THE PRETTIEST CHAKA

THE PRETTIEST CHAKA 12

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PAALALA: I-play ang CRAZY by Andrew Garcia mamaya

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CHAPTER 12 #ADateToRemember

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May halong kaba at excitement ang nararamdaman ko bago pinihit ang doorknob at tuluyang binuksan ang pintuan. At sa aking paglabas ay sumalubong ang malamig na pag-ihip ng hangin. Napatingala tuloy ako sa langit at nasilayan ang napaka-kalmadong tanawin ng mga kumikislap na mga bituin na animo'y mga diyamante sa ganda ng ningning.

Lihim akong napangiti. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na yayayain ako ni Dylan na mag-date. Grabeh, ang dati'y pinagpapantasyahan ko lang sa isip at sa mga panaginip ko-- ang crush ko ay makakasama ko sa isang date.

Grabeh, hindi ko alam kung ano ang tamang mga salita na dapat kong gamitin upang ilarawan ang nararamdaman ko. Pero ang saya ko talaga. Napaka-unexpected ng pangyayari. Na-e-excite tuloy ako sa date namin ni Dylan.

Then I went out of the gate with excitement now swirling inside me, then I saw a man wearing a black suit, standing at the cardoor of the backseat.

"I'm Jerry Medinez, Mr. Dylan Middleton's personal secretary. Um, kayo ho ba si Ms. Rina Alvares?" he asked.

I walked up to him slowly with confusion in my head and nodded,"Oo. Ako nga. Bakit?" I said.

"Pinapasundo ho kayo ni Sir Dylan dahil imposible ho na siya ang sumundo sa inyo. He was trying to... pero marami pa po siyang ginagawa but he assured na darating siya sa date niyo," he explained.

My forehead creased, "Um, pwede bang magtanong kung nasa'n si Dylan?" I asked a bit worried.

Secretary Medinez didn't immediately answered, hesitation was visible in his gesture but he said,"Appointments... important company appointments. Yeah, that was it," he said, nodding.

I sighed and bit my lip,"Ah," was all I could say and nodded slowly, "Um, busy pala si Dylan... eh kung 'di nalang kaya ituloy ang date namin? Nakakasagabal kasi sa schedule niya. Nakakahiya tuloy," I said, sincerely.

He cleared his throat,"But I insist, Ms. Alvares that you really need to go with me. The date is going to push through and Sir Dylan would be there. He also said that no matter what, your date will not be cancelled," he said firmly.

"And besides, he said, you're important to him," he said.

I was flabbergasted. I didn't know what to say. I never really saw it coming. I blinked and my heartbeat accelerated.

Ano daw? Then he glanced at his wristwatch, "Sakay na ho kayo,"he said as he opened the door of the backseat, "Mr. Dylan Middleton doesn't want you to be late," he said.

I sighed in defeat,"O-okay. Sige,"I said then climbed inside the car. He slammed the door shut, jogged around to the driver's seat, started the engine then we drove off. 

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Simula nung bumiyahe kami, napakatahimik sa loob ng kotse. Nakakailang tuloy. Napapaisip tuloy ako sa sinabi ni Secretary Medinez kanina. Ako? Importante kay Dylan? 'Di nga? Pero seriously? Ano kaya ang basehan kung bakit niya nasabi yun?

Ah ewan! Ang hirap sagutin sa tanong na yan at baka mabaliw lang ako sa kakaisip ng sagot. Kung kaya'y hinayaan ko nalang iyon.

Isinandal ko nalang ang ulo ko sa salamin ng bintana ng kotse at nagpakawala ng malalim na buntong-hininga.