R O S A
"Are you the kind of person who gives second chances, Ms. Rosé?"
Tanong sa akin ng interviewer ng Flex Magazine. She's Heidi, she interviews known people in the industry and publishes it in their magazine.
"Uh, Hahaha. That depends on the person. Because I believe that you do not just deserve a second chance. You have to earn it to deserve it."
She nodded her head.
"Wow, that's a different outlook. It's fresh."
I smiled and thanked her.
"So, the goss is, you are with the bachelor Hunter Hilburn, Is it true?"
R O S A"To the launch party? Yeah, yeah. Pwede B. Can I bring a friend?"I looked at Leslie na masayang nakikipag usap kay Arthur dito sa backyard. We're having coffee nang tumawag si Beetles, telling me that I am invited to the Cariones' launch party."The invitation said to bring your plus one, so yeah.""Okay, e-mail me the invitation please B.""Okay. No problem. Enjoy your vaycay!"Tumawa lang ako at nagpasalamat saka namin ibinaba ang tawag. Inilapag ko ang phone ko saka umupo sa chair na kaharap ni Arthur."Work or Hunter?"
L O R R A I N E"Leslie!"Mabilis ko syang hinatak sa isang sulok nang makita ko sya dito sa loob ng party."Anong ginagawa mo dito?"Tanong ko sakanya."Uy! Ikaw anong ginagawa mo dito? Ganda naman natin."Nakuha pang mang asar!"Bakit ka nga nandito? I'm with Janice. She's the wife of Levoine Cariones. Kaya ako nandito dahil syempre alam mo na."She rolled her eyes on me."Wag ka na mag inarte! Ang tagal mong hindi naranasan to kaya enjoyin mo nalang!"
R O S A"Ready for tonight?"Tanong ni Hunter sa akin via text message. I just replied 'yeah' para alam nyang I won't bail on him tonight."Good Morning ma'am, I am Lorraine, I will be assisting you today."Napalingon ako bigla sa likod ko nang marinig ko ang pangalan niya. I found a woman wearing a uniform. Ka pangalan lang pala. I am inside a boutique at naghahanap ng dress na pwedeng isuot."Hayss"I took a deep breath. Up until now, naiisip ko parin sya. I chose to block that night. What have happened that night. Hindi maganda ang gabing iyon, ayoko naring alalahanin pa.
L O R R A I N EMy mind, my body, and my soul just switched back into old me.As I look into her eyes, parang she served as the missing piece of the puzzle in finding the old me. I can feel my heart beating again. I feel so alive and warm. But despite this warmth ay nakaramdam ulit ako ng pain. It hurts that I didn't apologize, it hurts na hindi ko sya kinausap ng maayos. It hurts now, that I told her all those disgusting things that I said about her. I cannot contain all this pain so my tears started to pour out.Bakit ka ganyan Rosa, bakit mo ako pinapatawad? Why do you always have to be the kind one? Ah, right. Because I am the Black Sheep. Hah! Now I can see it."Hmmm"
"So your former boss is in UK, huh?"Di man nya alam kung anong dahilan at kung bakit, but suddenly Victor is calling Leslie on her phone."Y-yes, sir"Her heart is beating fast. She's nervous because it is the first time she talked to the lion. The enemy of Raine Alcavar."Listen to me, you go tell her that she's dead meat."She can tell the intensity, the heavy breathing, and things being thrown.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~VICTOR'S POVVictor Alcavar, is throwing a tantrum. He didn't have much when he was born. He had to liv
L O R R A I N EI don't know how I got here. It's like I was drugged in a subway tapos pag gising ko, here I am, standing in front of our old house. A house that my father treated like his castle, and the world, was his kingdom. Sila lang naman nag paka sasa. Kung tutuusin, I was an outsider in my own family. Taga salo ng gulo ng kakambal kong paborito ng lahat. Bida sa mata ng mga magulang ko, ultimo relatives namin, they didn't pay attention to me. Which was great, by the way. At least noon pa lang, I knew that I only have myself.Now this is easy. I know everything in this house. I know how to sneak in and out without no one noticing. I slowly climbed up the stairs without making any sound. Inihanda ko ang black cloth na ibubusal ko sa bunganga ni Victor. Ang taong pinipilit na sirain ang buhay kong sirang sir
With Rosa's hand in my hand, we peacefully left the house. May kotseng nakaparada sa labas ng gate, binuksan nya ang passenger seat at pumasok saka ako sumunod at isinandal ang ulo ko sa balikat nya. Inakbayan nya ako at marahang hinalikan sa noo. "You!" Napabalikawas ako nang marealize ko kung sino ang driver namin. "Stop the car!" I yelled at mabilis namang huminto ang kotse. I immediately get off the car at binuksan ang driver's seat saka hinatak si Leslie palabas ng kotse. "What the fuck Leslie!?" I can see in her face that she's shaking. Not confused. I took my gun out at itinutok kay Leslie. Bigla sya
L O R R A I N E"NO ROSA! HINDI KA MAKIKIPAG KITA SA HUNTER NA 'YUN! IS THAT CLEAR!?"Mariin kong utos sakanya. Tanghaling tapat, tonight is Christmas Eve, despite the cold weather and Christmas spirit ay heto kaming dalawa, nag aaway sa living room ng bahay nya, here in UK."Bakit hindi mo maintindihan!? He is my friend! We are good friends Lorraine! I can't just ditch him dahil gusto mo!"I slowly nodded."Okay. You see him once again, you'll lose me. Tandaan mo yan Rosa."I took my coat na naka patong sa back rest ng couch na kinauupuan nya ngayon. She's crying, I don't know why pero di ko na balak alamin. I