Break up Plan :
Perfumes aren't expensive for no reason. There's something in it that you need to find out.
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Makky
Umuwi akong lasing kagabi at ang sakit sakit ng ulo ko dahil sa pag-inom ko ng maraming alak.
Ba't ko pa lase naisipang umiinom ng madami?
Sakto namang tumunog ang aking alarm clock. It's eight oclock already and it's freakin' Saturday.
Lalabas kami ngayon nina Bash. Baka sa mall lang din ang bagsak namin kung sakali mang hindi sasama si Gabby. May sariling lakad 'yun kasama ang mahal na hari.
Minsan din kase may pagkaarte din 'yung Luis na 'yun. Parang bata kung umasta kapag si Gabby ang kasama pero nakakatakot din minsan 'yun kapag wala naman si Gabby.
'Tong Alvarez na 'yun walang kasweet sweet bones manlang. Hindi ko nga alam kung paano niya niligawan si Venice eh.
Never ko pa iyan nakitang lumandi sa harap ng maraming tao.
Sa kama ako lumalandi
Damn it! Ang kapal din ng mukha niyang sabihin sa akin iyun.
" Makky, darling. May bisita ka sa baba" Tawag sa akin ni mommy.
Ang aga aga naman para puntahan ako nina Bash. Saad ko sa aking sarili.
" Sino daw po mommy" Tanong ko kay mom.
" Si Liam, 'yung pinsan mo" Saad naman pabalik sa akin ni mom.
" Sige po mommy, bababa na po ako." Saad ko naman kay mom.
" Hey Chubby!" Bungad agad sa akin ni Liam pagkababa ko sa hagdan.
" Payatot! Buti naman at naisipan mo akong dalawin" I mockingly said.
" Sinong naghatid sa 'yo kagabi?" Tanong niya agad.
Si Blue ang naghatid sa akin kagabi. Hindi ko na din matandaan kung papaano nangyari 'yun basta ang alam ko, nakasakay ako sa bago niyang sasakyan. I'm in the back seat and that freakin' Venice is at his side.
" Alvarez did" I told him.
Napangiti lamang si Liam sa sinabi ko.
" Ba't ka andito?" I asked him.
" Bawal na bang bisitahin ang mahal kong pinsan na ubod ng kasungitan" May halong pangaasar niyang saad sa akin.
" Himala ata at nagawa mo pa akong bisitahin, Payatot" Saad ko sa kanya.
" Kumain ka na ba?" Tanong ko sa kanya.
" Hindi pa nga eh. Bakit? Papakainin mo ba ako" He asked.
" Oo siyempre, payatot ka eh" We both laughed. Nagtungo na kaming pareho sa kusina.
" Kumusta 'yung pakikipag-usap mo kay Venice kagabi" Sinadya ko talagang tanungin 'yun sa kanya.
" She's a good companion. Ang gaan niyang kausap. She doesn't talk about herself. And I like the way she smiles. Kaya naman pala, nainlove 'yang crush mo sa kanya." Gusto kong itapon 'yung plato dahil sa narinig ko.
Come on, Makky. It's not as if you're the evil stepmother and she is Cinderella.
" Napaibig mo na ba?" Tanong ko sa kanya.
" It's the other way around, Chubby. Napaibig niya ata ako" Halos gusto ko ng sigawan si Liam dahil sa sinabi niya.
" Oh please, Payatot. Ayoko ng haliparot na girlfriend mo. Pumili ka naman ng kaaya ayang tignan" I told him.
" You're just insecure, Makky. She's a nice person and I can prove you that. I'm actually here to make you stop for whatever you are planning to do. I'm not going to let that girl fall in love with me just because of your selfishness." He muttered.
" You don't want to help me anymore, fine. I'll do it myself." I told Liam.
Ano bang meron sa Venice na iyan na hindi ko kayang maging. Kung kabaitan lang ang pag-uusapan, kaya ko namang maging katulad niya ah.
I can be nice too. I can be kind. I can smile like she does. I can be a good companion too.
" Makky, you want me to tell you what I saw last night?" He started talking
" What did you see last night?" I asked him.
There's no point that Liam is lying to me right now dahil batid ko sa boses niya ang kaseryosohan.
" They are in love, Makky. I saw how Blue looked at Venice's eyes whenever he talks to her and I can see the sparks in Venice's eyes when she smiles back at him. You are my cousin, Makky. That's why I'm telling you this now. That Alvarez you are in love with is madly in love with another girl. So you better stop what you are planning to do." He warned me.
