COMPROMISE LOVE

Chapter 13 - The Deal

AJ's POV

"Anak" mom entered in my room and showing me an exciting smile

"Mom? Bakit ang saya-saya mo ngayon?" curious na tanong ko

"Anak. Tumawag si Tito Jay mo at sabi niya pumayag na daw si Jaylin sa pagiging engage niya sayo"

Natulala ako bigla at hindi ako nakapagsalita. She really agreed and accepted the contract. So ibig sabihin ikakasal kami ni Jaylin? Nice.

"Pero anak hindi pa niya alam ikaw yung lalaki. She doesn't have any idea. Tomorrow pa yung official meeting niyo" pag clarify ni mom sa akin

"Uhm. Yeah. And I guess she will shocked tomorrow"

"Bakit? Paano mo naman na sabi yan?" litong tanong ni mom

"Because we already met twice and our meeting doesn't end up very well. Nagbabangayan lang kami. She's really pissed off" napayuko ako at napa buntong hininga

"Well anak. It's part of the challenge. Diskarte mo na yan" nap ailing-iling na sabi ni Mom.

"Sige anak. I'll prepare pa the venue for the meet-up tomorrow. Kaya ikaw be ready. Okay?" Mom then kiss my forehead at umalis na sa kwarto ko.

Jaylin's POV

I wake up late this morning and medyo namamaga yung mga mata ko because I've been crying all night. Yet I've decided to do whatever Lola has planned for me. After all I know Lola would never made such a decision kung hindi makakabuti sa akin. She knows be better than anyone else. Even better than my parents kaya gagawin ko na lang to. Tatanggapin ko ang pakikipagsundo ng anak ni Mr. Anton at ako. Anyhow I do hope this guy is worth it.

"So anak. Have you decided already?" tanong ni Mom sa akin while nakaupo kaming lahat sa living room

"Uhm. Yes po. I guess Lola Patricia just wanted me to be happy. I just hope that whoever that guy is. He's worth the chance"

"Okay the. I'll inform the Valdez Family and be ready for your meet-up tomorrow. Okay?" demand ni Daddy

"And sis, don't worry. Everything will be alright. Let's just say do believe in destiny or perhaps in love"

Nalito ako bigla sa ibig sabihin ni Ate Rachelle. What sort of destiny? And love? As in love agad? Pwedeng getting to know muna. Pero kahit papano Dad's right I should ready myself for tomorrow's event.

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I'm at the mall with my best friend Angelie and I told her everything that happened to me this past few days. And obviously my best friend was shocked when I told her about me getting into a fixed marriage situation.

"Alam mo bes, somehow ikaw na siguro yung pinakamaganda kong kaibigan pero ikaw din yung mga pinaka may komplikadong buhay" bahagyang nilingon ko si Angelie na kumakain sa ice cream niya habang naglakad-lakad lang kami sa mall.

"Ewan ko ba bes kung bakit ako pa ata ang binigyan ng ganitong buhay" napa buntong hininga na lang ako at napa pout na lang

"Wag kang mag-alala bes. Everything will be okay soon. Basta nandito lang ako sa tabi mo ha? Don't hesitate to call me if kailangan mo ako. okay?" Angelie pat my back and showed me a cheer up smile

"Uhm bes, punta kaya tayo sa condo mo? Tapos movie mara tayo. Bili na lang tayo ng maraming pagkain dito kasi medyo boring na ata ang pag ma-mall" suggestion ni Angelie sa akin. It's very obvious that she's trying to cheer me up and eventually yung attention ko palipat sa ibang moment. But then again. I guess movie mara is way better than malling.

"Good idea bes. Let's go" I agreed then we go straight to the grocery to buy food.

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Angelie's POV

It's almost 9:00 pm at nandito pa rin ako sa condo ni Jaylin. Ang dami na ata naming nakita na movies. Minsan nag iiyakan kami dahil sa romance movie, minsan naman tumatawa kami pag laugh trip na movie at ngayon naman takot na takot kami kasi horror naman ang pinapanood namin.

