"But before we start this romantic celebration, let us first welcome the one of the shareholders of this university since andito naman siya ipapakilala ko na siya sa inyo guys, again let's welcome Mr. Alexander Grey!"
Alex proudly welcomed himself as he stood up and waved at everyone. Hindi lang naman sila ang nabigla, ako rin naman. Taimtin siyang naglakad patungo sa entablado.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm not really good at public speaking but thank you for your warmest welcome especially to Ms. Zalerio who invited me to this gala. Let's give ourselves a hand please."
At talagang minention pa ako?! Jusko issue na naman.
"Ooooh, so ininvite mo pala siya huh." Greta frowned
"Are you hittin' on him?!"
"No Jax! We're just friends, chill."
Nag-iba agad ang simoy ng hangin nang makabalik na si Alex sa pwesto niya.
"Kahit alam kong shareholder ka pa, hindi na sana kita inimbita rito. Sinabihan na kita, 'di ba?" I'm maybe beaming right now but I'm stabbing him in my mind.
"So Ricci gave you that thing." And he stared at what I am wearing
Ah kaya pala, nakaharap kasi yung R. Pero, pake ba niya? Binago niya lang ang topic.
"No."
Hindi kami nagkaimikan at hindi ko rin na enjoy ang party kahit na ako pa ang tinanghal na "Queen of the Night" dahil sa mga pinagagawa ni Alex.
Pero joke lang, naenjoy ko naman talaga eh lalo na nang mag rave. Nakalimutan naming nakasuot pala kami ng pormal na kasuotan nang gabing 'yon. Napagod din ako sa mga nag-aalok ng sayaw. Pero sige lang, go lang.
Kinabukasan, napuno ang social media accounts ko ng tagged photos mula sa mga kaibigan ko at ka batchmates. 'Di rin naman talaga nagpahuli si Alex na napuno ng siyam na litrato ko at naming dalawa sa kanyang Instagram feed.
I hope Ricci is seeing this.
Lol no way, he can't see this.
Umuwi ang iilan sa mga malapit naming kapamilya mula pa sa iba't ibang lugar para magcelebrate sa aking pagtapos. Charot!
Sa wakas, natapos na rin ang lola niyo! Makakatravel na ako kahit saan at kailan ko gusto.
At yun na nga, kahit hindi kayo maniwala, may latin honors po ako kahit lagi akong gumagala at lumalandi. Sinalubong pa nga ako ni Alex at ang kanyang dalang bulaklak na halatang mamahalin.
Nakagraduate na rin sina Jax, Miho at Greta sa kanilang mga kurso at congrats kay Jax na may latin honors din. Tinulungan naman ako ni mama para sa pag-alis namin papuntang Canada bukas. Exciting no?
Natapos na rin kaming magcheck-in, flight na lang talaga namin ang aming hinihintay. We told Kourt and Rina to wait for us there since we are new to that place. At nang tawagin na ang aming flight..
"Oh gosh! This is it! Hot French-Canadian boys, wait for meee." It's Greta with her seductive look
"Feelingera, Pinoy ang makakatuluyan mo doon girl." Pamimikon ni Jax
"Okay na ang Pinoy, basta gwapo, hot, yummy AT basketball player. Right Hera?"
"Mapapagod lang kayo sa kanila girls." And I rolled my eyes instantly
"Bakit nga ba kayo nagb-"
"Wala lang"
"Anong wala lang? Third party ba?! Gosh, mga basketball players talaga." Si Jax habang nakatingin sa mga kararating lang na pasahero galing Manila.
"Speaking of basketball players.. ang tatangkad nila oh." Sabay turo ni Jax sa kanila
"Oh my.. si ano.. girl! Si Ricci!"
Ano bang nangyayari sa mga babaeng 'to?!
"Sure ka ba Miho?! Sa liit ng mata mo, maniniwala pa kami?!" Hindi rin naniwala si Greta
"B#tch!" Gamit ang dalawang palad ni Miho, hinawakan niya ang ulo ni Greta at itinuro sa kinaroroonan daw ni Ricci.
So it was really him wearing black sunglasses together with his colleagues. He seems so cool wearing sunglasses though.
Imposible naman niya akong makita kasi nga iba ang daanan nila at kami naman, kakabukas lang ng gate namin.
"Sayang naman, nagkita na sana kayo kung medyo tinagalan pa natin nang kaunti."
"Gaga ka talaga Jax, edi late na tayo sa flight non."
"Matulog na nga lang tayo okay? Ingay niyo ha. Tingnan niyo nga si Miho don sa kabila, behave na behave." Saway ko
Finally, nasa Manila na kami. Naglunch lang kami saglit at pa Vancouver na kami.
"OMG! At nagreunion na talaga tayo girls!" Pambungad ni Kourt nang makita kami
"We'll do it the next day. Pagod na sila eh, see?"
"You are damn so right Rina, ganito pala ang jet lag."
Okay lang 'yan Greta
After Kourtney drove for 30 minutes, finally we're home! In fairness, ang ganda ng bahay nila dito sa Canada. Sa malaking kwarto kaming lahat natulog nang magkatabi. Hays, we really missed each other's faces.
"Tao po!"
Someone's knocking and I realized that this is not Philippines already.
"Wait!" Sagot ko
Baka Pinoy friend nila Kourt?! Baka poging Pinoy 'to? Timing, tulog pa sila.
"Yes?"
Oh 'di ba? Pogi talaga siya. Matangkad, matangos ang ilong, light brown ang buhok, yung mata parang Cameron Dallas lang. Jusko!
"Who are you?"
Ay! Taray ni koya! Sa ganda kong 'to?! Ay, sabagay 'di naman niya talaga ako kilala.
