Sweet Lies 11

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"May alam akong boutique near Tourism Office. Sa may Cathedral? May mga dress doon," utas ni Debbie.

"Samahan ka namin. You should look gorgeous! Magpa-salon tayo after." Nasa tabi ko si Vidette.

"Right! We should! Headzone? May gift certificate pa ako. Gamitin na natin," dagdag ni Debbie.

I just nodded. I don't know. Mas iniisip pa nila iyong dinner na dadaluhan ko kasama si Aldrev at parents niya.

I guess I'm really new when it comes to this. Dapat ba talagang paghandaan iyon nang sobra?

Ni hindi ako naeexcite. Vidette even asked me if I'm nervous. I am. Pero hindi naman OA na pagka-nerbyos.

Napabuntong hininga ako. I sipped on my iced coffee.

Narito kami sa Bistro ngayon. It's Thursday night. Pagkatapos ng trabaho ay dito kami dumiretso.

"Do I really need to like... You know? Buy new dress?" wala sa sarili kong tanong. Sabay silang bumaling sa akin.

"Of course!" they answered in unison. Halos matawa ako. I snorted, actually.

"Chill, ladies... 'Di ko lang kasi gets. It's just a simple dinner anyway. I'm saving money—"

"For what, Julia Parisha? You have three bank accounts for Christ's sake. Simpleng dress lang naman. Hindi ka gagastos ng dalawang mil. Kailangan maganda ka. If a guy wants you to meet his parents, that means he sees you as a potential."

"Potential?" Kumunot ang noo ko. Though I have an idea, I still asked.

"Potential wife! Hay nako. Basta dapat maganda ka ngayong weekend kasi kung—"

"Alright... Alright." Umirap ako sa kawalan.

Binalewala ko ang tungkol sa potential wife thing. Preoccupied ako sa maraming bagay.

I continued sipping on my iced coffee. Debbie giggled.

"Sagot ko na salon natin," dagdag niya. Vidette gestured for an 'approve' sign.

I already made a background check on Aldrev's family. From some sources, of course.

His parents are both into the medical field. His dad is a surgeon. His mom is a dermatologist. Nag-iisang anak siya.

Nailihis lang yata talaga sa career si Aldrev. Business Management din ang tinapos niya. Naging copywriter din siya gaya ko.

Maybe that's also the reason kung bakit hindi ako gaanong kabado. Kung sakali mang mapag-usapan namin ang field nila ay alam ko na.

Hinayaan kong magkwentuhan si Vidette at Debbie.

I buried all my attention to my cake. Hindi ko pa rin nauubos ang iced coffee ko.

Lumilipad ang isip ko kung saan-saan habang palinga-linga ako sa paligid ng Bistro.

Iniisip ko ang condo ko sa Taguig. Si Teacher Loidel... Ang gagawin kong advertisement sa website ng FG... Ang dinner na mangyayari ngayong weekend.

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