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CHAPTER 22: NOT IN THE MOOD

*****VENICE POV*****

It's another day for school day. Nahuli ako ng dating sa school dahil dinala pa ako ni papa sa kanyang office for a little meet and greet with the people in there. Ipapakilala nya pa sana ako sa mga stockholders ng kompanya nya pero late na rin sila dadating at ako ay maaga pa ang klase sa school, kaya minabuti nya na rin na paalisin nalang ako for school. Like I want to meet them too, pero mabuti na rin to at para magmukha akong entitled sa lahat ng tao. Para galangin nila ako at tratuhin bilang anak ni Wendell at Camila Buenaventura, at susunod ay ang pagiging success ng kompanya namin in the future...

Pero una ko agad na nakita sina Cassie at Ritchelle na papunta ngayon sa library ng school namin. Like hindi ba marunong makiramdam itong si Cassie ha? Obvious naman na pinaglalaruan lang sya ni Ritchelle eh na puro lang din naman papeke ang nalalaman. I hate it. I hate them seeing together...

"Hey!"

"Ah! What the-"

Saka ako napalingon sa sinumang hinayupak ang tumapik ng pagkalakas-lakas sa balikat ko at para mapektusan ko kaagad ng husto. Pero nang nakita ko kung sino ang tumapik ng balikat ko...

"Para ka namang lutang dyan ghurl. What's the tense-looking reaction right there hmm?" Emerald

"Ah. Nothing. I'm just looking at nothing."

"Yeah. You're just tense-looking at nothing. Ok." Emerald

"You're a cheerleader, right? And you're Kuya Remo's classmate and friend?"

"Yes. Why?" Emerald

"You know what, you're pretty, you have a nice body, and you have such an incredible talent in dancing. But you know what's lacking in you? You want to know what?"

"Excuse me?" Emerald

"You lack in attentiveness. Are we that close para gulat-gulatin mo ako ha? I believe that we don't know each other just yet, kaya wag kang papapel okay?"

"What?!" Emerald

"Venice!"

Saka kami napatingin sa tumawag sa aking pangalan. Saka ko na nakita ang taong pinaka-least expected ko na makita ngayon...

Si Oliver...

"I really don't know why kung ano ang pinapakain sa'yo ng mga kaibigan mo upang bastusin nang gani-ganito lang si Emerald. Can't you see? Masyado nang binibilog nina Jack ang utak mo kaya nagagawa mo nang kalimutan ang tunay mong mga kaibigan." Oliver

"So ano ang gusto mong palabasin ha? Na sina Jack pa ang dahilan kaya nagkakaganito ako ha? Ganun ba ang gusto mong palabasin ha? Oliver who-you-are-in-my-life?" Venice

"Ems, ako na ang bahala dito. Pwede ka nang mauna sa room. Susunod lang ako." Oliver

"Sure, bro. Sorry, beh ha? Hindi ko alam na bad mood ka pala ngayon. Sorry." Emerald

Saka ko na sya inirapan at umalis na ito patungo sa kanilang classroom. Nang nakaalis na nang tuluyan si Emerald...

"What was that for?" Oliver

"What was what for?"

"Do you plan to reveal to everyone what I have done to our relationship in the past? Ganun ka na ba talaga kabitter sa akin para ipahiya mo ako ng ganito ha? Do you already know that you have gone too far with this huh?" Oliver

"So what? Pag kayo gumagawa ng masama sa akin, ok lang? Pero pag ako ang nakagawa ng masama sa inyo, hindi pwede?"

"What do you mean by that, Venice? Ikaw na rin ang nagsabi sa akin noon. That you are willing to forgive me because you love me. I believed in you. Naniwala ako sa'yo nun dahil mahal din kita." Oliver

"But that was all in the past mister. Oo. Minahal nga kita nun. And even though na marami ka nang pagkakamali sa akin, pinatawad pa rin kita. Because you made me love you. Akala ko matino ka na eh. Akala ko, you were the every prince charming that a damsel in distress wants in her life. Pero katulad ka pa rin pala ng ibang lalaki dyan. Manloloko. Womanizer. Cheater."

"Venice, lasing ako nun. Si Ritchelle talaga yung may kasalanan kung bakit ako nagkaganun. She put something in my drink nung halloween party natin nun. She seduced me okay? I didn't initiated that kiss, you know that. I'm loyal to you babe. Bakit ba hindi mo yun nakita ha? Bakit hindi mo inalam ang tungkol dun? Hindi mo man lang ako ipinaglaban. Bagkus ay kinamuhian mo pa ako at iniwan." Oliver

"What?"

"That's it. Last ko na ito na paliwanag sa'yo. I've already done my part. I've explained it to you. If you want me to clarify some more, just go ask your brother." Oliver

"What? What do you mean, my brother?"

"My brother knows me better than you did. Matagal na kaming magkakaibigan ng kuya mo. He knows everything about me. Even that kissing incident, alam nya yun. He tried to be mad at me, nasuntok nya pa nga ako nun eh. But still, he knows right in my eye kung ano ang tunay na nangyari. Unlike you. Nanghusga ka na kaagad. You are nothing like your brother." Oliver

Saka nya na ako iniwan na napuno ng realisasyon sa lahat ng sinabi nya. Everything that I want to know, alam na alam pala ng kuya ko. And he even didn't bother to tell me...

I almost cried. He didn't deserve all the hate that I gave? Did he? I know he didn't deserve it...

I'm a bad woman. I really am...

PS: The story is fictional and nothing of this happened in real life. If any of this happened in real life, this is unintentional and it was just a coincidence.