French Kiss in Paris

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

I really had a rough, bizarre morning when I woke up from a heavy headache. I had to lay down on my bed in the meantime, bahagya pa akong lumingon sa digital clock na nakatayo sa bedside table. It's already past seven. Dapat nag-aayos na ako ngayon para pumasok pero hindi ako makagalaw dahil masakit ang ulo ko. Masakit din ang buo kong katawan at tamad na tamad akong kumilos.

I had to call the office and give them a heads up na hindi ako makakapasok today. Nagrason lamang akong may sakit ako. Tinanggap naman nila iyon ng walang pag-aalinlangan. I also can't risk my body and my class seeing me weak. Para akong binugbog kagabi and I only had a few things to remember last night and the rest was all a blur.

Nakakahiya mang aminin pero mukhang napasabak din ako sa inuman kagabi. All that happen because Cashel got mad at me. I tried to send him a message pero walang reply. He's completely ignoring me now. At ayoko munang isipin at pasakitin ang ulo ko. Kailangan ko muna ng pahinga para gumaan na ang pakiramdam ko. I called Victor if he could buy me some aspirin to lessen the headache, mabuti na lamang ay sinagot niya at on the way na kaagad siya papunta sa apartment ko.

Ipinikit ko muna ang mga mata ko, sa tuwing idinidilat ko ang mata ko ay umiikot ang paningin ko. Makalipas ang ilang minuto, hindi ko sigurado kung isang minuto o twenty minutes ang nakakalipas, masyadong masakit ang ulo ko para mag-isip pa ng numero.

May kumatok sa pinto at tinawag ko na lamang na pumasok ito. Bahagya kong nilingon ang ulo ko sa direksyon ng pinto at nasilayan ko si Victor. Umangat ang labi ng makita kong dala niya ang gamot para sa akin.

"What happened to you? My goodness, Cosette," takang usal nito, dumiretsyo siya sa kusina para kumuha ng tap water. Hawak ang baso ng tubig at aspirin sa kabilang kamay niya, inalalayan niya naman akong makaangat sa kinahihigaan ko para maayos kong mainom ang gamot. "You'll be fine..."

I lay my head back to rest and mouthed thank you at him.

Tinabihan niya ako sa kama at ilang malalim na buntong-hininga ang pinakawalan niya sabay ilang paulit ng pag-iling sa akin. I know by the looks of it, jina-judge na niya ako ng todo. I informed what happened to me and Cashel last night. Alam niya ring nagpahatak ako kay Chevy sa night club.

"You know, you don't have to drink last night," bakas sa tono niyang pinaparamdam sa akin na mali ako. "What you did last night is terrible. You have a boyfriend and you still chose to go out with Chevalier. That nasty guy."

Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. "Why would you call him nasty? Have you met him?"

"Nope," iling pa nito sa akin.

"And so why are you talking to him like that? He's such a nice person, he saved from being harassed by that paparazzi. He's also a quite lovely guy. And lastly, Cashel doesn't have the right to be jealous in the first place. I caught him kissing his best friend and we're totally not in a relationship so I can whatever I want to be."

Victor gasped, apparently shocked by my sudden outburst. "I didn't know he kissed his best friend. That's fishy, Cosette. But you're in agreement with him. You both agreed to show and be a couple in public. I guess, what happened in Beaujolais remained private, right?"

Tumango ako sa kanya. "Oui, but he doesn't even care at all. I was just an item for him. He has his job and that's to please the people."

He heaved out a deep sigh. "You're such in a big problem, Cosette."

"I know, but would you be able to stay here with me in the meantime?"

He bows his head, raises his arm to his chest to check the time on his wristwatch. "Fine, the good thing, my boss called that we'll be opening at eleven so I can look after you before I go to my job."