Time Capsule

How to unlove Rhian

Glaiza's POV:

Ilang linggo na ang nakakalipas mula ng magsimula kaming magtrabaho para kay Denise o Rhian Denise. Mabuti naman at mabait siya, madalas kaming magkasundo sa lahat ng bagay, konti lang ata ang hindi namin napagkakasunduan, tulad ng paginom nya ng kape, she likes hers black and mine sweet and creamy. Everything else magkasundo naman kami. Rhian likes to help us out in handling her grandmother's plants. I love when she handles the plants, how she carefully pots them. Katulad ngayon, dahan-dahan nyang inilalagay sa paso ang isa sa mga rosas na itinanim ng kanyang lola. Pawisan na ito at madumi na ang mga kamay, pero sige lang siya sa paglilipat ng mga halaman. I briefly thought this was the life partner I wanted, simple and is unafraid to get their hands dirty. Maya-maya lamang napatingin ito sa akin, she smiled at me and shook her head no. Her smiles held a secret awaiting to be discovered. Ewan kung ano man yung sikreto nya. Nagpatuloy lang ako sa pagtatrabaho ko, cutting the weeds out. Habang ang kalahati ng mga tauhan ko ay nagsisimula nang magpinta sa bakod. 

Malapit na kaming matapos sa pag-lilinis ng masukal na bakuran nila Rhian. All because Rhian knew how to move the plants into their new pots, she knew exactly how to prune them and how to pull out the weeds. Bagay na itinuro nya sa aking mga taohan, it was like re-training them under Rhian's standards. Nakakatuwa na makita ang mga taohan ko grasping what Rhian had taught them. They were quick ones in learning how to handle the plants with so much care. Napapangiti na lang ako kay Rhian sa tuwing tinuturuan nya ang mga taohan ko ng tamang pag-handle sa mga halaman sa garden niya. Maya-maya lang, one of her friends went by the house to drop off food for us. Rhian warmly welcomed her at hinatak ito sa Garden kung nasaan ako nagbubungkal ng lupa. 

"Glai, I would like you to meet my best friend Bianca." She called out to me sa gitna ng pagbubungkal ko ng lupa.

"Nice to meet you Bianca." I said smiling to her. 

"Nice to finally meet you too." Bianca said. 

"Halika na kayo, kakain na tayo. Ipinagluto tayo ni Chef King." Rhian said smiling at me.

"Guys, halika na. Kakain na tayo ng lunch!" I called out to my group. 

Rhian and Bianca walked ahead of me, naghugas muna kami ng kamay ng mga taohan ko before we finally went to the back patio kung saan naka-hain ang mga pagkain para sa amin. Tahimik nang pumila ang mga taohan ko para kumuha ng pagkain. Rhian handed me a plate na may pagkain na at kobyertos sa gilid. 

"Salamat Rhian." I said smiling at her. 

Pinaupo ako ni Rhian sa tabi nya, kaharap si Bianca. It looked like Bianca was checking me out. Pero syempre, I'm not into her kaya I dismissed it and concentrated on Rhian. She was smiling and is clearly happy to have Bianca over. 

"You're nice, alagaan mo ang best friend ko ha." Bianca said to me nang tumayo ako para kumuha ng additional na pagkain.

"Bianca, anong pinagsasabi mo? Kaibigan ko yan si Rhian." I said to her. 

"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! You wish though that you were more than friends with her. I can read people like you Glaiza. Lipstick Lesbian ka diba? Don't worry she's aware I am too and don't worry  I think she likes you too." Bianca whispered as she went ahead back to the table where Rhian was sitting. 

Parang nabunutan naman ako ng malaking tinik sa mga narinig ko from Bianca. I glanced over the table and she gave me a knowing smile before putting her head down to appear she was concentrating on eating her food. Bumalik na ako sa tabi ni Rhian and continued to eat. Bianca cooked us Lengua in Creamy Mushroom Sauce, Shrimp Gambas at Bulanglang na Gulay. She cooked a fine meal for us so I decided ti say thank you to her by speaking up. 

