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Kabanata 58: Secret Date
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“Anong plano mo ngayon?”Napatingin siya kay Calista nang makita niya itong nakatitig sa kanya. She’s holding a glass of champagne while Calista on the other hand is drinking yakult.Yes, Cali is drinking yakult. Masakit daw ang tiyan nito. Hindi niya na rin pinilit. Nandito sila sa resort na tinutuluyan ni Cali. Nakababad siya ngayon sa bathtub habang tanaw sa labas ng glass wall ang kalmadong dagat.She asked her mother to stay here for the night because she’s leaving to Manila first thing in the morning tomorrow. Marcella even offered her that Aiden is going to take her to Manila but she politely declined. Magtitiis siya sa road trip kasama si Cali kaysa ang makasama ito.“I don’t know to be honest,” she replied. “I think he’s making me a backburner.”“You’re not,” sagot ng pinsan. “You can’t call yourself a backburner. Hindi ka naman reserba niya na kapag hindi siya pinakasalan ng ina niya ay ikaw ang ipapamalit. Tita is still going to marry him, whether you like it or not.”Bliss
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“Hindi halatang excited ka ha,” natatawang usal ni Cali habang busy siya sa paglalagay ng makeup.She looked at her cousin and raised a brow. “Excuse me? Do I look like I’m excited? I’m all here, sweating and nervous. What if hindi niya magustuhan ang business ko and i-withdraw ang perang binigay niya?”Napailing ito. “Hindi naman siguro ito mag-i-invest kung alam nitong lugi siya sa business, ‘di ba? Pinapangunahan mo kasi ng negative energy kaya hindi na masyadong nagpa-function ang utak mo. Try mo kaya ang ano, positive mindset.”She rolled her eyes heavenwards and continue applying makeup to herself. Well, hindi naman heavy makeup. She’s not fond of that. She’s only doing Latina makeup only when there’s an event of when she’s going to a club. That is where Latina makeup should show. Not in a formal business meeting.Lumisan sila ng Pangasinan at exact four in the morning. According to Cali’s driver, the trip to Manila would take probably more than three hours. Alas nuwebe ang usap
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She’s looking at him. She’s horrified. Hindi niya alam kung paanong si Aiden pala ang investor niyang naglapag ng ilang milyon para sa kanyang negosyo. Nakatitig siya rito at kulang na lamang ay magkaroong ng malaking question mark ang kanyang ulo ngayon.And he’s staring at her too. Mukhang marami rin itong tanong sa kanya. She can’t decipher a single emotion in his eyes. Blanko ito na para bang nakatingin sa isang patay.“What… why…”“Let’s order first,” saad nito at agad na inangat ang kamay at nagtawag ng waiter.“Zdravstvuyte, ser. Dobro pozhalovat' v russkuyu kukhnyu. Vam razresheno govorit' tol'ko po-russki,” pagbati ng waiter sa kanila. [translation: Hello, Sir. Welcome to Russian Cuisine. You are only allowed to speak in Russian.]Ngumiti ang waiter. “Chto by vy khoteli zakazat'?” [translation: What would you like to order?]Parang mas lalo pang sumakit ang kanyang ulo sa narinig. Sobrang lambot ng boses ng waiter, napaghahalataang hindi ito Russian. She roamed her eyes all ov
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“Who si Miracle Luna?” he asked.She was stunned. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang kanyang isasagot. Tila ba ay tinakasan siya ng sariling boses and now she’s unable to talk. While Aiden is patiently waiting for her reply. She’s starting to feel nervous. Her palms are sweating cold and she can feel the beads of sweat forming on her forehead.And before she could say anything, she grabbed her sling bag and hurriedly left. Narinig niya pa ang pagtawag ni Aiden sa kanyang pangalan ngunit hindi niya na ito binigyang pansin.Lumabas siya ng restaurant na iyon at sakto namang may taksi na kakababa lang ng pasahero. Walang pagdadalawang isip niya itong tinulak at pumasok sa loob.“Hey!”She closed the door and turned to the driver. “Drive, please!”“Pero hindi pa po sila nakakapagbayad.”“I’ll pay that woman’s fare. Just please, drive!”The driver sense the urgency in her voice. Agad nitong sinunod ang kanyang tugon. Lumingon siya sa likod at nakita si Aiden na nakatingin lang sa sasakyan na kan
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Where to go?She’s now walking along the road. May napapatingin sa kanya, lalo na sa kanyang suot na pumps dahil kumikinang ito sa tuwing naiilawan. Wala na siyang pera dahil nagpi-feeling hero siya kanina kay manong driver. Well, worth it naman.After crying her heart out in the church, she feels a little better now. Ngunit hindi pa rin klaro sa kanyang isipan kung saan siya pupunta. She bit her lower lip and roamed her eyes all over the place. Wala rin siyang load para tawagan si Cali kaya’t mukhang maliligaw siya sa pagkakataong ito.Magpapatuloy pa sana siya sa paglalakad nang may isang puting van ang huminto sa kanyang harapan. The door opened and her eyes widened to see some armed man in front of her. Mabilis ang tibok ng kanyang dibdib nang makitang bumaba ang mga ito.“What are you planning to do?” malakas niyang sambit.And when someone grabbed he arm, she started screaming.“Help! Help! Tulong! Tulungan niyo ako!”Someone put a sack on her head, making it hard to see where s
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SHE ROAMED her eyes all over the place. Hindi niya alam kung matatawa ba siya o ano. This is not what she prayed for. Hindi ito ang pinagdasal niya sa altar kanina. Hindi ito ang iniyakan niya. Pero bakit paglabas pa lang niya ng tahanan nito ay ganito ang bungad sa kanya?“Napakagalante naman ng kasintahan ni Aiden. Tignan mo yung sapatos, pre. Mukhang mamahalin.”She bit her lower lip and rolled her eyes. “Walang bibili niyan. Peke lamang ‘yan.”“Hoy, babae. Sinong niloloko mo?” tanong ng lalaking mayroong tartar sa ngipin. “Basta jowa ni Aiden, mayaman. Maraming pera!”“Hindi niya nga ako jowa. Hindi ka ba nakakaintindi?” Nagsisimula na siyang maramdam ng irita sa halip na takot.“Ty ne mozhesh' khot' raz zakryt' rot?” tanong ng isang lalaki na mukhang jologs. [translation: Can you even close your mouth for once?] Aba! Magkapareho lamang sila ng reklamo ni Aiden. Hindi naman ako madaldal. Ang korni pa ng suot. Ikaw ba naman mag long sleeve tas papatungan ng isang shirt na may tata
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