(J/n: Hello sa lahat ng nagbasa at sumabaybay sa RUP! First of all, HAPPY 5k SA ATIN EVERYONE!!!!! So here's the sneak peek for the season 2 of Runner Up's Promise. :D Pinutol ko po siya kasi sobrang dami ng chapters pero ilalagay ko po sa external link ung link ng season 2 so masmadali niyo po makita. Thank you again everyone! Love lots! <3)
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Fatima's POV
1 year have passed. Sina Keith at Shey going strong pa rin. And actually they are business partners sa pinatayo nilang real estate. Si Akira at Francis naman on and off ang relationship. Parang aso't pusa kasi laging magkaaway. Akira and I also decided to stay in one condo para mag-aral maging independent. Si James pinasunod ng parents niya sa U.S. Si Aly naman busy sa business nila pero si James umuwi sa Pilipinas once a month tapos mag stay siya ng 1 week para lang makasama si Aly. Ang sweet di ba? Si Enz naman, he check on me everyday.
Ako naman, I'm a successful businesswoman na. Some guys attempt to court me pero hindi ko sila sinasagot. Hmm maybe kapag nagpumilit silang manligaw, yes I entertain them pero hanggang dun lang un. No more, no less. Hanggang date lang, paglabas-labas pero hindi nagiging kami. After I graduated, sa akin na pinamahala ni dad ung isa sa mga companies namin. About kay Jake, I definitely have no idea where on Earth he is. Pero one time nung nagttwitter ako, I saw a tweet na nakatag kay Keith before the day of our graduation.
"@McKnightJK Congrats G-Graduate ka na! See you later, you need to treat me dude." Then nagreply naman si Keith "@VinylSocram Crap dude! Seriously? Don't Jerk around aight? I'll be waiting then you numb" That word made me think of only one person. But maybe uggghh.. maybe I just missed him so much that's why. Maybe Keith's talking to another person.
But before our graduation day end, I saw a tweet of Keith saying "Finally! After 1234567890 yrs, reconciled with this scatterbrain @VinylSocram " nagreply naman sa tweet ni Keith si @VinylSocram saying " The fudge dude?"
OH CRAP! I knew it was him. Why is he being so unfair with me? I check his account, madaming followers, pero nagtataka ako kung bakit ang layo nung last post niya. Last year is nung November pa then after that tweet of him, his next tweet na is ung bago na ang graduation. Ano ba talagang nangyari sa kanya kaya siya naglaho na lang bigla na parang bula?
"Why do people disappear like a bubble?" Pagkatweet ko nun, bumalik ako sa account ni Jake na nasa kabilang tab. Nakita kong may bago siyang tweet, "Everything have a reason." Why do I feel like ung tweet niyang yun sagot sa tweet ko? it's not like he's following me kaya paano niya malalaman ung tweet ko? Ano un? Iniistalk niya ba ako? Uggghh.... Why will he do that? In the first place, siya ung lumayo so why will he? ARGGHHH >___< Umaasa nanaman ako. It's killing me. Kaya bago pa sumabog yung bomba sa loob ko na I heard ticking that anytime will explode of over thinking, nagsign-out na ako sa twitter. But I keep on stalking him pa rin, pansin kong once a week or thrice a week lang siya magbukas. Pero parang mas naging madalas na un. Hindi kaya, ramdam niya na iniistalk ko siya?
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"Ma'am, tumatawag po dad niyo."
"Ah, sige." Nilipat ng secretary ko ung tawag sa line ng telepono ko sa opisina.
"Hello Dad."
[Hello Honey, malaki ka na. You should know how to drive for yourself. Your driving lesson will start tomorrow. No need to worry about your schedule kasi nakasingit na siya. So magpunta ka ha.]
"What? But dad, magkikita po kami bukas ni Chard."
[Anak, may ibang araw pa naman ah.]
"No dad, napag-usapan na kasi namin."
[Anak, mas mahalaga pa ba yan? Ano ba talagang namamagitan sa inyo ni Chard? Alam mo namang naka-arrange pa rin kayo ni Jake.]
"Ah talaga dad? Nasaan na ba yang in-arrange niyo sa akin? Ni hindi nga nagpapakita, bigla na lang naglaho na parang bula. And dad, Chard is a very good friend of mine."
