Romance of a Cold DoReMi [UNDER MAJOR, MAJOR CONSTRUCTION]

Opus Twenty-four ♪: "Where Have You Been?"

♪♥- OPUS TWENTY-FOUR -♥♪

["Where Have You Been?"]

[Naomi's P.O.V.]

"Para matahimik ka, babayaran ko nalang paunti-unti ang kotse mong 'yan para matahimik ka." leche kang babae ka. (¬_¬)

"Do you think mababayaran ng commoner'ng kagaya mo ang kotse ko na mas mahal pa sa buhay mo? Ano'ng gagawin mo? Magnanakaw ka sa mga bangko para mabayaran ako? You're so cheap." Amethyst said as she rolled her eyes.

"Hindi ako gano'ng tao, Salcedo. Hindi ako magnanakaw. At kahit kalian, hindi ako mag-iisip ng gano'ng kaduming trabaho para mabayaran ka." I said coldly. "Sinabi ko ngang paunti-unti 'di ba?"

"Paunti-unti? You've got to be kidding me. Tatakasan mo lang ako." She said.

PESTE s'ya. -___- "Sige, ano'ng gusto mong gawin ko para mabayaran ko 'yang kotse mo at matahimik ka na?"

We gone into silence dahil mukhang nag-iisip pa s'ya. After few minutes...

"Do you wanna pay your debt?" she asked.

I stared at her. And she suddenly smirked.

"Pay me by your voice." Amethyst said.

Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi n'ya. Literal na nanlaki. "ANO?!"

"You hear me, right? If you can't pay me in cash. You can pay me by your voice." She crossed arms.

I scoffed. "Nababaliw ka na ba?! Mag-li-lip sync ako sa'yo?! Masyado ka ring tuso eh noh?!"

She shrugged and smirked. "That's life, commoner. If you can't pay me by your money, you can pay me by your body... by your voice." She touched the few strands of my hair. "So, deal?"

Tinabig ko ang kamay n'ya. "Tuso ka rin talaga, Salcedo. Hindi ako pumapayag. Masyado kang madaya."

She sighed and roll eyes. "Okay~ so you have to pay me 213, 906 dollars, dear. IN CASH. 'Pag hindi mo'ko nabayaran, you'll suffer like hell here in Montague Academy. *smirked* Hindi lang ang RoHam Princes ang may control dito, Estacio. Baka nakakalimutan mong may malakas na kapit ang apilyedo ko sa school na 'to. Hindi mo alam ang kaya kong gawin, commoner. Hinding-hindi mo magugustuhan ang gagawin ko. Baka hindi mo na namalayan na pati ang mga magulang mo ay madadamay na dito. Gusto mo ba 'yun?"

Tuso s'ya. Sobra. S'ya nga talaga si Amethyst Eloise Salcedo.

"Tuso ka." I uttered.

She smirked. "Choose, commoner. Safety or Pride."

I sighed.

*****

Three days after...

= Semi-Final Vocals Examination = [Montague Academy Auditorium]

"Hoooh~~ Naomi! Kinakabahan na ako sa performance ko. >.<" hindi mapakaling sabi ni Jeanell habang nakahawak ng mahigpit sa microphone n'ya.

I silently sighed. Haah~ nagpaparaya na naman ako. Ayoko naman kasing madamay si Papa dahil do'n. I'll just swallow my pride today. Just for today.

"Teka, Naomi. Ba't 'di ka pa nagbibihis? Naka-uniform ka pa oh? 'Di ba ika #24 ka na magpe-perform? Kaya magbihis ka na." she said.

Nakita kong nakatingin si Amethyst sa'kin at naka-smirk pa. Tss... kung alam mo lang, Jeanell. "Mamaya pa ako magbibihis."

"Sure ka?" she asked. I just nodded.

"Requesting all students to please proceed in the auditorium right now for we will start our vocal examination right now. Again, requesting all students to please proceed in the auditorium right now for we will start our vocal examination right now." magsisimula na pala ang examination.