Island Series: Loralaine Iballo

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

Loralaine kept her poise as she came back from the venue. Ang akala ba ni Sean ay papaapekto sya sa ginawa nito?

No way!

Pinapakiramdaman nya pa din ang sarili nya. Her heart was thumping so load. Sineyasan lang sya ni River para sa susunod na gagawin sa party. She composed herself once again and sighed.

Saktong pagakyat nya sa stage, nagtama ang mata nila ni Sean. He was staring at her intently, nasamid tuloy sya sa sariling laway nya.

"Loralaine?"

"Ah. Oo." Umayos sya. "For the sweet moments of the engaged couple. May we present the... uhm... their videos."

Binasa nya ang nakalagay sa script na sinulat ni Lorraine para sa ikakasal. It was a touching moments that she finds it too cute and muttured "sana all." In herself.

"Congratulations again, Miss Carmela and Sir Echo. I hope you two won't forget to love each other always."

"Thank you, Loralaine..." Carmela softly said.

Isa pa pala sa napansin nya, ang simple ng babaeng ito compare sa mga suot ng mga kaibigan nila. Para bang kontento na itong flower crown lang ang borloloy nya sa katawan. Marahang tumungo si L sa dalawa bago sya umupo uli sa pwesto nya para handugan ng kanta ang panauhin doon. She tried to wipe away her thoughts towards Sean. Maybe he's just making fun of her.

When the party already ended, naupo na sa isang table si Loralaine. Nginitian sya ng isang babaeng may hawak na batang babae sa kamay nito.

"Hi." Maliit nyang bati. But the little girl didn't smile.

"Sorry, pagod na kasi eh." Ani ng babae. "By the way, your voice is beautiful."

Namula ang magkabilang pisngi nya. Hindi sya sanay na pinupuri talaga sya ng mga nakakarinig sa boses nya.

"Salamat."

"Hello bebe Artie." River once again appears out of nowhere.

"River."

"I'm just making bati lang eh."

"Pagod na. Mamaya nalang."

Sya naman ang binalingan nito. "Hi Loralaine, you're still here! There's after party mamaya ha!"

"Ah.."

"We will just inom alak lang. You inom alak naman right?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Okay! Wait, I need to find ate Lorraine."

Napaayos sya ng upo nang makita si Sean na papalapit sa table nila. He greeted Jecel and place some plate infront of her.

"Gagawin ko jan?"

"Stared at it."

Pinigilan nya ang sariling hampasin si Sean. Natawa si Jecel dito at napailing.

"Excuse us." Ngiti pa nito at tumango.

And now she's left with Sean again. He urge her to have a taste of the sliced cake. Natetempt sya kaya tinikman nya iyon.

"Quit staring." Puna nya pa.

"Alright." Anito at ininom ang hawak na champange.

"Akin ba to?"

"Yes. Masarap?"

"It's too sweet."

Seryosong tumango lang si Sean at pinunasan ang gilid ng labi nya. He even smirked, tinabing nya lang ang kamay nito.