Love Me Harder

XIII - Yuri

Ariana's POV

I don't know how excited I am! Today is our 4th monthsarry. Parang teenagers lang. It may sound cheesy but yes, we celebrate monthsaries.

Patrick called me a while ago. He said he will pick me up at 8. It's still 3 and I think I have enough time para bumili ng dress para mamaya.

I picked up my bag and went outside. I made sure that all doors were locked. Mahirap na, baka magtangka na naman iyong hayop na Nathan na yun. Hindi na sya nagpakita sa akin after that harassment.

Sana mabaog sya sa sipa ko noon sa bird nya.

I drove away and after some minutes, narating ko na rin ang mall. God, I really love shopping. Aside from baking, ito ang third love ko. Patrick's the top of the list of course.

I went directly to my favorite shop. Binati ako ni Ashi, ang may ari mismo ng shop. I frequently went here kaya close na rin kami ni Ashi. She's such a lovely person.

"Got a date, A?" Ashi asked. I nodded. Alam nya na may boyfriend ako and her shop's my number one destination when it comes to clothes. Sobrang unique kasi nya magdesign eh.

I started roaming the racks. As usual, I'll buy more than a single clothing dahil may iba pa akong magugustuhan.

I stopped after hearing my phone's ring. Tumatawag na naman siguro sila Zyril.

Zyril's in Canada, together with her fam. Malapit na rin syang manganak eh. She said maybe she'll stay there for good. Nagtampo nga ako noong una pero naintindihan ko rin. May pamilya na syang bubuuin at dapat na unahin nya iyon.

My other friends, we sometimes hang out. Alam nilang nagkabalikan na kami ni Patrick. Candace's a bit disappointed because she thought Nathan and I's getting there. Kung alam nya lang. That lawyer is an asshole.

"Hello Zy," I greeted. Zy greeted me back. She just asked how things were going and greeted us Happy monthsarry. Nagpaalam na rin sya kaagad dahil may check up daw sya ngayon.

Nagningning ang mga mata ko ng makita ko ang isang kulay peach na dress na above the knee! This is it! The right dress!

"Ma'am, that is just for display." Nakangiting turan ng saleslady sa akin. Napansin nya siguro ang admiration ko sa damit. "Where's Ashi?" Tanong ko. Sakto namang lumapit si Ashi.

"Ashi, this is just for display? How come? Napakaganda nito!" Sabi ko kay Ashi. Ashi smiled. "A, specially made yan for my bestfriend. Sorry. Dinisplay ko lang."

Kainis naman! Bakit ngayon pa? I really want that dress!

"Ashiiiiii!"

Napalingon kaming tatlo sa boses na iyon. Lumantad sa amin ang babaeng maputi, ash brown ang kulay ng buhok, may kulay brown na mga mata, matangos ang ilong, mapula ang labi at pisngi. And oh, her outfit, it's so damn nice! In short, she's an epitome of beauty.

"Yuri!" Bati ni Ashi at nagyakapan sila. So she must be that bestfriend.

Pagkatapos nilang magyakapan ay bumaling sa akin si Ashi. "Ariana, this is Yuri. My bestfriend. Yuri, this is Ariana, my friend and regular costumer."

I smiled at Yuri. Nagshake hands kaming dalawa.

"So Ashi, yung damit ko?" May lambing na pagkakasabi ni Yuri. "Ito na nga oh, natype-an nga ni Ariana eh!" Tumawa si Ashi.

"Haha! Sorry Ariana ha? This is mine. Magaling naman si Ashi eh, may iba pang damit dyan," sabi ni Yuri. I said it's okay at nagpaalam na ako to search for my taste. That means I am going out of Ashi's shop. Naintindihan nya naman ako.

Sa paglabas ko, ramdam ko ang panghihinayang. Damn it, sayang yung dress! I am sure it'd look perfect for me tonight. I smiled bitterly.

Nathan's POV

Bullshit. Nakakainis talaga. I really hate going out with Yuri. It's been months when we started going out. Of course I do this for my plan.

Yesterday we ate in an ice cream parlor. Then now, she took me in this fucking mall para bumili ng damit. Leche, wala ba syang paa? Kailangan isama nya pa ako. I got better things to do. Fuck.

"Baby, I'll get my clothes na kila Ashi ha? You want to come with me?" She said. I squeezed her butt. Hell, wala akong pakialam if we're in public. "I wanna come in you," then I winked at her. She giggled. "Ikaw talaga! Dyan ka na lang, okay? I'll call you then magkita na lang tayo sa parlor ni Kianna, you know that diba?" I nodded.

Konting tiis na lang at magagawa ko na ang plano ko. Fuck this shit.

Pagkaalis ni Yuri, nakita ko si Ariana na lumabas sa shop na pinasukan ni Yuri.

She looks so sexy in that dress. I easily had a boner.

Mapapasa-akin ka rin, Ariana.