Three hours. They spent three hours inside the Spa & Salon. The staff blow-dried her hair and gently combed it. Peur looked at the mirror in front of her when she saw Doux, comfortably sitting in the couch.
"I told you to go home, Doux. Maybe she's not comfortable of you being here." Maingat itong ibinulong ng dalaga sa kaibigan.
Peur looked at Khliz. Her eyes are closed so she don't know if she's sleeping or what. The staff was now doing her a foot spa.
Kibit-balikat lamang ang naging tugon ng binata kaya't napailing na lamang siya't nakinig ng musika sa kanyang telepono. Peur plugged her earphones. Hanggang sa tuluyan na siyang dalawin ng antok at nakatulog ng hindi namamalayan.
"Peur. Peur, wake up, we're leaving," she heard Khliz, gently tapping her shoulder.
Napakunot ang kaniyang noo at muntik ng makalimutan na wala siya sa mansyon. Iminulat ng dalaga ang kanyang mga mata at nang mapagtanto ang kaniyang sitwasyon ay agad na humingi ng paumanhin bago inayos ang kanyang sarili.
"I'm sorry. Kanina ka pa ba naghihintay?" alalang tanong niya.
"No, no. It's fine," iling ng kaibigan, may bahid ng mapaglarong ngiti sa mga labi.
"'Yung totoo?" mapanuri niyang tanong.
"Well. Slight!" Hindi na napigilan ng kaibigan ang mapahalakhak kaya't siya ay napanguso, nagtataka, walang kaalam-alam sa kung ano nanamang kabaliwan ang ginawa ng kaibigan.
"Ano ba kasi 'yon, Khliz?" Hindi niya tuloy malaman kung ano ang kaniyang magiging reaksyon.
Naguguluhan man ngunit hindi niya rin mapigilang matawa dahil nakakahawa ang bungisngis ng kaniyang kaibigan. Baliw...
"Promise me, you won't get mad. Oh! I know you won't get mad," Khliz raised her brows for a couple of times as she smiled like an idiot while looking at her phone.
"Did you just..."
"Sorry na! HAHAHAHAH!"
Peur groaned, "Let me see! Tss!"
"Wait, wait! Promise me, hindi mo 'to ide-delete, okay?"
"Hindi na 'yon kailangan i-promise kasi batas na talaga natin 'yon. Tss,
bilis, patingin," tila dehadong aniya.
Isa lang naman ito sa kalokohang napagkasunduan nilang dalawa noon. Everytime they'll have a chance, whoever among the two of them can take an epic photo of each other and will edit it for fun, just like memes on social media. And their another rule is the picture should not be deleted from files. Gaano man ito kapangit, katawa-tawa o nakakahiya.
"Oh my God, Khliz Oddete!"
Muli ay puro halakhak ng kaibigan ang bumida sa kaniyang pandinig nang makita ang kaniyang reaksyon. When Peur saw the whole photo, she don't know if she will get embarrassed or what.
She's yawning on the photo. Bahagyang nakakunot ang kaniyang noo, mariing nakapikit ang mga mata at malaki ang pagkakaawang ng kaniyang bibig. Ngunit dahil sa caption nitong 'Sabi ko huwag mong biglain! Masakit!' ay nabigyan ito ng ibang kahulugan.
"Oh, damn! Siraulo ka talaga! Babawi ako. Kala mo, ha!"
"Competitive yarn?"
"Talaga!"
Before they leave, the staffs bowed at them and say thank you for visiting their Spa & Salon. Masayang sinuklian ng ngiti ng magkaibigan ang mga empleyadong bumati sa kanila.
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Dirigeant's Third Rule
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