PADABOG kong ibinalik sa bag ko ang aking cellphone at inis na bumuntong hininga. Pinagtaasan ako ng kilay ni Deja na tila kuryoso sa naging pag-uusap namin ni Mommy sa phone. Umikot muli ang mga mata ko dahil sa pagkairita.
"I need to go home. Nasa bahay raw ang mga Contejo."
"Oh." Namilog ang bibig niya saka ako nginisian. "Which ones?"
"Nandoon daw 'yong buwisit na Zaviar, so I assume that Vice Mayor Celestina is also there."
Nagpakawala siya ng maarteng tawa.
"Be a good girl, Fleury. Magpakaplastik ka na lang muna sa harap ni Konsi dahil nando'n si Vice. Mahiya ka, okay?"
Deja really knew how I hate Zaviar. Kahit isa siyang Konsehal at kinagigiliwan ng mga tao, hindi ako kailanman natuwa sa kaniya. We often see him in almost everywhere we go. We see him in coffee shops with a sexy woman, we see him in malls with a different woman again, and even in our school, we see him simply flirting with our other girl batch mates.
He was such a manwhore. I hate him.
Mas lalo ko pa siyang na-hate dahil sinabihan niya akong mukha akong 15!
I rolled my eyes on Deja. "Ano pa nga ba? Do I have a choice? Sige na, I need to go." I gave her a peck on the cheek.
Pagkarating ko sa buhay, napangiwi na agad ako nang makita ko ang mga hindi pamilyar na sasakyan. Malamang ay sa mga Contejo iyon. Huminga muna ako nang malalim at kinalma ang sarili sa loob ng sasakyan. I needed to look presentable as much as I hate facing that Zaviar.
Pasalamat siya't nanay niya si Vice Mayor kaya kailangan kong magpaka-santa santita sa harapan nilang lahat ngayon.
Tuluyan na akong bumaba ng sasakyan at mabibigat ang hakbang na tinungo ang double doors. Napalunok ako nang agad kong makita ang mga Contejo sa living room. I stopped walking and even though I already expected that they're here, I still couldn't help but to feel surprised at their presence.
I mean... what the fuck, right? These are the Contejos. They own this place. They're the biggest and the most influential people in this town and yet, they're here inside our house. Wow. Just wow.
Naisip ko tuloy kung ano marahil ang ipinunta nila rito? Parang biglaan naman yata ang pagbisita nila? At... for sure naman ay alam na nila na kakalabanin ni Mommy si Vice sa darating na eleksyon, so...
"Hija! Nandito ka na pala!" Masayang salubong sa akin ni Mommy sabay halik sa aking pisngi. Si Daddy rin ay ganoon ang ginawa.
Hilaw ko siyang nginitian bago ko muling inilipat ang mga mata ko sa mga Contejo na nagsitayuan na rin. Vice Mayor was smiling softly at me as well as her husband, Eliezer Contejo. Their sons were also looking at me. The youngest, Rodean, had a friendly smile on his face, but the older one? He was just looking at me wearily.
Tss.
"Anak, I'm sure you're happy to meet them. Magmano ka."
Pasimple akong itinulak ni Mommy palapit sa mga ito. Hilaw tuloy ang naging ngiti ko at medyo nahihiyang tumingin sa kanila. I reached for Vice's hand as well as Mr. Contejo's hand. Nagmano ako sa dalawang matanda kaya nagagalak silang napangiti sa akin.
"It's nice to finally meet you in person, hija," nakangiting saad ni Vice Mayor Celestina.
I sweetly smiled back. "So nice to meet you, too, Vice. It's an honor. Kayo rin po, Sir." Baling ko kay Mr. Contejo.
"Just call me Tito Eliezer, my dear."
Kahit nahihiya ay napatango na lang ako. Muling nalipat ang tingin ko kay Vice nang igiya niya ang dalawang matatangkad na anak sa harap ko. They were both towering over me. They almost got the same height.
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