The Day I Broke Her Arm

13 The Princess and The Pauper

Lynn

"Hi Lynn.." bati sa kin nung guard sa apartment ni June.

"Hi Kuya Joe." kakabalik balik ko dito sa condo nakilala na ako ng mga guards. Di na ako pinapasulat sa log.

"Aga mo ngayon ah. Kelangan pa ba i marinate nyang lulutuin mo?" biro niya.

They all have the impression na katulong ako ni June. Di ko na kinorect. In a sense, tama naman sila.

"Di ko din alam eh. Magbaba ako dito ulit kapag may sobra." then I waved them goodbye.

I sighed papasok ng elevator.

Ano bang ginagawa ko dito on a Sunday.

Napagod ako kahapon sa paggawa ng presentation and also sa mga nangyare and now.. I'm meeting the person that got me into yesterday's mess.

Di pa kami naguusap ni June after nung nangyare sa party. Di ko alam if naaalala niya pa? I really do hope na hindi. She might be used to kissing a lot of people when drunk.

So wala lang siguro yun.

The elevator door opened and naglakad ako papunta sa unit niya. I knocked once but biglang bumukas na agad ang pinto.

Instead of June, there's this guy na naka tailored suit and nakashave yung balbas na mukhang malinis tingnan. Nakabrush up yung hair niya and may medium build, mukhang nag gigym. He's handsome, maputi, and basically the type of people that belongs in June's world.

He's looking at me confusely. Isa ba to sa mga boyfriends ni June?

Also.. teka.. is that lip gloss?

"Is this her?" lumingon siya sa likod where June is sitting sa sofa. She's holding a magazine when she looked up. Her eyes went down pabalik sa magazine when our eyes met.

Eh?

"Yup, that's her.." she stood up and gestured for us to come in.

Naupo ako sa sofa and both of them are standing in front of me while yung guy na naka suit is parang ineexamine bawat parte ng katawan ko.

"T-Teka, anong nangyayare? Ano to??"

"June.." the guy said firmly. He crossed his arms. "I can't make miracles."

"Ofcourse you can! You're the best!"

He groaned. "Nakikita mo ba to?" sabay turo niya sa ken.

Ang lakas maka multo nung tanong ah.

Again our eyes met and she broke it off quickly. Ano yun?

"C-Come on.. this is not your worse case."

"Darling.." he chuckled quietly. "Those women, I can make them look like a model. But this.." turo niya ulit sa ken. "I can't make her June Jimenez!"

"Ha?" napatingin sila sa ken. "Teka, teka ano ba nangyayare?"

June sighed. Tumingin siya sa ken quickly then binreak ulit.. Few seconds pass and finally, hinarap na niya ako. Parang nag inner monologue muna siya if haharapin ba ako or not.

Somethings wrong.

"Naalala mo ba yung sinabi ko sayo na ipapagawa ko sayo so you can pay me off?"

"..ang tulungan ka pag kailangan mo?"

"This is the main reason." she put her hands on the guys shoulder. "This is Richmond-"

"Erich." correct nung guy.

Oh..

June silently laughed. "-Erich, sorry. He is my stylist and makeup artist."