Owned By Him

Chapter 7

Sinipag akong gumising ng maaga. I opened my fridge yesterday and it was 50/50. Ilang weeks narin kasi akong di nakapag-grocery. And if ever na may bisita akong pupunta dito wala akong maipapakain. Especially, that Stinella Aragon.

My phone rings. I quickly press the answers.

"Yes, my piggy cousin?" pambungad ko sa kabilang linya.

"You're so harsh, couz. Well anyways, we're going to have dinner later. Dane and I, he wants to meet you"

Hindi ko alam kung papayag ba ako o hindi. I badly want to meet him also. Does he really looks like Caleb in closer? Is he really serious for my cousin? Pero kung pupunta ako baka mapuno lang ako ng insecurities. They're so very sweet to each other ---

"Couz?"

"Ha? Sure"

"Okay, I'll fetch you later. 6pm. Be ready okay? Bye!" Then she hung up her phone.

Nasapo ko ang noo ko. Bat umu-o ako?

Ilang oras rin ang nilagi ko sa mall kanina. Ang haba ng pila sa grocery store.

Pagdating na pagdating ko sa bahay nagbihis agad ako para pumuntang school.

It's already 12:45 and I hope my prof aren't there yet. The professors are nice to me because of my achievement last week. But I don't want to abused it.

"You look so problematic," medyo nagulat pa ako sa pagsulpot ni Andreu sa gilid ko at sinabayan akong maglakad.

"No, I'm not. Pagod lang ako dahil sa pila kanina sa grocery." paliwanag ko.

"Oh too bad for you, Miss President" sabi niya sabay ngiti.

I just shrugged "It would be worst if we're not going to walk faster. We're about to be late"

Tumawa nalang siya sa sinabi ko.

"Krea!" tawag agad sakin ni Jean, one of the student council.

"Bakit?"

"Are you free tomorrow? Let's go out with the whole SC. Para magkaroon rin tayo ng quality time together," she pouted after saying those words.

"I'm going" short statement before winking at her.

"Yay! Ikaw na talaga, Pres!"

Bigla akong natawa dahil sa yakap niya.

Pagkatapos kong magsuot ng hikaw at maglagay ng konting lip balm bumaba na agad ako.

A woman's wearing a black knitted dress appeared on my sight. She's now crossing her arms.

"At last. Grabe ang bilis mo, cous, huh," she sarcastically said. "20 minutes palang naman tayong late"

I responded her with an oblivious faked smile. "Mabuti nalang 20 minutes lang at hindi half an hour"

"Err.. let's just go" she said and dragged me through her car.

I glanced at the car.

"You still driving her?" unang tanong ko nang nakapasok na ako sa frontsit.

She nodded "Of course. I'm not going to trash Ella,"

Of course, pinangalanan niya pa talaga. "This was my first car since I entered Mori High," dugtong niya.

"Yeah right," tanging nasabi ko lang.

A moment of silence embraces us until we stopped in front of unfamiliar restau.

Naunang bumaba si Nella sumunod naman ako.