I'm Engaged to a Jerk

Chapter 2

Jewell's POV

Pagkagising na pagkagising ko ay agad akong nagdasal, tapos I checked my phone.

21 unread messages

Konti ba? Hindi kasi ako nagbibigay ng number. Tsaka sino ba naman ang magtatangkang kumuha ng number ko pangit nga ako, diba? Dati.

Mmhhh. Ila-lock ko na sana ulit yung phone ko when a message caught my eye.

A message from "Cloud? IDK"? Yan yung na-wrong send sakin kahapon. Mhhh. What now?

From: Cloud? IDK.

WTF?! I'VE WAITED FOR SO MANY HOURS FOR YOU TO COME, BUT YOU DIDN'T! BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT AYE JEWELL! FUCK THAT! WAIT 'TILL I SEE YOU! I'LL HAVE MY REVENGE ON YOU, AYE JEWELL HANLEY.

OH MY GOSH! Agad akong tumakbo sa bag na ginamit ko kahapon papuntang Starbucks. OH NO! Yung ID ko nawawala. Kasi yung ID namin sa school, may own number namin sa likod. Siguro siya yung gwap-- lalaking tinuro ni Bestfriend sakin kahapon. Yung lalaking mukhang hindi sinipot ng Girlfriend niya. My Gosh. Now he's totally mad at me.

Teka, sabi ko naman sa kanya na wala akong kilalang Cloud, pero he still insisted that I am that precious Aye Jewell who he wanted to meet. Kaya hindi ko naman talaga kasalanan, diba?

Well, now that it's cleared that I am not the one who is to blame here, I can sleep well. Ganun kasi ako, basta alam kong may kasalanan ako sa isang tao hindi ako nakakatulog ng maayos. Wala e, mabait kasi talaga ako. Istorya ko to kaya walang kokontra. :P

*tok. tok. tok.

"Jewell, anak."

"Pasok po nanay."

"Iha, tumawag ang Dad mo. Pinapasabi na mag-ayos ka at darating daw sila mamayang 4 pm. Magkita na lang daw kayo sa beach resto niyo." omygosh! Dumating na sila Mom? Waah!

"What?! Dumating na po sila? Waaaah! Excited na ko."

"Oo iha. Osha, bumaba ka na at kumain, para makapag-ayos ayos ka na rin maya-maya."

"Sige po nanay." i said that while I'm wearing the most gorgeous smile I have. Syempre! Last december ko pa kaya sila nakita, e April na kaya.

*Fastforward*

Papunta na ako sa Beach Resto namin. Gosh! I'm very very excited! I miss my parents a lot. Oo nga pala. I'm wearing a blue sleeveless dress, mid-thigh ang haba nito. Tapos tinernohan ko ng blue na flat shoes. Hihi. I'm stunning! No, I'm gorgeous. Ewan ko ba, naninibago nga ako e. Kasi hindi naman talaga ako nagsusuot ng dress. Seriously, I think this is the first time I wore a dress. E kasi nga diba, ubod ako pangit at itim nun kaya ayaw na ayaw kong nagsusuot ng dress tsaka sabayan mo pa ng mapanglait na side comments ng ibang tao.

-Resto-

Pagpasok ko sa resto, nakita ko agad si Mom. Ghad! My mom looks very pretty. Mas mukha pa yata siyang bata kesa sakin e.

"Good Afternoon po." I told her with the sweetest smile I have.

"Oh, hello there, iha! Come, sit. Hindi naman nasabi samin ni Aye na may kasama pala siyang kaibigan. So, what's your name dear?" kaibigan? Seriously? Did I really changed a lot for her not to recognize me?

"Mom. It's me." I answered.

"You who? Hey, did you just call me Mom? Aww. So sweet of you."

"Mom! It's me! Your daughter, Aye Jewell Hanley. Don't you recognize me?"

"Oh. Yeah, Aye Jew--WHAT?!"

"Mom. What's with that face of yours?" she's doing her famous derp face. Ganyan talaga siya pag nagugulat.

"My Baby. What happened? You look very different. Parang hindi ikaw ang baby ko. Hey, you monster! Where's my baby? The real Aye Jewell Hanley? Where is she you hideous beast!" kahit kailan talaga, may pagka-lokaret talaga ang Nanay ko.

"MOM!"

"Nah! Im just kidding. You look more beautiful now. Long time eh? Kamusta na ang pinakamaganda kong anak?"

"Mom. Im very fine. Now that your here. Oh thank you. Ako pa! Mana yata ako sayo. HAHAHA."

Ayun nga, nagkwentuhan lang kami ng nagkwentuhan ni Mom. Nasabi ko na ba sainyo na kalog ang nanay ko? HAHAHA. Cool right? Tapos si Dad sobrang bait. Swerte ko lang diba? Tsaka sila yung mga magulang na never pa akong ni-pressure. Yung tipong okay lang kahit hindi ka kasama sa Honor Circle, basta alam nila na you did your best. Grabe. I'm very lucky to have them as my parents.

"Oh. Anjan na pala ang Dad mo." sabi ni Mom. Her eyes are sparkling when she saw my Dad.

Gosh. Lalong pumo-pogi si Dad. Kaya pala inlove na inlove parin si Mom sa kanya e. HAHAHA. Seriously, ang tatag nila. 25 years? But they're still inlove with each other. They're very lucky to have the both of them.

"Hey there. I miss you so much Princess. Ang laki mo na ah!" sabi ni Dad habang ginugulo ang buhok ko.

"Dad. I miss you too. HAHAHA. Yeah, I'm all grown up. Lalo kang guma-gwapo ah Dad. Mind if you share your secret? Hihi." pagbibiro ko sa kanya. Parang magka-barkada lang kami no?

"Ehem. Ehem." magsasalita pa sana si Dad nang may umubo.

"Ayy. Sorry, just carried away. Uhhmm.. princess, meet Mr. Gregory Perez. Mr. Perez meet my daughter, Aye Jewell Hanley."

"Hello. You look very pretty, dear." sabi nung Mr. Gregory Perez sakin. Mukha naman siyang mabait.

"Uhhmm. Thank you po Sir." sagot ko sa kanya.

"Call me tito."

"Thanks po Tito." ngayon ko lang napansin na may kasama pala siya. Mhhh. He somewhat looks like Mr. Gregory.

"And this is Carl Brylle Perez, son of Mr. Perez." oh. Kaya naman pala magkamukha sila. Mag-tatay pala e. In fairness, ang gwapo. Teka, may kamukha pa siya e. Yung ano.. e basta. Basta may kahawig siya.

"Hello." bati niya sakin. Mukha din siyang mabait. I just smiled back at him, I don't want to be rude.

Pero honestly speaking, ilang parin ako sa mga lalaki. Ewan ko ba. I still don't trust them. I still don't believe on them. Nadala na siguro ako.

"Princess. Maghang-out muna kayo ni Carl, ha? We will just talk about serious matters."

"Sure Dad." as if I have a choice. Do I really need to hang-out with him? Arggh. -____-"