"Are you serious?!" Gulat na gulat pa siya.
"Yyuck! Chloe, umayos ka nga." Malapit pa akong mabugahan ng San Mig light sa mukha. Kadiri nitong babaeng 'to.
"Babe ayos ka lang?" inayos naman siya ni Dexter.
Pansin ko lang, mas nagiging okay ang 'relationship' namin ng adiktos na boyfriend ng best friend ko. I am really grateful ng tumulong siya sa pagsagip sa'kin.
"Okay lang ako," bigla siyang tumingin sa'kin at kahit sa lakas ng music dito sa club randam ko ang pagtataka sa kaibigan ko, "tanga ka Shiny o sadyang...tanga ka lang talaga?"
"May pagpipilian pa ba ako?"
Lumabas ako ng bahay para puntahan si Chloe at Dexter dito sa suki nilang Bar. Ayokong tumambay sa bahay ngayong gabi, not this night. Hindi ko pa nakukuha ang kontratang ginawa ko para sa one-month naming tatlo. Ang tanga ko. Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit.
"So you made a contract and there are two people waiting for you at home?" Chloe asked me again.
I nodded. Paulit-ulit na lang talaga 'tong babaeng 'to.
"Then why are you here? Naiilang ka sa bahay niyo, no? You know I never really bugged you about your relationship with Sarah, pero friend. Tama na."
I frowned. Images of my assailants from the horrible night came flashing again.
"Oh my God, Shiny!" napatingin ako kay Chloe, she's covering her mouth like she said something wrong.
I just shrugged, alam ko ang iniisip niya, "It's okay Chloe. Hindi lang ako makatulog."
Simula nung lumabas ako sa ospital, I can't sleep without waking up in the middle of the night. I can't sleep for straight hours anymore and I don't know why.
"Hoy okay lang ba sayo na nandito tayo?" tanong sa'kin ni Dexter. Nasa club kami, maraming tao, maraming naglalasing, maraming hindi ko kilala. It was like that night.
"Oo nga Shiny, you wanna go somewhere quieter? Like sa coffee shop?" Ayan na naman si Chloe sa pag-aalala niya.
No, I don't want anywhere quiet. It makes me think.
"Okay na ako dito. Mamaya, uuwi rin naman ako." I said at tumingin-tingin sa paligid.
It's 2:00 in the morning, pero parang hindi rin natutulog ang mundo. Sabi nila, half the world is sleeping and half of the world is awake. Hindi naman, madilim lang ang isang bahagi ng mundo.
"Sure ka friend?"
Actually, these past days I'm not sure of myself anymore.
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"Pumayag kayo sa ganitong arrangement?!" Louie yelled at his parents. Its midnight and he decided to barge in to his parent's house para tanungin ang tungkol sa nangyayari sa bahay nila.
Nasa study room sila sa bahay ng parents ni Louie, his parents still wearing their robes.
"Be grateful at hindi pa annulment yan, Louie! Hindi ko alam kung anong pinag gagawa mo but that is your share in running this company!" his father's voice booms into the room.
"Hindi naman dapat kami ma-annul diba? Hindi diba?!" he asked desperately.
"Things have changed Louie, naka-recover na ang company. We can split." His mother explained calmly while drinking a scotch.
Huminga ng malalim si Louie. Ibig sabihin ba nito pwede na silang mag-hiwalay ni Shiny? Hindi pa naman alam ng press, he didn't even know that the companies will split apart.
BINABASA MO ANG
Status: Married
RomanceOur marriage was meant as a contract to protect our families. It was forged to cement strong ties between allies. It was meant to keep our businesses intact and glued by the strongest form of trust. But if our marriage protects all that could be goo...
