, it felt like it was squeezed hardly. My tears started falling.

I heard nothing after that so I slowly walked closer. And my heart hurts more seeing what they were

doing.

They were kissing.

I sobbed. That caught their attention. Russel's eyes widen, but there just doesn't seem to be anything

there in the woman. It's like I never caught her kissing someone else's boyfriend.

"Jia." Russel called my name.

But I turned around and ran.

"I didn't know I'd be able to come back here." I told myself. "I’m proud of you, Jia. Seriously, you have

become this brave." I said tapping my chest.

"This is where you died Jianna Astrid. And here you are, reminiscing the reason why. You're

awesome." My tears fell.

The day I woke up at the hospital, I did nothing but cry. I just cried and cried until I got out and went

home.

They ask me Mama why but I can't say. I cannot accept the reason. I was like that for a month, that if I

hadn't seen Mama cry in front of me because she couldn't understand why I was getting pregnant, I

wouldn't have realized yet.

Slowly, I stood up. I slowly lifted myself up, repeatedly trying to get back to where I was but I couldn’t. I

became someone else. I turned into someone far from who I used to be. But that's fine. I became

braver and wiser. I became strong and fearless.

But in an instant, I was back to normal. You're weak, scared, and crying Jianna Astrid. I went back to

Jia with a broken personality, because of her again.

When the fire dance was over, I entered the tent again. There should be three of us here, but I don't

know if Ruth and Lucy will sleep here too.

They didn't. I woke up the next day alone. It's only 5am and the others are still asleep. I got up and

went out. I saw Kuya Roy burning dry leaves again.

"Good morning, Ma'am! Good morning." He greeted, I smiled.

"What time did they sleep?" I asked.

"Oh no, Ma'am, it's about midnight too. They're still drinking." It says.

I just nodded and said goodbye to go for a walk first.

I want the day to end and go home. I was feeling exhausted even though I slept more than I enjoyed.

Maybe it's more tiring to cry than to act.

I just walked straight until I didn't realize I had reached the rocky ground again. Maybe it's because of

thinking.

And there, I saw Russel sitting at that big rock. He saw me too but did nothing. He just sat and ran and

looked at me. Sadness is in his eyes.

I don't care.

I turned my back and left.