[Ang sama talaga ng ugali!]
[Hindi na bago 'yon, noh! Henrietta is the evil woman, as always!]
[Kawawa naman 'yong babae. Nasira pa ang phone niya.]
[Baka naman kasi may ginawa kay Henrietta kaya nagkaganyan. You, people judge too quickly.]
↪Replied [Please! We know naman na demonyita ang babaeng 'yan!]
↪Replied [Lol. 'Wag kasi muna tayong mag-judge. 'Pag sa ganitong balita ang bibilis niyo! Malay ba natin sa totoong nangyari?]
↪Replied [Bakit mo ba siya pinagtatanggol? Admirer ka ba niya? Yuck!]
Mabilis na nagtipa si Draco sa keyboard ng mabasa ang reply.
"Dude? Ano'ng ginagawa mo? I need a hand here! Mamamatay na ako!"
Hindi pinakinggan ni Draco ang kaibigan dahil focus na focus siya sa pakikipagpalitan ng comment sa taong nag-reply sa kanya.
Tiningnan ni Wilver ang monitor ng kaibigan at nakitang sumasabak ito sa pakikipagcomment to comment sa kung sino man. He snickered kaya pinaningkitan siya ni Draco ng mata.
"Okay, okay. Si pinsan muna bago si best friend. Ang sakit naman, dude!" Umakto pa si Wilver na masakit ang puso na sinimangutan lang ni Draco. Walangya! Magka-ugali sila ng pinsan nitong si Henrietta.
"'Wag mo nang sayangin ang oras mo d'yan. Mga wala naman 'yang alam," saad niya at nag-start ulit ng bagong game.
Inalis ni Draco ang headphone at tumayo bago kumuha ng drink in can sa isang small refrigerator.
"They always throw mean words to ate. Of course, I will defend her," sagot ni Draco at inubos ang laman ng drink in can. He throws it in a trash bin at bumalik ulit sa pagkaka-upo sa harap ng desktop computer.
Hindi masama ang ate Henrietta niya. She is always there noong bata pa sila. He witnessed how she was devastated when her mother died and how she was treated badly by her father. Hindi ito nagpatinag at ayaw ipakita na nasasaktan ito. There was a time na pupuntahan niya sana ito sa kwarto nang marinig niya ang hikbi nito. Masasakit na hikbi na kahit hindi kalakasan ay mararamdaman mo kung gaano iyon kasakit. And from that moment, he decided that he will protect her kahit hindi na sila nagkikita o close man lang.
"I know, dude. 'Tsaka 'wag ka mag-alala kasama mo ako d'yan." Tinapik pa ni Wilver ang balikat ng kaibigan.
"Psh! Oo kasama nga, pero nand'yan lang sa tabi naglalaro," Draco replied boredly. Wilver chuckles at pinagpatuloy ang paglalaro.
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"Kamusta ka?"
"Perfectly good."
"How about your lovelife? Parang may something sa inyo ni Mr. De Luca?"
"We're just acquaintances. Nothing is between us," sagot ni Henrietta.
Tila sumabog sa tuwa ang puso ni Lisa sa sinagot ng kaibigan. Akala niya naman may something sa dalawa. That's good, Vincenzo can only be interested in the likes if her. Palihim siyang ngumiti. Henrietta didn't bother to talk about it. Noon pa man, Lisa is only interested in some guys that has the looks and wealth. She has secrets that people don't know. Kahit siya hindi niya 'yon alam. But guess what? She already knew about it when she caught her in a steamy sex with a director and investor bago pa siya namatay.
"How about you? You already broke up with your boyfriend?" she asked, then took a bite on her chocolate cake.
Lisa twitch her lips,"Yeah, I guess we're not really a match," malungkot na sagot ni Lisa at umakto pang medyo nasasaktan na mapag-usapan ang past relationship niya.
"Oh, that's sad," pagsasakay din ni Henrietta sa acting nito.
"By the way, do you have Vincenzo's business card or number?" tanong ni Lisa. She is really interested in Vincenzo. He's like an emperor who is full of authority and power. Ano kaya sa feeling ang maging girlfriend nito?
"I told you, we're just acquaintance," Henrietta replied. Nag-aaksaya lang siya ng oras sa pakikipag-usap sa bestfriend niya daw. Excuse me? Ito lang ang nag-claim na best friend sila.
"Oh right! Hindi naman magkaka-interes sa'yo si Vincenzo," Lisa said. Henrietta raises her eyebrow at her kaya na-realize ni Lisa ang sinabi niya, "I mean, I know your standard is too high. Kaya siguro kayo nag-break ni Luciel dahil sa standard at ugali mo?" she added.
Henrietta smirked. If she is the old Henrietta, maniniwala siya sa sinasabi nito. But no, maybe the almighty gave her a second chance para dito. She has purpose and vengeance is one of them.
"Luciel doesn't even make it to my standard. And Lisa?" she trails.
"Yes?"
"Mataas din ang standard ni Vincenzo. Baka nga wala ka sa standard niya," panunuya ni Henrietta. Hindi lang sila ang pwede mang-insulto, she can also throw shades at them.
"W-what?"
Henrietta smiled innocently then added, "I mean, look at you and look at him? Hindi naman ugali ng gano'ng lalaki ang makipag-entangled sa mga babaeng nasa showbiz, after all, he's the mighty Vincenzo De Luca, he doesn't want to stain his reputation by some woman in the entertainment industry."
Lisa clenches her fist below the table and gritted her teeth. So ano'ng pinaparating ni Henrietta? Na hindi siya kailanman mapapansin ni Vincenzo? Ridiculous! Nagawa nga n'yang mapa-ibig ang mga businessman, model and even commoners sa charms niya tapos si Vincenzo pa kaya?
Lisa composes herself and sends a smile at her best friend.
"Hindi naman natin malalaman hindi ba? 'Tsaka malay mo we ended up together? Magugustuhan pa ako ng pamilya niya. I have good reputation, kilala globally and can match him," debate ni Lisa.
"Lisa, do you really think magugustuhan ka ng pamilya ng De Luca especially in the terms of wealth? Powerful family tends to get their son or daughter married because of other family's wealth and connection. Mahalaga sa kanila 'yon maliban na lang kung ang nagugustuhan ng anak nila ay kasing pantay din ng yaman nila. 'Tsaka good reputation? Really?" Henrietta said, a small smile plastered on her face before drinking.
Bigla naman naestatwa si Lisa sa narinig. What does she mean? Does Henrietta know something about her?
She force a smile before speaking, "It's the truth naman, I don't have scandals and bad issues maliban lang sa mga haters ko na todo ang effort sa paninira sa akin."
Lumawak ang ngiti ni Henrietta at itinuro ang isang LED t.v screen na nakalagay sa loob ng restaurant. "Then can you explain that?"
Lisa turned around then saw a shocking scene.
"No!"
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© _eysteambun
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