CUPID ON VACATION (FRANDEESAL)

Chapter 17

Eros' POV

Sa kotse. Pauwi na kami ni Amy.

"..well, there is a way."

"Ano naman po yun Kuya?."

"I'll tell them the truth. That way mawawala ang sumpa or spell."

"Madali lang naman pala Kuya eh, kayang kaya mo na yun."

"Hindi ganun kadali yun Amy."

"What do you mean Kuya?."

"As a consequence, I will lose my license. Forever. Including all my memories about being a matchmaker. Kasali ka na rin dun. Well, pwede kong bunutin yung pana pero masasama dun ang pagmamahal nya kay Madie at kapag nangyari yun she can never ever love that girl the same way again."

"Wala na po ba talagang ibang paraan?."

"Depende kasi yan mismo sa taong tinamaan. You see, Jaydee is the type of person who loves hard. The only way she can unlove someone romantically is to love someone else. At yan ang nangyayari ngayon. Nung pinana mo sya to fall for Frances, she started developing feelings for her. That's certainly against the rules since a person is not supposed to be in love with two people."

"So bakit hinahayaan mo parin sila sa sitwasyon na yun?."

"Because napag-isip isip ako, na maybe that mistake you did is actually meant to happen. Siguro nauna lang si Madie pero si Frances naman talaga yung nakatalaga."

"Wala po bang nakasulat kung pano malalaman na perfect match yung dalawang tao?."

"That's the problem. There's no such thing as a perfect match because true love is not about finding the perfect person, it's about finding someone imperfect like you but still chooses to love them. People usually see love as an act of admiration but it's actually more like an act of vulnerability. You don't love someone because they're admirable, you love them because you know they're vulnerable and you want to protect them. That's how you can love someone the way they are and the way they're not.."

Turns out that Psyche is actually innocent. People thought she's crazy when she's actually telling the truth. A girl named Joanna Mercedes was too insecure of Psyche that she wanted to ruin her life, her name, everything. Joanna killed people to put blame on Psyche who's a former Psychology student, an academic achiever and a pageant title holder just so she can consider herself better than the latter.

Hmm I guess Dana did a great job in choosing my match kaya nasabi kong some mistakes are meant to happen.

At pinagsisisihan ko naman that I judged Psyche immediately at pinilit ko pang pigilan ang nararamdaman ko sa kanya because of the lies that I was convinced to believe. Well, Psyche is not perfect but that makes my love more real. At sobrang saya saya ko kasi sabi ng lawyer nya makakalabas narin sya soon.

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Frances' POV

7pm. Dinner. Tahimik lang kami ni Jaydee. Ayoko syang kausapin, ni tingnan man lang.

"Hey, kanina pa kayo. Antahimik nyo, is there something wrong?." Nag-aalalang tanong ni Tita Naomi.

"Wala po." Sabay pa talaga naming sagot ni Jaydee. Madalas pareho kaming mag-isip but unfortunately magkaiba lang ng nararamdaman. Tsk.

"Nag-away ba kayo?. What happened?." Tanong ni Daddy.

Nakayuko lang kami. Walang gustong sumagot.

9pm.

Humiga nako.

"Frances please--kausapin mo naman ako oh. Wuy--" Pangungulit nito sakin. Pero di ko parin sya pinansin, nagtalukbong lang ako ng kumot.

KINABUKASAN

Sa school. Habang naglalakad kami papuntang classroom,

".. I'm sorry. I swear I didn't--"

"You know what, I don't even know why I'm mad kasi di naman tayo. But I hate it Jaydee, I hate feeling this way. Pagod nakong umasa sa mixed signals mo." Mahina kong sabi pero gigil na gigil sa galit. Parang gusto ko nalang manabunot ng random student tsk.

"She kissed me."

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?. Tsk. Kahit na sino pang nauna, alam ko namang gugustuhin mo yun kasi kahit di mo sabihin alam kong si Ate Madie parin. Kaya utang na loob, wag mo kong bigyan ng motibo kung wala karin palang balak na saluhin ako kasi ansaket Jaydee, sobrang sakit umasa sa wala." Walk out ko.

"Frances--"

Recess.

Tahimik parin kami.

"Anyare girls?. Ba't antahimik nyo?." Takang tanong ni Klaire.

"Oo nga. Lalaki yan no?. Naku girls, marami pang lalaki sa mundo para mag-agawan kayo sa isa." Sabi ni Coleen.

Sana nga tungkol Lang sa lalaki to haaayst.

9pm. Sa kwarto.

Nagsusuklay ako ng buhok habang nakaupo sa bed nang biglang umupo sa tabi ko si Jaydee.

"Frances, I really meant what I've said. I'm sorry. I swear it's not what you think--"

"Di ka ba talaga makaintindi ha?. Alam mo, sa ginagawa mo lalo mo lang akong--" nagulat nalang ako when she suddenly kissed me. I pulled away, breathing heavily.

"W-what do you think you're doing?."

"That's what I've been trying to tell you. Ikaw ang gusto ko. And hindi kita pinapaasa. Gusto kita Frances, gustong gustong gusto kita na minsan nakakatakot na." She sincerely said.

Di ako makagalaw. Bigla nalang di ko na alam ang sasabihin ko.

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Madie's POV

FLASHBACK

"Jaydee, please--please don't leave me--" pagmamakaawa ko sa kanya habang hawak hawak ang kamay nya.

"I'm sorry but I don't think this is gonna work. May iba nakong mahal."

"Si Frances ba?." Tumango lang sya.

"I'm sorry." She sincerely said.

EOFB

Pinunasan ko agad ang mga luha sa mga mata ko nang biglang pumasok si Kuya Adrian. Sinauli nya lang ang charger ko. Naiwan nya kasi sa bahay ng barkada nya yung kanya.

"Bunso eto na--"

"--hey, what's wrong?." Nag-aalalang tanong nito sakin.

"W-wala po Kuya."

"No, you're crying. Sabihin mo, sinong gagong nagpaiyak sayo?."

"Kuya okay lang talaga." Lumapit sya sakin.

"Magang maga yang mata mo sa kakaiyak tapos okay lang?. At least tell me this guy's name."

"I can't."

"Why?."

"It's not a guy."