The Sunset Between Us

Chapter 19

Napatigil siya ng inom sa kape at tinignan ako na nakataas ang isang kilay, "Aba bumibisita ka na ngayon para lang diyan?"

"You're not my brother for no reason! Come on kuya, I just need some advice." Saad ko.

He nodded signaling for me to tell the problem.

"Kasi nga naman kuya I have this person and I secretly admire them even though close naman kami! But hindi lang yan the thing is they're giving me some mix signals which makes me confuse like heck! What should I do kuyaaa?"

He removed my hands who was shaking his arms before he spoke, "Bakit hindi mo nalang sabihin ng deretso? Ikaw lang din ang mahihirapan niyan."

Kung alam ko lang na ganito ang advice na ibibigay niya sakin edi sana hindi nalang ako pumunta dito, sana hindi ako nakapagsayang ng gas!

"Duh kung ganon ka, ako hindi. Magkaiba tayo wag mo kong tinutulad sayo no." saad ko.

Kinuha niya ang laptop na nasa desk at pinakita sa akin ang mga school-related stuffs nila, "You know what, since busy ka naman diyan and clearly you don't care about me anymore aalis nalang ako."

"Imbento ka nanaman. Text me when you get home, don't stay out too late, I'll also message mom that you visited me here, also no using phone while driving." Pagpapaalala niya sa akin.

Pagkatapos kong suotin ang sapatos ay yinakap ko muna siya bago umalis dahil kahit tarantado man kami ay mahal ko pa rin iyon.

Before I head back to Laguna I drove to Katipunan first to admire the big and wonderful universities. I decided to visit a nearby coffee shop here dahil gusto ko naman maranasan na mag main character, minsan lang to.

Pagkatapos kong mag moment sa Katipunan ay umuwi na ako, it was already dinner time noong nakarating ako.

Nakalimutan ko pala iupdate si Mom at si Kuya na nakarating na ako kaya minessage ko nalang sila dahil baka makatulog pa ako.

Talking about our assigned group task I checked my phone to see a message from Gia just a couple of minutes ago.

Today at 10:05 AM

Itsgiacatamores: Bihis ka later paguwi mo, may pupuntahan tayo. I'll be there around 5:00

fae_salvacion: Nagbabago ka na ba? HAHAHAHAHA

"Make sure na may naumpisahan na kayo sa research defense niyo, it'll be held next week. Good grades? Strive."

Sabi ng prof namin bago umalis ng room, inilagay ko na sa bag ang libro at mga gamit ko bago magpaalam kay Irish at Cleo, seeing Daphne in my peripheral vision.

Umuwi ako agad para magayos, hindi ko alam kung saan kami pupunta ni Gia pero gusto ko maging desente no! It was around 4:30 at nakabihis na ako, I wore a silver silk satin dress making my body shape form, dirty white Sam Edelman heels, and to complete my fit I bought a sling bag from Hermes.

I curled my hair nang marinig ang katok sa pintuan, alam ko na agad kung sino iyon. Pinatay ko na ang ilaw ng condo at linock ang pintuan. I opened the car door which was Gia's and sat in the shotgun seat, may inayos pa siya sa likod kaya I got through instagram to check everyone's stories.

She started the engine and we drove off, I kept on checking myself through the mirror kung maayos pa ba ako tignan, I can't go na haggard ako!

Ang tahimik ng ride kaya dinaldal ko siya questioning kung saan kami pupunta. She's getting on my nerves for not telling why ha! "Where are we going ba kasi? Hindi naman siguro ako nag overdress no? Well okay na mag overdress atleast maganda pa rin."

"You look stunning in that outfit Serenity, you should wear fits like that more, it suits you." Hearing her compliment me I couldn't help but blush, is she only saying that to make me feel good about myself? Gosh Serenity stop being so paranoid!

I frown making her chuckle, "What? I said what I said. You look absolutely stunning."

"Talaga ba Catamores?" Pangaasar ko.

All of a sudden I heard Enchanted by Taylor Swift playing and immidiately went wild, "Omg! Enchanted by Taylor Swift my swiftie heart!"

"I know you love Taylor Swift that's why I added some of her songs specifically for you so you don't get bored, ayos ba?"

Talaga tong babaeng 'to, napakaraming alam, minsan nagtataka nalang ako kung pang ilan ako sa mga babaeng pinaranas niya ng ganito eh. Noon lahat ng babaeng magkakagusto sa kaniya ay pinapatulan niya kaya lahat ng babaeng yon ay pinagmamalaking ex nila si Gia, pero siya? Fling lang daw ang mga iyon para sa kaniya but the good thing is wala na siya sa hoe phase niya.

Hindi ko maiwasan isipin minsan ang mga galaw niya tuwing kasama ako, na parang girlfriend niya ako. Alam ko namang delusiyonada ako pero why does she give me that kind of treatment? Hindi naman ako isa sa mga babae niya para i-entertain for fun.

The ride took a bit longer than I expected, around 6:30 na ng makarating kami, sa isang fancy restaurant? Mukhang mamahalin to base sa interior design, ilaw pa lang sa labas parang pangbayad ko na sa first sem!

She opened the door for me and my eyes suddenly were full of sparkles seeing the fancy chandeliers glimmering above the ceiling, the place has a relaxed and rich vibes. Mukhang tumama yung outfit ko sa theme pero yung pera ko hindi.

"Gia Catamores" She directly said to the man who was holding a paper and a pen, mukhang nakareserve na ata to sa kaniya, wait, ibig sabihin ba non ay pinagplanuhan niya to?

We followed the man towards a table of two, paikot yung set up ng restaurant at sakto isa kami sa nasa gitna ewan pero nakakahiya, ang daming tao. Wala naman akong dapat ikahiya pero gugustuhin ko nalang magtiis ng gutom.

After a couple of minutes a lady held us the menu list at bumungad agad sakin ang mga highly-priced menu na ikakahimatay ko sa gulat anytime soon.

I looked at Gia who was surprisingly also looking at me.

"My treat." Saad niya.

Mas lalo akong nagulat, seryoso ba siya?!

"H-ha?" I stuttered trying to process it.

"Go and order anything you want kahit ilan pa basta siguraduhin mong mauubos mo, sayang."

Akala ko nagbibiro lang siya, I mean siguro hindi naman? I can't help but to stutter in shock dahil hindi naman talaga siya ganito, ever. Ayaw nga niyang gumastos ng limang piso pag kumakain kami ng isaw after class!