"Sabihin mo lang kasi Jay kung 'di ka sasama. Not this way na pina-pamukha mo akong tanga dito kakahintay sa'yo!" I said at tinapos ko na ang tawag ko sa boyfriend.
Bahala s'ya! Sabihin na nating busy s'ya, pero di pa rin talaga tama na paghintayin ako. He promised! I know that he had life and other priorities besides me, pero hindi na dapat s'ya nangako.
Mai-intidihan ko naman kung di n'ya ako sasamahan. It's not his addiction anyway. Hindi s'ya ang linggo-linggo kung pumunta sa mall para maghanap ng bagong damit. Kaya dapat shut up na lang ako. Pero nakakainis talaga s'ya!
Isa na lang talaga! 'Pag ginawa n'ya pa 'to sa susunod, hihiwalayan ko na s'ya!
Or not. Parang nasabi ko na 'yan nung nakaraan ah. And yet, here I am, still forgiving him. Naiinis ako ngayon, pero alam ko that later on, I will still find myself forgiving him.
Napabuntong hininga na lang ako at tumayo para simulan na ang dress hunt ko. Forgetting about my hatred for Jayrald, I entered my first dress shop for this day, with a wide smile.
Half an hour later, lumabas sa pangatlong shop without anything in hand. Kasi naman, wala silang new arrivals! Ba't di na lang kaya sila magsara kung 'di naman pala sila maka-kapag satisfy sa mga customers nila?
Being disappointed, I entered another boutique. Pero ilang minuto pa lang, lumabas na ulit ako. Anong problema ng mga shops ngayon? Ba't di nila ako mabigyan ng magandang damit? 'Di ba nila nare-realize na ang laking perang nawala sa kanila sa pag-alis ko? I could have been a good factor for their profit gain!
Papasok na sana ako sa isa pang shop na pinu-puntahan ko usually nang mahagip ng mata ko ang isang turquoise mini dress na may naka-tag na 50% discount. I turn my back from the shop because it's not a well known brand and I don't really buy discounted things. Why? I just don't like it. But later on, I just found myself paying for the dress. That neckline really draws me closer to the dress.
"Thank you miss," the saleslady said smiling.
I smiled back as I take the paper bag.
Lumabas ako sa mini boutique na 'yon with a big smile on my face. I can't wait to wear this! Isuot ko kaya 'to sa school? For sure, marami na namang maiingit.
Umuwi na agad ako pagkatapos. This dress is enough, at pagod na talaga ako. Nakakapagod talagang mag shopping mag-isa. So bad, my loving boyfriend is in somewhere I don't know.
"Oh. Sof, buti dumating ka na. How's your day?" Mom asked when I got home.
"It's tiring but great! I found a new dress and I got it on sale!" I beamed and kissed her cheek which I always do.
"Sale? Akala ko ba hindi mo gusto ang mga damit on sale? Kasi nga, as you've said, its damage, old stock, and such?"
"Ang ganda kasi! And I think it really suits me well. May mai-dadagdag na naman ako sa collection ko."
"Speaking of your collections, may charity event akong pupuntahan later. It's for cancer patients, and I am planning to donate clothes for the children."
"And?" I asked. Parang alam ko na kung 'san patungo ang pag-uusap namin ngayon. And I don't like it.
"I will get some of your clothes," she said with finality in her voice.
"What? Mom naman eh. Alam mo namang clothes are my only possessions. I don't want to give them away."
"Sofiel, I will let you choose the clothes you will give. Piliin mo na lang yung mga 'di mo na ginagamit."
