KELLY
Nag stop sa harap ko ‘yung car ko. Bumaba ‘yung window and it revealed my driver.
“Ma’am, ito na po ‘yung invitation.” Inabot niya ‘yung invitayion card.
This is Michael, two weeks pa lang siya. I have 4 drivers actually, depende sa kanila sino ang mag hahatid at sundo sa amin ni Wendy. Among my drivers, he’s the youngest, well built, and may itsura siya that even my maids trying their way into his pants. Unfortunately, he already have a child pero alam ko hindi pa sila kasal ng nanay ng anak nila kaya siya nagta-trabaho at nag-iipon. I’m not a husband snatcher, I just need a hand to defeat Ieous. Ang lagay siya lang may ka-date? Luh, ako rin dapat.
“Michael, kailan niyo ba balak makasal?” Panimula ko. Nabigla ito sa tanong ko. “hmm?”
“Ahm, pag nakayanan po ng badyet siguro po sa katapusan ng agosto.” Nahihiya nitong sagot. Nag bend forward ako at pinatong ang mga braso sa bintana ng kotse. Napalunok ito at napalayo ng kaunti
“How about, I’ll pay all of the expenses?” I saw his eyes glittered.
“T-talaga po ma’am?” nauutal pa ito dahil hindi siya makapaniwala sa narinig niya.
“Pero alam mo naman na walang libre sa mundo, Michael.” I sweetly said and nilapit ang mukha sa kaniya. I saw beads of sweats starting to form on his forehead.
“Don’t worry wala tayong gagawing masama, just pretend that you’re my date. This is definitely not cheating ang gagawin mo lang ngingiti at ilalagay ang kamay sa waist ko. Ganun lang kasimple tapos mag stay ka mga kahit 30 minutes lang, basta huwag kang lalayo sa tabi ko.”
Good thing he's wearing suit as his uniform.
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Where are... oh!
I spotted Ieous and his date talking with Mr. And mrs. Cruz.
"C'mon." Bulong ko kay Michael. Ninenerbyos na tumango si Michael.
Choosey pa 'to, ako na nga kasama pero may magagawa ba tayo? Ikakasal na eh pero hindi ko naman siya balak agawin. Geez.
I think Ieous gaze landed on me. He stopped and stared at us. Sumunod naman ang mga mata ng kaniyang kausap. Hindi sila nakatingin sa akin, sa kasama ko and I already felt Michael's nervousness. His hand that holding my right waist was shaking.
"Hey." I sofly called him and looked at him. He looked back at me.
"Relax." I gave him my reassuring smile. Lumunok ito at tumango, mukhang hindi parin siya kumakalma.
"Sorry, my date is late. This is Michael. This is Mr. And Mrs. Cruz, sila ‘yung nag se-celebrate ng diamond anniversary." Sabi ko agad ng makalapit na kami sa kanila. Ngumiti naman sa kaniya ang mag-asawa at bumati.
"Oh, hello dear." Lumapit si Mrs. Cruz upang makipag beso.
Sa sobrabg nerbyos ni Michael ay aligaga niyang tinanggab ang bati ni Mrs. Cruz pero hindi niya tinanggal ang kamay sa akin at humigpit ang hawak niya sa bewang ko. Sumilip ako sa reaksyon ni Ieous, pero hindi siya nakatitig sa akin. Nang sinundan ko kung saan siya nakatitig, sa kamay ni Michael na hawak ang aking bewang.
Huh, hindi siguro ito makapaniwala na may ka-date ako.
“Oh by the way, this is Ieous Rossi and…” papakilala ko sana si ate girl kaso hindi ko naman kilala. Hindi ko maalala kung na mention ba ‘yung name niya. So, I just said it as… “his date.”
Ieous’ date expression change. Oh, did I offended her? Eh hindi ko siya kilala eh.
“I am Eliz, a model. You are?” she extended her hand towards Michael. I checked on Michael’s face, hahaha nawawalan na ng dugo.
