Wishes, Dreams and Love

Chapter 2

BIANCA

Mmm, so warm and cozy. I could sleep all day today...

Oh yeah, i'm meeting that guy at six. What time is it anyway?

I open my eyes and see a cute guy beside me. His arm on my stomach and his thing twitching beside my leg.

Oh god!

I hastily move at the other side to see and process everything that's happening. I'm too shocked to notice that there's another guy at the other side of the bed. A guy much more of my type in the looks department, but he's also naked and I can see his thing crystal clear.

I can't shout. I'm afraid that they might wake up and do something to me.

Dahan-dahan akong gumapang pababa ng bed at tinignan ang buong paligid. I glance at the wall clock and I'm late. I only have two more hours to prepare and go to the restaurant. Pinulot ko na lang ang mga damit pangbabae na nakakalat sa sahig at sinuot iyon habang hindi gumagawa ng ingay.

Ano ba talagang nangyayari? This isn't my room. These aren't my clothes. And I can't believe I gave my virginity away not to just one guy, but two guys!

Well, pakunswelo ko na lang na gwapo sila. Pero mali pa rin! This isn't supposed to happen. I'm meeting my fiance tonight. What if I get pregnant? Kawawa naman magiging anak ko, baka hindi panindigan ng tatay. Heck! I won't even know sino nakabuntis sa akin.

Naluluha na ako habang nakasakay sa elevator pababa at paalis sa kung saang lugar man ito. Pati paglalakad ay mahirap. My thing is sore and the other thing is sore too.

I feel so filthy!

Pumara ako ng taxi at sinabi ang restaurant na pupuntahan ko. Panigurado papagalitan ako ni Mama and Papa dahil hindi ako umuwi, pero paano yun? Naalala ko talagang nakauwi ako kagabi sa bahay.

Ngumiti ng malaki ang taxi driver sa akin nang magkasalubong kami ng tingin sa rear view mirror. Marahil nagtataka dahil panay ang iyak ko.

Konting alcohol lang naman ang ininom ko, hindi ko naman aakalaing para akong animal na nakawala sa hawla sa sobrang wild. Dangerously wild to even get my other hole sore from...that.

Naiiyak nanaman ako sa pagiging engot ko. I can still see the cab driver glancing at me from time to time. I must look terrible!

Malapit na kami sa restaurant, but it's a little bit traffic, kaya bumaba na lang ako para maglakad. Nasa entrance na ako at naiilang nanaman ako sa titig ng mga tao lalo na pagpasok ko.

Karamihan sa kanila ay napapatigil ng kain at napapagawi ng tingin sakin.

Oh god!

Alam ba nila? Do I look literally fucked up? I'm just being paranoid, right? They can't possibly know I did that last night.

"Ma'am, this way to your reserved table. May nauna na pong dumating." Sabi nung isang waitress na napakalawak ng ngiti sakin.

Napatingin ako sa table at andun na si mama and papa with two old couple and a guy probably my age and...me.

That's me! Why am I there? Oh god, what's happening? I can't process it all!

Napakapit ako sa waitress na katabi ko at nag-aalalang kinamusta ako. Nakita kong napatingin yung babaeng kamukha ko sa akin. It's like looking at myself.

I excused myself to the comfort room just to calm my self. Nagtatakang tinignan ako ng waitress. "Ma'am Julia, okay ka lang talaga? Gusto niyo pong umupo muna?"

What? Who's Julia?

Hindi ko siya sinagot at dumiretso na sa comfort room. Tuloy-tuloy lang ang lakad ko hanggang sa makarating ako sa sink. Tinignan ko ang sarili ko sa salamin at napaatras at nadapa ako paupo sa sobrang gulat.

Oh god! Nasa horror story ba ako?

Dahan-dahan kong tinignan ang sarili sa salamin nang saktong may dumating na old lady at naweirdohan ata sa akin. Umayos ako ng tayo para hindi niya ako pag-isipan ng masama, pero gulat pa rin talaga ako sa reflection ko sa salamin.

I touch my face to check if it's prosthetic make up, but it's not. Who ever made my face is good, it looks real.

What I'm seeing right now is a person I'm familiar. Heck! Maybe even lola beside me knows this face. I'm looking at none other than Julia Domingo.

I'm her.

I'm Julia Domingo.

What the heck is happening?

I saw myself outside and right now I'm seeing Julia's. If this is the case, I'm assuming that the woman outside is Julia.

Maybe we switched our minds or souls, but how can that be? It's too impossible. This only happen in books and movies.

I must be dreaming right now.

Sinampal ko ang mukha ko at humapdi. Nakita ko namang nanlaki ang mata ni lola sa tabi ko. "Iha, alam naman naming heartbroken ka ngayon, pero huwag na huwag mong sasaktan ang sarili mo. No man is ever worth our tears and pain. Kaya mo yan. You can move on without him."

Kahit hindi ko alam kung anong pinaglalaban ni lola, ningitian ko na lang siya at siya naman ay lumabas na ng comfort room.

Oo nga pala. I'm in Julia's body.

She just broke up with her fiance, no wonder nagbigay si lola ng advice. In all fairness to lola, updated sa showbiz.

I decided to go outside and face myself to see if it's Julia inside me. Lumapit ako sa table nila at nakita ko si mama and papa, pati na rin yung lalaking ipapakasal sa akin na napatingin sa pwesto ko.

Who would want to marry him? Mukha pa lang, babaero na tignan. His aura screams money and yabang. I really hope hindi matuloy ang kasal namin.

I finally looked at my body and she smiled at me like we're long lost friends!