Love Toxic

Chapter 3 - Literally Blind Date

Saturday is funday and pamper me day.
At dahil off ko I'm going to spend the day alone at the mall.
Eat and shop until I drop, yan ang motto ko for the day.
So I shop until my feet hurts and now I want some sushi.
"Alliyah!" I already recognize the voice pero nagdalawang isip pako kung sasagot ako.
Snobbing is rude and this woman is such an angel to ignore.
"Ate May" nakangiti ko namang bati sa kanya.
"Sabi ko na nga ba ikaw yan eh gosh mas gumanda kapa ata lalo" puri pa nito bago bumeso.
"Mas maganda kapa rin"
"Kain tayo?"
And before I can even answer she already drag me to a japanese restaurant.
Hindi ko alam kung nagkataon lang o naaalala niya pa na I love sushi afterall its been 2 years since we last met. I'm still a student that time though.
"Its been two years...kamusta kana?"
"I'm good, already working ikaw po ate?" tanong ko naman pabalik.
And she started to tell me a story of happenings in the last two years. Nai-kwento niya si Tita, tito, si Baby Jaz and his boyfriend but she never mention that name. Sa tingin ko nag iingat parin siya.
"Ahmmm Liyah"
"Yes ate?" just by looking at her face I already know that the next thing she will ask is about that guy.
"Have you met Vienne?" she ask hesitantly.
Halata sa mukha niya ang pag aalala, pag aalala sa kapatid niya at pag aalala sa mararamdaman ko sa muling pagkarinig sa pangalan niya.
Vienne was her little brother and my first boyfriend, ang nag iisa kong ex. Things didn't turn out good for us so...
"Nakauwi na kasi siya last August 12 but he never contact us or even visit the house baka lang alam mo kung asan siya."
"Ate..." I bited my lower lip as I try to stop myself from saying anything. Ayoko silang mag alala pero ayoko din naman na makialam sa family issues nila.
"Ano ba namang naisip ko..hahaha...eh wala na siyang mukha na maihaharap sayo pagkatapos ng mga nangyari."
"I'm sorry po ate" truly am.
"No Liyah, don't be, we don't deserve that" the she smiled faintly while holding my hand.
I remember the last time na nagkita kami, she was also holding my hands like this while  telling me 'I'm sorry' na hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit eh wala naman siyang nagawang masama sakin.
After catching up she insisted to pay for the lunch at hindi naman ako nanalo then we go separate ways.
Now that brings more memories from the past, both happy and sad.
We used to go out alot like this.
'Paging Miss Alliyah Montes, your brother lost his track of you please proceed to the office thank you'
Alliyah Montes? Tignan mo nga naman ang pagkakataon o magkapangalan pa?
"Your card please" sabi ng cashier and so I hand over my credit card.
'Miss Alliyah Montes your blind brother is in our custody please proceed to the claiming area'
Lost and found lang? Bat nasa claiming area.
"Ahmmm.. Miss Montes kayo po ata yung nawawalan ng kapatid?" Tanong naman ng cashier lady sakin.
"Ahhh I'm the only child so...." mahina ko namang sagot na mukhang naintindihan naman niya.
'Alliyah Montes is wearing black paramore shirt and jeans if you see her please kindly tell her about her brother, thank you'
Black paramore shirt? Jeans? What a coincidence.
"Miss its not me.." I said while waving my hands. Wala akong kapatid lalo na at bulag pa.
"Miss sorry pero panget na ugali po ang ikahiya ang kapatid lalo na at bulag lalo na po ang iwanan siya" inis pa na sabi ng kahera sakin.
"Hindi nga ako yun" I'm biting my lips really hard dahil grabe na yung tingin sakin ng mga kahera and at the same time yung mga nakapila sa likod ko.
May bulong bulungan pa nga na grabe daw ako, anong klaseng kapatid. Ayy grabe talaga.
'Paging, Miss Alliyah Sandoval Montes' pucha hindi na coincidence yan ah. Whole name ko na talaga yan kulang nalang iispell nila.
"Eto na po yung pinamili niyo" wala ng paggalang at talagang padabog ng ibinigay sakin nung babae yung pinamili ko.
Hindi ko naman magawang magalit kasi kahit siguro ako ang nasa kalagayan niya maiinis din ako.
I hate seeing disable peoples being abandon pero wala naman talaga kong alam.
Kaya kahit magmukha akong guilty fine "Wheres the claiming area?"
I need to find out who is behind this.
"Goodafternoon Miss Montes your brother is waiting for you inside" bati pa ng babae na may kasamang ismid. The hell is wrong with everyone.
