Chapter 16 ~ A date?

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“Jeron and Madds looks good together, are you blind? Hindi ka talaga pwedeng match maker, Alex. Kaya pala kayo ni Brandon.” Sam said while shaking her head.

“Aw. Nahiya naman ako sayo, mistress! Basta kay Jeric ako!” Alex rolled her eyes.

“Aba! Wala namang personalan, girl. Ansakit ah! Pero Jeron ako! Kuya na lang ni Madds un si brotherhood.” Hinampas naman ng mahina ni Sam ang braso ni Alex. Mistress? Woaah. Officially mistress by Thomas Torres?

“Age is just a number and it doesn’t matter, as long as the guy is humble, gentleman, handsome, and the most important.. he’s SINGLE plus you love him. Hay!! Pasok na yan sa bangga! Diba Madds?” Alex stated emphasizing the single.

“Whatever, Alex!” nagwalk out naman si Sam. Alam ko rin naman na nahihirapan siya sa posisyon niya but she have a choice and she pick the wrong choice.

“Bakit mo naman ginanun un?” tanong ko kay Alex.

“Tsss. Hayaan mo baka marealize niya sa dreamland lang sila magiging ni Thomas.” Tinalikuran naman na ako at nagdrawing na lang nung pinapagawa sa amin si Alex.

Tatapusin ko na nga lang itong seatwork na ‘to para makauwi ako ng maaga. Kailangan ko ng mahabang pahinga, kagabi napaovertime ako sa trabaho buti na lang half day ako ngaun and day off sa work. Medyo mahirap nan gang pagsabayin ang trabaho and pag-aaral ko plus the lovelife.Joke, baka meron. Kailangan ko na atang mag give-up ng isa. Madalas na akong walang tulog lalo na nung pinagawa kami ng resort. I mean we draw a huge resort, isa sa mga requirements eh.

“Manong sa tabi na lang po.” Inihinto naman ng taxi driver sa tapat ng gate namin ang sasakyan, inabot ko naman agad ang bayad.

I was shocked when Karren opened the gate for me.  “Kelan ka pa nakabalik?” I asked her.

“Kanina lang umaga. Mabilis naman kasi makarecover si Nanay” She said and I just nodded. Papasok na sana ako ng bahay kaya lang may nakita akong nakaparadang sasakyan sa garage namin.

“May bisita ba si Jade?”

“Wala siya nasa school. Manliligaw mo daw eh. Pinapasok ko na rin pala kasi mukha namang mapagkakatiwalaan. Ang gwapo, Jane.” Sabi ni Karren na parang kilig na kilig sabay pasok sa loob. Sinong manliligaw? As far as I remember hindi ako nag papaligaw. Baka si Kyle, binuksan ko na agad ang pinto at bigla naman bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. What the hell. Jusmiyo. Feel ko may sakit ako sa puso.

“Hi, Madds.” He said and kissed my cheeks. OMG! I took a back step because I did not expect that kiss from him. My eyes grew wider and looked straight at him. 5 seconds left to go before my heart explode. Shit! This is the same feeling I felt when I meet him personally and accidentally left a scrape in his arm.

“Hey, what are you do-ing he-re?” I uneasily asked. He just gave me his one sided smile while staring me. Don’t give me that smile Mr. Teng! Grabe. I’m controlling myself to giggle.

“Have a se-at.”  Sabi ko na lang ng hindi ko nakayanan ang titig niya. Kung nakakabuntis lang yung titig baka may baby na ako haha.  He followed what I said and seated comfortably on the couch. How come he gets here? Pano niya nalaman bahay namin. Heeller! You must ask Samantha about it, girl. My mind said. Oh right. Ang bruhang iyon!

“Anong meron? Bakit ka andito?” I awkwardly asked and sat in the other side of couch. I did not offer him anything because there’s a plate of cake and a juice in front of him.

“I just wanna say congrats for winning the pageant. Ahia I mean kuya tell me about it.” I gave him a smile and just nodded. Dapat nagtext na lang siya o kaya tumawag.

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