I Get What I Want

Kabanata 8

I am wearing a Michelle Herrera gown. Her gowns are one of the best in the country. Mine is a long red gown with high slit in front exposing my long legs. Hindi masyadong expose ang dibdib nito dahil si mommy ang pumili ng design. Still, I look smoking hot in this red fiery dress.

It is still 2 PM and the party's at four. Maya-maya pa'y kinatok na ako ni Cora dahil andito na daw ang sundo ko.

"Maam, Lea. May gwapo po na sumundo sa inyo. Naku Ma'am! Ang gwapo-gwapo naman! Artista ba yun? Parang nakita ko na sya sa TV dati eh. Di ko lang matandaan." Kinikilig na sabi nito.

Napangiti ako. "Yun din ang akala ko noong una, Cora. Pero kamukha nya lang si Penn Badgely."

"Penn Bad--ano po?" Litong tanong nito.

"Si Penn Badgely, Cora. Yung sa Gossip Girl na kapareha ni Serena." Sabi ko.

"Ahh!! Yun nga! Naku, paborito namin yan ni Ate Janice dati. Gossip Girl pala yun! Grabe, Ma'am! Ang gwapo-gwapo at ang bango-bango!" Kinikilig pa rin na sabi nito.

Umiling na lamang ako at lumabas na ng kwarto.

Dahan-dahan akong bumaba ng hagdanan dahil mataas ang suot ko'ng stiletto. Syempre, mahinhin ako ngayon. Di ko maintindihan pero para akong lumulutang habang bumababa dahil grabe naman makatitig itong si Gavin. Pati ata kaluluwa ko ay kita nito.

"Hi! Thanks for coming here. Let's go?" I smiled widely.

He gave me a kiss on my cheek again and looked at me intently.

"You're so beautiful, Lea. Even more beautiful today." Seryosong sabi nito.

Feeling ko na naman ay namumula ako sa sinabi niya.

"Oh, Gavin. Don't say that. I don't need your bola today." I laughed again.

"No, it's not bola. You really are exceptionally beautiful today. By the way, I think we should leave now para hindi tayo ma-late sa party." Sabi nito sabay lahad ng braso para alalayan ako.

Malugod ko itong tinanggap at hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti sa kakaibang saya'ng dulot nito.

He was driving a gray Audi Q7 SUV. He was a very careful driver but mabilis pa rin naman. We arrived at Makati Shangri-la on time kaya may time pa kami to chat with other guests.

There were media men who covered the big event dahil kilala ang parents ko na successful sa kani-kanilang field. My mom is a dermatologist while my dad is an engineer by profession pero ito rin ang namamahala sa aming realty development businesses. Kilala ang kompanya namin sa buong South-east Asia kaya marami-raming guests ang andito. I can see celebrities, too.

Papasok na kami ng hall nang harangin kami ng mga camera. Marahil dahil ngayon lamang nila ako nakita sa mga family gatherings after 10 years. I stopped and posed in front of them.

"Welcome back, Ms. Lea! Kelan ka pa nakabalik ng bansa? Is this your first public appearance after 10 years?" Rinig kong tanong ng isang magazine staff.

I smiled at her and nodded. "In the Philippines, yes, this is my first public appearance. I came home for my parent's anniversary." I smiled brightly.

"Oh.. And who is your dashing date for today?" Another question came in.

I looked at my date and smiled. He just winked at me playfully.

"This is my friend, Gavin."I told her.

"Your friend looks good, Ms. Lea. Bagay kayo. One last question, who made your beautiful gown today?"

"It's a Michelle Herrera piece. Anyway, thank you guys for coming. We're going in now. Please enjoy the party." I said at umalis na sa harap nila.