Don't Fall For Me

CHAPTER 12

“WHAAAATTTT??!!! Jinjja???!!!” [jinjja=really]

***Parang nabingi yata ako kay Stef.. feeling yata nya sya lang tao dito eh. Nandito nga pala kami sa café, remember may report kami na nakapowerpoint. Chinecheck lang namin, kaya nga pala ganyan reaction ni Stef, naikwento ko kasi yung kagabi.

Tiffa: Stef,calm down.. ang OA na ha.

Stef: kung ako OA, ikaw parang NR, diba Liz?

Liz: oo nga tiffa.. nakakashock eh.. ang tiyaga and super sweet pala ni Kaien.

Tiffa: Eotteoke? [eotteoke=what to do?] I don’t have any idea kung ano gagawin ko kay Kei. He’s making me crazy

Liz: you know kung wala lang akong jace, nag kagusto na ako kay Kei.

Stef: kurae, nado [kurae=right, nado=me too]

Tiffa: mworago??? [mworago=anu ulit???]  did I hear it wrong??? I thought you’re against him.. how about our mission???

Stef: ahmm.. Honestly, akala ko kasi katulad si kaien ng ibang guys… but after all his efforts maybe his an exception.. Maybe, I could entrust you to him.

 Liz: agree, mukhang aalagaan naman nya an gating princess eh..

Stef: what if bigyan naten sya chance?

Liz: I think you need to talk with him. Hindi naman pwedeng forever ganyan nalang.

***Magsasalita n asana ko kaya lang biglang nagbell.. hindi kami same ng sched nitong mga to eh.

Liz: omo, we better go..

Stef: bye princess, see ya later

Tiffa: (why is this happening to me??? @__@ kung makikipag-usap ako sa kanya, anu naman sasabihin ko???)

KEI’S POV

----FLASHBACK @ the jewel event----

Kei: ahhmm.. Cassie, can I ask you a favor?

Cassie: sure, basta yung kaya ko

Kei: (nilabas ko yung maliit na maliit na paperbag, nandun yung flash drive at yung isang earring) pwede pakisoli kay Tiffa?

Cassie: heey, akala ko ba schoolmates kayo bakit hindi ikaw yung magsoli? Do I look like a delivery man?

Kei: ahhh.. ehhh.. please… I will take it as a very big favor.. kahit ano kapalit, ok lang..

Cassie: hmmm.. ok pero tell me the truth.. ano meron sa inyo ni Tiffa? I’m curious, tell me all and I’ll do the favor (she smiled, an evil smile)

Kei: ok..ok.. I think I don’t have any  choice..

***So ayun, I told her everything. Almost every detail panu kasi lahat nalang tinatanung eh. Nagagalit pag hindi ko ineelaborate. Parang nag dedefense ako ng thesis, sobrang kaba tapos yung mga tanong ang hirap sagutin. Nautakan ata ako ni Cassie.

Cassie: hmm.. I see, mukhang sincere ka naman sa kanya. Thank you for understanding our lil princess..

Kei: ahhmm.. actually, I don’t understand her quite well.. I don’t understand why she hate guys, ang pagkakaalam ko never pa syang nagka boyfriend am I right?

Cassie: you’re right, never pa syang nagkaboyfriend because she’s afraid to trust guys. Takot syang iwanan sya. Alam mo may pagka possessive kasi si tiffa. She wants to be the no.1 priority. Spoiled sya kay dad before, lahat ng gusto nya binibigay ni dad kaya lang when she’s in her fifth grade he passed away. Yun yung year na naging maganda yung negosyo, dumami yung investors abroad at syempre naging mas busy si dad. I remember that day, tiffa was excited na ipakita kay dad yung kauna-unahang na design nya na earrings. Ang talagang dream ni Tiffa ay maging designer kaya lang sa pagkawala ni Dad parang nawala na rin yung dream nya. Nung on the way na si dad pauwi ng bahay, may tumawag sa kanya may problem daw sa office, kaya bumalik ulit sya at dun sya na-car accident.

Kei: I’m sorry to hear that..

Cassie: it’s ok.. matagal na naman yun.. ang probem lang ay si tiffa. Masyado syang naapektuhan eh.. at that time kasi na depressed din si mom so pinayuhan sya ni grandma na mag-stay muna abroad, para dun nya i-spend ang time mya in business. Ayaw naman ni tiffa sumama so she stayed with grandma. Ako naman I studied abroad pero pagbakasyon dati dito ako nagii-stay.

Kei: it’s really a difficult experience, and I don’t have any idea na ganyan pinagdaanan nya.

Cassie: well, ngayon alam mo na sana wag mo syang sasaktan. Please be more patient to her, and take care of her.

Kei: hmm.. but she hates me..

Cassie: Ano ba Kaien?!!!! Wag kang tanga ha.. I trust you, sa tingin ko you could really make her fall for you. Siguro she’s just confused.. madami nang nanligaw sa kanya at wala talagang tumtagal because she reall does everything para layuan sya ng guys. Kaya mo naman sigurong i-beat ang record diba?