Paris
I stopped asking Ezzio for lunch, eventually. Bukod sa napaka time-consuming ng paghihintay sa kanya, naisip ko rin na mukhang isang malaking abala lang 'yon. It's too much of a distraction. And it was somewhat annoying. Of course, I didn't want to be labelled as 'the annoying courter'. Baka mas ma-bad shot lang ako kay Ezzio. Yeah. This was really happening. Talagang lubos ko nang sineseryoso ang panliligaw sa kanya. It sounded so unnatural and desperate, but at this point, I didn't care.
Anyways, that was pretty much it. Tumigil ako sa pangungulit kay Ezzio roon sa labas ng opisina niya. Sa halip ay napagdesisyonan kong hatiran na lang siya ng pagkain dahil mas mainam 'yon. And so, whenever it was lunchtime, I went to their company just to drop off the food. Iniiwan ko lang kay Arianne ang pagkain, pagkatapos ay siya na ang bahalang nagbibigay sa boss niya. I'd been doing that for about a week now. Today was no diffe
ParisMay girlfriend si Ezzio.Girlfriend.I can't believe I was so all over him for over a week without having any clue that he's taken!Matapos niyang sabihin sa akin 'yon ay natahimik ako dahil sa gulat. I didn't know what to say or how to react. Masyado kasing biglaan ang pagkasabi niya no'n. Mabuti na lang at eksaktong dumating si Venny! Kung hindi ay baka nagmukha na akong tanga roon sa harap niya. I don't know. I would be lying if I say I didn't see it coming. Alam ko naman na sa simula pa na posible 'yon. Kaya lang, mas pinaniwala ko ang sarili ko na hindi. I thought after what I did to him years ago, he'd completely shut other women out and relationships won't ever be his thing. I guess I was wrong.Ang kapal ko rin talaga. Matapos nang nagawa ko, umasa pa rin akong may nararamdaman pa siya sa akin, kahit kaunti. I didn't think I was irreplaceable. I just... thought I had a slight chance of being with him.
Paris"May kailangan ka?"bungad ni Venny sa akin nang sagutin ang video call. Umirap ako at humagikhik naman siya."I need your help with something,"I simply replied. Narinig ko pa siyang dumaing ng kaunti, tila naiinis."Why the need for a video call?""Because..."I trailed off before shifting the camera to the two night-out outfits laid on my bed. One was a nude see-through top with a black bralette and a leather skirt. The other was a simple spaghetti strap dress. They both screamed different vibes. Kaya medyo lito ako kung alin sa dalawa ang susuotin."Oh,"I heard Venny say. Ilang segundo pa ang lumipas bago siya nagsalita."Go for the see-through."Tumango ako kahit 'di niya naman kita. Ibinalik ko sa front cam ang tawag at magpapaalam na sana ngu
Paris"I don't need your help,"sabi ko, inaalis ang pag alalay niya sa'kin nang makababa kami ng kotse.Matapos nang pagd-drama ko kanina ay napagtanto ko kung gaanong nakakahiya 'yon. And when he realized I couldn't tell him anything more, he finally decided to take me to... wherever. I had no idea. Heto kami ngayon at kararating lang sa kung saan. Surprisingly though, I seemed to not care at all.I winced and held my temple again as I felt my head pounding. All I wanted to do was to crash on a bed and go to sleep."Yes, youdo,"rinig kong sagot ni Ezzio. Hindi ko siya pinansin at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad nang pagewang-gewang.Where the heck are we?I figured we were on a parking lot, judging by the cars parked here. Pero ang tanong, saan ba kami patungo?"Shit!"sigaw ko nang matalisod sa pave
Paris "Anong kailangan mo?"tanong ko kay Venny matapos ko siyang pagbuksan ng pinto. Basta-basta na lang kasing pumunta rito. Hindi man lang nag text o ano. She didn't answer. She just barged in like she owned the place.Myplace. "Don't you remember?"giit niya nang makaupo sa couch. Ipinagkrus niya pa talaga ang magkabilang binti."Ibibigay mo sa'kin 'yung Chanel lippies, 'di ba?" Halos mapairap ako sa narinig. 'Yun lang pala! Hindi na lang ako umimik. Diretso akong nagtungo sa kwarto para kunin 'yung lipstick. Wala ako sa mood na magreklamo at sagutin pa si Venny! I was still too preoccupied about the... freaking... Agh! Naramdaman ko uli ang pag-init ng dalawang pisngi nang maisip ko nanaman ang nangyari sa condo ni Ezzio kahapon. Napapatulala na lang ako sa tuwing naiisip 'yon! Nakakainis!
