Irresistible

Chapter Seventeen

#I17

"Alright it is all set. Two days from now we will be leaving for Batangas." Masayang sabi ni Zei.

Nagtaas ako ng kamay dahil hindi ko man lang alam lahat ng detalye tungkol dito.  Tss they all drag me here to the cafeteria and said that we will be leaving two days from now. Wow, ang galing lang.

"What resort again? And what about the expenses?"

Pagdating sa ganitong may gusto kaming puntahan, we paid the expenses consistently like one time noong pumunta kami sa Boracay, I paid for the hotel, Zei paid for the plane and our rides and Helene paid for the food and other stuffs.

The two gave me a big smile.

"Don't worry everything is free." Sabi ni Helene.

Tumaas ang kilay ko. Bago to ah.

"Why is that?"

"Ahm... My.... ff--friend owns the resort, and he said that the total package is free even the wheels that we'll be riding." Paliwanag naman ni Zei.

"I feel something suspicious." malakas ang pakiramdam kong may hindi sila sinasabi sa akin.

Zei looked very suspicious and guilty. Ni hindi siya makatingin sa akin. Inakbayan bigla ako ni Helene.

"Oh come on Jane, it's free mas okay nga yun diba?"

"Fine."

Kumain na lamang kami habang nag-uusap ang dalawa tungkol sa mangyayari doon. So sila-sila lang talaga ang nagplano. Tss whatever, wala rin naman akong pakialam, kung saan sila edi dun din ako. I never really like planning or something. I literally like the idea of 'go with the flow'.

"Eliss"

Nagulat ako bigla ng may tumawag sa akin. I am about to sleep damn it!

"Bakit ba?" Inis kong sabi. Bwisit istorbo sa oras ng tulog ko.

Tumawa si Vlad. "Really? Dito ba talaga ang tulugan mo?"

Tss. What's wrong with it? Wala namang katao-tao sa garden na to. Tahimik na preska pa dahil napapalibutan ng mga puno at halaman.

"Paki mo!"

"How about we do our research instead of you sleeping even if your class is on going."

Tumayo ako. How did he know that I skipped my class? Is he a stalker or something? Tss nevermind. Tama nga naman siya na sa halip na itulog ko ay gawin na lang namin ang research para hindi na kami magpadali-dali sa paggawa kung saan malapit na ang deadline. I wanted to chill too, nevermind those lazy classmates of mine.

"Wala ka na bang ginagawa? I mean yung sa work mo?" I asked.

Hindi naman pwede na dala-dalawa ang gawin niya. This isn't multitasking you know.

"Yeah, I submit it earlier. So tara na?" Anyaya nito.

I raised my brows. "Where?"

"Sa bahay." he said casually.

"What?!" Hindi ko napigilang magtaas ng boses.

"Duh research." Sabi nito bago tumalikod at nagsimulang maglakad. I can even hear him chuckle.

Oh gosh. I'm so stupid.  Shit this is so embarrassing!

Pagdating namin sa bahay ni Vlad ay dire-diretso lang kami sa kaniyang study room. We even argue about the research because we have different perspective in some parts kaya naman we decided that I'll be working on Chapter 4 and he'll be working on Chapter 5. I gave him the conclusion para naman mareview niya rin yung topic mula umpisa. Tss I'm sure as hell that Mr. Tiongco will asked us a lot of questions. 

We were in the middle of working when my phone rang. Napahinto ako sa paggawa at ganun din si Vlad. He looked at me like he's saying that I should answer the call.

"Balibera!" Aray. Nilayo ko na agad ang phone sa tenga ko ng sumigaw si Zei sa kabilang linya. Anak ng.... Puno tuloy ng pagtataka akong tiningnan ni Vlad.

"What?"

"Shopping tayo bukas ha.. plsss I have to buy new bikinis, anyway Helene already agreed kaya you have no right to oblige." Tss.

"You said it, I don't have a choice." Malamya kong sabi.

"Yieee, love you Balibera. See ya" she's the one who ended the call. Binaba ko na ang phone ko at nagsimulang mag-encode.

"Who is it?" Tanong ni Vlad. Tiningnan ko siya ng may pagtataka. I heard it right? He's asking?

"Nevermind." Walang emosyong sabi nito.  Tss kailan pa siya nangialam sa akin?

We didn't finish our work. Mahirap din kaya. Kung may the same topic lang sana sa internet edi sana nagcopypaste na lang kami pero dahil matalino ang Prof namin, hindi namin pwedeng gawin yun. Even a single sentence that comes from the internet ay alam niya. Palagi niya kasi itong naeencounter sa mga previous students niya kaya kabisadong kabisado na niya lahat.

"I think we should do it separately, I don't have time." I said as I packed my things.

"Yeah, okay lang may pupuntahan ka naman e." Sabi nito.

"Paano mo alam?" I asked confusedly.

"Ahh, ang ibig kong sabihin ay baka may pupuntahan ka dahil meron din ako." Sabi nito.

"Okay." Kahit hindi ako kumbinsido sa sagot niya.

"Which one's better, the green or the red one?" Zei asked Helene as she shows her the two bikinis.

"The red one's better." Sagot naman ng isa habang namimili rin ng bikini.

Naghanap rin ako ng mabibili sa loob ng botika. I saw a white two piece bikini that crosses on the hips. I like this one kaya ito ang bibilhin ko. If you're confused. Yes, I do bikinis. I wear gowns and sexy dresses...... occasionally. Zei and Helene said that I have a perfect body kaya nagtataka sila kung bakit tinatago ko ito. Tss kailangan bang ibalandra sa lahat? I don't like seeking attention tsaka I don't really like wearing one. Mostly napipilitan lang talaga ako.

After kong bayaran ay bumalik ako sa kanila and look at their stuff. Wait bakit parang andami?

"Ba't andami yata?" Nagtataka kong tanong.

"Duh, we'll be there 3 days kaya dapat lang na maraming bikinis tayong dala." Sabi ni Helene habang pinapakita sa akin ang limang bikining binili niya.

"Wag mong sabihin magbabalot ka dun Balibera ka!" Sabi naman ni Zei.

"I bought one." Sagot ko na lang.

They looked at me like I did something wrong. What's wrong with it ba? Tss it isn't even a big deal para pag-usapan namin ito. Besides wala akong balak magbilad sa araw dun, mangingitim lang ako.

Nauna na akong lumabas sa shop. We eat to my resto before we bid our goodbyes for the day dahil maaga pa kami bukas.