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"We will just greet the others Marlon." Dad said then nod to all of us.
Then all the oldies excuse their self.
And now we are the one who left.
"Hmmm.... Hi Andrea?" si Jessica na ang bumasag ng katahimikan mga thirty minutes nading nakaalis ang iba naming mga kasama after that a length of silent and awkward felling filled us.
Tahimik lang kumain ng paunti-unti si Andrea habang nakamasid lang sa kanya si Paul kung naiba lang kaming tao, mas mapagkakamalan pa silang mag-asawa kesa sa amin ni Jessica they are too sweet to each other.
And that's making me more irritated!
"Me? I'm perfectly good" Then she gave a tight smile on Jessica.
"You... you look too different now.... You've change a lot." Patuloy ni Jessica.
So hindi lang pala ako ang nakapuna sa pagbabago niya, she knew Andrea as simple and tame girl that's why all of this thing are really confusing to us.
"Well... isn't good?" a mischievous smile playing on her lips.
"Well... It's kinda..." I look at Jessica; she has this confusing face rather I say she's having a difficult to say what's running on her mind.
Ibinababa ni Andrea ang mga kobyertos niya saka sumandal sa upan at pinag krus ang mga braso niya sa dibdib.
I swallow the lump on my throat as I look to her breast that more emphasis now.
"You know what? I tell you something..." then she wink at her. "Society change... The world is changing... People are changing too..." Bawat kataga na sinasabi niya may diin then she shift her gaze at me. "So our feelings too..." noong sinabi niya ang mga huling kataga niya parang dinudurog ang puso ko, nahihirapan ako huminga.
Marahan kong ibinuka ang mga labi ko para sumagap ng hangin yung sakit hindi huminto habang tumatagal ko siyang tinitigan mas lalong sumasakit.
"You know why people changing their self?" ibinalik niya ang tingin niya kay Jessica.
"They choose it for a better... it's for the better. Even how demon look's they are or an angel look alike, they choose it to be happened... They choose it for the better..."
Choices? Maybe she choose, all of this to protect herself to be this tough... To be this.... Heartless woman...
"Are you happy then?" Jessica retour to her.
"Am I, happy? What do you think Jessica?" she said while smirking.
And we are all responsible to her changes, we who create her as demon we never expect to be.
At sa isiping ito mas sumasakit ang puso ko mas nahihirapan akong huminga, ano ba ang nangyari sa kanya sa loob ng pitong taon at bigla siyang naging ganito?
Who are now my Andrea
"I think you are..." mahinang sabi naman ni Jessica.
Natawa naman ng bahagya si Andrea habang nakataas ang kilay.
"Remember this Jessica, a person change defends on how the people surround him/her. Its defend on how they push that person to the limit." Sinasabi niya ito habang nakatiim bagang, halatang pinipigil niya kung ano mang galit o inis ang nais niyang lumabas.
"Beside I'm not just the only one who change a lot... You too change." There it is again I see her grinning as if she's hiding something to us.
"T-there's nothing about me..." Saka naman nagbaba ng tingin si Jessica, na tila nahihiya dito.
"No.... you look better now, hindi ka na mukhang maputlang evil witch." Sabi n'ya kaya naman biglang napaangat ang tingin ni Jessica sa kanya pati ako napaayos ng upo, naubo naman bigla ang katabi niyang si Paul.
Bigla nitong kinuha ang whisky na iniinom ni Paul saka doon uminom.
I frown in her action. Ganoon na ba sila ka close at sa iisang baso na sila umiinom? Indirect kissing?! Mas nagngingit tuloy ang kalooban ko!
"Magaling mag-alaga si EM-- I mean Marlon huh...." I can help it but to smirk nadulas s'ya muntik na niya akong tawaging MJ.
"Noong huli kitang nakita, mukha kang corpse bride, but everything else you still beautiful, mas bagay sayo ang medyo may kulay." Bigla ko tuloy nainum yung wine ko naalala ko kasi back then when we we're college at gay pa ako sa pangin nya I used to tell those line sa mga babaeng makapal mag foundation.
"Oh, Marlon you're smiling...." I look at her and seeing her eyes dancing with joy while staring at me.
Oh... how I love to look on those eyes.
"Eh?" satagal namin magkakaharap iyon lang ang nasabi ko at gusto kong kutusan ang sarili ko.
"You remember don't you?" then the dancing joyful on her eyes slowly fading, it replace with sadness.
And I want to freeze the time, how I wanted to erase all that sadness in her eyes.
"Marlon are used to say those line, back then." She said while looking at Jessica.
"W-what line?"
"You look like a corpse bride whose dancing on a tune of thriller song pathetic bitch." We both said.
Sabay na sabay halos pati timbre ng boses namin parehas.
Then we both smile. A weak smile.
I know kahit hindi niya sabihin nasasaktan siya ng sobra.