"If you are looking for Kourt or Rina, they are still dreaming." I gave a light smile.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Roman and you are?"
Marunong din palang ngumiti 'tong si Roman eh.
"Hera"
"Oh, so you are one of their besties, hm?"
"Obviously."
"I see, ah I just wanna give this. It tastes like heaven I promise."
Hindi ko na siya pinigilang pumasok. Sa mukha niyang 'yan?! Jusko mabuti may kakilala sila Kourt dito.
"So you and my girls are friends?" While placing the food in the fridge.
"Yeah, they are my friends. How about you? I mean, let's talk about yours."
Hindi ko na namalayang nasa harap ko na pala siya matapos kong isarado ang pinto.
"What do you mean? Ah I-" Ba't ba ako nauutal?!
Nakakap#ta lang kasi nasa harapan ko na talaga siya at ilang cm na lang.. ehem
"Who's your guy?" He gave me a lustful look
In fairness, ang bango ng hininga ha. Parang kakakain lang ng snowbear.
"I'm just seeing someone. What is it to you?"
He smirked and kissed me passionately.
My mind went blank and I can feel the goosebumps around my body.
Gising Hera! You don't even know him!
So I slapped him and it made him stop for a few seconds but guess what? He continued and made it harder. Ensherep din bes.
"I love you baby! Balik tayo rito ha." Sabay hug sa kanya
Grabe, Boracay Island is so lit kahit na mainstream, maganda pa rin.
"We will. I love you too." Binitawan niya ako at hinawakan ang baba ko.
I think I'm one of the luckiest girl in the universe. I felt the "dream came true" when I'm with him not because he's gorgeous but he also have a golden heart. My expectations before were wrong. I thought I can't be this happy again after the tragedy ocurred.
"Pa kiss nga."
At talagang nagpaalam pa siya ha.
I nodded and he kissed me in front of the sun that's setting at the moment. T'was the best moment ever.
I realized that It's just a dream so I stopped kissing Roman.
"Maybe I should go babe. Let's hang sometimes, bye!"
Ano ba Hera? Okay na sana eh kaso sinira nitong imahinasyon ko.
It's already seven so I prepared our breakfast.
"Good morning Goddess, ang aga mo. 'Di ka ba napagod girl?"
"I became a morning person here. Ah by the way Kourts, your friend.. I just forgot the name.. Ro- Robert I think?"
"You mean, Roman? He's my baby boy!"
What the hell?!
"Your boyfriend?!"
"Yes? Why?"
Kissing strangers will put you into danger.
"He came here with this. I don't know what's inside but I bet it's a yum yum." And I pulled the container outside
"Ohhh, such a bae. Sinabihan mo sana siyang maghintay dito."
"He got out after giving me this. Alangan namang pigilan ko siya."
You don't know how hard we kissed when you're still asleep. F#ck your boyfriend, he's a huge douchebag.
"Oh, okay. Let's eat." She smiled brightly
So si Roman pala ang tinutukoy ni Kourt but why is Roman denying my girl?! Ah I know, fuccboiz. They should rot in hell.
As expected. Maraming Pinoy ang nakatira rito so it's still feels like Philippines with a twist.
Kaloka ng mga lugar dito ha lalo na ang Niagara Falls, Quebec, at iba pa. Next country? Pag-iisipan pa namin.
Sa ngayon, bibisitahin ko na lang ang relatives ko.
"Samahan niyo 'ko sa mamita ko sa.. gosh! 'San nga ba 'yon?!"
"Ewan ko sayo Rah, dito lang ba sa Vancouver?"
"Ang mas mabuti pa, magpatulong ka na lang kay Roman."
No way Kourt, you can't leave me with this douche
"Edi samahan niyo na lang ako."
"Sus, kayo na lang. Busy pa 'ko dito para sa next trip natin eh.. and, you guys need to know each other." Wika ni Kourtney habang may ginagawa sa kanyang laptop
"How about you Greta? Sama ka?"
"Nah, tatawag si Gavin mamaya. Miss na kasi niya 'ko."
"Miho?"
"Nope. May meeting ako via Skype." Sabay harap sa 'kin ng kanyang laptop.
Sina Rina at Jax naman nasa taas. Puro excuses pa rin.
"Let's go?" He said
"Ingat kayo!" Kourt's still busy
Ako lang dapat ang mag ingat sa predator na 'to na mas manyakis pa kay Alexander.
"A friend, huh?" I crossed my arms after I took a seat.
"I'm sorry, okay? It's just.. you are so damn hot."
"Did you lie just for that shallow reason?! Pare-pareho lang kayong mga lalake! Punyeta"
Wait, naiintindihan niya ba 'ko? Sana naman hindi.
"Whoa, slow down. Yung nangyari ba last month? Kalimutan mo na 'yon."
Tama nga naman siya
"Last month?! Nothing happened last month, okay?" I denied
"Nakakalimot na rin pala ang halik ni Roman ngayon."
"Kalimutan mo na 'yon. Nga pala, paano ka ba nakilala ni Kourt?"
"I saw her at the park alone and at that time, it's been days since she broke up with someone."
"I see"
"Are you dating with someone?"
Whoa, ambilis mo.
"Wh-who are you to ask me about that?"
Well, I can lie about my status in order to avoid complications with him.
"I-I'm actually dating someone.. 2 years na rin kami."
"And why did you-"
"I don't know! Maybe you're also 'damn hot' at that situation."
Napaka nonsense ng pinag-uusapan namin no?
"I should have made a distance at that time. Sorry ulit."
"It's fine. Just don't do that thing again."
After my aunt gave the address, Roman and I headed towards the said place.
"Tita?"
"You're so funny A- ay! Hera, dito ka na pala?!"
"Alex? Why the hell are you here?"