"Bianca, salamat sa mga niluto mo, napaka-sarap ng mga niluto mo." I said smiling at her knowingly as well.

"Anything for Rhian." Bianca said smiling.

Unspoken rule ito sa pagitan ng mga lesbiana na tulad namin ni Bianca. When we say anything for our friends or for our best friend, it means that we will kill for them should anyone hurt them. I knew then that she's serious about spotting me for Rhian. I could only smile at her and nod. No word was spoken between me and Bianca. Partly because I agree with Bianca, Rhian deserves to be protected at all costs. Kaisa ako ni Bianca sa mga taong naghahangad ng mabuti para kay Rhian. Hindi ko lang masabi sa kanya, dahil kaharap namin si Rhian. Maya-maya pa, nagexcuse si Rhian para kumuha ng ulam so I took the opportunity to speak with Bianca.

"Wag kang mag-alala, kaisa mo ako sa layunin mong protektahan si Rhian." I said to her. 

"Mabuti naman." She said smiling. 

"Galing mong magluto pala talaga, akala ko nagbibiro lang si Rhian." I said to her. 

"Salamat. Nagustuhan mo ba?" She asked me. 

"Yes, I did very much." I said to her. 

She hands me a calling card with her details and continued to speak to me.

"Here, kung may time ka, dumaan ka sa restaurant ko o kung sakaling magdedate kayo ni Rhian, doon na kayo sa restaurant ko magpunta o di kaya sa kasal ninyo ako ang caterer." Tatawa-tawang sabi ni Bianca sa akin. 

Bagay na nagpatawa din sa akin dahil sa sobrang advanced mag-isip si Bianca. Hindi pa nga ako umaakyat ng ligaw kay Rhian o nakakapagsabi tungkol sa nararamdaman ko, kasal na agad ang bungad ni Bianca. Isa pa may asawa na yung tao, na tiyak ko kilala rin niya. 

"I never liked Jeremy David for her, just so you know. I never teased them both to get married. Gusto kita para kay Rhian." She said smiling.

"Salamat Bianca, pero hintayin muna natin ang divorce at annulment ng kasal nila." Tatawa-tawa kong sabi kay Bianca. 

It felt natural to joke around her, hindi gaya kanina na medyo stiff ang interactions namin. Nagpapasalamat din ako dahil sa pagtanggap sa akin ni Bianca. That's one down, three more to go I said to myself as I continued to eat. Hindi kalaunan naka-balik na si Rhian sa table namin.

"How are you two getting along?" Rhian said smiling at us both.

"We're getting along fine Whiwhi." Bianca said. 

"Great." Rhian said. 

She was visibly happy about this, napangiti na lang din ako at nagpatuloy sa pagkain ko. Smiling and having light conversations with Rhian and Bianca the rest of our lunch. After lunch back to work na kami ng mga taohan ko dahil hindi naman na mainit ang sikat ng araw. We finished the last of our clearing operations at napintahan na din ang buong bakod. Gagawa na lang kami ng mga decorations sa mga susunod na linggo. As for my heart, how do I unlove Rhian? When her best friend is practically excited to have me as her best friend's new prospect love. Lord help us!

A/N:

This update is for Vi_AndreA, Thank you for inspiring me to keep on writing and for your questions regarding certain words I used in the story or in one of our conversations. Para akong nasa isang Language class pag kausap kita. Pati ako nauubusan ng paliwanag sayo. Pero gayon pa man, wag sana tayong mag-sawa na turuan ang isa't-isa. Patuloy ka pang mangulit for updates ibablock na talaga kita. Hahahahahahahahaha!

To the readers eto na nga tayo ano? Chapter 10 of the story! Enjoy your reading guys! Habang may nangungulit sa akin, samantalahin ninyo ang mga updates ko, dahil hanggang Thursday lang yan. Hahahahahahaha! Pag alis ni Andrea, back to regular programming na tayo. Drop Vi_AndreA a message to thank her, kasi siya ang nangungulit sa mga updates ko. Alam natin na hindi ako ganito. Hahahahahahahahahaha! Wag kayong ano!

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- Sky