University Lovers

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TROY x TANYA

'STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

Ughh! So irritating. Everywhere I go, puro na lang name ng biatch na 'yon ang naririnig ko. I was punung-puno na already with galit and frustration inside me that's why 'yong moment na I heard na naman someone said "Max" in front of me, I freaked out! Nagtinginan silang lahat sa akin. Now you see the real queen! She doesn't deserve to win! I deserved to win!

Everyone inside Bob's Café that night just stared at me. Pati 'yong music tumigil. Maya-maya... Bumalik na naman sila sa business nila chitchatting at wala nang pumansin sa akin when the music started again. Grabeeh! Ang su-supportive niyo talaga, mga co-colleges ko, really!!! Sabay ayon, naririnig ko na naman how they praise and adores that Maximiana gurl!

Dito sa Courtyard ginanap 'yong After Party ng CBA. Cheapness ever! Dito lang talaga sa harap ng La Salle! Anyway, di ko feel ang after party. The fact that I didn't won the contest plus they were all talking about Max, dumaragdag lang ang init ng ulo ko sa babaeng iyon. She really wants war against me, then I'll be giving her war! Let's see about that!

'Ang ganda talaga ng Max na 'yon. I wonder if she has a boyfriend.'

Urgh! K.fine.

Lumabas na lang ako at pumunta sa car ko. I'm feeling dizzy na. Naparami na rin ata ang inom ko. Nasa loob ako ng car habang pinagmamasdan ko 'yong iba sa loob, nagsasayawan at nagsasayahan, then, hindi ko na napigilan... I suddenly cried.

Hindi naman na I wanted to win for myself eh. Pero dahil sa isang tao. My dad. I wanted to prove to him na kaya kong manalo sa gano'ng contest para bumalik siya sa amin. He's working abroad until now and I still remember the promise we made to each other no'ng ten years old ako bago siya umalis at lumipat ng ibang bansa.

 

Flashback

'You'll always be my princess,' ang sabi ni dad sa akin bago siya tuluyang pumasok sa loob ng airport. I was ten, umiiyak ako holding my teddy bear in my hands.

'Dad!!!' I run towards him sabay yakap ko sa likod niya. That was also the day of my very first pageant no'ng lumipad siya sa ibang bansa kaya naman nakasuot ako ng pang-prinsesa no'ng time na 'yon, 'Watch me win, bago ka umalis.'

'I have to go, Tanya Faith,' sabi niya nang humarap siya sa'kin.

'If I win... You'll go home, okay?' I said habang pinipigilan kong tumulo ang tears ko.

'I promise.'

Lumapit sa amin si mommy. 'Hon, you don't have to promise her that. You need to go now. The plane is leaving.'

'She's ten, she'll understand me when she grows older.' Narinig ko ang convo nila, even though hindi ko ma-catch up ang pinagsasabi nila. All I want was daddy not to leave.

I was in Search for Little Ms. And Mr. of our school pero hindi ako nanalo. I cried a lot that night. Gusto kong makita si daddy... kaya naman after that sumasali na ako sa mga iba't-ibang search at pageant as I was growing up pero until now hindi pa rin ako nananalo... palagi na lang first or second.

As you can see, certified conyo ako. The mere fact that I grew up as a real princess dahil sa mga pinapadala ni dad sa akin. Lahat na ata ng gusto ko from my dress to my foods, mamahalin at high class. Pero inspite of these material things, I still want him more than that. Gusto ko 'yong presence ni dad sa tabi ko. I miss him so much.