The Break Up Plan (FINISHED)

Plan #22: Jean

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“This is just a dinner, and not a date,” aniya ko kay Angel trying to make things clear habang magkausap kami sa telepono. Narinig ko siyang napabuntong hininga.

            “Okay sabi mo ‘yan eh alangan naman na makipagtalo pa ako sa mga paniniwala mo,” singhal niya sa akin. I heard her giggle.

            “Puwede ka bang mag-suggest kung ano ang puwede kong isuot para mamayang gabi?”

“Akala ko ba dinner lang at hindi date? Bakit ba masyado mong pinag-iisipan ng mabuti ang isosout mo kung dinner lang naman diba?”

            Napahinto ako at napaisip dahil sa kanyang sinabi. Kaibigan ko nga talaga siya dahil parang mayroon koneksyo ang aming mga utak. Tinanong ko ang sarili ko, “Bakit ko nga ba masyadong prinoproblema ang isosuot ko? I have lots of dresses. So why should I let myself bother over the things that’s easy to decide at.

            “Oh sige na nga. Aaminin ko.. date na ‘to. As in totoong date at ang official date namin ni Benjo,” I surrendered.

“I prefer that you wore the creamy pink dress you had there in your closet. Para naman magamit mo na ‘yon at hindi lang nakatago sa closet mo,”

The pink dress. The one that Max had given me on our first date. Ngayon ko lang ulit ‘yon naalala. I almost forgot that I have it in my closet.

            “Bagay ‘yon sayo, at ini-imagine ko pa lang, naku bes. Ang ganda mo talaga d’on,” she said with an excitement in her voice. I didn’t dared to protest. Though, were only on the phone I could picture out Angel’s expression inside my head. I know that she’s smiling over the phone while holding it closely on her right ear. I could picture out how she pressed her lips and her eyes widen with just her voice talking over me..

Pagkatapos ng mag-usap ay napagisip-isip ko na ‘yon pink dress na lang ang isout ko as what Angel suggested. I agreed with her na ‘yon na lang since she’s my best friend and I trust her I would go with her suggestion.

            I took a shower to clean myself, after that, I put the dress which I placed on the top of my bed. I examine it before I decided to put it on. I looked at myself on the mirror with the pink dress on. I turned around while facing at the mirror. Afterwards, I put a make up on lightly just to enhance my feature. I put lip balm instead of lipstick to compliment the sweet color of my dress.

I put my hills on, grab my pouch and looked down and glance to see the time on my wrist watch.

            It’s time and in any minute ay darating na si Benjo para sunduin ako. This would be our second dinner mula noong nagkakilala kami and it was months ago. I motioned towards the door when I hear a sudden halt of the car outside my house.

            “He’s here,” I said to myself as I hit the door and open it.

            Meters away from me ay nakita ko si Benjo. Handsomely standing straightly with that same old smile yet enticing and appealing. His presence makes my heart go into an irregular heart beat pattern. There is really an enthralling about him that makes me pull closer to him like a magnet. I motioned toward him as he ushered me into the front seat of his car. A sudden burst of butterfly inside my stomach made me catch my breathe. I looked at him with that same and never fading smile on his face. He closed the door of the car when I finally get inside. He entered the car across, on the driver’s seat and looked at me before bringing the car into life.