“Michael po, a-“ he stopped in his mid-sentence. To his nervousness he accidentally copied how she introduced herself and…
He couldn’t say that he’s my driver. Not because he doesn’t want to ruined this act but because he’s afraid. I saw how he hesitated saying he’s a driver and how his confidence slumped. I hate this kind of person, There’s nothing to be ashamed of on what kind of work he’s into. Marangal naman na trabaho. Ako nga kinupkop lang, masasabi ko na sadyang sinwerte lang ako para magkaroonNg magandang start but I strived hard to maintain my position. Puñeta lang talaga si Ieous.
“Driver.” Ako na ang nagtapos sa sasabihin niya.
“He’s my driver.”Kita ang gulat sa mukha nilang lahat ngunit mabilis lang naman nagbago ang ekspresyon ng mag-asawa. Parang, natuwa sila or what basta hindi ka-bastos bastos.
Pero ‘yung dalawa? They snickered. My eyebrows twitched and I gave them an ‘excuse-me-what-the-fuck-is-funny?' Look.
Michael’s hands loosen its hold. I checked on him, nakayuko na ‘to sa kahihiyan. Huh! I hate how Michael hesitated but I hate them more.
“Excuse me, is there something funny? Nag joke ba kami?” medyo galit na ‘yung pagiging sarkastiko ko. The nerve of whatever this girl name to raise its eyebrows and looked at me as if I’m kind of a joke.
“Are you seriously bringing a driver as your date? Here, in this celebration?” the girl scoffed as she couldn’t believe the fact na driver ang dinala ko.
“Ayaw mo talagang nalalamangan ko, Kelly. Pati driver mo ginawa mong ka-date, you’re stooping that low just to defeat me?” Ieous smugly said. As soon as I felt that Michael removed his hand on me, I quickly caught it without even paying a glance on it. I held it.
“I-I think we better settle this down calmly.” Mr. Cruz nervously said. Kita na niya ang tensyon and ramdam niya na hindi magandang ginagalit anv isang tulad ko.
“Chin-up, huwag kang yumuko sa tulad nila.” Si Michael ang kausap ko pero kay Ieous ako nakatingin na halatang naiinis na.
“Their privileged-ass reeks, belittling person's humble job.” I coldly said.
“Kelly, calm down.” Hindi ko na pinakinggan si Mrs. Cruz.
“coming from a rich woman like you? Na walang ginawa para mag-eskandalo?” sarap busalan ng babae nito. Kilala ata ako nito, kapitd-bahay ko ba ‘to? Chismosa.
“it seems that you know me to well na pati pagiging attention seeker ko ay alam mo, na brief ka pala ng kasama mo. Unfortunately, the briefing isn’t enough…” I averted my gaze to Ieous na hindi ko na malaman kung anong ekspresyon ang pinapakita niya.
“Hindi ata sinabi sa iyo ng ka-date mo kung saan ako nag mula.” I gave him a cold stare.
Ieous expression changed into guilt.
“Kelly-“ hindi ko na siya binigyan ng chance para magsalita dahil humarap ako sa mag-asawa.
Buti na lang hindi naramdaman ng tao ‘yung tension na nabuo sa amin.
"Sorry for ruining the fun, pero alam ko na ine-expect niyo na na gagawa ako ng eksena..” sinabayan ako ni Ms. Cruz.
“No, we never thought of that.” She sadly said pero nagtuloy-tuloy lang ako sa pagsasalita.
“To avoid further tension, I think my presence is not needed here. My apologies, my gift will arrive siguro this Saturday.” Walang paligoy-ligoy na sabi ko.
“you can stay for awhile, kumain muna kayo.” Pagpipigil ni Mrs. Cruz sa akin.
“I’m sorry.” I hugged her. “I pray for your long life, the two of you.” I smiled. I also hug Mr. Cruz. “Stop smoking tabacco, please.” He chuckled.
. “People misjudge you- your words and action but I know that you’re a woman who sees the different sides of world thhat not everyone can people might hate how you convey your pride, your stand, and rights but I strongly respect you. Stay as your are, anak.” He whispered. We separated, we exchange meaningful smile.
“Halika na Michael, kain tayo kwek-kwek.” Hindi ako binigyan kahit dapo ng tingin lang sila Ieous at seymppre hindi na ako nagpaalaam sa kanila.
Of course, kumain talaga kami sa turo-turo pati sa isang fast-food.
The day ended horribly, lagi naman pero napapadalas dahil kay Ieous. Tinik talaga sa lalamunan.
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