Brother?
Parang slowmo lahat habang papasok ako, kung dati siguro to nangyari at nakipagsagutan pako sa lahat pero wala eh Ive change.
Pagpasok palang namin ng waiting area eh bumungad na sakin ang nagkukumpulang empleyado ng mall and guess what puro kababaihan.
"Ang gwapo mo pano mo siya naging sister?"
"Kaawa ka naman iniiwan ka ba niya palagi?"
"Gusto mo ng juice? Food? Dessert? Me?"
Grabehan sa kalandian kulang nalang maging boses langgam tong mga to sa kasusubok pacutin sarili nila.
"Ehem" di ko makita yung lalaki eh.
Walang pumansin teka isa pa.
"Ehem"
Aba matinde talaga.
"Claiming area ba to o brothel? Did you call me out here just to see how low you can be?"
Nakakaubos na ng pasensya eh, ayoko sa lahat di ako napapansin.
"Girls out" sabi naman nung babae na sinundan ko. Siguro siya yung mataas ang posisyon takbuhan agad eh.
Takbuhan with matching irap at bunggo sakin. Sumosobra na talaga.
And there he is, a man in white V-neck shirt and jeans pwith a big smile on his face or should I say smirk
"You will never change, would you?" emotionless ko lang na sabi.
His smirk got even bigger and the hell is wrong with his eyes. Nakapikit kasi siya.
"It is irresponsible to leave your brother specially on his condition buti nalang at nadala siya dito" naiiling pa na sabi ng matandang babae.
"But he is not blind!" I exclaimed.
"Miss Montes please be responsible he's your brother."
"Pero sinabi ko na hindi siya bulag!" inis naman na sagot ko dito "he's not my brother!"
"Then is he your lover?"
"I..." Shit! Calm yourself Alliyah "I don't even know him" I coldly added.
"Then how would you explain a thousand pictures with you?"
Pictures...we do have that and yes a thousand of them.
Hindi ko alam kung nagulat ba ko na naniwala sila ng dahil sa pictures o mas nasurprise ako na nasa phone niya pa lahat yon.
"Open your eyes" iniwasan ko ng mag taas ng boses dahil ayoko ng gulo.
"Miss Montes"
"Open your eyes" mahinahon ko ulit na pakiusap.
This man never listen to me.
"I told you to open your eyes now!" I shouted.
He did open his eyes but I really do hope that he didn't, I should have known he will do this. He is smart.
Napapikit nalang ako sa katotohanang pagdating sa pagsisinungaling siya na talaga ang the best.
"Now Miss Montes....." Cheche buretse ganito ganyan. Irresponsible, brat and unprofessional yan lang naman ang lecture ni Madam Auring.
At sa buong lecture he was there looking at me at the back of those white contact lense.
"Please be aware of your brothers condition" atlast lectures over.
Ayoko siyang hawakan pero kesa masabihan pako ng kung ano niride ko nadin ang pagiging bulag niya.
Naialok miya ang kamay niya  'Do you need money now?' I said with my lips. I don't wanna hear another inconvenient lecture from that lady again.
He just tilt his head to one side and smiled bigger "Please guide me ATE" pagdidiin pa niya.
Grabehan na talaga, nakakaubos na ng pasensya.
Nilingon ko yung matanda na pinagtaasan ako ng kilay napapikit nalang akong kinuha yung kamay niya saka inalalayan siyang maglakad.
I feel stupid. Hundred percent stupid.
"I'm hungry" he said.
I was about to answer "Edi kumain ka" but that old woman has been staring at me like I'm a criminal actually everyone was looking at me.
"Okay"
Ng medyo malayo na kami sa claiming area I tried to pull back my hand but he grip it really tight.
"Let go"
"Two guards has been following us since we left the claiming area do you want to go back there?" he teasingly ask.
"Alam kong hiniling mo na sundan tayo"
"Dahil alam kong oras na makaalis tayo iiwan mo nako"
"This is childish and thats a fair enough reason to leave you behind atleast may reason ako kaya kita iiwan" oo double meaning yan na sana ikamatay niya sa pagtagos sa kanya.
Silence, ofcourse he couldn't find an answer. What am I even thinking.
"Ilang katauhan ang meron ka?" I wondered.
"For you I can make millions"
"A blind brother? Seriously."
"Then do you prefer the real me?"
"I don't even know who you are"
"Do you prefer the real me? The one waiting in vain"
I tried to pull may hands back but he tightened his grip.
"The man in the rain"