One Day the Playgirl Fell In Love--On Hold

Chapter 3

 Chapter 3

She’s now at the parking lot of the mall. Napag usapan nila ng kanyang pinsan na sa mall na lang sila magkita.

‘Bakit ba ang dami naman naka-park ngayon. Ang hirap maghanap ng letseng space na yan.’ Tila naiinip niyang sabi  sa kanyang sarili habang patingin tingin sa labas ng kanyang kotse.

Her phone rang indicating that someone texted her. And she read the message saying ‘Where are you? I’m getting bored here. Faster.’ At sakto nakahanap din siya ng space after so many years! She replied first to her cousin telling that she’s on her way inside the mall. When she’s about to park her car, she saw that the space was now occupied by the other car.

Sa sobrang inis niya ay naibato niya ang kanyang cell phone (pero sa loob din ng sasakyan. Sayang kaya no.)

“Sh*t.” Kaylee said in frustration. Kung hindi lang mahirap maghanap ng space ay hindi siya maiinis ng ganun lalo pa at siya ang naunang makakita sa space na yun. Wala na siyang nagawa dahil kung aawayin pa niya yung driver eh sigurado matatalo lang siya kasi nga mas nauna nga naman nagpark ito. Ano bang magagawa ng ‘siya ang unang nakakita’.

‘Kung di ka naman kasi tanga mas inuna mo pang magtext kaysa mag-park ng kotse mo.’ A part of her mind said.

Bago pa siya makaalis sa lugar na yun ay lumabas ang isang matangkad na lalaki. Same typical scene like the tall, dark and handsome guy met the princess. Their eyes met.

Kaylee was even more annoyed when she saw a grin from that guy. So that means sinasadya niyang kunin yung space na yun at alam niya talaga na dun siya magpapark! Fuck.

Kaysa mag-aksaya pa siya ng oras sa lalaki na yun ay nagmadali na lang siyang maghanap ng space ulit. Ilang saglit lang ay nakahanap na din siya at agad agad na pumasok sa mall.

‘Where are you? I’m now inside the mall.’ And then she press send.

‘Starbucks.’ Ana’s message. Kaylee rolled her eyes. Paano ba naman nakakasawa na sa lugar na yun.

She hurriedly went there because surely Ana is getting impatient waiting for her. Kung di lang kasi siya naunahan ng lalaking yun sigurado tumitingin na sila ng mga damit ngayon ng kanyang pinsan. Ugh! Bwiset talagang lalaking yun.

“Dumating ka pa.” Pagmamaktol ng kanyang pinsan at siya naman ay naupo na.

“Siyempre nakakahiya kasi sa akin kung di ako dumating di ba. Di ako makakabili ng damit.” Pang-aasar niya sa kanyang pinsan. Lagi silang ganyan. Binabara talaga nila ang isa’t isa. They are like sisters. Close na close sila dahil nga walang kapatid si Kaylee. Si Ana lagi ang kanyang kasama bukod na din sa mga kaibigan niya.

“Ewan ko sa’yo Nav. Let’s get out of here. Mabuti pa at simulan na natin.”

“Good idea. Buti alam mo yun.”  And they start their plan for today. Afterwards they decided to stop shopping and have their dinner. Hindi na nila namalayan na ginabi sila sa pamimili. They went to a classy restaurant.

While waiting for the waiter to give their order, they continue the little chat between them.

“Bakit ka ba kasi natagalan Nav?” Curious na tanong ni Ana. Hanggang nagyon ba naman hindi ito maka-get over sa pagka-late ng pinsan. Usually kasi halos sabay lang silang nakakarating sa mall pag napag-usapan nila na sa mall na lang sila magkikita.

“Naagawan ako ng space sa parking lot e. So I need to look for another one kasi kawawa ka naman kung maghihintay ka lang sa wala di ba. Balak ko na pa naman umuwi kanina kung di lang kita naalala.” Mahaba nitong paliwanag sa kanyang pinsan habang tumatawa.

“Wow. Sino bang nagpapasama dito ha aber? Thank you for accompanying me then. Parang ako pa ang humingi ng pabor. I never thought that you’re a sweet person. I was touched cousin.” Ana said sarcastically.

Kaylee can’t help but to laugh without giving a fuck to those weird faces looking at her.

“You’re welcome of course. Hahaha! I am really a sweet person. Now you know.”

“Yeah. And I know too that you used that charisma of yours to hook someone’s heart. Make them fall for you without catching them—” huminto pa ito na para bang may nakalimutan  “—Oh wait. I heard from Audrey that you and Jaypee—”

Di na pinatuloy ni Kaylee kung ano man ang sasabihin nito. “Oo. Tsismosa.” Here we go again. Kailangan niya naman mgpaliwanag.

“Nav naman. At anong tsismosa?! Don’t I have the right to know about it? Samantalang ako lagi sinasabihan mo about your love life.” Nagtatampong sabi ni Ana.

“That’s not what I’m pertaining to. Oh well that’s not really important. Sasabihin ko naman talaga sa’yo pag magkasama na tayo like today. Naunahan lang talaga ako ng pagkatsismosa ni Drei. Hahaha!” Natatawang sagot nito.

“Lagot ka kay Audrey pag nalaman niyang sinabihan mo siyang tsismosa. Hahaha. I’ll not bother to ask you why. The answer is very obvious. Nagsawa ka na naman di ba. What a play girl you are. Kawawa naman si Jaypee. Dapat di ka muna nakipagbreak. Sayang at ang gwapo pa naman.”

Not again. Ughh. Really kailan ba siya magkakaroon ng kakampi? They don’t know a thing. When will she ever hear from someone saying to her like ‘tama yan at nakipag-hiwalay ka. Marami pa naman dyan.’ Or ‘he doesn’t deserves you.’

***

It was 9 o’clock in the evening when they’ve decided to go home. They are heading outside the mall when she heard Ana.

“Ugh. Nav, pwede bang pahatid naman sa bahay. Di daw ako masusundo.” Nagpahatid lang pala ang bruha sa mall kanina. Akala nito ay dala niya ang sariling kotse.

“Okay sige. Buti hindi mo dala kotse mo?” tanong nito kay Ana.

“Tinatamad kasi ako kanina na magdrive. So nagpahatid na lang ako kay Mang Lucas.” Pagtukoy nito sa driver nila.

“Ah ganun ba. Hmm, but I have a better plan for tonight.” And she winked at her cousin. “Why don’t we go at the bar first? Then I’ll drop you at your house. Ang alam ko ngayon yung opening ng bar ni Kuya Tim.” Timothy was one of their cousins. He is a businessman.

“You didn’t even get tired of what we did in the whole day don’t you?” Kaylee only laugh. She called her mother and said that she’ll just sleep at her condo tonight.

“You better tell Tita that you’ll be late or you just have to sleep over at my condo since mom knew that I’m with you.” Excited nitong sabi sa kanyang kaibigan. Sigurado maraming tao mamaya sa bar. At marami din siyang makikilalang bago.

She also informed Steph, Drei and Michaela about her going to the bar with Ana. Drei and Michaela will just go over at the place, and meet each other there. While Steph wasn’t able to come with them the reason why is that she’s with her boyfriend Eddie.

“Whatever. I’ll go home after a few drinks. May lakad ako bukas Nav.”

“Don’t be such a killjoy. This will be a long night.” Ana just shrugged her shoulder.

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