Paris"Paris, thanks sa pagsama rito kay Pamu, ah?"Anda said, gently holding me by the arm."Hindi ko alam na ikaw na lang pala naiwan dito. Nakakahiya naman."Tumawa lang ako ng mahina."It's no problem, Anda. Don't mind it."Totoo naman kasi. It was no big deal for me. I considered Anda as a friend and her daughter was a nice girl, too. Hindi naman masakit sa ulo si Pamu."Gago talaga 'yung Z na 'yon. Hindi man lang ako tinext na aalis siya!"Napabuntong hininga ako nang marinig ang pangalan niya. What Anda said made me a little worried again. Ni hindi niya natext si Anda k
Paris"He said that?!"I winced at how loud Venny's voice was. She even slammed both her hands on the dining table. We were at her place. Niyaya niya kasi akong magdinner. Good thing she wasn't busy. Patapos na raw siya sa pag-aayos sa bahay ni Z at sa susunod pa magsisimula ang iba niyang projects. Meanwhile, I wasn't that busy, too. Kinuha ko na rin 'to bilang oportunidad para sabihin kay Venny ang mga sinabi ni Ezzio sa'kin. At heto na nga't halatang hindi siya makapaniwala."So..."she leaned forward with her eyes fixed on me."He's courting you now?"Hearing the words from her still urged a part of me to be surprised; the same thing I felt that night. Tumango ako, hindi alam kung ano ang idadagdag. Venny opened her mouth but took a few seconds to finally speak."Magre-retire na raw si Rapunzel. Nahiya na siya sa'yo."Halos maihagis ko
Paris"Here we are,"Ezzio uttered under his breath when he stopped the car in front of El Gusto. It was 8 in the morning. Unfortunately, my car needed some fixing so my boyfriend volunteered to take me to work.My cheeks heated up at the thought.My boyfriend.Sinikap kong h'wag mapangiti. Simula nang naging kami, tila ang laki pa rin ng epekto sa'kin sa tuwing naiisip ko na boyfriend ko na nga talaga siya. Tila hindi pa ako sanay. A part of me still couldn't believe it and I had been having quite a hard time adjusting, too. This was the first real and serious relationship I had ever had. I was anxious I might screw it up."Hey."Once again, I heard Ezzio's voice. Agad akong napalingon sa kanya. Nakita kong hindi na siya nakahawak sa manibela. Sa halip ay nakabaling na ang buong atensyon niya sa akin. I recognized the look of concern on his face."Thinkin
ParisI left.Of course, I left! Ni hindi ko na nga hinayaan pang makapagsalita si Ezzio o sino man sa kanilang dalawa. I was too furious and hurt. 'Yung parang hindi ko kakayaning patagalin pa ng kahit isang segundo ang pagtitig sa mukha noong Martinez na 'yon!And so, I stormed out of the room. Went straight to the parking lot. Drove back to El Gusto. And pretended like nothing ever happened.Nagulat pa si Marky nang makita ako. Akala niya raw kasi ay matatagalan ako sa pagbalik. I just smiled at him and asked about how the couple of hours went. Talagang nakaya ko pang magtanong tungkol sa deliveries at orders!I decided to work in the baking room because