I'm wearing a white maxi dress and fixing my hair into high ponytail. Sinabunutan ko ang sarili dahil kanina pa may takas ng takas na buhok ng tinatali ko ito. I sigh in frustration and decided to just put it in a messy bun. i didn't put any much effort in my face, I'm confident with it. Maganda ako. I only wear a shade of lipstick that close to the original color of my lips and mascara.
I heard a knock and it opens, revealing Emmanuel wearing a fucking white shirt, black pants and white sneakers. Putangina, ang gwapo.
"Avella, Are you done? let's go baby" he leans on the doorway while glancing at me.
Ilang beses ko man makita ang mukha n'ya ay hindi parin ako magsasawang sabihin na talagang makisig s'ya. I don't know, biglang naging maganda ang mood ko ngayon.
"Just a minute..." I spray a perfume before I put it in the cabinet.
"Tapos na, tara na." lalapit na sana ako sa kanya kaso nakita kong nakatulala s'ya sa akin. "what's wrong?" sabi ko at napagpasyahan na lumapit sa kanya.
Why is he looking at me like that? I feel weird and conscious of how I look.
"Should I weak make up? Tinamad kasi akong ayusan sarili ko, pasensiya-"
"Why are you saying sorry?" he asked, confused. "Well, you are looking at me weirdly. malay ko ba kung napapangitan ka sa akin at nahihiya ka isama ako sa labas. Just tell me so I can cha-" muli niya nanaman pinutol ang pagsasalita ko, ang bastos talaga.
"You look beautiful, Avella. Stop overthinking too much. You look very fine." He said and I feel my face heat due to his sudden compliments.
"Shut up." wika ko at nauna ng lumabas ng kwarto sa kanya, narinig ko naman ang tawa niya sa likod ko at maya-maya ay katabi ko na, pababa kami sa hagdan ay mas lalo ko nakita ang mga napasabit na painting sa pasilyo. Napakarami nito kumpara kahapon.
"Do you like those painting?" he asked, tumango ako, "Yeah, are you so obsessed of painting that you will kidnap me just to get my work?" I commented, aware of how insulting it is.
"You and your foul mouth, Avella." he chuckled, completely ignoring what I said. "Those painting are gift to her." he said and pointed his finger on a painting of a old but a very beautiful woman. she looks like Emmanuel. Is this her mother?
"Who is she? she looks like you, female version mo." napangiti ako habang nakatingin sa painting.
"She's my grandmother, she died five years ago because of a heart attack," he told me.
"I'm sorry sana hindi ko nalang tinanong" I've apologetically said,
"It's fine, She is really kind and genuine. She loves to paint and she had a passion for jewelry. she made us this heirloom na katulad ng suot mo, yung suot mo na 'yan, that's from her, we all thought she put it in her safety box because she loves that necklace, that's one of a kind." tama s'ya na pansinin rin ang kwintas kong ito, kaya marami nag iisip na mayaman ako kasi heirloom raw ang suot ko at talagang kakaiba, now everything start to makes sense.
I was shocked when he held my necklace and flip it.
He touched my skin and I felt this unusual thing again. "Did you see this? An initial of A, her name is Anastasia Marchero, so maybe you really think this is made for you." he chuckled, "She made a lot of this for us, a ring also for our wife." napauwang ang labi ko sa nalaman.
Her grandmother is indeed amazing.
"Tell me, how did you get that necklace?" magkasalubong ang kilay niya at nakakunot ang noo, sasagot na sana ako but we got interrupted by a noise.
"Honey!" sigaw ng isang babae kay Emmanuel habang tumatakbo. She's wearing a black fitted dress and a black stilleto. Matangkad na ito ngunit mas matangkad pa rin si Emmanuel. who is this woman? Nagulat ako ng halikan niya ito sa pisngi at niyakap ng mahigpit, hindi ko alam bakit ako nairita ng hawakan ni Emmanuel ang baywang nito.
"Who is this girl? A new fubu?" she asked and scanned me, "Well, okay naman. your type in girls change? you like voluptous women and tall, she looks like a kid to me. Sure ka ba na hindi 'yan minor?" she said as if i'm not here. she is fucking insulting me, tangina. I look like a kid?! hindi nga ako matangkad tulad ng sa kanya pero tangina nakakainsulto na bata ako tignan!
I tried to control my anger and just glare at them.
"Shut the fuck up, Lordane." he said and ignore the girl who is linking at her like a fucking leach.
"Ignore her. she-"
Hindi niya na natuloy ang sinabi niya dahil binigwasan ko na siya sa galit ko. I tried to control my anger. I really tried, I swear.
"damn it, that hurts!" hiyaw n'ya habang sapo ang bibig n'yang nasapak ko.
"Ayokong matulad sa mga kinakama mo, ngayon may girlfriend kana lumalandi kapa din. have some dignity naman, sino ka ba sa akala mo? di lahat ng babae luluhod sayo!?" I hissed.
Nakita kong ngumisi ang babae sa likod ni Emmanuel, bakit parang nag eenjoy pa s'ya na nag aaway kami? ano ba nangyayari? He faced his girlfriend and whisper something on it, I saw her smile faded and put her hands in the air, as if she is defeated.
"Okay, you win just fucking shut up, you weird shit!" she said, she looks at me and smiles before kissing Emmanuel cheeks again.
"Magui Lordane! Ale-"
"Okay, chill I didn't mean to say it, okay. I just thought It never cross my mind that you're going to bring a girl here. You can't blame me if I called her a bedwarmer you have a lot of them." she winked at Emmanuel.
"Well let me introduce myself at your girl." binalingan ako ng tingin at lumapit sakin.
"Well I'm sorry for earlier, I'm Magui Lordane, Magui in short, I like your attitude, finally someone can manage Emmanuel temper." She even rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"and you are?" she raises her eyebrow waiting for my response.
"Avella." maikli kong tugon.
Lumapit sakin si Emmanuel at pumunta sa gilid ko. "Go to your room Avella now," he whispered trying to control his temper.
I saw Magui laugh again and step backward. "I'm done here, I'm going to let you fight," she said.
Nagmadali akong pumunta sa kwarto at umupo sa gilid ng kama, maya-maya rin at dumating si Emmanuel at nakakunot ang noo.
"What's with that punch? Do you know that I'm an avid fan of Equality, right?" he said at lumapit sa akin.
"So, you will punch me?" I said, mocking him.
"You know I won't kaya nilulubos mo. Now, why did you do that?" he asked again,
"You fucking deserve it, you dirty cheater! Girlfriend mo 'yun or some kind of special relationship dahil kilala ang karakas mo sa babae and I really can't believe her for tolerating you as if you two aren't in a relationship! Aalis na ako rito, isaksak mo na sa baga mo yung painting ko basta paalisin mo na ako rito!" sigaw ko sa kanya at hinihingal, nagulat ako ng malakas siyang tumawa sa sinabi ko. Tangina?
"Anong tinatawa mo diyan?!" sigaw ko at tinulak siya, "Easy there, vixen. She is not my girlfriend." wika niya at tumawa pa uli.
"then who is she if not? fiance mo? arrange marriage kayo?" I stated, ngunit umiling siya doon.
"She is Magui Lordane Marchero, my youngest cousin." he said and smirk at my reaction.
Oh, Lord, kill me now!
Xoxo, Arabella
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