Secret and Lies

PART 43

MIKHA'S POV

"Ikaw ang magiging date ko for tonight, It's aiah's birthday diba? No excuses na okay?" She said and stole a kiss to my cheeks and leave me dumbfounded.

"Hoy miks ano yon ha?" Colet said teasingly at bigla naman umakbay sa akin.

"So sasama ka na mamaya ah" Jhoanna said and wiggled her eyebrows knowingly. huminga na muna ako ng malalim bago ako magsalita.

"Saan ba kasi gaganapin yon ah?" I asked.

"Gelo's bar. Oh, and mikha wear something classy okay?" Stacey said and winked at me and walk away.

"I guess i-try mo i date si chie" gwen said at tuluyan na silang sumunod kay staks.

Should I?

THIRD PERSON'S POV

Tumingin na muna for the last time si mikha sa salamin bago siya lumabas. Nagsuot nalang to ng black blazer and white polo sa pangloob niya.

Her eyes was caught by a shining thing na nakalagay sa corner ng desk niya. Kinuha niya ito and smiled sadly. It was the necklace that ibibigay niya sana kay aiah for her birthday.

"Happy birthday kinn" She whispered at tinitigan ang necklace. She decided to put it back kung saan niya ito kinuha and tinignan ulit ang sarili sa salamin.

"Kaya mo to miks, you can do this!" She encouraged herself and tuluyan na umalis ng bahay.

Nagdrive naman na si mikha papunta sa address na binigay ni chie. Nung makarinig naman si chie ng tunog ng sasakyan mula sa labas agad naman tong lumabas para mameet ang kanyang date. Binigyan naman ni chie si mikha ng maganda smile kaya napangiti nalang din si mikha. She was wearing black off shoulder dress na nag match sa suot ni mikha ngayon.

"That smile reminds me of her" Mikha's thought. She quickly shook her head para mawala yung iniisip niya and nag focus na sa ka date niya for tonight na nakatayo sa harapan niya.

"You look great!" Mikha complimented chie and put a few strands at the back of her ear.

"T-thanks" Sabi ni chie while smiling shyly.

"Shall we?" Mikha asked and binuksan na ang pinto ng passenger seat for chie.

Nakarating na silang dalawa sa bar and kasabay din nilang dumating yung ibang girls.

"Wow! You look great mikhaela ah!" Maloi said as she scanned mikha head to toe.

"So that what classy means to you huh so pogi" Sheena said.

"This bar looks very classy" Colet said.

"Yeah! Ito yung most famous bar here in philippines. Yung top floor was only for VIP's pero gelo cleared the whole floor para lang ngayong gabi" Chie said.

"The things that you do for love!" Deej  (denise julia) said as she suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh, you two are together ba? I thought you're into aiah?" Deej pointed out chie and mikha. Nagulat naman si chie sa narinig niya habang nakatingin ng masama si mikha kay deej.

Sasagot na sana si mikha pero agad naman pumasok si deej ng bar. Pumasok naman na silang lahat sa bar and all of them was in awe nung makita nila ang magandang lugar. But not mikha's attention was not on the place. Ang mga mata niya ay nakatitig lang sa celebrant who is wearing a black fitted dress that show her curves.

Pumunta naman si aiah sa kanila wearing a genuine smile. All of them binati si aiah except kay mikha na still dumbfounded. Aiah's smile slowly faltered nung makita niya si mikha. Seeing mikha in a suit made her feel something abnormal right on her tummy pero binaliwala niya ito.