"Oh my, Althea, is that you?"
wika ng isang babae habang naglilibot kami sa Kalye Crisologo.
"Daphne, what a surprise"
at yumakap sya sa akin.
Napataas ng kilay si Batchi at lumapit sa amin
"Batchi, hi, nice seeing you again. When was that, 2 years?"
"Nice seeing you too Daphne"
at bumeso si Batchi. Nasa kabilang shop lang sina Jade at si Batchi nagsilbing lookout ko ng biglang tumakbo si Miggy papalapit sa amin
"Mommy, look what Tita Jade got me"
"Miggy, anlaki mo na a"
at tinignan lang si Daphne ni Miggy
"You won't remember me kasi baby kapa non"
"Shit Batchi!"
bulong ko kay Batchi dahil nakatingin sina Jade at Bianca towards our direction.
"Well it's nice seeing you Daphne, we better get going"
sabay hatak sakin ni Batchi. I saw Jade's look at nginitian ko lang sya, as if nothing happened.
xxx
"Mahal, sino yung kausap nyo ni Althea kanina?"
si Abby habang nagpeprepare sila ni Batchi ng dinner.
"Nagtatanong si Bianca kanina, ayoko lang makialam"
dagdag nya.
"Coincidence lang yun Mahal. Di mo naman masisi si Althea, daming chicks e. Pero umiiwas naman sya"
"Nahihiya lang ako sa pinsan mo Mahal kasi kahit may alam ako, wala naman akong magawa kundi magmaang maangan"
We had a hearty meal courtesy of Abby. Gustong gusto ko pag nagluluto sya. Sous chef si Abby sa isang prestigious hotel kaya pag nag invite sila ni Batchi ng lunch or dinner, madalang akong magrefuse. Napansin ko since this afternoon walang imik si Jade. I know it's the Daphne thing. Of all the circumstances naman, bakit ngayon pa. Good shot na, bumagsak pa. After dinner, si Paul ang naghugas ng pinagkainan. Si Jade at Bianca naman ang sumama kay Miggy sa story reading. Di ko madiskartehan si Jade kasi nakabantay si Bianca. Gusto kong mag explain. Ayokong maramdaman nya na I'm playing with her, na sincere ako sa kanya. Me and Batchi talked sa balcony over a bottle of beer. I told her na I felt bad about seeing Daphne
"Tsong, walang karapatang magselos si Jade. Hindi naman kayo"
"Pero Batchi, lakas makabadshot ni Daphne"
"Ganun talaga. May after effect lahat ng actions natin. But I think Jade doesn't care kung maraming chicks ang nagkakandarapa sayo. Kahit alam naman nating sya parin ang laman nyan"
sabay turo nya sa puso ko. Dinedeny ko parin, pero totoo naman ang sinabi ni Batchi. Siguro nasagasaan ang ego ko dahil iniwan nya ako. After naming mag usap, dumiretso nako sa kwarto. I saw Jade lying on my bed, stroking Miggy's hair na nakatulog na. Si Bianca naman ay nakaupo sa kama at mukhang may pinag uusapan sila.
JADE'S POV
"Naku Bestie, wag mo nga akong pinaglololoko. Alam kong you're jealous dun sa girl. Bakit kasi ayaw mo pang ipagtapat yang feelings mo kay Althea"
sermon ni Bianca.
"She can do whatever she wants. I'm not in the position to tell her who to date. It's her choice"
"Bayani ka rin noh. Dededmahin mo then the next thing, aalagaan mo yung anak nya. Attached lang sobra?"
"Bestie, di ko naman dinadamay yung bata sa kung anong meron kami ng nanay nya"
"Yun nga yung point ko Jade. What's the use of being close to Miggy if you'll ignore your feelings with Althea. May past kayo, ano yun, gusto mo lang ng anak kaya nakikihati ka kay Althea? Gumawa ka kaya ng iyo. Patulong ka kay David, tutal deds na deds sayo yun"
"Yuck Bestie! Alam mo namang kapatid lang ang turing ko sa kanya"
"Kay Althea anong turing mo? Don't tell me magBFF parin kayo. Tigilan moko Jade, this ain't right. Stop caring about Miggy if you don't care about Althea. Umaasa ka, umaasa sya. Nag iinvest ka sa feelings na walang kahihinatnan"
"I'm happy with it"
"Jade high school?! Narinig ko na yan like 7 or 8 years ago. Dapat mas matured kayo ni Althea ngayon coz you're both adults na"
Hinagod ko ang buhok ng natutulog na Miggy. Sana ganun lang kadali mahalin si Althea. Then we heard a knock--si Althea. Tumingin si Bianca sakin, signaling na lumabas na kami
"We're going na. Tulog na si Miggy, goodnight"
wika ko sa kanya.
"Can we talk?"
tanong ni Althea at tumingin kay Bianca, asking for permission.
"I'll just wait for you sa room"
at lumabas si Bianca ng kwarto. Naupo ako sa kama katabi si Miggy at isinara ni Althea ang pinto. A few seconds bago sya humarap sakin
"Jade, I wanna talk to you about the girl you saw earlier. She's our previous supplier sa bar and..."
"No worries Althea. I get it. Di mo kailangang magpaalam sakin if you're dating someone"
Lumapit sya at lumuhod sa harap ko while cupping my cheeks
"Jade, I'm not dating her. I mean, I used to but... I don't wanna make you feel bad. I still love..."
Hindi ko hinayaang tapusin ang gusto nyang sabihin. I know she's not ready at ayokong si Miggy ang dahilan kung bakit sya nagkakaganito. Bagkus, I kissed her on the lips. She responded well on it, tasting the sweetness of alcohol. My tongue met hers, giving a deep, passionate kiss. I pulled her up from her position. Still we are locking our lips, drowning with the feeling. We didn't break it until we reached the bathroom. Next thing I knew, we were stripping each other, leaving our undergarments behind. Althea started to lick my earlobes, planting kisses on my neck, sending signals down my spine. She removed my bra, exposing my breasts and worked on it. Oh my, I missed my girl! I supported her head while making my nipples swollen by encircling her tongue on it and toying the other one. She cornered me on the bathroom wall and parted my legs. I felt the strong current when she started to caress my thigh, ending up to my folds, which are already wet. Our eyes meet and she kissed me gently. I gasped for air when I felt her fingers inside me while encircling my clit. She supported my back against the wall while we kissed. I danced with the rhythm of her thrusts, savoring the moment. As I reached my climax, I buried myself on her neck, helpless, feeling the warm gushing fluid when she removed her fingers from inside of me. She kissed me on the cheeks and run her fingers on my hair.