World of the Elites (Elite Girls 1)

Chapter 2 - Revenge

CHAPTER 2

REVENGE

"There he goes again with his self-centered boring speech." I rolled my eyes and crossed my arm. Tumalikod na lang din ako sa stage at ininom na ang glass of wine ko.

"Himala, hindi ka nagalit sa ginawa niya," tatawa-tawang pagpuna ni Tiffany.

"I told you, I will handle him differently now. Sinadya niyang banggain ako para masira ang gabi ko. He wants me to be angry, lash out and show everyone that I have a shitty personality. Tapos ano? Babagsak agad ako sa ranking? Well, I'm not that stupid to fall into his trap."

"Smart move! We stan an intelligent queen!" proud na sabi ni Naomi, pumalakpak pa ito ng mahina.

"But we know you. Hindi ka papayag na ganun-ganun na lang," Ava pointed out. She sounded as if she wants me to do something about it.

I turned around and looked at Zin. Surprisingly, his eyes are on me. Nagsasalita siya sa mic pero halata sa mukha niya ang pagtataka dahil hindi ko pinansin ang ginawa niya kanina.

"Just wait and see," I told my friends before winking at Zin. Mukhang na-gets naman niya na hindi ako magpapa-badtrip sa kanya ngayong gabi kaya napailing na lang siya habang nakangiti.

"The 20th Annual A-List Event is now officially open!" He announced. "A votre santé!"

"A votre santé!" We answered back before raising our glasses. It's the French word for 'Cheers!'.

This is it. The game has now begun.

Ngumiti ako at nakipag-socialize na sa mga iba ko pang friends. I also made sure to talk to the new ones para naman ma-familiarize agad sila sa akin. What can I say? I'm good at faking my emotions. Kaya kong makipagplastikan magdamag sa mga ito, makuha ko lang ang mga boto nila.

After dinner, we entertained the press waiting at the lobby. They interviewed each one of us. Tinanong nila sino ang gumawa ng gown ko and kung ano-ano ba daw ang mga plano ko ngayon.

"Well of course this isn't really a competition so I'm just going to chill like what I mostly do." Sabay kaming tumawa nung babaeng nagi-interview sa akin. Syempre kailangan kong magpaka-humble.

"But for the past decade, you and Mr. Romero have been constantly at the top 3. Are there any possibilities that you'll be coming home with the award this year?"

Sasagot na sana ako ng bigla na lang may nagsalita sa likuran ko.

"Not a chance." Sabay hawak ni Zin sa bewang ko. "Hi."

Napaka-epal talaga nitong hinayupak na 'to! Gustong-gusto kunin spotlight sa'kin kaya kahit sa interview ko, tumabi pa talaga at nakisawsaw! ARGH!

I faked a smile and laughed. "Ganyan 'yang si Zin, madamot," biro ko kaya pati ilan sa mga fans namin, natawa. Our supporters don't really know about the rivalry between me and Zin. On cam, we look like good friends. Off cam? That's a whole different story.

"Awww. You guys are so cute!" pagkomento ng interviewer. "Buti hindi kayo nagkakaroon ng samaan ng loob?"

"I don't know with Caylee. I think she's pretty mad at me for never allowing her to win," biro ni Zin. Pretty mad? Boy, I'm extremely angry at you! And you will feel my wrath as soon as we're out of here!