Trapped by Arrangement

Chapter 6: Meeting his family

CHAPTER 6

JANELLE

Why the heck he invited me to a dinner with his family tonight? Baliw talaga 'yon. Fake lang naman 'to eh. Well, totoo yung kasal pero 'yung relationship ang fake. Kainis! Do I really need to meet his family? Kanina pa 'ko naghahalungkat sa walk-in closet ko! I couldn't find any dress na isusuot ko mamaya.

Should I buy a new dress? 1 hour na ako naghahanap. I can't find anything! Nasuot ko na lahat ng nandito. But wait, bakit ba ako nagpapanic? As if naman napaka-importante ng family niya sa'kin na kailangan ko pa magpa-impress.

Finally ay nakakita rin ako ng isusuot ako. A dress na nabili ko sa Paris, never ko pa nasuot. Lumabas na ako ng kwarto ko at pumunta sa may living room. I was pacing back and forth, thinking. Do I even need to go? Hindi ako mapakali, bakit ba kasi kailangan ko pa pumunta sa kanila, hindi ba pwedeng 'wag na lang?

I breathe deeply. Ok I will go. I have no choice.

He said he'll pick me up at 6 in the evening. It's already 4 in the afternoon, I think I have to get ready and prepared myself to this darn thing. I took a bath, honestly speaking ay inaabot ako ng 1 hour sa paliligo. I just get used to it, ang sarap kasi magbabad sa bathtub. Quarter to six ay nakabihis na ako, I just have to put some make up and I'm ready to go. Pero bago pa 'ko umupo sa harap ng vanity mirror ko para mag-ayos ay narinig ko na ang doorbell.

What the hell? Bakit ba ang aga niya lagi? "Advance yata ng 30 minutes ang wrist watch nitong taong 'to eh!" I mumbled before I open the door. And I was right, it was nobody but him! "You're early!" Bungad ko sa kanya.

"I'll wait for you then." He looked at me with that annoying smirk again.

"Fine, come in." Sabi ko na lang. Nauna ako pumasok sa loob, he followed me and sat down on a couch. "Wait for me, okay? 15 Minutes!" I told him.

"Sure. I'll wait 1 hour, right?" He said nonchalantly. Seriously? Pang-asar talaga.

Annoying! "Whatever." I rolled my eyes before entering my bedroom again to make some final touches on my face. Powder, blush and pink lipstick would be fine. In less than 15 minutes... Voila! I'm done. Lumabas ako at tumingin ako sa kanya with my I-did-it-in-less-than-15-minutes-glare!

"On time huh? Pretty impressive." He said sarcastically

You should appreciate my effort dude! "Of course!" I smiled, 'yung pilit lang. Ang hirap makipagplastikan dito huh.

I think around 7pm nang nakarating kami sa bahay nila or should I say mansyon? It's huge and modern style. But I think mas malaki pa rin ang mansyon namin. Speaking of our house, miss ko na umuwi doon. Mas malaki ang kwarto ko doon kesa sa kwarto ko ngayon sa condo ko.

Orion opened the door. There was a cute girl, I think she's around 10-12 years old. Tumakbo siya papunta sa'min. OMG! Don't tell me anak niya 'to? Ay hindi pala pwede kasi 23 lang siya! Kung 10 'yung bata so ano? 13 pa lang nagkaanak na siya? Imposible.

"Kuya!" Saad nito. She's mestiza, ang puti-puti na pinkish ang cheeks. Sobrang cute niya talaga. Definitely 'di niya anak. Tinawag siyang kuya eh-- pero wait, may kapatid siya na batang babae? Did he mention that last time? Ay oo nga, sabi niya his sister wanted to meet me, pero hindi ko naman ine-expect na bata pa pala ang kapatid niya, I thought her sister would be a teenager or even older than him.

"Were you waiting for us?" Orion asked to his super cute little sister.

She nodded. "Yeah. I was waiting for you and your girlfriend." AWKWAAAAAAAAARD, Seriously AWKWARD. Ohh kid... I'm not his girlfriend. This is just a weird situation our parents came up with. Please don't tell me that he told her I am his girlfriend. Batukan ko kaya siya?