"Bes. I need to pee" tumayo ako at pumunta agad sa comfort room

Then bumalik na ako agad sa living room para ipagpatuloy ang pagpapanood namin ng horror movie.

Dingdong. Dingdong

Biglang tumunog ang doorbell sa loob ng condo unit ni Jaylin. Nagtinginan kaming dalawa and it creeps us out. I checked the wall clock and it's around 11:30 pm. Opo. 11:30 pm na po and its almost midnight.

"Bes, buksan muna. Please?" Jaylin push me towards the door at nag puffy eyes siya habang napatingin sa akin.

"Ay bes naman eh. Sama tayo" pag-yaya ko ni Jaylin

"Ay. Please bes? You know how I stiff pag natakot. Sige na bes?" nag pout siya at medyo nagmamakaawa. Kaya pumayag na lang ako.

As I opened the door. I checked the hallway. Tapos sa unahan may nakita akong Chihuahua na nakahiga sa isang basket. Then nilapitan ko agad. Eventually may letter at it says for 'To Jaylin, Ibabalik ko na si Baby Angel. I trained her to be more behave para naman hindi ka na maaaksidente the very next time na pupunta na kayo sa park'

I was quite amaze at nagulat. Everything Jaylin said was very true. This guy is really a mysterious guy. Alam niya ata pati floor ng condo unit ni Jaylin. Nagmadali naman akong tumayo tapos napansin ko may isang lalaki na sumilip sa may stairs. He's actually wearing a round cap. Kaya nagmadali akong habulin yung lalaki and eventually naabotan ko siya. Kinuha ko yung round cap kaya napahinto siya. I'm really a runner kung hindi niya alam kaya naabotan ko talaga siya.

"Hoy, stalker ka noh?" nakatalikod pa ring yung lalaki sa akin pero nakatayo na lang at hindi na siya umalis.

Eventually for a second, he started to turn around para maharap ako. at sa pag harap niya nagulat ako at nanlaki yung mga mata ko.

"Teka, ikaw yung si bookstore guy. The guy na nakabangga at nagbigay ni Jaylin ng chain" tinuro ko siya at gulat na gulat pa rin ako

He looked at me and nod. Tapos he showed me his killer smile. This guy is so handsome and hot. My best friend is really a lucky girl to have this kind of stalker.

"So stalker ka talaga niya? And to be exact. I know you Mr. Anthony Josh Valdez. You're the only son Mr. Anton Valdez of Valdez International Corporation. The Casanova guy who turned into a faithful guy. Anyare?" gulat na gulat siya when I know him and I know about his story from being not good to being good.

"How did---" pinutol ko ang pagsasalita niya and I interrupted

"I know dahil you're one of the hot bachelors in the world of business and I'm actually Angelie Mae Sy. One of the bachelorettes sa world of business" I offered my hand to have make acquaintances with a handsome, hot stalker of my only best friend

"Ah. Okay. I'm not a stalker. I'm actually Jaylin's fiancé kaya all this time I've been watching her kaya please lang don't tell her we already met and I consider you a friend for now on" pag offer niya ng friendship

"What do you mean?" litong tanong ko

"Well. I didn't accept our fix marriage situation kung hindi ko siya gusto. Eventually I like her and she's my childhood love if you know and I need to win her heart even if ipapakasal na kaming dalawa. That's why I need you to help me. Kaya help me please?" nagmamakaawa si  Anthony sa akin

"Okay but in one condition. You'll find me a partner para di rin boring love life ko pag kasama ko kayo ni Jaylin when you get married" pag alok ko ng condition

"Okay. Deal?" he offered his hand

"Deal" we shake our hands to give a sign that we already agreed on our deal.

This is going to be nice. Parang excited ata ako sa love life ng best friend ko at ni Anthony ha. This is going to be fun and adventure. HAHAHA

PS: Tapos na po ako sa chapter na ito. The big change is already done and I hope you like this chapter. Feel free to comment and suggests. Pasensiya din po if may typos at errors pa po. Thank you.