Escaped 20
Can anybody save me from the misery I'm in? I think konting konti nalang matatanggal na yung anit ko sa sobrang hatak dahil sa frustration ko. Gosh. Why me? I know I was horrible before but I can't take this torture anymore.
"Isukat mo na kasi, Promise last na talaga yang mga yan" Isa pang last mo na yan Cassie seryoso ibabato ko na sayo tong 20 pieces na damit na hawak ko. I thought mentally as I looked at her blankly pero di niya ako pinansin.
I looked at my other friends na bising bisi sa pagtingin sa ceiling, sa floor at sa kung san-san pa. Audience, that's what they all are. I glared at them hard trying desperately to convey my feelings. But like professionals they all ignored my misery.
"Wala ka namang choice" smile ni Grycel. And i just sighed and went back to the fitting room.
"ugh! Thank you guys, Thank you talaga" I sarcastically said.
"Uy maawa ka na Cassie kay Pula 4 hours na tayo sa paghahanap ng outfit niya at 4 hours narin siyang nasusukat wala ka paring makitang babagay na character sa kaniya" I heard Lorly muttered and I sent a silent prayer of thanks, finally I agree with her wholeheartedly. Jusme ikaw ba naman hatakin mula sa higaan mo para lang mag sukat ng 'perfect outfit' kuno mula umaga hanggang ngayong gabi na.
We've been to every ukay ukay there is. But everything was denied by the leader aka Cassie.
"Anong magagawa ko hindi bagay sa kaniya alangan namang hayaan natin siyang rumampa ng rags at mapahiya, wearing hideous costumes" drama ni Cassie and I almost almost scream ng makita ko yung reflection ko sa salamin. Seriously? Ano ba tong outfit na to.
"Arg! naman eh" I said aloud. Eto na yung last and they all sucks. I moaned dejectedly I thought I'll find one.
"Oh bakit wala parin ba?" they all asked and tried to crowed the bathroom
"Sino ba nag-susuot ng ganito seriously? Ano ba ako Prostitute? Kitang kita na kaluluwa ko nito eh." reklamo ko pa, grabe naman kasi yung dress masyadong see through. Ang makapal lang yung part na dapat takpan. Tinakpan mo pa no?
Hindi na nga to dress muka na talagang lingerie ng victoria's secret. I looked at my friends reaction and as expected they all make fun of me.
"Girl san mo ba naheram yang costume na yan? Cosplay yun hindi Hentai" Tawa ni Sherine na sinabayan pa ni Lorly. Si Grycel naman nag pipigil ng tawa at si Heart teka kinukuhaan ba niya ako ng picture?
Irerepremand ko palang sana ng magsalita si Cassie.
"At sinong may kasalanan na ayaw bumili ng costume at manghiram lang daw sa kakilala at mag improvise? Ako ba? tell me Grycel ako ba?" she haughtily said and Grycel immediately shook her head no. This traitor. And Cassie's not even finished yet with her tirade.
"Ikaw Sherine ako ba may ayaw sa pink ?" Again Sherine shook her head no. Argh isa pa to.
"At Lorly ako ba ang may ayaw kay Barbie seeing I have some ballgowns here? Not me right?" Lorly only nod her head while stifling her laugh. Sige pa pagtulungan niyo pa ako.
"So no more whining kasalanan mo yan ayaw mong gumastos, at ayaw mo rin na kami ang sumagot ng costume so behave hmm." She said and i surrendered defeated. I mean 5 well 4 talaga dahil neutral naman si Heart against 1 is hardly fair.
"I don't even know what character this dress is supposed to portray." i scratched my head in frustration.
Tinignan ko ang sarili ko sa salamin at halos mangiyak-ngiyak ako sa itsura ko muka akong seductress, yung nasa high-end club galing. Bawat curves ko na lagyan ng accent sa tight fitted see through lace na dress na to at yung pale whiteness na kulay ng balat ko lalong na emphasized dahil sa itim na kulay and yung legs ko oh my god para na akong nakapanty sa sobrang ikli kaya lalong nagmukhang mahaba ang legs ko.
