Her Dearest Secret

III - Movie Date (1/2)

Veronica's POV

It's Saturday. Ngayon na yung movie date namin ni Brian kaya kanina pa rin ako nagpe-prepare.

"Okay, Veronica, wala kang napanood. You need to forget what you've watched." I keep on telling that to myself.

Paano ba naman kasi, napanood ko na talaga yung movie na sinasabi ko kay Brian. Nakakita kasi ako ng link sa google last week. Sobrang excited talaga akong panoorin siya so, I watched it.

Kaya ngayon, I'm trying to forget it. Baka mai-kwento ko pa kay Brian, masira na naman date namin.

I heard someone knocked at our door so I told him to come in.

"Hey, love." I was surprised when I saw Brian came in, he greeted me with a smile. Why is he already here? Ang aga pa ah?

"O-o, love. Aga mo ah." I greeted back. Lumapit naman siya sa akin then he leaned down to kiss me on top of my head.

"Ah. . . Yun nga, eh kasi I have to tell you something."

"I'm listening." I said habang inaayos ko ang make-up ko.

"Kasi ngayon na yung uwi ng kapatid ko, si Brent. Mom is supposed to pick him up," He explained. "Kaso busy siya sa shop niya ngayon so she asked me to pick him up."

I just nodded at that pero hindi ko naman pwedeng i-deny na I'm disappointed. Kahit naman na napanood ko na yung movie, I still want to go out with him. Boring kasi dito sa bahay.

"Love, I'm sorry--"

"No, it's fine." I said and tried to smile at him. "Maybe, we could go out some other time?"

"I'm really sorry, love. I promise, I'll make it up to you." He said sweetly then he took my hand and kissed it.

"Sige na, I think you should go now para maabutan mo pa yung kapatid mo."

He was about to go out of our room but he turned to me again. "Or maybe, you can come with me at the airport then diretso tayo sa mall?"

I automatically smiled when I heard his idea. "Are you sure it's okay?"

"Oo naman. Besides, si Brent na lang ang hindi mo kilala sa family namin, right?"

"Kaya nga. So, tara na? Baka mauna pa si Brent sa atin?"

We headed down stairs. Rinig na rinig ko naman ang tawanan nila sa Kitchen kaya pumunta kami do'n para magpaalam kila Nanay.

"Von, ano ba!--AHAHAHAHA!--Enough! Nagluluto ak--AHAHAHA!" Nanay's laughter is all over the kitchen. Kinikiliti kasi siya ni Tatay, Veera is also laughing at them.

"Uhmm. . . Nay, Tay?" I called them kaya they looked at me.

"O, ano tuloy kayo?" Tatay asked, si Brian na ang sumagot.

"Ah. Yes, Tito. We'll go to the airport first then we'll go to the mall after."

"Pupunta kayong airport?" Nanay butted in so Brian explained na susunduin muna namin ang kapatid niya bago kami mag-date.

"Ah, sige, mag-ingat kayo. And Brian, 8 nandito na si Veronica ah?" Tatay said.

"Von naman," Saway ni Nanay sa kanya before she turned to us. "Kahit hanggang 11, okay lang."

"What? Tanya, that's too late!"

"Shut up, Tay. Madaling araw mo nga ako inuuwi nung nagde-date tayo dati eh."

In the end, Tatay agreed sa sinabi ni Nanay. Like what I've said, good shot na good shot nga si Brian sa kanila kaya hindi na kami nahirapang ma-convince sila.

After a while, nakarating na rin kami sa airport. I felt like I needed to go to the wash room kaya nagpaalam muna ako kay Brian.

"Love, CR lang ako ah? Kita na lang tayo sa waiting area."

"Okay. I'll see you there."

May nadaanan akong Starbucks habang papunta sa CR. Bigla tuloy akong nag-crave sa green tea frappe so I decided na dun na lang mag-CR para makabili na ako, nag-order na rin ako ng coffee jelly para kay Brian. Bumili na rin ako ng blueberry cheesecake para kay Brent, nakakahiya naman kung kami lang ni Brian ang binilhan ko.

"Yes, bro. Yeah nandito na ako, nag-cr lang ako dito sa may Starbucks." Napa-lingon ako sa lalim ng boses nung nag-salita.

I saw a guy sa may entrance, he's wearing a jogger pants and a black v-neck shirt. I think he's 6 foot tall and he also has a white complexion.

Shit. This guy is so damn hot! Ang gwapo niya. . .

Ugh! What am I thinking?! Brian is a lot more handsome than him! Nag-lakad na ako pabalik sa waiting area, baka kanina pa ako hinihintay ni Brian.

Binuksan ko na yung glass door, palabas na sana ako kaso biglang sumabay sa akin yung guy sa may entrance kaya nabitawan ko yung coffee jelly ni Brian.

"Oo papunta na nga ako--what the f**k!" Halos mabingi naman ako when he shouted. Damn it! Natapon pa sa kanya yung kape.

Tumingala ako para makita siya, he's the same guy na nakasalubong ko kanina.

"Tsk! I'll call you later, bro." He said through gritted teeth bago niya binaba yung tawag.

He glared at me kaya napa-tungo na lang ako. Parang bigla tuloy akong nanliit though, maliit talaga ako compared to him because he's 6'0 tall tapos ako, 5'4 lang. Naka-doll shoes pa naman ako ngayon.

"I-I'm sorry." I muttered when I found my voice. Nakakatakot naman kasi yung tingin niya.

"Mag-ingat ka kasi, miss! Hindi mo kasi tinitingnan yung dinadaanan mo eh!" Singhal niya sa akin habang medyo pinipiga yung shirt niya.

Hindi na lang ako nag-salita. Nahihiya na kasi talaga ako, medyo napapatingin na rin kasi yung mga tao sa amin.

"Tatanga-tanga kasi eh." Nagpanting na ang tenga ko when he said that. Bwiset! He doesn't have the right to call me that.

"Look, I already apologized even if it's your fault!" I shouted at him. "Ano pang gusto mong gawin ko? Sipsipin ko 'yang kape sa shirt mo?!"

"Wow!" He said sarcastically. "So it's my fault? Ikaw pa yung galit, ikaw ba yung natapunan?!"

I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Bigla ka kasing sumisingit eh!" I told him. "Tsaka buti nga ikaw namantsahan lang. Eh ako? Natapon na yung kape ng boyfriend, natapunan pa yung shoes ko. Nagalit ba ako?"

"Bakit ka magagalit sa sarili mong katangahan, miss?"

"Don't put all the blame on me, mister. Ikaw 'tong kanina ko pa nakikitang naka-tambay sa may entrance, you're blocking the way tapos magagalit ka kapag may naka-bangga sa'yo." With that, tinalikuran ko na siya then I stormed out of the store.

Pero bago ako maka-labas I heard him say,

"So you've been staring at me all this time, huh?" Oh, god! Bakit ko na sinabi 'yon? Wrong move, Veronica! Wrong move!

Hindi ko na lang siya pinansin, I just left the store.

Damn! This guy is handsome pero s**t lang, his attitude stinks! I swear, kakalbuhin ko 'tong lalaking 'to if I ever saw him again!