• Okay, so hi again. It's been long since I made an update, so here it is again. Sorry for the late updates. Besides sa mahirap gumawa ng filler chapters, marami din kaming ginagawa sa school since 4th Quarter na, huhu. So, pray for my soul, guyth. •
- Vanna -
"So, 2 weeks na lang before your debut slash engagement party." I heard mom say, but I wasn't really paying attention.
I absent-mindedly nodded, just going along with the flow. 2 weeks. It's been 2 weeks since nakita ko si Zeus sa mall, and the image's still bugging me.
Pamilya niya ba 'yun? Pinsan siguro? Baka anak niya tsaka asawa?
I can't help but think about what they really were. I keep asking myself questions I don't even know the answer to.
2 weeks na 'kong lutang, and this can't keep on going. Meron akong big event in just 2 weeks time, and I can't let these thoughts bother me.
I sighed, deciding to attentively listen to what my mom was talking about.
"Understood, Savannah?" Though, I didn't really know what she was talking about, I nodded my head.
"Okay, good. Pupunta daw pala si Kiel dito. He wanted to take you out. Now, go, and prepare yourself."
Of course, Kiel wanted to take me out. It's almost like a tradition, really. I nodded, getting up and walking away to get ready.
- Kiel -
I parked my car in front of the Gabriel's mansion. Lumabas ako para makapag-doorbell and para makaalis na rin kami agad ni Vanna.
When I was about to press the button, someone caught my eye. It was a very-familiar guy. Way too familiar that it makes me sick.
Fck, what is he doing here?
Napansin naman niya 'ko, kaya lumapit siya sa'kin ng nakangiti. "Aye, bro. Alam mo ba kung saan 'yung bahay nila Vanna?"
I shot him daggers. I don't want him near Vanna.
"Bakit ka nandito, Zeus?" His smile instantly became a frown. "Hindi ba pwedeng makita lang si Vanna? Gusto ko lang siyang makausap."
I clenched my fist, fighting the urge to punch him. "Wala kayong dapat pag-usapan. Sa pagkakaalam ko, wala na kayo, at sa'kin na siya."
He pressed his lips into a thin line and hesitantly nodded. "Okay. Next time na lang siguro. Una na 'ko."
And with that, umalis na siya. Sakto naman at biglang lumabas si Vanna sa gate nila.
"Uy! Bakit hindi ka nag-doorbell, sana sa loob ka na lang naghintay." She said, smiling. Damn, this girl.
"Nah, it's fine. May kinausap pa kasi ako." She nodded. "So, tara na?" She asked, while I nodded, guiding her to my car.
Fck, huwag lang talagang magpapakita si Zeus kay Vanna, kung hindi, masasapak ko na talaga siya.
- Vanna -
Kanina pa parang lutang at may iniisip si Kiel. He isn't his usual happy self. "Oy, anong iniisip mo?" Tanong ko sa kanya.
He teared his gaze from his frappe at tumingin sa'kin. "Hm? Wala, wala." Sabi niya pa, shrugging the topic off.
Nandito kasi kami sa local coffee shop, to just try to relax and get our minds off of everything that would bother us.
Well, mukhang malabo naman 'yun kasi, marami nang fans na naghihintay at nakadungaw sa labas ng coffee shop, plus this thing na buma-bother sa kanya.
"Wala ba talaga? Eh, kanina ka pa mukhang may iniisip diyan." Sabi ko, sabay tawa ng mahina. He, then, stared at me.
"Oh, bakit?" I took a sip of my coffee, while he tried to tell me something. "Come on, just come out with it."
"I have a hypothetical question." I sat straight, crossing my legs, focusing on what he was about to say.
"You know, in just 2 weeks, ia-announce na 'yung engagement natin. Alam kong against ka sa idea before, pero it seems okay with you naman na already." I nodded, not really sure to where he was going to.
"2 years ng hindi nagpapakita sa'yo si Zeus, pero paano kung nagpakita siya sa'yo within the 2 weeks before the engagement party? Will you run away with him again?"
Hinawakan ko 'yung kamay niya na nasa taas ng table. I squeezed it, staring back at him.
"Alam mo namang wala na 'kong magagawa sa engagement na 'to kahit magpakita pa sa'kin si Zeus." I laughed lightly.
"I'm happy with what I have now, pero kung magpakita man siya sa'kin, I'd talk to him. Pero, just to have closure na matagal na dapat kaming meron, and be friends again." I shrugged.
"And no, I won't run away with him. Like I said, wala na 'kong magagawa, so why try?" He chuckled, and we're back to normal again.
. . .
Pagka-drop off sa'kin ni Kiel dito sa bahay, sinalubong agad ako ng maid. "Ma'am Vanna, may nagpadala po sa inyo."
I rose an eyebrow. "Nagpadala ng alin? Tsaka galing kanino?" I asked, slipping out of my shoes.
"Hindi ko po alam eh, pero dinala ko na po sa kwarto niyo." I nodded, sprinting up to my room.
There, I saw a bouquet of flowers on my bed. I walked slowly, admiring how beautiful it looked. May nakita akong card na nakasuksok sa flowers, so I took it.
Hey, Vanna. I know these are your favorites, so enjoy. xx
Si Kiel lang naman nakakaalam ng favorite flowers ko ah? So, nagpadala na naman siya ng flowers?
Ang kulit talaga ng lahi ng lalaking 'yun. Sabi na ngang huwag na 'kong bigyan ng flowers kasi di ko naman alam gagawin ko dun.
So, I decided to call him.
Hello?
"'Di ba, sabi ko sa'yo na huwag ka nang magpapadala ng flowers kasi wala naman din akong gagawin dun?"
Yeah. Bakit?
"Eh, bakit nagpadala ka na naman?"
What do you mean? Eh, magkasama lang naman tayo kanina ah.
"Wait. So--- hindi sa'yo galing 'yung flowers?"
No.
"Oh. Okay, thanks, bye."
Pagka-end na pagka-end ko ng call, may nareceive naman akong text message.
From: Unknown Number
Sana nagustuhan mo 'yung flowers. I know how you adored them before. xx
Kung hindi siya kay Kiel galing, it must be from this stranger. Pero pa'no niya nalaman favorite flowers ko? Sino ba siya?
to be continued...