" Can you blame me if I tell you that I won't stop, Liam. Liam kung mahal mo ang isang tao, papakawalan mo lang ba siya ng hindi mo man lang ipinaglalabanan. Na hindi mo manlang sinubukang ipaglaban?" I asked him. Nagsimula na rin siyang kumain.
" Hindi" He said.
" That's exactly my point Payatot. I'll do what I can and I'll see what it gets me to have" I told him.
" And I badly want your help now" I almost whispered at him.
I know that I'm in a very close to nothing situation here. Wala na akong pag-asa pa kung tutuusin.
My last resort is to let Venice fall in love with Liam. But not to let Liam fall inlove with her.
" I never thought that a strict woman like you would fall in love with someone you hardly can have" Liam told me.
" Well, I am. The question is, are you still with me" I asked him.
Please say yes Payatot.
" Okay, I'll do it for you. But after this, if this won't work out good, then you have to stop whatever you are plannig to do. But I have a time limit, Chubby. Until grad ball's night. I'll do my part. And either it worked or it didn't work, you have to stop" He warned me.
" Deal! Grad ball's three days from now. I still have two and a half day to do that. Thanks Payatot" I smiled at him before giving him a hug.
But my problem is that. How can I even get to do my part when Venice is a distraction to him.
Damn it!
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We all ended up in the mall when true to what I said earlier, hindi nga sumama si Gabby.
Minsan tuloy, gusto kong pagalitan si Luis. E paano ba naman kase, lahat na lang ng pagkakataong dapat kami ang kasama ni Pres, wala siya dahil si Luis ang kasama niya.
Nasa may forever21 kami ngayon, namimili ng masusuot.
" Hey Makky! Ito na lang isuot mo sa grad ball" Saad sa akin ni Bash sabay taan nung pulang dress
Napasimangot ako.
Ang ganda ganda nga ng isusuot ko, wala naman akong partner. Sinong magsasayaw sa akin sa grad ball.
" Ayaw mo, Gelo ikaw na lang magsuot nito. Ayaw ni Makky" Batid ko ang pagtatampo sa boses ni Bash.
" Hindi, isusuot ko iyan" I told them.
Wala lang talaga akong partner.
Kainis naman kase.
" Pero ang ganda nitong shorts, pangfield trip. Kailan pala 'yung field trip natin?" Tanong sa akin ni Gelo.
" Two weeks bago matapos ang semester" Saad ko sa kanila.
" Ang tagal naman" Tanging sagot sa akin ni Gelo.
Ilang saglit pa ng pumasok din sina Venice. Kasama niya 'yung ibang school paper writers. Mga magagaling ang mga ito.
Mga news writers at feature writers ang kasama niya.
" Nandito na naman iyang haliparot na babaeng iyan" I muttered to myself.
" Hi Bash, hi Gelo, hi Makky" Bati niya sa amin.
" Hi Venice" Bati ni Bash.
Tipid na ngumiti si Venice
" Andito din pala kayo" She said
Malamang, nakikita mo na nga kami sa harap mo eh. Gusto kong sabihin sa kanya.
" We're here for something. Kayo ba?" I can be a bitch for the name of love.
I swear I can be that bitch.
" For the grad ball?" She asked again.
Para saan pa ba? 'Hindi ka ba nag-iisip ha? Tinuringan ka pa man ding editor in chief, wala naman palang laman iyang utak mo.
I really want to tell her.
" Hey Potatow!" Did I just hear that voice?
" You shut up Alvarez" I muttered to him ng maramdaman kong niyakap niya ako. Sunod naman niyang niyakap sina Bash at si Gelo. Before hugging his girlfriend.
" Akala ko ba hindi ka makakarating?" Tanong sa kanya ni Venice
Hindi pa siya nagpaaalamat at pinuntahan siya ng boyfriend niyang magiging ex niya after two and a half day.
" Nandito ka kase eh" He said while looking at me.
Nandito para ibully ako.
" What did you buy?" Ang landi!
Get out of my face.
" Maybe that red dress over there" Turo niya sa pulang dress na bibilhin ko sana.
Damn it!
Pati ba naman damit, maagawan ako.
Napatingin sa akin si Bash.
I spoke.
" Sorry, nakuha ko na iyan. Pili ka na lang ng iba" I tried my best not to sound rude. Believe me when I said that I tried.
" Oh, sorry. I'll get the white one then" She said.
Napatingin naman sa akin si Blue.
" Potatow" He muttered again
Pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata bago ako nagsalita
" You shut up Alvarez, nauna ako" I whispered to him.
He smiled.
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