Her Point of View."You have your own Villa. Why are you even here?""Why? Am i bothering you?""Hindi naman. It's just that.. Well.. Wala ka bang plans for today?"Umiling siya and he smiled at me. He now usually smiles. I wonder why. Tila ba nakikita ko ang Carriuz na nakilala ko nine years ago. Jolly and carefree."Nah. Unless isasama mo ako sa plano mo ngayong araw? I know nothing in this Island.""You should have brought your wife."Tumikhim siya at iniwas ang tingin sa akin."She's the reason why I am here. Besides.. I'd rather be with you than to be with her.""Now.. you're being mean. And now.. I'm curious. Why did you marry her in the first place."He looked at me. He's serious. Kitang kita ko."For convenience. My parents wants me to marry her and instead of waiting for the announcement, I did proposed to her."I twitched my lips."That's it? You can say no naman if ayaw mo talaga sa kaniya, hindi ba?"Umiling siya."It's for the business."Bumuntong hininga ako kaya nakuha
Her Point of View."Oh please, Carriuz! Ang aga pa!""So what? Maganda nga yun eh! Tara na!""Can you just leave me alone? I'm still sleepy!""Nah-ah. Tara na!"Bumalikwas ako ng bangon sa kama ko at nakita kong nakahalukipkip ang mga kamay niya at nakatayo sa dulo ng kama ko habang nakatingin sakin."Carriuz! 5a.m pa lang!""We should see the sunrise!"Inirapan ko siya. After namin mag-lunch kahapon sa chivken adobo na niluto niya, Carriuz never leave my Villa. Hanggang sa nanuod kami ng movies and we even played video game na available dito sa Villa ko. May mga board games din pero hindi namin sinubukan. Gabi na nang maisipan niyang bumalik sa Villa niya. He asked for my door card dahil gigisingin niya raw ako ng maaga para panuorin ang sunrise sa may dalampasigan ng Venesia Island. Akala ko joke niya lang kaya umuo ako but.. here he is, bothering me early morning."Carriuz.."Lumapit siya sakin at hinawakan niya ako sa aking magkabilang braso."Come on.. wag ka na maligo. Doon na l
Her Point of View."She has another diary?""Another?"Tumango siya."Yes. Dahil nasa akin ang diary niya."I chuckled."Oh well, I didn't know if she has a copy or another one but I have her diary."Tumawa si Cali."I'm just kidding. But I had read her diary before."Tumikhim si Carriuz."What are you doing here, anyway?""Aahh.. Boyfriend ko ang nag-ma-manage ng Ocean Park na 'yan.""Boyfriend?"Tumango siya at ngumuso kay Carriuz."Aion never told you, I guess?""Aion and you?!"Tumawa siya at saka tumango tango. I can't blame Carriuz for reacting like this dahil kahit ako hindi makapaniwala. Aion.. Aion Dionisio is Cali's mortal enemy! Isa rin siya sa mga kaibigan ni Carriuz noon pero bago pa man matapos ang taon namin sa senior high, umalis siya ng Pilipinas. So nagkita sila ni Cali at naging sila? How ironic! Ngayon talaga nagsisink in sakin na napakahaba ng siyam na taon."Is he here right now? Hindi na kami nag-uusap matagal na. Ni hindi kami nagkita simula nang umalis siya ng
Her Point of View."Bakit ang tahimik mo?"Umiling ako."Nothing. Baka napagod lang ako.""Sorry you have to stay there because of me.""No. It's fine. I had fun.""Good to know. I'll let you rest pagkadating natin sa Villa mo. I won't bother you. Swear."I chuckled."Mabuti naman at naisip mo yan. And also, don't bother me tomorrow morning. Gusto ko nang mahabang tulog!"Tumawa siya. He held my hand as we walk by the shore galing sa Ocean Park. It will be open tomorrow from 8am-8pm. Carriuz and I decided to visit Ocean Park around 5pm. Nag-aya rin magbar si Aion pagka-close ng Ocean Park bukas at hindi na kami tumanggi pa. After that talked between me and Cali ay naging maayos naman na ang pakikitungo niya sakin though lagi ko siyang nahuhuli na nakatingin sakin at tila inoobserbahan ako sa hindi malamang dahilan. Dagdag pa na laging hawak ni Carriuz ang mga kamay ko na akala mo girlfriend niya ako. Cali and Aion didn't mind naman pero napapatingin sila sa kamay naming magkahawak. Ma
