Deception.
Dr. Fontanilla is very good at deception. He can play witj me on the palm of his hand that easy. And why? Because he can. Because I am weak. Because he can feel that I am in desperate need of him. Ang sama ko, sobrang sama. I am in love with someone else's man.
He's not just someone else's; he's my cousin's fiancee. Ano bang pumasok sa utak ko? I made out with him in a vacant guest room and that isn't normal. Hindi ako makakilos ng maayos. Pakiramdam ko tinitingnan niya ako. I can feel his presence all over my body and that's not good. Pakiramdam ko tuloy mamamatay ako.
"Katkat, namumutla ka. Sabi na bga ba't hindi ka kumakain ng maayos. You are very thin. I want to see the old katkat." Hinaplos ni Tita Cecile ang pisngi ko at bigla akong natauhan.
"Wala 'to tita. Malamang hindi pa kasi ako nakakabawi ng mahabang pahinga. Itutulog ko lang 'to mamaya. May party kasi ngayon. Medyo nangawit lang ako sa heels. Mataas kasi at hindi ako sanay." She smiled and tugged me on her shoulder.
"I wanna see the old katkat. I wanna see her badly. I wanna see the happy katkat i used to braid." Then suddenly napaluha na lang siya. Nakatayo pa naman kami sa gilid ng inihahandang buffet table kaya ang awkward.
"Tita, bakit naiiyak ka? Come on, just bury everything in the past. I am happy, tita." She sniffed.
"Kasi naman, pakiramdam ko sobrang lungkot mo. Hindi ka masigla at napakadry ng presensya mo. I'm sure Edward Navarro can do something about this. Mabait na bata 'yun at masinop sa pera. Hindi siya spoiled na anak mayaman. Just try, hija. I wanna see you happy." I gave her a faint smile and leaned on the wall, feeling the silky dress I'm wearing against the concrete wall.
"Okay. I wanna badly meet this Atty. Navarro. Mukhang highly recommended niyo siya." Natawa si tita at dumating na sila Mark. Cassie is wearing a navy blue plunging neckline knee length dress. Bumagay ang kulay sa pula niyang buhok. Her expensive heels are always matched with her Chanel clutch.
Mark and Dawn are wearing tuxedos na dala nilang galing Manila. They are both wearing Edwin Tan's creation. Talagang mayayaman nga sila.
"Wow, Kayla. Anyare?" Natawa ako kay Mark.
"Pangit ba?" I asked.
"Gaga, mas maganda ka pa sa ikakasal. Seryoso." Hinampas ko siya sa braso.
"Tse! Marinig pa tayo ng pinsan ko. Di na nga kami magkasundo eh." Napaubo na lang si tita at dinala na niya kami sa uupuan namin. Naupo kaming lahat at naghintay na mapuko ang venue. Nagpasetup kasi ng mala-arabic tent sila Timothy sa malakong garden na nasa likod ng mansyon.
"Kayla, sure ako mahal 'yang suot ko no doubt." Napatawa na lang ako.
Tita Cecile gave me an Alexander McQueen black off-shoulder dress. The long sleeves look like flowers and the length is midthigh. My hair is fixed in a French braid bun kinda way and my lipstick is matte nude. Talaga nga namang kasi na pangmagazine ang suot ko ngayon. I'm also wearing the emerald jewellery set na family heirloom ng mga Buenviaje na sa akin ipinamana ni mommy. When I was in High school, Ayesa was eyeing this. She had no idea back then na kay mama pala nakapangalan ang family heirloom kaya sinubukan niyang hingiin kay lola. I felt really bad for her because she fell in love with them, but I can't give it to her. This is a memory of my late mother.
"Ganda ng necklace mo. You should wear good quality jewellery." Sabi pa ni Cassie habang nagtitext.
"This jewellery set is a family heirloom kaya maganda. Nasa panilya na ito for 87 years." Sabi ko naman at namangha si Mark.
"So parang royal family? Wow. I used to watch this documentary na about sa WW1 and family heirlooms were taken away from rich families. Ganun ang feeling. Sabagay, one of the old known wealthy families and Buenviaje sa Pilipinas." Sabi naman ni Mark.
BINABASA MO ANG
Through the looking glass
Romance(Medical series #3) Kayla is known as Katherine Lane Ramirez and she is the lost heiress of a multinational shipping company owned by the aristocratic Donya Aurora Buenviaje. She ran away and now that she's back, someone is ready to steal her heart...
