Mistaken Scandal (Montero Series # 1 ) English Version Available on Hinovel

Chapter One

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory...
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Chapter One

[Fia's POV]

"GIRLS, is there any drug that can erase a particular memory?" I said and drank my nth glass of vodka. Pareho kaming lahat na nakasalampak sa sahig ng mga kaibigan ko habang ipinangpupulutan ang chocolate at ilang tsitsirya. Hindi ko na matandaan kung nakailang baso na ako dahil dalawang bote na ng grey goose ang nakataob.

That night still haunts me, and I couldn't even get his face out of my head. That jerk, I hated him with a passion ever since when we were kids! Bakit siya pa of all people?!

"Fia, ano ba talaga ang problema?Aba, dinaig pa natin ang mga sunog baga at araw-araw tayong nag se-session ng inom dito sa bahay niyo? Hinahayaan ka lang namin dahil akala namin na -miss mo kami at trip mo lang 'to. But I could sense na may mali talaga eh," pangaral ni Alice habang nilalaro ang baso nito. "Look at you, dinaig mo pa ang namatayan?!"

"Do you know a person who owns a gun?" Hindi ko pinansin si Alice at napabaling kay Louise.

"Are you nuts? Hindi ako mamatay tao, girl. Plano mo bang magpakamatay?"

Napailing ako. "Hindi, may gusto lang akong patayin."

"Diyos ko Ferrofia, maghunos dili ka!" si Mikaela.

Tumungga muli ako ng panibagong baso at isa-isa silang tiningnan. "Alam niyo ba ang rason kung bakit ako umuwi ng Pilipinas? May ideya ba kayo?"

"Wala. Bakit ba?" tanong ni Lousie.

"Because of a guy..." mapait kong sabi.

"God, Fia don't tell me hindi ka pa nakaka-move on kay Elijah? That guy is about to get married!" shouted Alice.

"Yun na nga eh? Hindi ako maka move-on. Siya pa rin kasi eh..."

Tuluyan na akong napaluha. God, I felt even more hopeless now that I did the stupidest of the thing. Gustong gusto kong patayin ang pokpok na iyon. It should have worked according to plan pero maling tao ang dinukot niya. And worst, kapatid pa ng lalaking gusto ko. Ang lalaking pinaka ayaw ko pa. Shit lang!

Bakit ba kasi hindi ko napansin?Ang tanga-tanga ko. I should have known the first time I saw him. Elijah was never canny nor playful because he was decent and formal. Even that air of arrogance and that certain hint of indecency when he spoke, it wasn't Elijah at all, but Kayden. Kayden had always been the playful one, the devil's advocate, the smooth operator, you name it, na walang ginawa noon kundi asarin ako.

God, I even gave him head for crying out loud! It was supposed to be Elijah! Pa'no ko pa gagawin ang plano ko ngayon? And how am I going to retrieve my phone and worst that camera? That carema who starred me giving head to that jerk! Who knows, kung ano na ang ginawa niya sa video?! Wala pa namang sense of chivalry sa katawan ang lalaking yun. I could think of worst scenarios already. Baka gamitin niya yun para e blackmail ako. I was supposed to use that video against Elj sana if worst comes to worst pero nabalikatad pa ang nangyari. Ngayon palang ay dapat na akong mag-isip ng paraan kung pa'no ko mababawi ang camera. Pero paano ko naman gagawin ang plano ko kung ayaw ko namang makita ang pagmumukha ng jerk na iyon?

Naramdamam kong isa-isa akong dinaluhan ng mga kaibigan ko. They rubbed my back to console me.

"Girl, move-on ka na. Ikakasal na iyong tao. Don't you think it's about time na maghanap kana rin ng lalaking magmamahal sa'yo?" si Mikaela habang masuyong hinahaplos ang ulo ko.