You and Me Against the World

22

"Hindi ko din alam sa totoo lang Belle... I'm always locked up inside my room. I never cared about anyone else in the last year"

"They have a pending case in court Belle. Silang tatlo nina Anne at Alex" Chelsea

"Pending?"

"Yes. Hindi matuloy ang kaso nang wala kayong dalawa bilang mga patunay sa ginawa nila. I don't know. Something seems to be wrong but... they're still not punished"

"Chelsea! Sina Belle?!"

Sigaw ni Benj bago pa man makapasok ng bahay namin

"Andito! Bakit?!"

"There you are!! You both have to know something!"

"Ano yun?" David

"Your families shouldn't be in chaos from the very beginning bro"

"Ano? Hindi ko magets"

"My parents have learned something... kasi recently they had a transaction with Sharmaine's family"

"So?? Can't you get straight to the point??"

"Sharmaine's family caused the clash of your families"

"What?! How?!"

"I went to my father's office bago ako nagpunta dito and I saw Sharmaine's parents there. I didn't hear everything but I heard something very important na nairecord ko"

"Let's hear it" David

Kinuha ni Benj ang phone niya and searched for the recording before playing it

Mr Gonzales, accept our offer. Mas madali nating malalagpasan bilang top company ang Ignacio Properties at Mitchell Group of Companies if we work together and nerge our companies

I am actually satisfied with my companies performance Mrs. Ariolla. I don't think I need any merge

The top companies are in chaos right now Mr. Gonzales.

How'd you know that?

Of course I know coz I did it

What?

Gusto ko lang naman maging top company and for once that won't happen kung magkasundo ang dalawang malaking kumpanya

...

I told one and the other na sinisiraan sila ng bawat isa and also brought them something bad at pinalabas na sila ang may gawa sa isa't isa and there you go. Based on recent studies, humihina sila dahil sa away ng dalawang pamilya. Easy right?

Why do you need to do that?

Coz I need to be at the top. So are you in or not?

Let me think about it Mrs. Ariolla

Okay. If you say so. Pero I'm telling you. It is easier this way Mr. Gonzales. I'm leaving first

The recording ended with that

"I had to end it kasi makikita ako ng mama ni Sharmaine"

"For fck sake dahil lang lahat sa ranking?!" David

"Seems to me" Benj

"I immediately went back to my father and talked to him about it. Buti na lang hindi siya papayag" pagpapatuloy nito

"Do they really have to ruin our lives just because of that?!"

"Dahil sa pera..." singit ko

"Tangina. Pera. Ranking?! It still doesn't make sense that they almost killed us for this!" David

"Our parents needs to know this David"

"Teka... may naalala ako" Joseph

"Ano yun?"

"I think Sharmaine is a part of this plan"

"What?!"

"Pano mo nasabi?"

"I remember seeing her before sa school na may kausap sa phone... I don't remember it all right pero she was telling the person on the phone na ayaw na niyang ituloy and that she'll do it for her own sake kasi mahal na niya yung tao. I didn't know that person she's talking about was you David"

"Kelan to?" David

"I think this was before you had your relationship with Belle. Hindi ko inintindi kasi hindi ko naman alam anong meron noon ehh"

"Tangina. Tangina talaga!!"

I can feel him about to burst out kaya niyakap ko kaagad siya.

"Calm down David. Ngayong alam na natin ang totoo, may laban na tayo. Mas mapapatunayan natin sa parents natin na walang masama sa ginagawa natin"

I felt him hug me back.

"I'm just frustrated with how much we have to suffer for a fcking company!"

"Magkasama naman na tayo David, okay na tayo. Kasama natin anak natin. Siguro tama namang mga pamilya natin ang ayusin natin"

"We really need to do that. Masyado nang gumulo buhay natin. Nakakapagod din"

"How will you tell this to your parents?"

"We need your help guys"

"How?" Chelsea

"Kailangan mapagsama natin sila sa iisang kwarto, and we have to make sure the Ariolla's wouldn't know" David

"Sa dami ng schedule ng mga magulang niyo pano natin gagawin yun?" Benj

Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa ni David

"I think we know how"

Kailangan na namin gawin to bago pa kami lahat tuluyang masira. Akala ko sa pelikula lang pwedeng mangyare lahat ng to but this is our reality, and we have to face it.