Her Hired Boyfriend

"Here we go." Pinatay ni Zhai ang makina ng sasakyan matapos iyong iparada sa tabi ng isang Land Cruiser. Kahit madilim sa parking lot, halatang bagong- bago ang Land Cruiser na gray at parang alam na niya kung kanino.Bumaba siya at kinuha sa trunk ng kanyang Honda Civic ang mga regalo. Three large shopping bags full of gifts for the kiddos and the oldies. Iyong mga nasa in- between ang mga edad, hindi na kailangan regaluhan. Kahit siya mismo, hindi umaasang may matatanggap na regalo mula sa mga kamag-anak.Bitbit sa isang kamay ang mga shopping bag, tumawid siya mula sa grabang parking lot papunta sa gate ng resort. D' Levion. Hotel. Resort. Spa. Balot ng Christmas lights ang trunk ng tatlong date trees sa kanan ng gate. May mga nakatusok ding parol sa lupa na green, yellow at red. Behind those were the silver metal letters of the resort's name, nakadikit sa pader na nilagyan ng red tiles.Sa gate mismo, m

Bakit puso lang ang mayroon sa Instagroom? If she could 'heart,' she should be able to 'unheart' also. Pero anong symbol ang kabaligtaran ng puso?Broken heart? Too pathetic. Even the IGM people knew that.Upside down heart?Why not?That would be so much easier than hitting the comment icon and scrolling through emojis. And if she really, really hated a picture, she could just tap it like a thousand times and an upside down/inverted heart would stick to the picture, like forever, for everyone to see.That would be awesome.Amber thought that was a great idea. She was smarter than the IGM people. Pero habang hindi pa ginagawa ng Instagroom ang naiisip niya, she would just resort to trolling.Well, she could 'unfollow' but... Out of the question. Ibinaba ni Amber sa mesa ang hawak na cell phone at dinampot naman ang mas lumang cell phone na nasa mes

Zhai was feeling triumphant. He liked everything about this date. Hindi lang para makabayad ng utang. As soon as Dough mentioned socialite, Zhai knew he would take the job.Fifty-something socialite, sino ang tatanggi?Well, probably most men his age.But not him. He had dated a handful of those before. TRLs ang tawag niya. Truly Rich Ladies. Hindi naman magiging 'truly rich' ang isang babae kung nasa twenties pa lang, even those in their early thirties. Nagsisimula pa lang ang mga iyon sa kanya-kanyang career, and the worst thing was, they wanted to have it all. Career, husband, kids.When he was that age, he was just starting also. He was having a great time, enjoying his fame, financial security and freedom. Women his age wanted to end all that. That had been a problem. He was a man. He liked to sleep with women but he wanted to be able to do that without fear--- fear of conception and emotional complications.Then he discovered older women.