[Basta anak, magpunta ka mamaya sa driving lesson mo. Busy na tao un kaya magpakabait ka. Itatanong ko dun sa instructor mo kung pumunta ka kaya wag kang mang-iindian. Saka wag mo siyang pag-intayin ng matagal, pagod siya mula sa flight niya.]
"So you mean dad, imported pa ung instructor ko? Grabe lang ha."
[Basta anak, pumunta ka na lang kasi. Ok?]
"K.Fine." And I end the call. Tinext ko naman agad si Chard na hindi kami tuloy ngayon dahil sa peste na instructor na yan. Pa-VIP psh. Sino ba siya?
And si Chard? He is Richard "Chard" Brena. Friend ko siya na nameet when I went to Singapore for a business seminar. He's a half filipino and half brit. Medyo blonde ung buhok niya pero nagpapakulay siya ng black. Matangos ilong niya, mahahaba na pilik mata, tapos ung labi niya manipis pero nakakadagdag sa appeal niya na mukhang suplado. Business minded siyang tao. Pero naging close kami kasi siguro siya unang nag-approach sa akin kasi tinanong niya ako kung saan ung room for the event wherein dun din ang punta ko. Then there, we had a lot of conversation. Naging super close kami then naging guy bestfriend ko siya. He's a great guy. Minsan nakikitulog pa siya sa condo namin ni Akira. Yes, Akira and I decided na tumira sa isang condo. Siguro para matutong maging independent.
The next day, nagpunta na ako sa sinabi ni daddy na lugar. Pagkarating ko doon, may nakapark na blue Subaru. Hmm hindi naman siguro ito ung dala ng instructor ko. Ang yaman naman niya para magkaroon ng ganitong sasakyan. Sino siya? Apo ni Henry Sy? Baka naman hindi ito. Naglalakad pa ako ng kaunti baka nandito lang un sa paligid. Kasi thinking of what my dad said, I expect na hindi ako ung mag-iintay sa instructor ko.
Lingon here, lingon there, lingon everywhere I see no one. =___=+ This is getting to my nerves. Kung hindi naman pala siya sisipot sana sinabi na lang agad para naman natuloy yung lakad namin ni Chad. GRAVITY! =___=+
*POKES* *POKES* Sino naman ito?! Ughhh....
"What?!" Halos pasigaw kong nilingon yung kumakalabit sa akin. Pero laking gulat ko sa nakita ko kung sino ung kumalabit. I don't expect to see him.
"Hey, what's with the shock face?" Tanong sa akin ni Chard.
"I don't expect to see you. Wait a minute, ikaw ba ung instructor ko sa driving?" Tanong ko with a curious look at him. I see puzzled face of him.
"Ah nope. I'll be seeing a client nearby. Ikaw bakit ka nandito?" He ask me with his killer smile. Gosh! Ang gwapo niya talaga kapag ngumingiti.
"Ah, I see. Well I'll be meeting my driving instructor here but it seems like he's nowhere to be found." I gave a frustrated face to him and he just chuckle.
"Oh, well. Wanna join me then?" Umiling ako sa kanya.
"Hmmm, I'll wait for a few more minutes. Then if wala talaga, I'll just call you or text you na lang." I gave him a smile.
"Aight. So I'll go ahaed. Take care of yourself." He's such a sweet guy. After he leaves, naglakad-lakad ulit ako. Until I saw a guy standing behind a black Cadillac.
Ano ba yan, nasan na kaya ung instructor na un?So I called dad before I explode for waiting for nothing. He described to me kung anong itsura nung kameet ko. And all of his description matches the guy that I'm staring at. He's definitely describing the guy leaning to the black Cadillac. So I hang-up. Ang yaman naman nung instructor ko.
I walk toward to the guy leaning from the black Cadillac. Then kinulbit ko siya. He eventually turn to face me. He is holding a picture of mine. And gave me a melting smile.
WHAT THE HELL! SIYA?! SERIOUSLY?! O_____O
Lumaki ung mata ko ng singlaki ng sa pinggan. At halos mapanganga ako sa taong nakikita ko sa harapan ko ngayon.
This can't be. This is impossible. There's no way on Earth na siya ang magiging instructor ko. Hindi pwedeng paghaluin ang balat sa tinalupan. Warla lang ito. Wala akong matutunan sa kanya. Puro away lang ang mangyayari sa amin Pramis! O________________O