I try to make her a little fine but Paul's hold her hand as if saying everything will be fine.
It should be me... That should be me the one who's make her feel better, the one who should be holding her hand so tight.
And we fell on a deep silent, no one tries to say any words.
"So....where have you been Andrea?" Jessica said again trying to vanish the awkwardness in atmosphere.
"Hmmm... many country... defend on what year do you want to know." Nakangiti niyang sabi kay Jessica.
"Ah.... You know... we been trying to communicate with you and--"
"I know... ganun talaga madaming naghahanap sa akin lalo na kung may mga gusto silang makuha sa akin. That's what people good at, searching for a thing or person because they wanted something to them." Makahulugan niyang sagot kay Jessica pero sa akin nakatingin.
"If you don't mind... natanggap mo ba lahat ng invitation and letter that we send to you?"
Napatigil naman sa pagsubo ng pagkain si Andrea saka tumingin kay Jessica para bang binabasa niya ito.
"Yes." Simple niyang sagot
Yes? Nakukuha niya pero wala man lang ba siyang pakialam?
Naramdaman ko ang simpleng panginginig ni Jassica.
"Then why didn't you answer? Why didn't you attend even one of the invitation we have been sending to you? Why sudden now? Why ---"
"Why now that you are expecting I am not coming?" nakataas ang kilay na sabi niya tuluyan na niyang binitawan ang kinakain. "Why now all this years? Why now that you are comfortable that I am not around?" she laugh a little. "Aren't you glad that I am here Jessica?" there's a hint of annoyance on her voice.
"It's not what I mean... I just--" she cut her words again.
"Did you pray that I should not came? well not all your wish will do come true and I'm telling you Mrs. Espinoza." She said my surname with gritted teeth. "It's not my fucking! Duty nor responsibility to send back or attend any of yours invitation be thankful that I am not around for seven years because of my un-show existent your still fucking breathing fine." She said in a fierce look.
"Andrea!" saway ko sa kanya hindi ko akalain na makakaya niyang magsalita ng ganito kay Jessica.
And the fact that she has been cursing a lot, it's making me insane this not her! For Peter's sake, where's my Andrea be gone.
Jessica's been good to her back then, even now she's just asking.
"Oh, I'm sorry the, oh so good for nothing husband is here also, sorry that I forgot that you are here." She said then smirk at me.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" naguguluhang kong tanong. Nalilito ako sa pabago-bago niya ng pakikitungo.
"The hell is wrong with me? Ask this pathetic wife of yours!" mahina lang pero mariing sabi niya.
"She didn't do anything she just concern where have you been." Pagtatanggol ko kay Jessica kasi yun naman talaga ang nakikita ko.
"Oh, really?" sarcastic niyang sagot. "So I should be thankful? Am I?"
"Stop! What's your problem? What's wrong with you?" naiinis na talaga ako sa kanya.
Sasagot pa sana siya ulit ng hawakan naman siya ni Paul sa balikat tas ng tumingin siya dito para naman silang nag-uusap parang ang dami nilang pinag-uusapan gamit lang ang mata nila.
"Don't you dare shout at her Mr. Espinosa you don't have all the right." Mariing sabi ni Paul.
Tinitigan niya ako ng masama saka muling bumaling kay Andrea.
Then parang nagtatalo ang kalooban niya sa gustong ipagawa sa kanya ni Paul kitang-kita iyon sa mukha niya. Huminga muna siya ng malalim bago muling ibinaling ang tingin sa amin.
"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry Jessica for my behavior... I'm just tired as I've said earlier I came from the other side of the world it must be something with jetlag." Then she gave us an apologetic smile to her.
"I-I'm sorry too..." Ngumiti din naman si Jessica sa kanya.
Ngumiti lang siya ulit saka tumingin sa ibang deriksyon, pinakatitigan ko siya, noon konting galaw lang ng mga mata nya alam ko na agad ang iniisip n'ya. Noon bawat reaksyon ng katawan nya alam ko na ang gagawin....
But I think everything seems change, may ibang tao na ang nakakaalam ng bawat galaw n'ya.
Tinitigan ko naman si Paul na nakatingin din sa akin nag titigan lang kami na parang sinusukat ang bawat isa. Para kaming mga tigreng naghahamunan ng tingin kung sino ang dapat umatras, kung sino ang unang aatake para sa isang napakagandang usang maari naming maging hapunan,
"Andy!" naputol ang matatalim naming tinginan ng may biglang yumakap kay Andrea.
"Jessie!" tuwang-tuwa namang sabi ni Andrea. Its Paul fiancée.
Sobrang saya ng mukha niya habang nakatingin kay Andrea sobrang layo sa mukhang iniharap niya sa amin kanina, nawala ang pagiging snob at brat nyang aura napalitan nang isang childish at loving aura.
Then it must be something with Andrea.
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