Seven Days In Paradise

New Color and Look

Bea/Contessa's POV:

Gabi na ng matapos kaming mamili ng damit na dadalin namin, binilhan ko na din ito ng duffle bag para paglagyan ng damit nya. She was driving right now, habang ako naman ay nakatanaw sa bintana ng sasakyan. Alam kong malalagot ako kay Gabe, pero hindi ko kasi kayang pumatay. Lalo pa't crush ko yung pinapapatay nya. Nakakaloka diba? Zoe is beautiful and witty. Nabiktima nya ako ng charming nyang ngiti, kaya ngayon ay Pink na ang kulay ng buhok ko. Outrageous but I like the color she picked. Her hair is now color red, Red suits her well. Like the color red, she is warm and fiery at the same time. Naisipan kong magtanong sa kanya, pero para hindi halata dinaan ko sa games. Para hindi naman halata na gusto ko siya kilalanin.

"Bored ka na ba?" I asked her as she drove and focused on the road ahead.

"Medyo, tahimik mo kasi." She smiled almost to herself.

"Let's play a round of 20 Questions. Deal?" I asked her.

"Okay." She said.

"Okay, I'll ask you the first question or you'll ask me?" I replied to her.

"Ask me the first question." She smiled.

"If you weren't a band front woman what would you be and why?"

"I would have been a lawyer by now, very passionate about reading and analyzing things and facts, I love to debate. I would have been one but I dropped out from my school. What about you? What did you take up in college or did you even finish college?" She smiled while never taking her eyes off the road.

"Nakapag-college naman ako, took up my pre-med which was Biology, kaso I had to stop on the 2nd year." I said while looking out the window.

"What's your favorite food?" I asked her.

"I absolutely love Cheese, pero kinakain ko naman lahat. Ikaw?" She smiled.

"I love grilled foods and I eat everything except for paksiw na isda." I answered as I gave a face of disgust on the most hated food item that I have. Magkaaway kami talaga ng Paksiw na Isda. 

"Hahahahahaha! I Love Paksiw! Masarap kaya yun!" She laughed at the face I was making.

"Next question na, yuck!" I exclaimed at her.

"Maka-yuck ka dyan!" She laughed at me.

"What was your childhood like?" I asked her.

Bahagyang nawala ang ngiti sa kanyang mga labi at mata. Parang napalitan ng lungkot, galit at pait. Saglit itong natahimik, maya-maya pa ay ngumiti ito, sabay nagsalita.

"Si Daddy hindi ko na nakilala,  he was a British American Soldier na nakilala ni Mommy, Nagkainuman, tas may nangyari. Tapos ipinanganak nya ako, we spent my childhood together, she gave me love and protected me from bullies, she left me with Lola. When I was just 13 years old. Minsan na lang siya umuuwi, she's in Australia right now. At least yun ang alam ko. My Childhood is fun naman, I grew up with Pearl, her parents are like my parents." She offered me a half smile. 

"Sorry, I didn't know." I replied to her.

"Ano ka ba, wala yun. Ikaw, what was your childhood like?" She half smiled.

"My Mom and Dad separated when I was 2 months old, iniwan nya ako sa lola ko, she never came back. I don't know where she is right now, yung daddy ko naman, never din nagparamdam, hanggang sa mamatay na ang lola ko a few years ago, I was a working student then, pero nung magsimula na siyang magkasakit, I had to drop out and take care of her. Mananahi ang lola ko, so nawalan na ng source of income, kaya nagtrabaho na ako at yung free time ko after work, dinedicate ko na sa pagaalaga sa kanya. Hanggang sa huling hininga nya." I answered her.