You Belong With Me

Five.

"Miss Portia! Here!"

"On the right, miss!"

"Miss, look here!"

I posed in front of the cameras. After the shots, I gracefully went inside the hall. I am at Milan right now for the fashion week. Hindi nga sana ako dadalo dahil kay Chandler at dahil sa magaganap na collaboration ng Montano at Divesta but I didn't want to miss this. Its important to me!

Strutting in a Versace bell dress and Prada heels, the elites and the designers stopped to watch me.

"Portia Susanna!"

I smiled when I saw my favorite designer, Lisha! Nagbeso kami at may kinwento agad siya sa akin. I went to my seat and good thing that we're seatmates!

Lisha's stories kept me entertained until my phone beeped. Hindi ko pinansin iyon pero nainis ako nang nag-vibrate iyon ng tatlo pang beses! I ignored it and continued to listen.

When the models were gracing the runway, I took out my phone to quickly check on it and I almost grunted when I saw all of it was from Chandler! He was sending me photos on my Instagram DM's!

He followed me on Instagram last week and I had no choice but to follow back. Since then, he was bugging the hell out of me! Sinasali niya pa ako sa Instagram stories niya!

@chandlerdean: Learned Italian awhile ago! Oh, english yan!

He sent a photo of him reading Italian words. Sunod naman ay selfie nila ng Private tutor niya. Ang pangatlo naman ay siya na naka-flying kiss! This jejemon!

@portiasusanna: Ew.

I hid my phone at napailing nalang. Akala niya talaga close na kami. Its been two weeks since our shopping and I am so happy because I never saw him wearing the Merrell again! Although I was touched by its story, I still don't like it! I remember how he told me about it. He was really offended!

"Tapos pag ito, ano ang gagamitin kong sapatos?", he raised the white Lacoste polo together with the khaki shorts.

Nandito ako ngayon sa malaking sala ng mansyon ni Señor Juan. Its a Saturday and I plan to teach him how to mix and match clothes.

"Definitely not the Merrell... uh, these," binigay ko ang pares ng sapatos na pang-golf. "And, if you're not playing golf, these..."

I pointed the white slip ons from Fred Perry.

"Ahhh, sige. Tapos kapag naka-ganito naman?"

Itinuro niya ang brown sweater at gray slacks.

"Definitely not the Merrell, uh—", napatigil ako nang sumimangot siya. "What?"

"Kanina ka pa sa Merrel ko ah! Ano bang ginawa nito sa'yo?"

Tunog nagtatampo ang boses niya but I couldn't care less.

"Its ugly," simple kong sabi at ibinalik ang atensyon sa mga damit.

"Grabe ka naman. Akala ko ba mabait ka?"

"Ikaw ang nag-isip niyan. Don't blame me."

"Tss!"

My brows furrowed. "What's 'tss'?"

"Wala!", umirap siya at umupo sa sofa habang nakapangalumbaba.

"What the hell is your problem?", nameywang ako at dinungaw siya.

"Naiinsulto mo ako, eh! Ikaw kaya tawaging pangit yung bagay na pinaghirapan mong bilhin."

Natahimik ako. I sighed and looked away.

"Pagka-graduate ko ng college, nasa akin na yun. Nagtrabaho ako sa construction para makabili ng sapatos na tatagal talaga ng ilang taon! Yun yung pinili ko kasi yun daw ang matibay, eh. Maganda naman yun, maarte ka lang."

Umiiling siya. He looked at me, pain evident in his eyes, then walked away.

At that time, akala ko talaga seryosong nagalit o nainsulto siya. But just minutes after, he came back with a big smile saying he was just messing with me!

"Come with us for dinner, Portia!", Lisha asked after the show. Her french accent just added to how luxurious she looks!

"I have my team with me, is it alright?"

"Of course! Bring them with you!"

I went home to the hotel and informed my glam team. Mabuti nalang at nakabihis sila dahil nag-photoshoot daw sila kanina. Nagbihis ako sa isang mas kumportableng damit. I am now wearing a nude satin dress that reached my ankles, a nude cropped fur coat and Valentino shoes! I grabbed my gold purse and off we go.

We arrived at the restaurant at exactly 7pm. It was packed but it wasn't messy! The place was just like any Italian restau but what caught my eye were the mini chandeliers above each table which made it very classy and romantic!

"Buona serata!", I greeted Lisha and the others in Italian.

"Buona serata, Portia!"

Masaya akong nakihalubilo sa kanila. My team and Lisha's went along well, too! Kasalukuyan na kaming kumakain ng dessert when my phone beeped. I glanced at it and saw it was another DM from Chandler. Wala ba itong trabaho?

I opened the application and clicked on his name.

He replied to my IG story. Picture ko iyon na nakahiga sa hotel bed at naka-fierce wearing my outfit right now.

@chandlerdean: Seí Bello.

For a second, I felt my heart flutter. But when I saw his next reply, I realized it was Chandler... and he is annoying!

@chandlerdean: Doktora Bello ka, gorl?!

Gosh! This man! Bakit pa ba kasi gising 'to?!