Idagdag mo pa yung pulang buhok ko. Arg mukha akong prostitute na may Candy na stage name.
"a succubus obviously" sagot ni Heart at nagwhistle pa ng makita ako napatingin ako sa kaniya with a blank stare. But suddenly a flash went out from the phone she was holding and my mouth went slack. Hahabulin ko na sana siya pero napalibutan ako nila Cassie.
"daebak!"exclaim ni Sherine when my whole body went completely exposed to them.
"Girl! Ang sexy mo pala. Ganyan na lang isuot mo for sure champion ka na majority ng judge ay lalaki!" sabi pa ni Lorly. Agad kong kinuha yung unan na naka kalat at ibinato sa mukha niya pero tumawa lang siya ng tumawa.
"Mission Complete na" sabi pa ni Grycel. Why would she even agree? Ugh suko na ako. Tumalikod na ako para bumalik sa CR at magbihis.
"Mission complete ka dyan, Abort Mission kamo! Di na ako sasal-" sabi ko pero hindi ko natuloy dahil narinig ko yung tawag ng mom ni Cassie downstairs.
"Cass we got visitors, come here and say hi!" she shouted but Cassie looked at us fearfully before replying to her mother.
"palayasin mo ma busy ako!" i dont know why she's looking like she have seen a ghost. Cassie kept on looking at us and at the door then back again at us.
"Bumaba ka na young lady or you'll get it later!" threat ng mom ni cassie at bago pa siya maging dragon nag lakad na ako pabalik sa CR
"okay magpapalit na ako ah" I told them I tried to look for my clothes pero hala, asan na yung damit ko? Dito ko yun pinatong sa tabi ng sink pero wala na. I looked around me once more pero wala talaga kahit saan yung damit ko.
Lumabas ako ng banyo at nakitang wala na mga kaibigan ko. What the hell. I tried to open yung closet door ni Cassie para sanan humeram ng damit but it was locked. Shit naman talaga. Dali dali akong lumabas ng room at hinabol sila Cassie na naabutan ko pang nagmamadaling bumaba ng hagdan and i spotted it.
Yung damit ko ay hawak ni Lorly at pinasa kay Heart na pinasa naman kay Grycel.
"Hyaa! Ansasama niyo! Ibalik niyo yung damit ko--"- napahinto ako ng makitang may dalawang lalaki at isang babae ang nasa leaving room.
Napansin ko ang mabilis na pagtago ni Cassie sa isang halaman sa garden argh! yung damit ko.
"Iha wow, I didn't know your into that bagay na bagay sayo" bati ng mom ni Cassie napatingin ako sa kanya at nakita ko yung muka ng mga bisita.
"Tita help. Tignan mo hostage nila yung damit ko!" I cried out in help but my mouth went slack when she just laughed it off and continue to serve the juice she was carrying sa mga bisita niya.
"Its an honor to have you here Mr. Ethan" ngiti pa ni Tita napalingon ako sa kaniya at napanganga ng makita ko kung sino yung Ethan na kausap niya. What the actual fck.
Si Ethan, Samuel, Sheniah ang bisita nila and omo! yung suot ko nakakahiya agad agad akong dumikit sa pader para di nila ako makita. Why are they here? Gosh. Pader lamunin mo na ako. Now na.
"Tita help!" sumbong ko pa dahil nakita ko pa silang wina-wagayway yung t-shirt ko at leggings ko sa labas. I angrily looked at them pero si Tita ayun tumawa pa.
"Ayun sila sa labas habulin mo.!"sabi niya pa and i looked at her liked she suddenly have two heads. Pano ko sila mahahabol kung para makapunta ako sa pinto kelangan kong dumaan sa harap ng mga bisita niya?
But i really really need to get out of this slutty dress pakiramdam ko kung sino man may ari nito nalilipat na sakin kung ano mang meron sa kaniya, so i count to three and closed my eyes. Bahala na nga.
