Lenny's Note: Sharmaine's outfit is attached to this chapter. :)
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"Excuse me, pare, what's going on?" Agad naman kaming napatingin doon sa nagsalita and I almost lighten up as I saw Renz on my side.
"Renz." I say, I don't know why I feel safe after seeing him, I am beginning to feel that this guy will not let me go, he's on desperate measures for my attention. "Mind your own business." This guy says and shrugs Renz' hands off his shoulder. "Well, that girl is my business. Paano ba yun?" Tanong ni Renz. I shrug his hand off of my arm, pakiramdam ko mamumula yung braso dahil sa higpit ng hawak niya kanina.
"Is she your girlfriend?" He asks. Eto na nga bang sinasabi ko e, he's checking about me, ano bang kailangan niya?
"I hope she is." Renz said then wink at me, I roll my eyes at him. For a second, I thought he's going to act cool, I am yet again, disappointed with him. I turn my back on them at nagpatuloy na sa pagpasok sa High Rise.
"Well, even so. Teach her to apologize, she's so ill-mannered. I've never met someone as impolite as her." Napatigil ako sa sinabi niya, I am seriously offended with him even so, hindi ako humarap sa kanila, hindi na bago sa akin na masabihang impolite and rude, rude is my middle name anyway. Nagpatuloy na lang ako sa labas at hinayaan ko na si Renz na ayusin ang lalaking yun. I still believe that he has a hidden agenda.
Pumasok na ako sa elevator at bago pa ito magsara ay agad na sumunod si Renz, he grins at me but I just roll my eyes at him. He's Renz Louie Adriano, kababata ko, at kung hindi ko siya nakasama sa pagkabata, I doubt na kakaibiganin ko siya.
"Bakit mo naman kasi sinira yung frame?" I put my arms against my chest, as usual, he's nice guy façade always gets me annoyed. "Hindi ako ang sumira nun, yung driver." Maikli kong sagot sa kanya.
"Ikaw talaga pangs, you never admit your mistake." He ruffles my hair. Agad ko namang hinampas yung kamay niya. Alam naman niyang naiinis ako kapag ginagawa niya iyon, hindi ako aso for him to pat me in the head. "Stop it, Renz. And stop calling me pangs." Tawa siya ng tawa sa akin dahil sa sinabi ko.
"Bakit? Pangit ka naman talaga nung bata ah? Media would have a field day kapag nag-leak ang gusgusin mong picture nung bata." I look at him. "Shut it, Renz. You know that I don't handle jetlag well. You don't want me groggy." He smiles at me at inayos yung buhok ko.
"Okay, I'll shut up." He zips his mouth with an imaginary zipper, sumandal lang ako sa elevator at bahagyang pumikit, naramdaman ko na lang na nag-vibrate ang phone ko kaya naman tiningnan ko ito.
It's my mom, or it is Secretary Jimenez, I am not quite sure, I answer it.
"Sharmaine Park speaking." I say. "How was your flight?" It's mom, alam kong si mom ito, napatingin ako sa wrist watch ko, it's already 6:32pm, himala na may oras siyang tawagan ako. Well, I am not happy that she called, halata naman sa boses niya na isiningit niya lang para mukhang concerned kahit hindi.
"Just don't beat around the bush mom. Just tell me what you want, I'm tired."
"Look at that smart mouth of yours. You should learn to speak at me with respect." Napatawa ako, speaking of respect again? "Mom, don't kid me. Respect?" I say, napatingin na sa akin si Renz, alam niya na we're not in good terms. "I'm still your mother." She says.
"You stopped being my mother several years ago." Ibababa ko na sana ang tawag ni mommy nang magsalita siya. "Then you can remove yourself from family registry." Napatigil ako.
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