Prologue

20 1 0
                                    

"Bye sweetie,"

"Bye, daddy." Dad and mom kissed Ate Ariesa's forehead.

"Leorette?" Mom said.

I only nodded at them. Mom hugged me but I heard dad sighed.
They'll be leaving for Canada today. They'll be gone for a week. What joy.

After a couple more reminders, they finally left.

"When will you stop with the cold treatment kay dad? Kailan ka babalik sa normal?" Ate Ariesa asked.

"Bring Kuya Gem back." I saw her eyes saddened.

"Rette, andiyan lang naman si Gem eh, he's not dead, okay? Stop acting like that, stop building this walls."

"Kung andiyan lang si Kuya Gem, bakit hindi niyo magawang pabalikin siya sa bahay? And I'm not building walls, ate"

"You are, Rette. Ang layo na ng loob mo samin. You hardly show us any emotions! We miss Gem as much as you do, stop this."

"Then if you miss him, bring him back because I know he didn't do anything wrong." I said deadpan and left her to go to my room.

She called my name but I ignored her.
I went to my room and immediately pressed speed dial #1.

"Michie.."

"Hello? Etty! I'm so excited. See you at Clover's Pub later, aryt?"

"Yeah, sure."

I hung up.
Yup, I'm excited too. Very excited.

--

Nakatulog pala ako.
6:21pm. Maaga pa naman. Pagkatapos kung maligo, sinuot ko na yung navy blue floral dress ko at pumps. At messy bun hair.

"I'm going out." sabi ko kay ate, nakaupo siya sa sala.

"San ka pupunta?" tanong ni Ate.

"Michie." She sighed.

"Ok, dont stay up too late." I only nodded.

I drove to Michie's house. It wasn't a long drive to her house, kaya nakarating agad ako.
Pinapasok naman agad ako ng gaurd. Kilala na kasi ako dito.

"Si Michie?" tanong ko sa isang maid nila.

"Nasa kwarto niya po."

"ok."

Dumiretso ako sa kwarto niya.
Nasa tapat na ako ng kwarto niya. May naririnig akong umiiyak. Michie?
Hindi na ako kumatok at pumasok agad.

"Michie?"

"Etty?...Etty!" Agad siyang tumakbo sa akin at yinakap ako.

"Bakit ka umiiyak?"

"S-si J-john." Halos di siya makapagsalita ng maayos.

"Anong nangyari?"

"H-he's c-cheating on m-me." at humagulhol nanaman siya.

Sabi ko na nga ba.
I didn't like that John.

Ikwenento ni Michie ang nangyari.
Nung tinawagan ko siya kanina, nandun pala siya sa labas ng bahay ni John para surpresahin siya. Pero si Michie pala ang nasurpresa.

She saw John kissing someone on their couch.

"Hindi niya alam na nakita mo sila?"

"N-no."

"Get dressed." Sabi ko.

"Etty?"

"Just get dressed, Michie. We'll give John a surprise. A surprise he surely wont forget." At nginitian ko siya.

Agad namang bumangon si Michie at nagbihis.

Nagbihis na rin ako. I wore my black skinny jeans, white fitted sando, leather jacket and my pumps. I let my hair fall and I wore my contact lens.

"Alam mo Etty, sometimes you creep me out talaga! Grabe ang transformation mo everytime we go bar hopping. You dont look like the perfect nerd girl! Hell you dont look like Leorette Iris Evans at all!"

I just smirked. Yeah I know.

Let the show begin.

Attraction TheoryTahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon