Splendiferous (Legazpi #1)

Forty

"P22.5k ang starting price noon diba? Pero iba iba ang presyo niya sa bawat mall. Ang narito sa pinakamalapit sa'tin P31k ata or P32k," Ayesha articulated.

"Hello? Kailan pa naging issue kay Leigne ang pera, Eshang?" Mauve joked before looking at me. "Well, kidding aside, mahal naman talaga iyon just for a birthday gift so I think you should just get Saint a hoodie or sweater-"

"Let's get that PS5 tomorrow, samahan niyo ako," sigurado ko nang pahayag. Ayoko naman kasi siyang bigyan ng hoodie dahil ang dami niya nang ganoon. Tapos wala na talaga akong maisip na maibigay kaya iyon na lang.

All of their jaws dropped. "Sana all!" they screamed altogether.

"Imagine X and Leignie getting married, then Gorostiza Establishments, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Dela Gente Group of Companies being one in business, pucha! Baka mas mayaman pa ang kalabasan nila kaysa kay Bill Gates," Garri cackled while drinking her vodka.

"And, hindi lang si Saint at Arleigne ang Gorostiza't Dela Genteng magsasama. Let's not forget their siblings too!" Mauve added.

"Ganoon rin naman ang kalalabasan niyo ni Aqui, Mauve," natatawang singit ni Ayesha. "Kung hindi nga lang kayo naghiwalay."

"You two broke up again?!" gulat naming reaksyon ni Garri. "Pang-ilang breakup n'yo na iyan, Mauvey?" tanong ni Garri.

Mauve shrugged. "Aba malay ko, ang dami na, e. That guy! If I only knew that we'll break up again, I shouldn't have bought him a fucking yacht-"

"What the hell?!" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Garri. "A yacht? Are you serious, Mauvennice Crescelda?!"

"Actually, just a cabin cruiser," pagtatama ni Mauve. "Huwag na nga nating pag-usapan! Naiirita lang ako!"

"You know what, girls, let's just drink up and dance. Sisters time na lang muna," Ayesha articulated and raised her glass. We started drinking more until we ended up dancing like there's no tomorrow.

Supposedly, the money that I totally own is already more than $65,000 but less than 70 thousand. That's everything that I have earned since highschool and all came from the performances I've had in Atlanta and here in PH. Hiwalay pa ang 65 thousand dollars na iyon sa pera ni mom na ihinuhulog sa mga bank accounts namin ni Zent.

The money I've been earning for years is planned for building my own house in the Netherlands for the future. That's where I am going to live when I started my training after graduation and when I became a pilot from KLM.

I don't want mom to spend for it since I've been using her money a lot already, that's the reason why I am earning my own. For Xerxes' birthday gift, I guess there's nothing wrong if I'll take $648 from my money to buy the PS5 worth P32,000. I still have more upcoming musicals though, makakapag-ipon pa ako at madami pa namang panahon ang meron ako bago makagraduate.

Sinamahan ako nila Mauve na bumili ng maireregalo kay Xerxes at sabay na rin kaming apat na pumunta sa The Island sa Taguig kung saan gaganapin ang party ni Xerxes. We already drank and partied last night and now, may inuman na naman.

"Aleezah!" I called Aleezah when I saw her in the middle of the huge crowd. "Si Xerxes?"

"Andiyan lang siya paikot-ikot at kausap ang mga inimbita niya. For you to easily find him, he's wearing white shorts and black Jeep jersey," she said.

"Okay, thank you!" I was about to walk again when she suddenly stopped me. She looked at me from head to toe.

"Blooming ka. Well, as always," she complimented and flashed a smirk. "Parang lumaki ng kaunti ang boobs mo."

"Aleezah!" mahina kong asik dito at malakas siyang tumawa.

"Are you wearing foam or nagpa-silicone ka ba? Or…" her grin grew wider. "It grew because of someone's hands?"