Chapter 2
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Steff's POV
"Steff, pwedeng favor?" sudddenly out of the blue Halley asked me.
Ano na namang favor ang hinihingi ng babaeng to? Knowing her kase for almost 8 years, kung ano anong katripan ang meron eto sa buhay niya.
"Ano" pabalik kong tanong habang nag-aayos ako ng mga gamit namin dito sa locker room ng school kasi dismissal na.
"Ano kasi.. Yung pinsan ko..." aniya na parang di maituloy tuloy ang sasabihin niya, She's stuttering.
I furrowed my brows kasi di ko gets pinagsasabi niya. Weird.
"Ano nga kasi yun?" I asked again. Kung kaya ko naman e di okay lang, I'll do it for her, kasi para saan pat naging magkaibigan kami diba?
I was watching her as she packed up her things. Then she composed herself.. "Yun nga, yung pinsan ko kasi nag-aaya ng date.. Blind date.. e ikaw yung naisip ko.. nagbreak kaasi sila nung gf niya for almost 4 years na dapat last week pero wala they broke up. At ayun isang linggo na siyang lasing kasi wala raw siyang kadate" halley finally admitted her favor.
It's not that too much to do kaso it's not my thing ang makipag blind date sa kung kani-kanino, another thing. There were many things I needed badly to catch up. Projects and programs as the SSC president in our sschool, St. Louiston University.
"It's not my thing" I said with a weak smile, kasi alam kong magtatampo to if ever na di nasusunod yung gusto niya. Yun ang ayaw ko sakanya sometimes.
Akala ko magtatampo na siya pero I was so surprised kasi hinde, instead she sighed and figured her infamous puppy face na nagmamakaaawa. "Please?" she begged
And after a minute of pleasing and convincing tactics na ginawa niya. At the end I finally said "YES". Wala e, kaibigan ko siya. Pero sabi nung iba matuto tayong mg-"NO" sa kaibigan natin paminsan minsan. Kasi yun daw ang tunay na kaibigan. Tss.
She's a bit good at coercing people, hindi na siguso ako nagtaka kasi nagkabalikan sila ng bf niya after chasing that man for almost 2 months. Ibang klaseng babae ang kaibigan ko, super.
And then, she described her cousin. From our rival school na malapit lang naman dito. Gwapo daw, sikat, matalino at varsity ng Basketball sa school nila. In one word, chickboy.
Though it pangs me the hell out. Pain suddenly come rushing back. The pain of yesterday. Similar traits kasi sila nung ex kong gagong nanloko saakin at pinagpalit akong diyosa sa witch na baboy! 2 years na sana kami pro dahil nga gago, nauwi sa 1 year, 11 months and 30 days. July 31 kasi yun e july 30 siya nakipagbreak saakin, ang sakit nun, yung ipaagpalit ka. Kaya nga siguro kahit saaang anggulo pa nila tignan, ako lang yung nasaktan, ako yung talo. Oh well. Let us not bring the pain of yesterday. Game over nako diyan. I have since moved on and cried the good cry. No more bitteness. I swear.
At sabi rin ng kuya ko. Hindi naman daw lahat ng lalake lolokohin at gagaguhin ka. Meron at merong darating para sayo pero don't expect na perfect yung darating. There will come the point na masasaktan ka. Kasi di lang saya ang dulot ng pagmamahal. There will always be this pain. Pain na susubok sa atin upang maging matatag. And to hold on to what we think is really right.
And then, I promised myself na along in my flat, may dadating saakin. Love comes when you least expect it nga daw.
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"Its just a date steff" I keep on telling to my subconscious as I was walking on the restaurant kung saan kami magkikita nung pinsan ni Halley.
Lumingon lingon muna ako searching for a man na nakawhite shirt at pataas daw ang buhok na gwapo as what Halley told me. Pero wala naman akong nakita so I decided na maupo muna.
I texted Halley. "Uy saan ka na? Tsaka yung pinsan mo?" the text encapsulates
Chapperon daw kasi siya kaya pumayag akong pumunta, kasi baka kung ano ang gagawin nung lalake saakin.
10 minutes have passed pero wala paring reply. Nababato na ako dito na katunganga lang, ayoko yung pinag-aantay ako lalo na sa wala. Tss.
And minutes passed again. Halley texted back. "Steff, sorry, di kasi ako makakapunta paati yung pinsan ko. Pero may papalit, mas gwapo :D"
Poker face. What the hell? After waiting for how many minutes?! Wala lang ako mapapala?
Aalis na sana ako when suddenly someone sitted right infront of me. And holy mother of shit! Suddenly my jaw dropped, one time big time.
Kinusot ko pa yung mata ko. At totoo nga. Totoo ang isang Blond, maputi, gwapo, may asul na mata at may pierce sa lower left lip. Shit! Kung talande talaga akong babae baka kanina pako nagtititili sa kilig kasi ang gwapo talaga niya. Grabe. After a while, I saw him smirked.
He gavee me a scrutinizing look na ewan ko kung nilalait ako o pinupuri ako kung gaano ako kaganda.
"Are you Steff Fobtejas?" bigla niyang tanong na nakapabigla saakin kasi may accent yung pagsalita niya baka manosebleed ako neto ng wala sa oras.
I nodded kasi I can't manage to utter some words. "Panget ka pala" he said
Ano daw? Ano?
Ako daw ay ano?
"Panget ka pala"
"Panget ka pala"
Ano?! Ang kapal niya! And with that, all my desires and fantasies went off in just a blink of an eye. Akala ko anghel, demonyo pala to, sayang ang gwapo niya.
I stood up. "Hey! Watch your words! Kung alam ko lang din na ikaw ang kadate ko edi sana di na rin ako pumunta! Akala mo kung sinong gwapo! Akala mo lang yun!" I shouted at kahit na may mga tao ng tumitingin saamin wala akong paakialam. Kasi buwisit tong lalakeng to!
Tumawa siya ng tumawa. "You're uglier when you are angry" sabi pa niya
And that totally messed me up. I'm competely pisssed off .Lumabas nalang ako ng resto bago ko pa mapatay yung lalakeng yun!
I can't stand that man's audacity. He's so conceited.
I was waiting for a taxi to arrive when someone grabbed my arm behind. Then knowing na siya yun, I pulled my arm back baka mahawaan ako ng haughtiness ng lalakeng to.
"Stop messing around!" galit na sabi ko pero di siya natinag, tumawa lang siya.
Instead of getting fury, naiinis ako kasi kinikilig ako. Anong nangyayari saakin?
"Leave me alone" sabi ko pa.
"okay" he quickly answered. "Better go gome now before the whole city knows the red tide you have" At nag umpisa na siyang maglakad.
Ano daw? Getting back at my senses. Narealize ko what he meant.
O-M-G..
Was he referring that I have... need not to say..
That ended my day with so much happiness everyone will ask for. Note the sarcasm. Damn thatjerk! He ruined my day! That blond!
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