Kissing Monsters University

20: Bad Feeling

Chapter 20

Linzy Andrea's POV

"May magazine signing kayo mamaya sa Lollipop Magazine Corp. Mga 10:00 yun mag-uumpisa, kaya maaga akong dumaan dito." sabi ni Warren.

Ang aga nyang pumunta dito sa condo kaya naistorbo lang naman nya ang beauty rest ko. Nagdala naman sya ng almusal naming tatlo kaya pinagbigyan ko na. Nasa dining nya kami minimeeting habang kumakain.

"Sabihan nyo na lang yung dalawa na may gagawin kayo today. Busy ba kayo?" tanong nya.

"Nah. It's Saturday kaya wala naman masyado." sabi ni Kira. "Plano lang talaga namin bumawi ng tulog kaso.. mukhang mamomove yun para bukas." Napailing na lang ako sa sinabi nya.

Sya lang ang babawi ng tulog saming dalawa dahil wala syang ibang ginawa buong gabi kundi mag-isip tungkol kay Stephen. She's really that scared to lose him again, huh?

Ngayon malinaw na sakin na hindi lang ang pinsan ko ang may kasalanan, even her. Pinangunahan sya ng selos, takot, at galit kaya nagkandaleche leche ang relasyon nila. Basta ako, tutulungan ko lang sya through my advices. Sya na dapat ang kumilos at gawin kung ano ang tama.

Sana naman, nagmature sya kahit konti. Pero, I doubt. Still the childish bitch. -____-

"Wait lang, tawagan ko lang sina Stephen. Inform ko lang sila." she excused herself at lumabas.

"Kanina ko pa napapansin na mukhang bothered si Akira. Anong nangyari? May problema ba sila ni Stephen?" tanong ni Warren. Di ko sya tinignan at nakatingin lang sa kinakain ko.

"They don't have any problem. She's just threatened, that's why." sabi ko at pinagpatuloy ang pagkain ko.

Yeah. She's still threatened by her, the same Shia Lizbeth who ruined their relationship.

Who would've thought that she's related to Audrey Lizbeth who became our friend?

It is indeed a small world.

But I know something is really up in Shia's sleeves. She's just waiting for the right moment to unravel it.

"Threatened by who?" tanong ni Warren. When will he stop asking me about it? It's not like it's
his problem anyway. But since I love my dear manager, I just shrug at him.

"They're on the way na daw." sabi ni Kira pagkapasok nya.

I don't know but I really have a bad feeling about this. I don't know what's going on with Shia's mind but, I guess it's up to Kira to end this sh*t.

I just hope she'll listen this time.

***

"This suit looks good on you." sabi ni Kira at tinapat kay Stephen yung beige suit with black polo underneath.

We're shopping as usual. We have to look nice-- scratch that. We have to look simple yet elegant in front of our fans later.

Kasama namin yung dalawa. Since halos lahat ng damit ko sa condo nagamit ko na, sumama na ako sa kanila. I miss my closet at home. -3-

"How about you, Blue? Any outfit in mind?" tanong ko kay Zeon. He kept on staring at me mula pa kanina. What's his problem ba?

"Black v-neck longsleeves is enough." sabi nya.

Wow, simple. So sa kanya na nakasalalay kung paano nya dadalhin yung damit with elegance. By the looks of him, kaya nya yan. He can make simple things special. Okay? Saan ko naman napulot yun?

"Okay then." Iniwan ko sya at hinanap sya ng black v-neck long sleeves.

Pumunta ako sa men's section at doon naghanap. May nahagilap akong familiar na tao sa peripheral view ko kaya tinignan ko kung sino.

Shia. Anong ginagawa nya dito? Mukhang napansin nya na may nakatingin sa kanya kaya napatingin rin sya sakin at agad ngumiti. Lumapit sya and gave me her sweet smile. "Hi Miss Andrea. Nice to see you here."

I just gave her a small smile. Unang tingin pa lang sa kanya, hindi naman sya mukhang masama. She looks like a good person. Ewan ko lang pag nalaman ko yung tunay na ugali nya, masabi ko pa rin yan without 'looks like', just 'she's a good person', or not?

"Diba po meron kayong magazine signing later?" tanong nya. I nod at her at bumalik sa paghahanap ng damit ni Blue pero di pa rin sya umaalis at sinusundan lang ako.

"Eh bakit nandito po kayo instead sa women's section maghanap?" tanong na naman nya. Hindi nya ba ako titigilan? How can I get rid of her? Ah!

"I'm looking for some outfit for Zeon. It's not like I'm going to wear this anyway." sabi ko na tintukoy yung nahanap ko nang black v-neck long sleeves. Kumuha na rin ako ng black suit para ipatong nya dito.

"Aahh.." sabi nya. Of course I'm not yet done.

"Ikaw, what are you doing here instead of looking for clothes sa women's section?" napapaconyo tuloy ako. Binalik ko lang yung tanong nya sakin.

"Ahh.. I'm looking for clothes para sa boyfriend ko. Gift ko sa kanya this anniversary namin. Pero syempre, pagbalik ko na sa Italy saka ko ibibigay sa kanya to." sabi nya referring to the polo she's holding.

Boyfriend? So she has a boyfriend, so hindi rin sya dapat maging threat kina Kira or what? Ang gulo. Then why did she came back? For fun? To make fun of Kira and Stephen?

"How about you? What are you planning, Miss Andrea?" tanong nya sakin. What am I planning? I smirked.

"Well, I'm planning to excuse myself and give this thing to Zeon." I said. Tumango tango naman sya. Of course, I have my own comeback. "How about you?" Humarap ako sa kanya na kasalukuyang nakatingin sakin ng mataman. "What are you planning, Shia?"

At first, nagulat sya na para bang iba yung dating sa kanya nung question ko. Well that's my plan anyway. Why would I tell her my real agenda? Pero agad din syang nakabawi then she smirked.

"Well, I'm planning to have fun right after I excuse myself to you." sabi nya. This is bullsh*t. She acts just like me. Para tuloy akong nakikipaglaban sa sarili ko. Pero hindi ko hinayaan na makita nyang nagulat ako, I did my best to conceal the shock I felt and act cold in front of her.

Now the question I told myself backfired to me. Why would I tell her my agenda? So if she's just like me, why would she tell me her real agenda? Crap.

"Okay. You're excused. Go on and have fun." I said. I don't know but I have a bad feeling about her 'having fun'. What if my instincts were right and she's here to make fun of Stephen and Kira's relationship? So does it mean that she'll start her real agenda, later after she excused herself? Darn, it's hard fighting yourself. It's like that other me is mocking me.

"Well then, you're also excused and you can give that thing to your boyfriend." She said with a smirk. Now I'm having doubts that she's a good person. But I won't let myself lose because of the other me.

"Okay. See you around, Shia. And please just call me Andrea without 'Miss'. Too formal. It's not like you're just other person." Definitely coz she's like me. Not just other person coz I see myself to her being.

"Oh I'm so flattered, Andrea. I'm not just any other person to you. Of course we'll see each other around." sabi nya saka tumalikod. What does she mean by that? "Arrivederci. Ci vediamo in giro." Lumingon sya sakin bago ulit nagsalita. "Si prega di dire buona fortuna a Akira." sabi nya bago tuluyang umalis habang naiwan akong nag-iisip dito.

I perfectly know what she meant by that. But what's bothering me ay kung bakit nya nasabi yun? Is that her way of saying that her real agenda has started? And that Kira need that good luck she said?

Oh boy. I kept on remembering her statement.

"Goodbye. See you around."

"Please say good luck to Akira."

Good luck, Akira.