TWO HEARTS (Phoenix Series #1.1)

Chapter 13

XIANA'S POV

Habang inaayusan ako ng make up artist ko, biglang lumapit sa akin si Veronica.

"Hey! Can I do Xiana's make up?" Tanong niya sa aking make up artist. Tiningnan ako ng aking make up artist. She is asking if it is okay. I gave her an it's-alright-nod.

My make up artist dropped her brush at natutuwa naman itong kinuha ni Victoria. "Yehey!"

Kaming dalawa na lang ang naiwan dito sa kwarto. She faced me while smiling. Geez, nasa malayo pa lang nga siya nanggigigil na ako, ano na lang kaya kung nasa harap ko na siya mismo? 

"I always do this to my step-sister." She said proudly. I tried myself to smile and be happy on her presence. Sinusubukan ko din basahin ang iniisip nito.

"Yes. It's good to know that our stone hearted Zander has a fiancé now." Sabi ko sa kaniya. She laughed at me. She brushed the make up brush on my cheeks.

"You know what Xiana? I already know about you and my fiancé. I know how you chased him before and I know you so much." Bigla niyang sabi. Nagulat ako sa nalaman niya and I'm also bothered because she is still smiling. May kung ano sa ngiti nito na ang hirap basahin.

"It's all in the past, Veronica. You're Zander's fiancé now." Sabi ko sa kaniya.

"Oh? Yes, I am the fiancé and that finalizes that he is mine. I don't want to let go of him." She smirked at me. Palihim kong kinuyom ang kamay ko. Deep inside I'm killing her 600 times in differents ways.

"Xiana, Xiana, Xiana. Just to warn you, stay away from my fiance. If you don't want to see what I can do." Sabi niya at binalik niya na sa lamesa ang make up brush.

"There you're done." She stood up straight. Tumayo ako at tiningnan ko ang aking sarili sa salamin. Buti naman at hindi niya pinagdiskitahan ang mukha ko.

"Kahit anong gawin ko sa mukha mo, panget ka pa rin." She laughed then she flipped her blonde hair. Damn this two-faced bitch! Napupuno na ako sa kaniya. I stand up and I faced her wearing my fake smile.

"Come on, blondie. At least I'm not fake. Everything in me is not fake."

I grabbed her hair. "This one? It's fucking fake."

And I touched her nose. "And this? Come on! Are you copying Lee Min Ho's nose? Blondie, matangkad ka lang kesa sa akin. But I'm real and you're not." I winked at her and before I opened the door I left her a word.

"Just to remind you. You're not yet engaged. Huwag kang makampante. Mabibigla ka na lang may umagaw na sa kaniya." I'm the one who smirked at her when her face formed a frown.

Lumabas na ako ng dressing room. Akala niya matatalo niya na ako? No way. She doesn't know me yet. I can be a bitch too.

Paglabas namin sa stage, agad na nagsigawan ang lahat ng mga fans namin dito sa Cebu.

"Maayong gabii Cebu! (Good evening) What's up?!!" Pierce said to them at mas lalong nag-ingay ang buong coliseum.

"Nalipay mi nga ania dinhi Cebu! (We're happy to be here Cebu!) " I waved at them. I'm not fluent in speaking Cebuano, but we were tasked to study few of their language for this concert.

"Who wants some song?!!" Zander asked them and he pointed the mic on the audience. Nagtaasan ng kamay ang mga tao at naghiyawan sila.

"You want some?!" Zander asked them again. Naghiyawan ang mga tao bilang sagot. Tumango sa amin si Zander at nagsimula na sila sa pagtugtog.