Eyes
Mabilisan akong naligo ulit dahil ako'y bahagyang pinagpawisan. Naupo ako sa harap ng tukador. Yaya Jinky is blow drying my hair while Yaya Jenny's preparing my new dress that was personally bought by Mama. Yaya was told that I should wear this. As if I have any other choice, huh?
"This dress will really look good on you, Ma'am Traiva." Yaya Jenny's voice is full of amazement while looking at the dress on bed.
"Madame Gizella's taste on clothes is really exceptional." dagdag naman ni Yaya Jinky habang inaayos ang aking mahabang buhok.
"Where did she bought that?" tanong ko habang naglalagay ng primer sa mukha.
"I don't know, Ma'am, but it looks expensive."
Of course. Knowing Mama, kulang na lang pati kuko niya may diamonds. Nagsimula na akong maglagay ng kaunting make up sa mukha.
They help me in putting on the dress when I've finished applying makeup. Tinignan ko ang aking sarili sa full size mirror at the wall. I'm wearing a half sleeve beaded formal knee length peach dress. It's upper detail were embroidered exquisite couture that I think was made by skill hands with a simple ribbon belt and pleaded skirt two inches above my knee.
Inaayos ni Yaya Jinky ang likod ng aking dress at pinakatitigan pa ang aking sarili. I know I'm good looking but is this surreal?
"I want to bun my hair. Can you help me Yaya?" hiling ko kay Yaya Jenny. Tumango siya. Since I have a straight hair, kahit na mainit hindi ko sinanay ang sarili kong magtali ng buhok. I like my hair hanging loosely.
Pinaupo nila ako, at sinimulan agad ang pag-bun sa aking buhok. Nilagay naman ni Yaya Jinky ang stilettos na bigay din ni mama sa aking paanan at sinuot ito. Tumayo ulit ako at pumunta sa harap ng salamin.
"Ang ganda-ganda mo, Ma'am Traiva. Hindi ko alam kung anong mas bagay sayo ang simple ba o ang nakaayos." malumanay na sinabi ni Yaya Jinky sa akin habang inaayos ang likod ng aking dress.
"Tama ka d'yan, Jinky. Simula palang nung una kong nakita tong si Ma'am alam kong lalaki siyang maganda." Sang-ayon naman ni Yaya Jenny.
"Binobola niyo naman ako, eh." ngiti ko sa kanila. But I'm actually flattered on what they said. I sprayed my favorite perfume.
Pagkatapos ay may kumatok sa pinto at pumasok ang isa pang maid, kasunod niya ay si Clifford na naka three-piece dark blue suit. I chuckled. I find it really funny whenever seeing Cliff in suit. It doesn't suits his personality, really.
They both looked at me in awe ngunit si Clifford ang unang nakabawi. Lumapit siya sa akin, at kinuha ang aking kamay at hinalikan. Kumunot ang noo ko.
"You must be a banana." he randomly uttered.
"What?" I ask in disbelieved. Inayos ko ang aking sarili tapos sasabihin niyang mukha akong saging? This man is insane!
"Coz I find you a peeling." and then he winked at me. Nanlaki ang mata ko. See? A man in a three piece suit saying this? I can't even....
"You're crazy." iling ko. Kinuha ko ang purse ko that matches my dress at lumakad na papunta sa pinto. Agad niya naman akong sinundan.
"Hey wait, if there's crazy here, it's not me. It's mom! I cannot believe that she did this to me. She personally asked Uncle Conrad for me to be your escort tonight and tomorrow because she's paranoid and jealous that I might find some woman prettier than her and that I will marry the damn girl after a week! I'm not a freakin' five year old boy to be treated this way. Damn it!" mahabang litanya niya. Humawak ako sa braso niya habang naglalakad kami.