Nakapikit na tumakbo ako palabas. at huli na para makita kong may tao pa palang papasok ng pinto.
"Kyah!" tili ko habang nakapikit na tumatakbo.
Now there's a lot of wrong thing in that scenario. Una, di ko manlang tinignan kung may makakasalubong at pangalawa sinong tanga ang tumatakbo ng nakapikit? Sino pa ba?
Yas no other than me.
Since nakapikit ako huli na para makitang may isa pa palang papasok ng bahay at look, napatid ako sa sarili kong paa sa harap ng pinto.
We both grunted when we fall and I heard a painful groan from the guy na sumalo sakin.
"Cyred ? "tanong ng nasa ibabaw ko
"Ste-Stephen?" nagtataka kong tanong.
Anong ginagawa nanaman niya at dyusko sawang sawa na ako makita pagmumukha niya. Okay that's a lie my heart is beating like crazy right now and his smiling face popped up again in my mind.
I'm going crazy, sa katol naming to for sure. Ate Cen kasi panay sindi.
Tinulungan nya akong tumayo at nakita kong napatulala siya sa suot ko. Napatingin din ako at nanlaki mga mata ko. Okay.
I'm panicking. Like Holy fcking shit I look like a fcking stripper right now. And his looks damn. I need the earth to create a hole for me to go right now.
" Oh ah, yan?" And I laughed like an insane person "costume, damit yes oo! kinuha nila kasi yung damit ko! Ayaw nilang ibalik"- explain ko mahilo hilo ako sa paliwanag ko. I don't think I can think straight from all the blood that rushed to my faced sa kahihiyan.
Hinubad naman nya bigla yung suot nyang hoodie at pinasuot sakin. Napatingin nalang ako sa kaniya. His arms around me habang inaayos yung damit and when our eyes met we both freeze.
"Oh, uh thanks" I awkwardly shift.
"May damit na ako mga bwisit kayo, belat" sabi ko sa mga kaibigan ko na isa-isa ng lumabas sa pinagtataguan nilang halaman at tumingin sakin I mean sa mga tao sa likod kkmo when I noticed the aristocrats were watching the whole scenario play out.
" oo nga pala ano nga palang ginagawa mo dito ?"- baling ko kay stephen na agad nag iwas ng tingin at namumula.
"Samuel"- maikling sagot nya kaya napa simangot naman ako ano nanamang problema ng masungit na to?
"Ah eh, remember my sister Carmela? She's married now to Samuel's brother so were like inlaws family now, sorry I was planning to tell you but yeah. "Cassie nan aka wide smile samin in an attempt to look innocent but I guess it didn't work.
Agad naman siyang pinag sasabunutan nila Grycel at Sherine na malamang sa malamang ee kinikilig lang.
"Problema mo?" tanong ko sa nakasimangot nanamang katabi ko pero wala ng bago dun pinanganak ata sya para sumimangot sa mundo.
"pwede bang magbihis ka na, malapit ko ng matusok mga mata ni Ethan " sabi nya while shooting daggers to Ethan na nakatingin sa legs ko.
"Oh, Okay, sige. Nice seeing you, Beshy magpapalit na ako!" sigaw ko sa kanila at nauna ng tumakbo pa akyat.
"wait!"- pigil ni Stephen bago pa ako maka apak sa hagdan. Hawak nya yung braso ko lumingon ako sa kaniya in confusion
" theres no way in hell na iyan ang susuotin mo sa cosplay. Are we clear?" mahinang sabi nya. Naramdaman ko namang nag iinit ang pisngi ko.
Kelan pa nagkaroon ng pake ang lalaking to?
"Dont worry there's no way in heaven na susuotin ko to! Gosh baka maumay mga tao mahiya ka nga, " sabi ko completely dissmising the rapid flutter of my heart. Geez anyare ba sakin.
I should distance myself. I'm being affected by Stephen.
