SELA'S COLLECTION OF CLICHÉS III

Chapter 16

Abby's POV

Andito na si Cherprang para sunduin ako. May inabot siya saking malaking box.

"Ano to?. Cake?." Taka kong tanong.

"Dress yan haha. Wear it. I swear it'll fit you perfectly."

"Okay naman tong suot ko ah."

"Oo nga. Pero ibang klase kasi yung place na pupuntahan natin and I think mas babagay pag yan sinuot mo."

"I-ikaw? Ba't di ka pa nagbibihis?."

"Mamaya na, pagdating dun. Medyo mainit kasi pag nakadress. Ang hirap magdrive."

"Edi dun narin ako magbibihis."

"Sige. Sabi mo eh. Tara na?." Sabi nya kaya ayun, umalis na kami. Habang nakasakay sa kotse nya,

Bakit ganun? Bakit parang may masama akong kutob? Na para bang may masamang mangyayari.

"Okay ka lang?." Nag-aalala niyang tanong sakin.

7pm.

"O-oo naman." Pero ang totoo, medyo may bumabagabag sakin.

Sana mali ako.

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Sela's POV

Wala akong makita dahil nakapiring parin ang mga mata ko. Nakatali din ang mga paa at kamay ko habang pinapaupo ako sa upuang kahoy.

"Ano ba talagang kailangan nyo sakin ha?!. Bakit nyo to ginagawa?! Anong kasalanan ko sa inyo?!."

"Pwede ba tumahimik ka kundi pasasabugin ko yang bungo mo!." Sabi ng isang lalaki. Ramdam kong parang may itinutok siya sa ulo ko. M-may dala silang baril?! Malamang Sela dahil mamamatay ka na.

Hello boss. Andito napo siya. Ano pong susunod naming gagawin? Didispatyahin na ba namin to?.

Parang may kinakausap siya sa telepono pero di ko masyadong marinig ang sinasabi ng kausap niya, ang alam ko lang babae ang kausap niya.

Okay po boss. Masusunod.

"Lumabas lahat ng lalaki. Girls! Hubaran to!." Nagulat ako sa command nung parang lider nila tsk.

"T-teka lang, ano ba?! Bitawan nyo ko! Tulong! Tuloooong!." Habang sinusubukan ko silang sipain kaya napilitan silang e tranquilize ako.

Black.

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Abby's POV

Nauna nakong pumasok dahil may hinahanap pa si Cherprang sa kotse niya. Dala ko narin ang mga damit namin.
Grabe, ang ganda dito. Yung garden, lights, yung view na makikita mo ang mga ilaw sa buong siyudad. Pero bakit parang walang tao? Kami lang ba dito?.

Diba friendly date lang to?.

Sumunod narin si Cherprang.

"Tara? Bihis na tayo." Sabi niya habang ginaguide ako papuntang CR. Nagbihis nako. Napansin kong tahimik na si Cherprang. Hmm lumabas na kaya siya?.

"Cherprang? Wuy, andyan ka pa ba?. Cherprang--"

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Sela's POV

Nagising ako dahil narinig ko na may tumutugtog. Nakaupo ako sa wheelchair. Teka, ano tong suot ko? Pano ako napunta dito?.

Dahan dahan akong naglakad palapit sa may tumutugtog at nagulat ako nang makita si Abby. She's here, in a stunning red dress. Parang nagulat din syang makita ako.

What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time

"You're here." Masayang sabi niya. Naglakad kami palapit sa isa't isa. Nagtitigan lang kami. May pagkain na sa mesa, pero walang tumutugtog. Yung speakers lang pala.

'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you

"D-diba si Cherprang ang kadate mo ngayon?."

"No. I think she planned all of these. Look."

May inabot sya saking note,

You're welcome love birds. Love, Cherprang.

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Cherprang's POV

Don't get me wrong, I only like Abby as a friend but I think namisinterpret ni Sela ang intentions ko. So I want to clarify things with her that Abby is all hers.

All of the things that I want to say just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words
You got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here

Simula pa nung birthday ko napapansin ko na yung mga tingin ni Sela kay Abby, I know it's something else because people usually don't look at their friends like that.

Everytime na kinakausap at hinahawakan ko si Abby mukhang threatened siya but she's a coward. She's too afraid to act on her feelings. I'm glad that the feeling's mutual. It's quite obvious because the moment I knew na di tumuloy si Abby dun sa pagpapakasal sa kuya ni Sela parang may mali na and I can only conclude that it's because Abby fell for Sela. Makikita mo yan sa awkwardness between them.

Si Sela kasi yung type na, I'll keep these feelings forever and let her marry my brother so I could see her. Not minding kung masasaktan ba sya along the way.

Kumakain na sila ngayon at masayang nagkukwentuhan kaya it's time for me to leave na.

'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you

Something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right

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Sela's POV

This is way way waaay better than my dream about her wearing a beautiful red dress. Sobrang ganda nya, wala akong masabi. Parang gusto ko nalang siyang panuorin buong gabi. The way she smile, talk, laugh and most especially, how she looks at me. It's like I'm falling for her all over again.

I don't care if this moment is so damn cliché because I want to be in this kind of situation over and over again, just to be with her, just to feel this magical feeling.

I don't care if this is another dream because I will always be willing enough to meet her again in my waking life.

I don't care if this is another story in a book because all I know is that a story with Abby will always be worth to tell.

'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you

And me and all of the people with nothing to do and nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you

What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive