Dahil Sa Cake

"Angel, mahal kita!"

"Angel, marry me!"

"Angel, ikaw ang diyosa ng kagandahan dito sa Starry High!"

Sigaw ng mga lalaki habang naglalakad si Angel na parang isang modelo. Ngumiti siya ng matamis sa mga lalaki at nag-pose sa harapan nila habang pini-picturan siya ng mga ito.

Si Angel Julapong ay ang Reigning Queen of Starry High at kilala bilang Diyosa ng Kagandahan ng Starry High. Palaging nanalo sa mga pageant contests. Bakit hindi? She's long, sexy, and beautiful. Her porcelain-like skin, red kissable lips, long eyelashes, chinky eyes, pink soft cheeks, pointy nose, and her body to die for. In short, Angel is drop dead gorgeous.

Matalino 'rin si Angel, pero panget naman ng ugali. Bakit? She's a bitch and a casanova. Palagi niya 'rin ni-reject ang mga lalaki, kahit gwapo 'man. She's a manhater kasi. Hindi tumatagal ang mga lalaki sa kanya. 2 hours or 1 day 'lang ata. She's evil. She's a devil stuck inside an angel's body.

Hindi talaga bagay ang pangalan niya sa ugali niya at wala siyang paki. Kahit masama ang ugali ni Angel, boys are always chasing her kahit alam nila na wala silang chance kay Angel. But they're still hoping for Angel to accept their love.

She was busy posing when a boy went in front of her holding a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolate cake. She stared at the boy disgustingly, and smiled fakely at him. Akala ng lalaki na tatanggapin ni Angel ang regalo niya nito, pero akala niya 'lang 'yun.

She took the cake and flowers and that gave the poor boy hope. She smiled sweetly while bashing her eyelashes at him. She took the cake out of the box, and stared at it.

Then she unexpectedly splashed the chocolate cake on the poor boy's face and she took one rose from the bouquet at nilagay sa buhok ng lalaki.

"Next time, don't you ever mess with my mini photo shoot." Inirapan niya ito. "Oh, and sorry, pero wala kang chance sa 'kin. Tignan mo nga ang sarili mo, ang panget panget mo! Like, ew! I will never date a guy like you." Then she flipped her hair and sashayed away from the poor boy.

Little did she know, that boy had magic, and that boy is mad. Mad at her, mad at her for humiliating him in front of a crowd. Light surrounded him, and he changed into Cupid, the god of love. He chanted some Latin words, and smirked.

"Angel Julapong, you will fall for someone. And that someone will never catch your heart."

*****

"Oh my gosh, so kairita talaga! You know, ang daming chocolates and roses sa locker ko. May yucky letter pa. Like, ew. As if babasahin ko ang mga nakakasukang letter nila." Maarteng sabi ni Angel sa kanyang kaibigan na si Cherry.

Ngumiti lamang si Cherry, ang masayahing kaibigan ni Angel. Matagal na silang magkaibigan. In fact, best friends sila. Cherry has always admired Angel, but she hates her bad attitude to boys. Cherry tried to stop her bad attitude, but her best friend wouldn't budge.

"Angel, hindi ka ba naawa sa kanila? Tao 'rin naman sila. Nasasaktan. Tignan mo nga ang mga lalaki, kahit inaaway at ni-reject mo sila. Nandito parin sila, at nag-support sa 'yo." Malungkot na sabi ni Cherry at tumingin sa mga lalaki sa entrance ng cafeteria, naghihintay kay Angel. Ayaw kasi ni Angel na pinaligiran ng mga lalaki sa cafeteria kaya sa entrance 'lang sila maghihintay sa kanya.

"I told you, Cherry. Wala akong paki sa kanila, bahala sila diyan." Mataray na sabi ni Angel sa kanyang kaibigan.

"Fine. By the way, Tita Catty called. Pwede ka 'raw ba pumunta sa cake shop nila. They badly need customers." Masayang sabi ni Cherry, pero sa totoo, nasasaktan siya sa ugali ng best friend niya.

Ngumiti si Angel at nag-apply ng lipstick. "Let's go. I'm craving for cakes, and Tita Catty's cake shop offers a variety of cakes." Nakangiting sabi ni Angel.

*****

"What are you going to order, Angel?" Tanong ni Cherry sa kanyang kaibigan na busy nag-selfie. Huminto si Angel at tumingin sa menu.

"I'll have a slice of angel food cake." Nakangiting sagot ni Angel sa kanyang kaibigan.

"Two slices of angel food cake. Thank you." Cherry smiled at the waitress and gave her the menu. Kumuha ng book si Cherry sa kanyang bag and she started reading the book.

Mr. Cupid was sitting behind the girls' table. Spying on Angel. He wanted to see Angel's agony in person. He changed his form into his greek counterpart. He became Eros, the greek counterpart of Cupid.

"You'll see him, Angel. Right now." Mahina niyang sabi and he grinned.

After a few minutes of waiting, a waiter arrived with their order. Angel was annoyed, she hates waiting. She was about to yell at the waiter when she saw the waiter's handsome face. Angel was awestruck by the man's handsome face. For the first time in walang forever, Angel fell in love.

Everyday she would visit her aunt's cake shop just to see the waiter. She would wear malanding clothes, and she would try to seduce the waiter by showing him her cleavage. Tapos may pa-hawak hawak effect pa sa shoulder. In short, malandi mode na naman si Angel.

At dahil diyan, hindi na siya sumasali sa mga contests dahil busy siya sa cake shop ng tita niya. She also stopped being a casanova, and just ignored the boys.

Pero araw-araw nabigo si Angel, hindi kasi siya pinansin ng waiter. Umiiyak siya sa gabi dahil mahal na niya ang waiter at na-try na niya lahat pero hindi parin siya pinansin.

Then she remembered a technique she read on Wattpad, the "bakla-ka" technique. She remembered the lines, and put lipstick on to make her lips more redder.

Pumasok siya sa cake shop ng tita niya and she started looking for the waiter. Nakita niya ito kasama ang ibang waiters, tumatawa ito sa mga biro nila. Huminga ng malalim si Angel, at lumapit sa mga waiters. Hindi niya alam na si Eros ay nag-disguise bilang waiter para 'lang mapanood niya ang heartbreaking scene ni Angel, at may tinatagong popcorn pa ito.

"Bakla ka, 'noh?" Sabi ni Angel at tinuro niya ang crush niya. Nagulat naman ito kasama ang mga kaibigan niyang waiters, except kay Eros.

"Hindi ako bakla, Miss." Diin na sabi ng crush ni Angel.

"Weh? Then prove it." Natameme ang crush ni Angel ng marinig niya ang mga salitang 'yun. Dahil naiinip na si Angel, hinila niya ang crush niya at hinalikan niya ito sa lips. The kiss was long, and Angel's crush didn't respond.

Tinulak ng crush ni Angel si Angel at biglang umiyak. Sinampal niya 'rin si Angel.

"Gaga! Bakla ako! Huhuhu! Hindi na virgin ang lips ko!" Nagulat si Angel at napaiyak siya sa hiya at diri. Bakla ang crush niya. Bakla. Nasira ang puso ni Angel, nasira na. Dahil sa cake na 'yun, at dahil kay Eros/Cupid.