MY V!CE PRES

3

School, Bahay, School, Bahay.. dito nalang palagi pumupunta si Harana, even if she wants to go out, she always convinces herself that she doesn't need to. Inimbitahan siya ni Sage sa party na gaganapin sa bahay nito dahil parehas silang nanalo sa elections, meaning after the party they both will have so many responsibilities to deal with, pero she chose to stay inside dahil ayaw niyang late gumawa ng assignment. It's a Friday night and she is studying.

"Huy Hara.. yaya toh open mo pinto."

Hara gets up from her table at pinagbuksan ng pintuan si Manang Silva ang yaya niya mula pagkabata, hanggang ngayon. Napamahal na ito sa kanilang pamilya kaya 'di na maka alis alis, ayaw din siyang umalis ni Harana eh. Dati noong kinailangan niya nang bumalik sa probinsya at magpahinga na ay 'di niya kinaya at naiyak nang makitang umiyak si Harana pinipigilan siyang umuwi.

"Yaya!! Ano po iyon?"

"Aba eh, may bisita ka Rana baka gusto mong bumaba?"

"Anong mukha yaya..?"

"Lalake, matangkad, mukhang koryano... medyo, pero di parin siya kasing gwapo ni Lee Jong Suk." Natawa naman si Harana at bababa na sana nang bigla siyang pinigilan ni Manang Silva.

"Hep hep hep, san ka pupunta bat ganyan lang damit mo mag ayos ka nga..!"

"Eh yaya-"

"Hinde! Pasok!"

Walang ibang choice si Harana kundi bumalik sa loob ng kwarto at pina bihis ni Manang Silva. She wore a white dress with puffy sleeves, and a pair of heels with the same color. Habang ang make up niya na naman ay light at hindi masyadong makapal, nakabagsak ang mahaba at maganda niyang buhok.

"Yan ayus na! Ganda ganda ng Rana ko!!"

"Yaya ano bang meron?"

"Basta! baba! Itu oh ang bag mo nakalimutan mo pang kunin!"

Pagkababa ni Rana ang una niyang nakita ay ang mga magulang niya at si.. SAGE NOAH SANCHEZ?! Biglang nawala ang pagkababae ng boses ni Harana at napa sigaw.

"HUY! SANCHEZ ANONG GINAGAWA MO DITO?" Dali dali niyang sabi habang bumababa sa stairs nang mabilisan, parang di naka suot ng heels.

"Rana, that is not how you greet your visitors." Sita ng tatay niya.

"Hi Sage."

"Hi Harana, you're stunning."

"Harana you never told us na magkaibigan kayo ng anak ng kababata ng papa mo!" Pag suway ng mama niya habang naka ngiti sa kanya.

"Oh siya, you can take her na Noah okay? Kahit wag mo nang ibalik dito!"

"Papa!"

"Joke lang!"

Natawa naman si Sage sa mga magulang ni Harana. He placed his hand on Harana's shoulders.

"Sige po tita, tito, we're gonna go na po"

"Bye Sage, mag ingat kayo hah.."

Huling sabi ng papa ni Harana bago sila lumabas ni Sage. "Hey, what's this all about?"

"I decided if you don't like to party at my house.. edi kakain tayo"

"Tayo lang dalawa?"

"Huy hindi ah, lahat ng tao sa council kasama from executives to logistics."

"Ah.. ok"

Sage looks at his right while the traffic light was red, tiningnan niya si Harana at nagtama ang tingin nilang dalawa.

"What now Sage?"

"Gusto mo bang tayong dalawa lang?"

"Huy! Tigil mo yan Sage, no!"

Sage laughed out loud and pulled out his phone smoothly driving with only one hand. He opened his music app and tapped on his favorite song Aphrodite by The Ridleys.

You're the moon that glows in the sky, lighting up the world when it's blue.

Harana started humming along with the song, iniba niya ang tingin mula sa daan papunta kay Harana. She looked somewhat unreal. Totoo ba siya? She fixed her hair that was being blown by the wind from the window.

"Do you want me to close the window?"

"No I like the breeze!"

"Ok.. I didn't know you liked The Ridleys?"

"Of course you wouldn't know we're not close, duh"

Damn, that hurts a lot. Bumaling ang tingin ni Sage sa daan at pinalakas konte ang music. After quite a long drive they finally arrived at the restaurant. It's the restaurant the Sanchez Family owns. Sage's parents are both chefs and they decided to build the restaurant years ago, pinagtutumpukan parin ito ng mgs tao para sa dahilan na masarap ang pagkain dito at hindi nagbago ang lasa.

Sage opened the door and greeted every personnel that were inside the resto. Napakalaki ng restaurant lahat ng mesa ay pabilog at red na velvet ang tela na naka cover sa mga ito, halatang magarbo ang halos lahat ng tao na kumakain dito, halos lahat eh may alahas na suot, kung hindi ginto eh diyamante.