It was time for the celebrant to be exposed to people. Ipapakilala na siya sa lahat ng tao. Hm, maybe her parents-- I mean, fake parents, didn't exposed Pink to their friends. Ewan. Umakyat si Pink dun sa may stage, she was very gorgeous in her light pink gown. May glitters pa siya. Just like mine. Parang debut lang niya. Teka, everything seems like her debut. Hindi kaya alam ng magulang niya ngayon na debut niya nga? And they're just making it nineteen? Hay! Nakakamatay na!
"Let's all welcome, the celebrant, Ms. Pink Chua!" Nagpalakpakan naman ang mga tao. Syempre isama mo na ako. She's my sister you know. Sister support here.
"Good evening to all of you. First of all, thank you for coming. It isn't my debut anyway so hindi ako magbibigay ng long message. I just wanna say thanks and 'hi' to the royalty we have here..." Her eyes got stuck on me. "Princess Red, will you come over here? Please? Hindi ko naman debut, but only wish is to sing a song with you." She smiled.
"Girl, it's your chance!" Hannah.
"Oh my gosh!" Sandra, Sophia, Faye.
These girls.
Tumayo ako habang nakasunod sakin ang spotlight. I was happy that the attention was mine. Nakita kong ang sama ng tingin ni Candice sakin. She was sitting beside Blue, as usual and as expected. Nasanay na ako. Pero hindi ibigsabihin eh, susuko na ako kay Blue. C'mon, I like him, you know. Akin siya, e.
"Oh my gosh, you're here. Just, ugh. Okay, so do you mind if we sing a song together?" I mentally giggled at my sister's cuteness. Seriously? Ate ko ba to? Parang ang childish niya ha. Pero I find it cute.
"I don't even mind. What's the song?" I asked.
"Um, do you know how to sing 'Butterfly' by Jessica and Krystal Jung? Favorite ko kasi 'yun eh." She pleaded.
I know that song. I used to sing that way back in my child days. Korean song siya, eh. I memorized it. Matagal na. It is my favorite, too. Nakakatuwang isiping umaayon ang tadhana sakin. Saming dalawa.
"Sure I do. I'll have Krystal's part." I smiled.
Nagsimulang tumugtog ang Butterfly. Si Pink muna. I stared at her while she was singing. Ang ganda ganda niya. Everything on her face was perfect. Hindi ko alam kung bakit kinuha siya samin. I mean, anong rason? I don't remember my mom and dad have some enemies before at si Pink ang ginawa nilang ganti. Siguro... Candice. Tama. Si Candice ang may alam ng lahat, e.
Nang matapos ang kanta, I didn't really expected what she did next. She hugged me. A sister's hug. Pink is hugging me, right now. Napangiti ako. Somehow, may namuong luha sa mga mata ko. I don't know, sobrang saya ko lang, parang namiss ko talaga siya. Hinigpitan ko yung yakap.
"Thankyou, Red. Thankyou, very much." Huh?
"Why are you saying that? I.. I should be the one who's saying thanks to you. From all people here, at sa kapatid mo, ako ang pinili mong makasamang kumanta. Why me, Pink?"
Ang bobo ng tanong ko, e. Magkayakap pa rin kami and I can hear 'aww's everywhere. Mayroon ding 'Parang magkamukha sila, ano?' Saka 'They look good together!' Mas lalo akong napangiti.
"Because I feel that you are special to me, Red. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. But the first time I saw you, I felt like you needed to complete my life."
I smiled and kumalas sa yakap. Great. Special daw ako sa kanya. She gave me one more hug at hinayaan na akong bumaba ng stage. I am so overwhelmed. Nang makabalik ako sa table namin ay panay pangungulit naman sina Hannah. Ano daw pinagusapan namin. Bakit daw ang tagal naming magkayakap. Yung mga ganun.
"Saka ko na ikukwento kapag maayos na ang lahat, okay?" Hindi pa rin kasi sila bati ng mga boyfriends nila. Nagkatampuhan na yata talaga. I somehow felt it was my fault. Kung hindi sana ako dumating, baka maayos ang lahat.
"So prize namin yun kapag nagkaayos na kaming lahat?" Sophia.
"Hm, sort of. Pero wag niyong madaliin. Wag niyong pilitin. I'm not saying na makipagbati kayo dahil may premyo kayong inaabangan. Makipagbati kayo kasi kailangan at gusto niyo." I said to them.
Magmula nung hindi nila pinansin ang boys, humiwalay muna sila samin. Nasa table nila ulit sila. Yung table nila na kasama sina Blue at Candice.
Ano kayang makakapagbati sa kanila? Makakatulong kaya ako? Hmm. Guess so.
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Nang matapos ang party ay nagabang ako kay Nick sa entrance. I told him to fetch me right now. 11 PM na natapos ang party dahil sa mga pakulo ni Candice at Pink. Okay na sana eh. Kaso umepal lang talaga si Candice kanina. Nakakainis.
When Nick finally came, saka naman lumabas si Blue at Candice. Seems like they're drunk. No, si Blue lang pala. Habang si Candice ay inaalalayan siyang maglakad. Lumakad ako papunta sa Lamborghini, pero may sinabi si Blue na nagpatigil sakin.
"I want you to be mine, Candice. I really do." Lumingon ako at nakitang nagpass out na si Blue. Diba... hindi naman lahat ng lasing ay nagsasabi ng totoo? Maybe he's just out of his imagination. Right, keep on the positive side, Red. Walang ibigsabihin yun. Lasing siya, eh. Hindi niya alam ang sinasabi niya.
"Kasinungalingan... Candice will never be yours. Kasi akin ka lang." Saka ako nagpunas ng luha. Ang babaw talaga ng luha ko. Bwisit.
