ARCANE LOVE

Chapter One

Chapter One

"Good morning! So what's the chika? Did you do it kagabi? OMG! I can't wait to hear the full details!" my best friend shrieked on the other side of the line.

As soon as I picked up my ringing phone her loud voice bombarded my eardrums.

I groaned as I massaged my head. Fucking hang-over.

"So early in the morning Grizelda, don't you have any decency to let someone sleep peacefully?" reklamo kong sagot pabalik.

"Girl haven't you notice the time? Tanghaling tapat na po. Naka-ilang rounds ba kayo kagabi? I bet more than three, kaya siguro puyat na puyat ka. Gosh,Lilith lang ang malakas." she said talkatively.

Tumingin ako sa aking bedside table para matingnan ang oras. Tama nga ito at tanghaling tapat na. Sobrang pagod ko siguro kagabi. Speaking of kagabi, what happened? 

Shit.

"Zel, what did you say? What happened kagabi?" I ask her in a frantic.

"Oh geez, wala kang maremember?" tanong nito sa akin mockingly. 

Gosh, I hate her sometimes.

"Just tell me what happened. Does she do something again without my consent?" tanong ko muli. I try to remember kung anong nangyari kagabi pero wala talaga.

Frustrated akong bumangon, that's when I noticed that my clothes are different from what I have worn bago matulog.

Fucking shit.Not a good sign.

"Oops, so the angel is now awake. Anyways, pumunta ka kagabi sa bar, or siya yung umalis. Kasi naman girl, malayo ka sa akin tsaka may mga kasama ako kagabi kaya hindi na kita nasamahan. Nakita ko na lang na umalis ka ng bar na may kasamang lalaki." pilya nitong kwento sa akin.

Mas lalo atang sumakit ang ulo ko sa narinig. Again, I let her loose out of control.

"Bakit dimo binantayan! Paano ako makakagawa ng alibi kung nagkataon na may makasalubong ako na nakasama niya. Gosh, akala ko ba bestfriend kita? Sa akin ka ba kakampi o sa kanya?" naiinis kong sambit sa kanya.

"Gurl, bestfriend kita, yun nga lang dalawa kayo sa iisang katawan kaya malamang bestfriend ko na din yung isa. Tas mukha namang masaya ka kagabi kaya pinagbigyan ko na. Ngayon na nga lang siya makakalabas. I kinda like her. " palusot nito. 

I winced and bite my tongue to avoid saying things that I might regret later.

Huminga na lang ako ng malalim tsaka tumingin  sa taas para pakalmahin ang sarili ko. I did it three times like what my therapist told me. I look at my outfit and kinda try to memorize the details for an alibi.

I'm wearing a red bodycon dress showing too much skin. It also have a deep cut in my breast area kaya kitang-kita ang cleavege ko. Tumingin ako sa mirror sa harapan ng kama ko. My wavy hair is a freaking mess but my make-up is surprisingly stable, she is really good at hiding my natural face. I look carefully and try to imagine what might she have done last night when I noticed something.

My lips.

Very plump and red. What happened?

I could cry in frustration right now, but I held my tears and accept my situation right now.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I lash out my frustration at you. Just send me more details about what happened last night. As your questions earlier I think nothing happened down there because I felt nothing, I'm not sore or whatsoever kaya baka wala nga talagang nangyari." Yun lang ang ipinag-papasalamat ko.