The devil in disguise

Angelica Nelson

Chapter 12

I was about to meet Carla when I saw someone.

Angelica Nelson, yap tama ang iniisip nyo Damien EX-girlfriend, I meet her 5 months ago, when I went to Canada, mali ang inisip nyo hindi ko sya pinuntahan dun accidental lang ang meeting namin.

We meet at a coffee shop timing at may nambastos sakanya syempre bilang isang black belter ng taekkwando napatumba ko ang mga nambastos sa kanya at iniligtas sya. Clichè di ba?

I studied self defense when I was in 1st year college, wala lang trip ko lang at saka malaki naman yung naitulong nito nung nagsimula akong mag bar hop nun 2nd year ako, kaya pinagpatuloy ko na hanggang sa maging black belter ako.

Enough about that where were we? Uhm! Angelica, Kahit na nung niligtas ko sya ang sungit nya parin saken ewan ko ba kung bakit?

Pabalik na ako dito nun e, biglang nagkayayaan sa isang bar doon, despidida party daw sabi ng friends ko well gora naman ang lola nyo syempre party e.

So meet again, this time nilapitan ko na sya. Ang sungit ng peg ni ate kaya I confronted her and it turns out pala na akala nya ako si Emmie ang nang-agaw ng ex-boyfriend nito sa Philippines. Say what?

At na pagka-alamam ko na si Damien pala ang ex-boyfriend na tinutukoy nito and then we bacame friends...

I gave her my contact number, nagte-text naman sya at tumatawag din na sinasagot ko naman. Syempre friends na kami e. Di ba?

"Esme is that you? OMG! OMG!" She giggled like a teenager while running into me then gave hug me.

"Gosh! What are you doing here?" I asked with excitement under my voice.

"Well I'm the co-owner of this place." She said. Pulling me in to the bar.

"Really wow! This place is great, I love it" I gave the place a compliment, syempre pa-social.

"Actually this bar just open last week and I just heard that your in New York, looks like we have a common friends here in Manila." Angelica said.

"It looks like it! My friend invited me to be here so. Wola! Uhm when did you arrive here in Phil.?" I asked curiously.

"Well 3 weeks ago and I loving my stay here so far, your right about going back here. There so many changes" she said sounding happily.

Well yung lang ang ginawa namin catching up. She seems happy being here so far, hanggang sa dumating na ang iba naming friends. Tama sya we have common friends here kagaya ni Carla then yung pinsan nyan si Ken tapos yung co-owner nyang si Jeff.

Boyfriend pala ni Carla yung Ken na pinsan ni Angelica ang saya nga eh.

Shot dito, shot doon, bati sa college friends ko sa isang table, then sayaw sa dancefloor hanggang mapagod tapos balik sa table then kwentuhan ulit.

Ang saya grabe almost 2 weeks na kasi akong walang happenings kaya ito sinusulit ko na.

Syempre free drinks kami and since daw na kakadaating ko lang galing ibang bansa welcome party ko na daw 'to then kwentuhan ulit napagkaalaman ko na si Carla pala unang naging friend ni Angelica dito na kasakasama nya tuwing gumigimik sila.

"Ang liit talaga ng mundo no, biruin mo you knew each other pala." Sabi ni Carla.

"Would you imagine how we met?" -Angelica

"How?" -Jeff co-owner ng bar

"It was hilarious"- me

"Well Esme here" pointing at me "Save me from a group of pervert guys in some coffee shop there." Then laughed hilariously.

"She punch the guy in the face then kick the two large men in the balls"-Angelica

"Really? Awesome, sound like Esme" -Carla

"Yep, and you were like a snob and never even bother to thank me for saving your sexy ass back there, sinungitan mo pa nga ako noon eh!" Tumatawang pagkakasabi ko.

Medyo feel ko na ang alak sa sistema ko pinag-uusapan parin namin yung nangyari sa Canada.

"Yeah, I was bitter that day because I recognize you as someone else then imagine, magkaka-utang na loob ka to that person"-Angelica

"highschool, sophomore pumunta si Ange at pumayag tumira sa Canada dahil niloko sya ng ex-boyfriend nya. Biruin mo two timer pala yung g*go na yun at ito pa napagkamalan nyang si Esme ang babae na yun" -Ken

"What do you mean wala namang naging boyfriend si Esme nung highschool kami ha!" Untag ni Carla.

"Kaya nga napagkamalan Di ba?" -Ken

Tuloy parin ang pag-uusap ni Carla and Ken ng nagyaya ako sa dancefloor sumunod naman si Angelica at si Jeff... Nang may humagip sa mata ko si Damien.

His at the bar talking to a model type girl and they seem having fun.

Nang hinigit ni Angelica ang kamay ko at tinuro ang ex nya.

Could this night be any better? Then suddenly Damien look at our way.