Claiming The Charmer

10

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"Ang lalim ng iniisip mo Nanaiah ah?" Maggie said ipinipitik pa ang daliri sa harap ng mukha ko. I scoffed and slapped her hands. She chuckled.

"Mag papakasal na ako." I said out of nowhere. Kamot ang ulong uminom ng milktea. Santina burp out her juice kaya ending tumalsik sa mukha namin.

"Tangina Santina mag dahan dahan ka naman! Ano ba iyang virus, oy." Reklamo ni Maggie pinupunasan ang katawan. The two were nowhere to found Hindi din nag sasabi si Maggie so we didn't ask her na lang.

"Joke time ba ito, Naya?." Rolling my eyes t the two of them I shook my head.

"Mukha ba Kong nag jojoke time?." They both nod, pouting my lips at the both of them.

"Mukha kasing joke mukha mo, Sis." Covering myfiners and then showed them my middle finger.

"Kanino ka ikakasal?." It was Santina who ask this time eating pork meat.

"Sayo." Naka ngiti Kong sabi. She stummd on her seat making burst out to laugh.

"Ikaw talaga Santina, rejected ka na sakin agad niyan. Bagal mo kasi." I say teasing her. Smirking.

"Gago attracted lang ko sayo, inaamin ko iyon no!." She said. I and Maggie both laughed.

"Seryoso ba talaga wedding chu- chu na iyan?." Tanong ni Maggie.

"Oo nga, Ayaw mo lang maniwala kasi mauunahan pa kita noh?" I said smirking. Her pretty face become red as tomato.

"When ba kayo pakasal ni Xinion? Dagdagan mo na si Maxxie. Kadwywot na kayo daw." I said bursting out to laugh. Giving me death glare and showing her middle finger.

"Shit up!."

"Shut up yun beh."

"Wala kayong balak mag pakasal?." Tanong ni Santina. Maggie face become red again making me smiled widely.

"After Four Years?." She said not even sure.

"Gago pag aantayin mo pa si engr. Ng 4 years?." Sntin exclaimed unbelievably.

"Sila uncle Theo nga nag aantay ng mag pakasal kayo, Sabik pa nga kesa sa totoong magulang. Shipper talaga sila." Natatawang sabi ni Santina.

"Anyway maayos na ba health ni Tito Theo?."

Maggie nod while chewing the meat.

"Yes He is doing fine. Kaso nakaka bahala kasi." Aniya na parang may malalim na iniisip.

"What?."

"I can tell it, I need to talk his doctor first." Maggie sighed. Santina nodding.

"Si Jari-o pakakasalana mo? Kaldag King?." Tanong ni Maggie seryoso. Nabulunan ako sa iniiwang tea at uubo ubong tinakpan ang bunganga ng tissue.

Drinking the water I first grab in one gulp. I once more cough, Holy Fuck. Philip is a thousand more okay than Jari-o.

"Gago, Ibig sabihin Hindi si Jari-o?." Nagtatakang aniya nila. Bakit parang nag tataka pa sila? Mukha ba Kong papatol sa kaniya?.

"Gago? Mukha ba Kong mag papakasal Kay Jari-o?" Turo ko sa sarili. They both burst out to laugh.

"Diba jowa mo noon?." Tanong ni Santina.

"Gago Noon yun syempre! Fling lang siya!."

"Gago EDI may bago ka?." Tanong ulit ni Santina gesturing her hands Maggie nodding her head.

"Gago Hindi bago, Luma na kaya!." I know they both know who is Philip. Nandoon ha naman sila nung mga panahong nag luluksa ako? Imagining that scene making me goosebumps all over my body, fuck so cringe.

"Sino?." They both said in chorus and they looked at each other seriousness written on their face.

"McPhilipGutierrez." I fastly said not breathing. They both furrowed their brows.

"Mcdo?."

"McLiprez?."

I burst out to laugh at their both confusion.

"Gago pakakasalanan mo si Mcdo?.

" McLiprez? what?." Santina said confuse.

"Seryosong usapan nga."

"Gago, si Philip!." Sabi ko sa mahinahong Boses. Maggie eyes widened and Santina brows become more even furrowed.

Maggie tapping Santina shoulders.

"Gago ex ni Nanaiah iyon!!!. Si Philip!." She halfly exclaimed I looked at the people some of them looking at us curiously but Maggie being unbothered didn't mind them.

"Gago seryoso ka dyan?." Tanong ni Santina naka nga nga. Pouting my lips.

"Gago paano? How? What the fuxk? Antalagal niyo ding nag hiwalay tapos biglang kasal agad? Rupok era lang Nanaiah?." Tanong ni Maggie Hindi maka paniwala.

"It was an accident."

"Hindi mo na dapat binalikan siya." Seryosong aniya ni Santina. Maggie agrees with her.

"Right, Baka ibalik niya pa iyong past ninyo na Hindi mo naman ginawa. Laitin ka pa." Nag aalang sabi ni Maggie.

He did, He already did. I think I would get us to it now.

"Sadyang malas lang talaga ako." abi ko dinadaan sa tawa.

"Tignan niyo nga puro propesyonal na kayo tapos ako? Parang timang lang. Bakit ba may kaibigan pa ko na ang tataas ng posisyon?." Maggie stand up and sit next to me para lang batukan ako.

"Gago mukha ba kaming presidente? Hirap kaya mag upon sa pinas!." Naka ngusong sabi ni Nanaiah. I can relate to her.

"Gusto mo bang mag abroad?." Tanong ni Nanaiah. Umiling ako.

"I can't, I have to pay Philip first."

"Gago bakit mo siya babayaran?." Naiinis na aniya ni Maggie parang gusto pa ngang saksakin ang lames sa diin ng pag kakahawak sa tinidor.

"Because of what I did?." I asked confuse.

"You did nothing wrong, Nanaiah. He saw you. He saw you and his mother talking. You told us, Philip knows his mother hated you, because she gave you money to break up with him. That's the excuse he keep saying in his mind that's why he wanted you to pay him."

"But remember you dont have to pay him. You did nothing wrong. His mother gave you the money whole heartedly. With no intentions on breaking the two of you."

"He doesn't know that right? That his mother supported you with what you wanted in your life. Mrs. Gutierrez a nice person."

"Hindi niya alam iyon Hindi ba? Why not explain it to him? All of it? Wala kang ititira hanggat sa tuluyan niyang maintindihan. Both of you should have closure. Both of you broke up in not so nice way."

"Did he not also know, you have a sibling who is sick and need to have operation. His mother supported you by paying bills. We helped you but you know, Hindi sapat ang perang iyon because we are still both students."

"He didn't right? And that story. You should tell that all to him. You don't have to tied up with a Man like him right?."

Maggie agreed with Santina sighing.

"By the story you tell I think he isn't over you yet." She said. Binatukan ni Santina si Maggie.

"Tangina mo akala ko ba both side tayo?."

"Well you're right Santina. But, he really isn't over you yet. Gawd he can't even tell it to his father? Takot? I doubt it. Philip isn't a type of man like that."

"But if he has already a woman to marry. Why is he even making you pay to marry him? Timang lang?.