An Oath To Take (Imperfect Girls Series #1)

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Memories of the Past

Another half and an hour passed and finally we already arrived at the venue. Andre just woke me up when we were only thirty minutes away. Nang makarating na rin kami doon ay tumila-tila na ang ulan. I reached for my bag on the back seat as I gripped on the handle of the bag. Kinuha ko naman ang aking denim jacket at pinatong sa kabilang braso. I let it hang on my left arm as I waited for Andre to get his things.

Sabay kaming pumasok sa loob ng lobby at agad naman tinawagan ni Andre si Kiana. We waited for a few minutes at the lobby until we heard a loud and cheerful voice approaching us. Napaharap ako dito at agad nakita si Kiana na nakasuot ng kulay puting dress. Her black hair was up on a ponytail. Her arms were extended towards us as she half-ran, half-walked.

"Kuya Andre! Imo!" sigaw nito hangga't sa makalapit sa amin. She immediately greeted me with a hug and a huge smile on her face. "So glad that you made it!" she squealed.

I hugged her back as I caressed her back with my left hand. "So glad that you invited me, Kiana," bulong ko rito.

Humiwalay ito mula sa pagkakayakap sa akin at dumiretso naman sa kaniyang pinsan. She also greeted Andre with a hug. "Kuya! Para naman kayong aattend ng libing. Black na black ang suot niyo. Kasal ang pupuntahan niyo, hindi libing!" she exclaimed as she pointed at our clothes.

Napatingin din ako sa aming mga damit. Ah, I'm still wearing Andre's hoodie.

"Your wedding is still tomorrow, Kiana," sagot ni Andre.

"Anyway! Let's go? Hatid ko kayo sa room na ni-reserve ko para sa inyo!" tuwang-tuwa at malawak ang mga ngiti nitong banggit sa amin. Agad akong napanganga nang marinig ang kaniyang sinabi. She let go of Andre's arm and led us to the elevator.

Agad akong tumingin sa gawi ni Andre at binigyan ito ng masamang tingin. "Andre, we're staying in the same room?" bulong ko rito. Nagkibit-balikat lamang ito at saka dire-diretso sinundan si Kiana sa loob ng elevator. We were the only ones inside the small room.

Kinalabit ko sa braso si Kiana at agad naman siyang tumingin sa akin. "Kiana, are we going to stay in one room?" tanong ko rito sabay turo sa aking dalawa ni Andre.

"Yup! Why? Ayaw mo bang katabi si Kuya?" tanong nito habang may malaki pa ring ngiti sa kaniyang mga labi.

Agad akong umiling bilang sagot. "I-it's not like I don't want to, it's just because we are no lo—"

She let out a dramatic gasp as she looked at Andre's direction, standing behind us. "Wait, don't tell me kakaaway niyo lang? Alam niyo, magbati nalang kayong dalawa. You don't want any bad vibes sa wedding ko, hindi ba?" banggit nito habang palipat-lipat ang kaniyang tingin sa aming dalawa ni Andre.

"Kuya Andre! Hindi ka ba marunong manuyo ng asawa? Ugh, you should learn from Ysmael! He's really good when it comes to persuading me," dagdag pa nito. She playfully winked at her cousin as if Andre will immediately know how to persuade his 'wife' with a single wink.

I let out a sigh as I looked at Andre who was just plainly looking at Kiana blabbering nonsense things. Magsasalita pa sana ako para i-klaro sa kaniya nang biglaang tumunog na ang elevator. "Oh, we're here!" Kiana exclaimed as she immediately stepped out of the elevator.

Napailing na lamang ako nang dire-diretso ito sa paglalakad palabas. Nakita ko na lamang na sumunod si Andre paglabas at nilagpasan ako. He stopped when his back was just in front of me. "Calm down, Imo. It's not like we never slept with each other in the past," he whispered as he continued to walk.

I rolled my eyes at him upon hearing his words. Wala nalang akong nagawa kundi sumunod sa kanila. Fine, then! I'll let this slide. It's not me, that I am worried at. I'm thinking that he might be uncomfortable to be sleeping beside me! Well, looks like he's not. So I won't give a single care about it anymore.