The Heir and The Heiress

The Heir and The Heiress - Chapter Four

Chapter Four (At Tan's Cafe)

I suddenly miss my girlfriends. They haven't called me for few days na. Tumayo ako to reach out my phone na nasa table, then whoops! Aw! Nakalimutan kong injured nga pala ang ankle ko.

"Holy crap!" Nasabi ko sabay sapo sa sakong ko na nakabenda. Then slowly walked towards the table and reached for my phone. Dinial ko agad yung number ni Keira San Juan, CEO of San Juan Corp's daughter.

After three rings, she answered. "Hi, Keira!"

"Yes?" She said coldly.

"Oh, I'm wondering if you're available tomorrow. Bonding naman tayo!" Ang jolly pa ng pagkakasabi ko sa kanya.

"Bonding? Na-ah. I'm busy, I'm hunging up na. Toodles!"

"Ah, wait...!" Then narinig ko nalang yung beeping sounds na nagsasabing ibinaba na nya yung phone. Oh that brat!

Si Georgina naman yung sunod na tinawagan ko, anak ng founder ng isang mall sa Makati. "Hi, George! How are you?"

"I'm okay? Why did you call?"

"Well, I'm just wondering if we can go out tomorrow." Sandali syang tumahimik. "My treat!" Habol ko.

"Geez, sorry. I don't have time. Bye!" How did they become my friends, anyway? Binababaan nalang nila ako ngayon. Did they find out na pinalayas ako ni Mamita? Oh, great. My reputation in this social society just got ruined! What do I do?!!

Oh, wait! Nandyan pa naman si Tamara. I dialed Tamara's number. 'The number you dialed is either unattended or out of coverage area. Please try your call later.' Wow, this is great! This is so damn great. They are the only friends I really associate with.

Bakit ba parang pakiramdam ko, mag-isa ako ngayon? Nalulungkot ako 😞 Wala akong makausap!

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Nakatulugan ko nalang yung pag-iisip. Paggising ko, agad na nakaramdam ako ng cravings. I wanna have some Mochalatte and Pancake. I opened my laptop (good thing, 24/7 ang wifi connection sa condo), g-in-oogle ko yung reviews ng mga cafes nearby. At tama nga ako, mataas nga ang ratings ng Tan's Cafe!

Time check, 8:05AM. I rushed to the bathroom, took a quick shower, then voila! I look so fab again! A simple shirt and denim shorts will do. Pinuntahan ko agad si Jimmy (I named my red Mazda 3, Jimmy), I drove to Tan's Cafe. Hindi naman ganun kadami ang tao. Weekday kasi, everyone's busy going to work at this hour, except sa mga kagaya kong easy going. Mas feel umasa sa mga kadugong presidente ng kompanya 😜

As I walk towards the entrance, napansin ko yung tatlong familiar faces sa dulong part ng cafe. I say familiar coz, how would I know? I forgot to wear my contact lens. At nung medyo makalapit, nakilala ko yung tatlong babae sa sulok. They were all laughing. It was Keira, Georgina and Tamara. Hindi ako nainvite? Baka naman nagsend sila ng invite sa Twitter. I haven't checked my Twitter account yet.

Napahinto ako sa paglakad palapit sa kanila nung marinig ko yung pangalan ko.

"Tinawagan din kayo ni Lauren?" Tanong ni Georgina sa dalawa. Tumango naman si Keira and Tamara. "Whoa, she's so pathetic! As if naman we like her."

"Yeah-da." Nag-agree naman si Tamara sa statement ni Georgina. Pakiramdam ko parang sasabog yung dibdib ko sa galit. But I tried my very best to hold back, habang kuyom ang mga kamao ko.

"Well, the reason why my parents wanted me to be associated with her, dahil sa influence ng granny nya. And since she has nothing now, I don't think I can take going out with her. Duh!"

"Oh, wait!" Tiningnan ko rin yung direksyon ng tingin ng tatlo and I saw a very familiar face naglalakad papalapit. "Isn't that Tan Rodriguez?! Gosh, he's so handsome!" Mahinang tili ni Keira.