Freaking Perfect [ON-GOING]

8

August 1, 2020 - Saturday

It's been over a week since I got here, and since that conversation with Fade. I didn't really agree on it. I didn't deny either. I guess I was too shock to comprehend what he said. Hindi ko mawari kung bakit may kakaiba akong naramdaman sa sinabi niya. I felt kind of insulted and a bit angered... but there's... something more I couldn't name. In the end, he told me I should think about it but we never really got to talk about it again.

Nothing much changed in my first week of stay here. I still can't grasp the fact that I am now poor. Very poor, actually. Hindi pa rin ako makatulog nang maayos dahil sa matigas na higaan. Asar pa rin ako sa walang kwentang electric fan. Naiinis pa rin ako na wala akong mobile phone. At naiirita pa rin sa mga cheap kong gamit.

Nagrereklamo pa rin ako sa mga food dito- especially last night when we had ampalaya- God! I can't, really! Sobra ang tantrums ko kaya nainis nang todo sa akin si Fade at binilhan ako ng sardinas! Sardinas! I hated the smell but it's not like I can do anything, kinain ko nalang. It's not that bad actually. I just thought I'd have allergies dahil sa lansa. Mabuti at hindi nangyari. Shocks, am I getting immune sa pang mahihirap na pagkain? Gosh!

I guess one thing that I was able to learn is washing the dishes. That night when Fade told me about that, hindi niya hinayaang hindi ako ang mag hugas ng pinggan after dinner. Of course, I objected. But he's such an ass and I knew of his blackmailing tendencies a.k.a my allowance so it was futile to argue with him.

Makailang beses kong nahulog ang pinggan at mga baso. At ilang beses din siyang napamura at nag pasalamat na hindi babasagin ang mga 'yon. In the end, I wasn't able to do anything but just take note in my mind to apply my La Mer hand cream multiple times the moment I come home to our mansion.

"Farrah, sigurado kang ayaw mong sumama?" Grasya asked shyly. Yes, that's also one of the things I was able to accomplish in a week. Who wouldn't, with Fade giving me the chills every time I call his cousin Disgrasya? I mean, I'm not the type to back down- but my allowance!

I shook my head and just looked again in the window.

Tanaw mula sa bintana ng kwarto ang backyard. Maraming tanim na halaman at mga gulay at napag alaman kong 'yon ang ibinibenta ni Aling Gina sa palengke. There's a hammock in there that is attached to the branches of a tree, though I don't know what kind. There's also a sapa- Grasya's term- and I was amazed at how clear the water is. Minsan pa ngang nanghuli si Fade doon. There's a wooden door which leads to a stone-made staircase to get to the sides of the stream of water.

"Pero kasi, birthday ni Kuya Klei ngayon. Inimbita ka rin niya." Nag kamot siya ng ulo. I thought she already left.

I rolled my eyes at her. "Tell him I'm not in the mood." They've been inviting me every time they'd hang out but I didn't really know how to engage myself in their group. Baka tarayan ko lang sila minu-minuto.

She pursed her lips. "Sabi kasi ni Kuya Fade..."

My forehead creased. "What?"

"Kailangan mo raw sumama. Susunod siya pagka galing sa trabaho."

I just discovered a couple of days ago that Fade is doing a summer job at a construction site, as a construction worker, of course. Probably the reason why his skin is a bit tanned. I heared he's only free every Sundays at nakipag palit lang siya last Saturday ng day off para makapamili kami. It's his last day today I think, since school will start on Monday.

"And if I don't go?" I raised my brow.

She smiled nervously. "U-uhh, wala ka raw kakaining hapunan dahil walang mag sasaing at magluluto."