It All Started With The Royal's Baby

xxvii.

Ano na namang drama 'yan?

"Lala, you look dashing."

May panibagong boses na naman, is that Devyn? Where was he all this time? Bakit ngayon lang ulit nagparamdam 'yang gagong 'yan? At bakit siya nandito? Teka, bakit paisa-isa silang dumarating dito?!

"Same as what Devyn said, Lala. You never age." 

And I'm guessing this is Damien? What are they doing here? Kung nandito sila, ibig sabihin nandito rin si--

"Where is she, Lala?"

It's him. It's his voice. What is he doing here? And...

"LALA, OMG! Are you buying a dress? You shoud've let me tag along! You know I love dresses!"

...And that girl whose name starts with letter S. Ugh.

Bakit sila nagsidatingan lahat dito?  At bakit nila dinala 'yang Stephanie dito eh may plano ngang surprise gift si Queen sa kanya. What an epic fail. 

"What are you all doing here?" tanong ni Queen. She's confused as well. 

"Oh, we're planning to take you to a surprise lunch since it's been years since we went to a lunch date together."

"Yes Lala, it's my idea to take you out for lunch together with these handsome lads. I'm sorry if I didn't tell you this in advance, " sabi ni Stephanie.

Napasapak na lang ako sa noo ko. Hindi na lang ako nagsalita at nanatili sa likod ng kurtina habang pinapakinggan sila. 

"But I'm not hungry yet," pagrereklamo ni Queen. 

Can I just get out of this place?

Nagbabalak pa lang ako na tumakas nang bigla na lang may humila sa kurtina na nakaharang sa pagitan ng fitting room kaya medyo nagulat ako. Nakita ko si Dylan sa harapan ko habang nakakunot noo at nakatingin sa mga dress na nakahilera sa likod ko. Ito dapat yung isusukat ko kanina.

Lastly, napatingin siya sa hubot hubad kong katawan lalo na sa tiyan ko. Napatitig siya rito saglit bago niya inalis yung tingin niya at mabilis na iniharang ulit yung kurtina.

"Wear your clothes," he said softly behind the curtains.

His stunned face when he saw me with my baby bump just lingered in my mind. Pinulot ko na lang yung damit ko at saka ulit ito isinuot. It was fast but I want to know what's going on his mind when he saw my bump.

"Lala, what's going on here?" tanong niya sa lola niya. 

"She's just helping me." 

"For what?"

"To help buy me some dress?"

"You're not even the same size."

"He's right, Lala," Drake agreed. 

Nagtatalo sila sa labas kaya parang umatras yung paa ko. Ayokong mapasama sa sagutan nilang pamilya kaya tumahimik na lang muna ako habang hinihintay ko silang matapos. 

"What? I just want to buy her some dress?"

"That's unusual, Lala. Why would you even want to buy dress for a maid?" Devyn questioned. 

"Why not?"

"Okay, okay! Let's stop this okay? Let us do whatever Lala wants to do kasi ngayon lang naman siya uuwi dito sa Pilipinas 'di ba? Let us do whatever she wants. And by the way . . . where's the maid?" tanong ni Stephanie.

The maid? Right. Whatever. This will be the last day that I'm going to act as the 'maid'.

Lumabas na ako at lahat sila napatingin sa akin. I just kept my facial expression neutral. Tumingin sa akin yung lola nila at ngumiti. It feels like an apologetic smile kaya ngumiti rin ako. It's not her fault kung bakit nasira yung plano niyang bilhan si Stephanie ng dress at naipit ako dito dahil bigla bigla na lang sila nagsulputan.