Chapter 2
Making a deal with the Devil
'Mr. Jerald Peterson, Contestant #3.' basa ko sa karatulang nakasabit sa labas.
He look so fine with his suit and tie matching it with a slick back hairdoo. I can't stop myself from drooling over his poster at mukhang hindi lang ako nag-iisa. I glanced at both sides at napupuno rin ito ng kaniyang mga tagahanga.
"OMG. Besh! Ang gwapo talaga ni Jerald. Wait mo lang talaga ang swim wear niya." Sambit nung isang babaeng naka head band.
"Ay weh? Asan?" Dinig kong react nung kasama niya.
"Tanga beh wala," sabay hampas sa noo nito. "Halatang ganid ka lang talaga sa n*ta ni Jerald." Palihim akong natatawa sa kanilang dalawa kasi ang kwela nila pakinggan, sobrang close nila sa isa't-isa.
Coming to Lake Side, wala akong masyadong friends na matatawag kong akin. I do have a lot of aquaintances pero not all of them are my circle. In fact, wala akong circle ever since i transfered here. Most of the students here are casual and are here solely for their studies alone. Ganon sila ka seryoso at devoted dahil half of us are scholars. Exaggerated man kung iisipin pero that is how I see here.
I give the poster one last glance before heading off to the gate. I opened my phone after shutting it down for over 6 hours. Elise text messages comes in, flooding my whole screen.
Elise | 1:56 PM
Kuya? Asan ka kanina?
Elise | 2:35 PM
I left the keys under the mat, just so you know.
Elise | 7:35 PM
Kuya, I just had dinner with Denise. Where are you?
Elise | 8:05 PM
Kuya, its late. Where the hell are you??
I smirked at those messages and turned off the phone again. As I was walking down the hall napansin ko ang isang lalaking nakatayo sa may kadilimang parte ng daan. I can sense how intent his eyes were.
Wait, is...
"Where the f*ck have you been? I've been waiting here for an hour." Saad ni Calix. Calix Levarde. The asshole.
"Huwag ka ngang maarte, you look like a bull but you whine like a toddler. From now on, will you stop swearing?" Diin ko. He smiled, teasing me.
"And will you stop acting tough as if may papatol sa payat mong katawan." The heck?! The audacity of this guy.
"Just give me your address and I'll be on with my life." Napapagod kong saad.
"Could you just wait? I'll set the rules first," Itinaas nito ang kaniyang kamay signing me to shut up. I pouted.
"Sige. First, I don't want you to be nosy sa bahay, especially to my parents. Second, susunod ka sa schedule ko cause I am a very busy guy and I hadn't got all day to meddle with your mindless transactions. Third, I know you're a smart kid and a scholar, guessing from you rag-like-clothes. I want you to be patient with me and whenever I call, please be on time." Utos nito. I slowly nodded and didn't even try to hesitate.
"So you're asking me to be your personal assistant?" I sarcastically asked him.
"Sort of." He replied.
"Am I getting paid for this?" I whispered pero mukhang nadinig niya ata. Sa laki ba naman ng kaniyang tenga.
"Yes. Five thousand per day," WTF! Nalunok ko ata ang aking dila sa pagkabigla nang dahil sa presyong sinabi niya. 5K per day, nagtatae ba siya ng pera? "All around na 'yun. Every errands. Lahat. I was thinking of having my own personal maid but I guess okay kana siguro."
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