His Point of View."I still can't believe that she's Riza's twin sister.""Believe it then.""Man..What if she's really Riza?"Napangiwi ako nang dumaloy sa lalamunan ko ang alak na ininom ko."She's not Riza. The more I spent my time with her the more I can see the difference between them, Aion.""Kungsabagay. Ang kilala kong Riza ay hindi magagawang magpanggap at maghiganti. She's too soft."And the Riza I know will never looked at me the way Clariza looked at me. Clariza's a bit distant but so vocal. Though there are times that I could even see that she admires me. And these past few days, I wanna be with her more. There is a part of me that I can't ignore her for I don't know why. Tila ba hinihila ako ni Clariza palapit sa kaniya pero tila ba ayaw niya namang malapit ako sa kaniya. Marahil dahil nasa isip niya pa rin na may asawa ako. This plan of mine really sucks! I can't stand seeing and being with Akeisha for a long time kaya nang imbitahan ako ni Cali dito sa Venesia hindi na
Her Point of View."Woah! Ang gandaaa!"He chuckled. Kaya ngumuso ako."What?"I asked. Umiling siya sakin. She wiggled our intertwined hands."Nothing. You're just cute when you're being childish."Pinaningkitan ko siya ng mata na ikinatawa niya lang. Nandito kami ngayon sa Ocean Park dahil bukas na ito. Kokonti na lang ang tao dahil it's already 6pm pero I must say na, mas maganda riti kapag gabi. Tila ba nasa ilalim ka talaga ng dagat. It amazes me more habang nakatingin sa mga iba't-ibang isda. May malalaki at may maliliit. Napakaganda rin ng mga coral reefs na ginamit. May mermaid show kaninang umaga and we didn't get the chance to watch it dahil nga 5pm na kami pumunta rito."Tss.."Tanging sagot ko kay Carriuz. He's smiling all the time and he's looking at me differently. I can see happiness and comfort in his eyes. What happened to him?"Carriuz! Clariza!"Sabay kaming napalingon sa tumawag at awtomatiko akong napangiti. It's Cali. Tila ba bumalik ang isip ko sa gabing nagkaus
Her Point of View."Why are you here?""Masama bang nandito ako?""Wala ka bang VIP Guests kaya siya kinukulit mo? Mahina na ba ang Venesia Island?""Asa ka. Malakas pang kumita 'to sa Sarreign Hotels mo."Tumawa ako kaya napatingin siya sakin habang nakakunot ang noo."Are you two already bestftriends?""What if we are? Pakialam mo ba?""Wait. I need to call Aiom to drag you out of here."She rolled her eyes at humalukipkip."He's busy right now, Carriuz. Hindi mo siya macocontact. Besides.. you shouldn't be here. You're married for pete sake!""So what if I am? It's not like you can stop her or me from liking each other."Awtomatiko siyang napalingon sakin at pinanlakihan ako ng mata. Tila ba tinatanong niya ako kung may katotohanan ba sa sinabi ni Carriuz. Tumikhim ako. Kung makatingin siya sakin akala mo hindi niya alam kung ano nasa utak ko. Though, lagi niyang sinasabi sakin that I should not take a revenge to him dahil isa lang din siyang biktima for I don't know why. I'm still
Her Point of View."So are you coming?""Pupunta ka ba?""Well.. I have to. Cali will get mad."Well..It's an important event here in Venesia Island. Isang beses sa isang taon lang daw nangyayari ang event na iyan kaya naman I am curious kung ano ang mayroon sa event na iyon."I still can't beleive that Cali owned this."Wala sa sarili kong tanong. Nagkibit balikat si Carriuz."It's not that easy for her for sure. Even me, I still can't believe that she owns this Island.""Now.. I'm curious. Aion told me na malalapit kayong apat sa isa't-isa back then?"He chuckled."Yes. But Aion and Cali didn't get along so well. Kaya nang malaman kong sila, I still can't believe it."Tumango tango ako."What's special about Venesia's Enchanted Night?"I asked. Okay. Wala naman kasi akong clue. Nang tinanong ko naman si Cali ang sabi niya lang "just come and see it for yourself.""Cali didn't told you?"Ngumuso ako."No."I answered in a disappointed tone."It's a masquarade ball. May auction din."