THE DEAL

TD- 6

GIVING CHANCES

LEA

It's been days since Aga uttered those words in my face. Hanggang ngayon, iniisip ko pa rin. Kung minsan nga, 'di na ako nakakatulog dahil parang paulit-ulit na nagp-play 'yon sa utak ko. Gosh, nahawaan na ako ni Vice sa pagka-oa.

Hindi ko alam kung seryoso siya o ano. Pero siyempre inisip kong oo. Pero siyempre ulit, baka joke lang 'yon dahil hindi naman talaga niya ako gusto.

Titingin ba siya kay Ellaine nang gano'n kung ako ang gusto niya?

With all these thoughts running in my head, I could only shake my head.

"Lea, you shouldn't be thinking about these things," I whispered. Why am I even thinking about him and what he said? Why do his words matter to me? Why am I trying to interpret what he said?

I can't help it. When he said those words, I felt loads of electricity in my body– wave after wave. I wasn't even able to come up with a reply. Wala namang nakasulat sa kontrata na gano'n. Aga shouldn't play around.

I won't deny the fact that that there was a little part of my heart that hoped that he meant what he said. Pero there's also a part of me na pinipilit sabihing he didn't mean any of those words. The reason why we had the contract is because he wanted to make Ellaine jealous or worse, he wants her back.

Gabi na pero naka-tunganga pa rin ako sa kama ko. Ilang beses ko na 'tong naikot but I couldn't sleep. Aga is making me crazy. Kapag nagkaroon ako ng matinding eyebags, that Aga Muhlach would pay.

I opened my eyes again and my palm met my forehead. Why am I letting Aga bother me? Why am I acting like this?

I am Lea Salonga. It was written on the contract that falling in love is strictly prohibited.

Shit.

Am I falling in love with Aga already?

I mentally cursed myself with that thought. No, I can't fall for him. Hindi ako pwedeng matalo.

I was about to close my eyes when I heard someone knocking on my door. I quickly wore my robe to see who it was. And when I opened the door, I was surprised to see Aga with a pillow on his hand, standing in front of me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him.

Instead of replying, he went inside and walked straight to my bedroom.

Siraulong ito. Nasa isip ko lang 'to kanina. Ngayon, nasa loob na siya ng kwarto ko. And who actually gave him the right to invade my bedroom as well as my personal space?

"Hoy, Aga!" I shouted at him when I saw him lying down the bed, "What are you doing?! Bakit nandito ka?"

"Matutulog ako," he whispered. He placed his own pillow somewhere in my bed and took my own, "Bango, ah."

"Tarantado ka talaga!" bulyaw kong muli sa kanya.

He bought the other unit in the same floor yesterday. He did that para raw mas madali niya akong mab-bwisit. Gano'n siya kayaman at lalong gano'n siya kayabang. I could not help but wonder every night why fate let us meet. Hindi ko kailangan ng lalaking b-bwisitin ako araw-araw. Lalong hindi ko kailangan ng lalaking papagurin ako kaiisip.