" i'll lend you money to buy you a decent one "- offer nya. And there he goes. Why does he always felt the urge to sound boastful in any way?
"maka decent ka naman ! Ayoko at ilang beses ko ba sasabihin sayo I don't need any money from you Stephen, so no I refuse" iling ko. And I turn away para umakyat na sa hagdan since nauna na mga kaibigan ko and from the looks of it they're eyeing me and Stephen.
" no youre not, don't be stubborn and accept my help ."
" yes i refuse I don't want to"
"no, don't be fcking thick headed and accept it."
"yes i am "
"no, why can't you accept help for once!" sigaw nya and I stiffen. His eyes are blazing with fury. I don't understand, why suddenly. .
Bago ko pa maprocess yung jumbled na utak ko he sighed and comb his hair in frustration "just accept it Cyred"
"No!"
"Yes!"
He glared and I freeze in my spot. He advance and since nasa hagdan na ako wala na akong maatrasan. He invaded my space and he looked at me directly.
"Just do as I say, your my girlfriend remember? and I won't let another human being, male or female see you in that, that, whatever, you'll accept my offer period" He looks like he'll kill me if I utter any words so I just nod slowly.
And his legendary smirk is back knowing that he won this argument and I frown in annoyance, he just have to always get what he wants huh?
He nodded before leaving me there in a daze, sinundan lang siya ng mga mata ko habang papunta sa mga kaibigan niyang nasa sala. Thankfully they didn't pay attention much to us.
But I wan't so lucky when I looked up and all of my friends are looking at me with bewildered face. Even Heart is scrunching her brows in confusion.
"d-did you hear? I'll expla-" di pa tapos yung sasabihin ko ng nag sipag pasok na sila sa loob ng kwarto without a glance toward me.
"wait!" I shouted and run towards them. I sighed in defeat. Mukhang mahabang paliwanagan to.
That fcker, kelangan pa talaga sabihin girlfriend ako ano? Kelangan pa talaga. I scratched my head in frustration. Pag akyat ko at pagka explain ko ilang sapok ang natanggap ko . Cassie is crying because she thinks I am her daughter at malaki na daw ako. Sherine is in shock, Lorly and Grycel tugged at my hair, hindi daw nila matanggap while Heart's face remain blank.
Grr. Kasalan nanaman to ni Stephen.
Ng maliwanagan na ang lahat about the fake part isa isa silang sumeryoso.
"Ayaw ka lang namin masaktan hindi naman sa against kami, wala na kami magagawa and we know you always do what you think is best in any given situation, just don't fall for him higit sa lahat ikaw ang nakaka alam kung gano kalayo ang estado mo sa kanya ?" If I don't know Grycel I would have been hurt by what she said.
So even she, thinks about my economic status?
Tell that bitch to –
Pinigil ko agad si Queeny, Honestly Grycel didn't say anything other than the truth. She's just thinking about me.
"Keep your heart guarded. Don't fall for his charms" yakap sakin ni Sherine.
"he doesn't have any charms in his body" I rolled my eyes.
"Kaya pala kulang nalang mag heart yung mata mo kanina habang nakikipag titigan ka" tawa ni Lorly and I glared at her.
"I don't do that!" tanggi ko but she just snorted. "don't deny, I saw it, we all did" she sighed.
"Listen, Pula, I think by now we all know you better than yourself. Stay away from him as soon as possible. Once this role play is over,one of you will get hurt and I'm pretty sure it will be you. He's a Roberts just remember that" she patted my hair in comfort.
"that's offensive Grycel! Stop looking down at her!" defend ni Cassie but I held her back.
"what I am not saying anything other than facts"reply ni Grycel.
"Just let her be, Alam na ni pula kung ano ginagawa niya, beside didn't you hear what she said? It was for ate Cen's sake, she is not as gullible to fall for her bully" Cassie added.
I remained quiet.
Why does I felt a tug in my stomach telling me that their warning is a bit late?