It Had to be You (Valdemar Series #2)

Kabanata 28

28 – Insanity

"Kumusta? You done?"

I stood up and nodded at Amethyst. Hawak-hawak ko ang receipt sa kanang kamay ko saka inilagay iyon sa loob ng bag. Faye was still holding her application form.

"Sabi sa inyo, e! Dapat online na lang natin ito ginawa!"

I rolled my eyes. "Gagala rin naman tayo ngayon, isabay na natin!"

I already decided what my course would be. Ngayong college ay lilipat na ako sa school nina Amethyst. Mommy didn't know about this. I applied for BA Photography, taliwas sa gusto ni mommy na Business Management. I am not really interested in that. Ni sa negosyo nga namin ay wala akong alam.

"Bakit nga pala photography, Asia?" Faye curiously asked. "Wala naman itong kinalaman sa construction materials."

Amethyst cackled. "She's going to take pictures of the woods and hollow blocks for marketing purposes."

Pabiro kong hinampas ang braso ni Amethyst saka tumawa. Faye giggled and licked her ice cream. We agreed to go to the mall after this. Ang sabi ni Daniel ay sasama siya at susunod na lang. Joaquin is still busy. I don't know about Ayden. Hindi ko na sinagot ang mga messages at tawag niya sa nakalipas na tatlong araw.

Siguro ay tama lang na magising na ako sa kahibangan ko. Ayden is my bestfriend. What we're doing for the past months isn't being friends. It's being more than that. And meeting that Eunice made me realize that. If she's ever jealous of me and Ayden, I can clearly tell her that there's nothing going on. Dahil sa nakalipas na tatlong araw ay wala akong ibang inisip kung hindi iyon lang. There's nothing to be jealous. I am not special to him para magselos siya, kung meron nga bang namamagitan sa kanila.

"Akala ko pinagpalit mo na ako agad.."

I rolled my eyes. Nagpatuloy kami sa paglalakad sa stalls habang hawak ko ang tatlong paper bag. Amethyst was holding her popcorn habang si Faye naman ay bumili ng bagong pants. Daniel was just following us. Katatapos lang naming manood ng sine at siya ang nagbayad para sa aming lahat. Bawi niya raw noong hindi siya nakasama sa akin sa pagbisita noong nakaraan.

"You know what? I'm gonna get a tattoo on my eighteenth.." bigla kong sabi.

Amethyst raised her brow when she saw my picture on the glass of Golden Granger. It was the jewelry line I modeled. Daniel even took a picture of it. Nilampasan namin iyon dahil mukhang namukhaan ako ng tatlo sa tauhan nila na nagsimulang magbulungan nang tumapat ako roon.

"I love that pouty lips!" Amethyst teased.

"I love you more.." I winked.

Kumunot ang noo ni Daniel at sinagi ako. Mahina kong inihampas ang paper bag sa kaniya. Natatawa siyang umiwas saka dumiretso sa isang restaurant. Faye just shrugged and followed him. Daniel had a reservation. Buti naman para hindi na kami maghintay.

Ang pagkain ay libre pa rin ni Daniel. He ordered so many food, he even look like he's impressing someone. I raised my brows and looked at Amethyst.

"Ang dami, Daniel.." Faye said.

Daniel shrugged. "Marami naman akong pambayad.."

Umawang ang labi ko at umirap. "Ang yabang mo."

My cousin just laughed. Nagpatuloy sa pag-uusap sina Amethyst at Daniel. Faye and I stayed silent while eating. Agad akong napalingon sa gilid ng mesa kung saan nakalagay ang cellphone ko nang tumunog iyon. It was a message.

From Ayden Valdemar:

             You're still not answering my calls. You don't even text back. Do you want me to sneak in your room again so we could talk?