H A U N T E D (NGS #11)

49th Haunted

Ruin

Naging routine na ni Mommy ang umuwi at bisitahin ako sa bawat bansang pinupuntahan namin para sa shoot.

We didn't stay in Madrid for so long. Na-enjoy ko naman ang shoot doon lalo na't sinamahan din namin iyon ni Roche ng pamamasyal. We always make sure we're having our quality time after the shoot.

Ang team ko pa lang ang nakakaalam sa amin but with his obvious treatment whenever the shoot is ongoing, pakiramdam ko nagdududa at may ideya na rin ang iba including the director.

Pagkatapos sa Madrid, sa New York kami mas magtatagal para sa Moma Museum and of course, the Met Gala.

Pauline told me Mom was silent on her social media accounts and the fans are still speculating about me and Roche. Dumagdag pa sa rumor ang nagleak na video namin na naghahalikan sa Coachella weeks after.

The video was taken subtly. With the red lights of The Weeknd, para lamang may bumulong sa akin. You can't clearly tell if it's Roche. And you can't also tell if he kissed me or he just whispered something. It was all over the internet.

Hindi na namin pinansin ni Roche at hinayaan na silang gumawa ng haka haka tungkol doon.

"You're gonna attend the Met Gala?" Roche asked after our vigorous love making.

Kapwa kami nakakulob sa kanyang kama habang ang isang kamay niya ay nakadagan sa aking likod. We're both naked. I am eating some chocolate snacks while he's watching me using his sleepy eyes.

"Yup. I'm so excited. This is my first time!" ngisi ko.

Tumango siya. "Alright. See you then..."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll be there too. I'm one of the benefactors..."

Benefactors? And what? He's gonna be there too?

"If you don't like exposing us then..." parang nabasa niya agad ang tumatakbo sa isip ko.

I know he's filthy rich now and he's one of the most influential car Engineer in the world but it didn't register to me that he's actually wellknown. Kaya ngayong nabanggit niya, unti-unti kong napagtanto kung gaano ka importante ang kanyang pangalan sa industriya.

"Kailan lang? This year?"

Umiling siya.

"When I started collaborating with Mercedes, Ferrari... and then the latest which is Porsche. Halos limang taon na akong nagdodonate sa Met Museum."

What?! I heard about the benefactors of the Met Museum! They're donating large amounts! And getting invited personally means he's a bigdeal!

"Eh bakit parang wala akong nababalitaang nasa Met Gala ka? Walang nabanggit si Naia!" napabangon ako sa pagkakagulantang.

"I declined the invitations yearly," he chuckled.

My eyes narrowed. Naiimbitahan siya taon taon at... tinatanggihan niya?! What?!

"Oh what the hell? What the hell!" I screamed.

Nangingiti siyang pumikit at isiniksik ang kanyang mukha sa aking leeg.

"At bakit mo naisipang dumalo ngayon, huh?" pilit ko siyang itinulak para makita ang kanyang mukha.

"To flirt with you," he chuckled.

What?!

Humalakhak ako dahil na rin nakikiliti sa paghaplos ng mainit niyang hininga sa aking balat.

"Do you think papansinin kita doon huh?! There's media all over the place! Sa red carpet pa lang!"