"Reigh, wear your best smiles today, okay? Lots of businessmen will be there. I want our family to look perfect in their eyes. Understood?", saad nang Ama habang kami ay lulan nang isang magara at parihabang sasakyan.
Walang gana akong tumango at hindi na umimik pa sa sinabi nang aking Ama. Matatagalan lamang kami sa usaping ito kung magrereklamo pa ako.
Well, Dad specifically told those words to me as I am their little bitchy spoiled brat princess, as what they called me. I have two elder brothers and I am the youngest and the only daughter. Dad is stricter to them when it comes to business as we all know they will inherit those in the future. As for me, Dad is so much conscious of how I behave as a woman, because of course he will marry me off to some businessman, whom I don't even know about.
Hindi na rin naman linggid sa aking kaalaman ito, sapagkat bata pa lang kami ay pinaalam at pinakita na ni Dad ang mga ganap namin bilang mga anak niya. Well, I don't believe in love, so it was not a big deal. However, I don't to behave like how Daddy wants me to. I don't wanna be a princess, I want to be a real badass bitch. And so, I did.
"We're here."
The car door opened and we were welcomed by lots of flashes from the cameras. I had to close my eyes and stopped on my track a bit. Nakakahilo naman.
However, that was only for a short span of time dahil biglang nagsialisan ang mga media nang pumarada ang isang sports car. Nagkakagulo sila sa bagong dating.
We are already rich and maimpluwensya na, but seeing how this people immediately flock to that sports car means only one thing. Mas mayaman, mas kilala at mas maimpluwensya ang taong lulan nito.
"Tsk. How come we arrived at the same time with him?", I heard Kuya Bryle hissed at the sudden commotion.
"Let's just go.", ana naman ni Daddy at nagpatiuna na sa paglalakad.
Habang ako ay paunti-unti lamang ang lakad habang pilit inaaninag ang taong lulan nang sports car. Sigurado akong lalaki base sa tindig nito pero hindi ko makita ang mukha dahil sa dami nang taong naka-alirong dito.
"Reigh, come on!"
Iniwas ko na lang ang aking mga mata doon at tinakbo na ang layo ko sa aking pamilya. Yet, the curiosity I have remained.
Nawala rin sa utak ko ang lalaking pinagkaguluhan kanina at nag-enjoy na sa mga pagkaing nasa hapag. As usual, the said party is boring. Saka lang ako ngumingiti kapag pinapakilala na kami ni Daddy sa iba't-ibang tao.
Pero ngayon, malaya na ako. Nilingon ko si Daddy at nang makitang masaya na siyang nakikipag-inuman sa iba ay mabilis akong umalis sa aming mesa at nagtungo sa kung nasaan ang buffet.
Kanina ko pa minamata ang gigantic chocolate fountain kaya naman walang atubili akong kumuha nang isang kutsara at sumalok sa fountain.
"Ugh, haven!", madrama kong sabi nang matikman na ang tsokolate.
"That's a wrong way to eat in a chocolate fountain, you know."
I was startled when I heard someone spoke behind me. Madali kong hinarap ang taong iyon and I was taken a back with how he looks.
Holy, this is the first time I've been struck with a man! Never have I ever been amaze with the opposite sex, minsan nga iniisip ko na baka tomboy ako kasi di ako ma attract-attract sa mga kaklase ko and I don't find them handsome at all!
But tonight, this guy with his seductive features just proved me that I am, all along, a woman!
"I ain't a chocolate fountain, silly."
Bumalik ako sa aking katinuan nang marinig siyang mahinang natawa.
Tumaas ang aking kilay sa sinabi niya, "what are you trying to say, Mister?", maldita kong saad.
Handsome as he is, I'm still a brat.
Pabiro siyang umungol habang ang kamay ay nasa dibdib, tila nagsasaad na nasaktan siya sa sinabi ko, "Wow, I never knew I'd be offended with the word 'Mister'."
I pouted, "Well, you seem a bit older." I honestly told him my thoughts.
"I'm just twenty-five, you know.", he smuggly said, still trying to make his point.
"And I am just fifteen, you know.", balik saad ko rin.
With that, he let out a bark of laughter. Tawang-tawa talaga siya sa naging sagutan namin. Dahil doon ay naramdaman ko na ang maraming mga mata na nakatingin sa amin. Ugh, how I hate attentions.
"Gotta leave now, Sir. You're getting weirder, already.", mahina kong ani at agaran nang naglakad ngunit dahil sa pagmamadali at pagyuko ko para matago ang mukha sa mga nakatingin ay hindi ko napansin na natabig ko na pala ang stand nang chocolate fountain at tatama na ito sa akin.
Wala akong nagawa kundi ang pumikit at iharang ang dalawang kamay habang naghihintay nang sakit, but it did not came. Instead, a strong arms that embraced my petite and fragile body was all I felt before I heard a groan after a loud thud.
Wondering what happened, I slowly opened my eyes only to see the man, whom I was talking earlier, with a closed eyes and pained expression and chocolates all over. Pumapatak pa nga ito sa akin.
"Wh-what? Why?!", nalilito kong sabi.
He only gave me a smirk before whispering, "Of course, I'm already twenty-five and you're still fifteen, kiddo."
I never thought that it would be the beginning of my unrequited love towards the man who is ten-year older than me.
I was fifteen and he's twenty-five.
BINABASA MO ANG
Twenty, Thirty
RomanceI was fifteen and He was twenty five. I fell inlove to him first while he was inlove with someone else. I was a fool who stayed inlove even after years and he was a fool who almost married the woman whose not loyal to him. We met again when I'm 20 a...
