Lez Girls 2

CHAPTER 3: Tasha

Hi Again, Mi Amor.

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  Tasha Fuentes.

Nasa arrival area na ako and in search of Apollo in the pool of people around NAIA Terminal 2 nang may biglang bumangga sa akin.

I turn around to see if who it was and I was greeted with a huge grin on Apollo's handsome face. Masayang sinungaban ko ito ng yakap nang ini-spread niya ang mga ma-muscle niyang mga braso for a huge welcome.

"Ah, welcome home, Tasha!"

"Thank you," masayang tugon ko at mas lalong hinigpitan ang pagkaka yakap ko sakanya. I tiptoe because he's way taller than me at ang mga taong nag pa-pass by sa amin ay nakangiti sa amin. I bet they think we're a couple.

"Where's my gifts? Two years kang nawala so I expect a lot of gifts, 'kay?"

I rolled my eyes at him when we break our bone crashing hug. Sinuntok ko nga ang braso nito.

"Hindi mo man ako namiss. Ang gusto mo lang talaga ay ang mga pasalubong ko sa 'yo, hijo de puta."

Nanlaki ang mga singkit niyang mga mata, he even gasped. "Ha! Kailangan ka pa natutong magmura in Spanish, ha?"

I only shrug at him at saka naglakad na. Apollo push my trolley cart at habang naglalakad kami ay pinepeste niya pa rin ako ng mga tanong.

Nang makarating kami sa condo ko, lumuwa ang mga mata ni Apollo sa pagkakakita nito sa aking Bachelorette pad.

"Wow, ibang-iba ka na talaga. This is like 3200 square ft. condo. I wonder how much is this?"

I offer him a sly smile. "20 million ang worth ng condo."

Then again, Apollo's eyes grew wider. "Are you kidding me?! Puwede ka nang makabili ng limang mansion sa perang 'yon."

He suddenly pouted. "Kung sanang ikaw na lang pala ang naging asawa ko, edi sana tiba-tiba ako ngayon."

I throw him a pillow when I get into the sofa. "Gago ka talaga."

Natatawa itong kinuha ang pillow na tumapon sa de tiles na sahig at saka niya ito ibinalik sa akin when he sat besides me.

"I'm glad you're home, Tash. I'm so proud of you. Look at you now, ibang-iba ka na. Milyonarya ka na. I'm sure matatanggap ka na ni Seňor Olivarez. At makukuha mo na pabalik si Seňorita Olivia."

He hold my hand that's on my lap. Huminga ako nang malalim saka pilit na ngumiti, "I hope so."

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Pagdating ng umaga, I busied myself with my work. Actually, I'm just on vacation for 6 months. But I'm still gonna work for my company while I'm here.

I'm so caught up with the report that I've been doing to the point na hindi ko na namalayan ang pagtunog ng cellphone ko.

I stopped from typing from my computer and checked my phone. I knotted my eyebrow when I saw a missed call from Georgina.

I dialed her number and in just two rings, she answers my call.

"You called?" I asked then stretch my back onto my swivel chair.

"Welcome back to you as well, Georgina." Maang na sagot ni Attorney Georgina Sungit.

"Hmm.. Welcome back to us, Georgina."

"Are you free today? Let's hang out together with Princess and Winonna. We have something to tell you." May narinig akong kalungkutan sa boses niya.

"Yeah sure. Meron lang kaming lalakarin ni Apollo mamayang hapon. Ano oras ba tayo magkikita-kita?"

"7 or 8,"

"Hmm 'kay, just text me the details."

Hindi na nagsalita pa si George after that, she just hang up the phone. I guess nagkita na sila ni Jazmine.

Napag-usapan na kasi namin noong nag-videocall kami pagdating ni Princess sa Pilipinas, she will meet with a producer. And that producer is none other than Jazmine Sandoval.

George is ecstatic when she told us that she will meet her "hilaw na fiancé", but hearing the sadness in her voice earlier gives me the idea that their meeting didn't end well.

Sana naman sa pagbisita ko sa Hacienda Olivarez mamaya, maging maganda ang kinalalabasan nito. I'm hoping to see Olivia in the Hacienda later and I hope that she's still ready to take me back, if and only if may babalikan pa ako.

Kahit alam kong malabo, umaasa pa rin ako. Aasa pa rin akong may pag-asa pa para magkabalikan kami ni Olivia.

Bumalik na lang ako sa trabaho ko to divert my attention and my mind. I'm starting to feel my anxiety kasi kaya kailangan kong i-divert ang utak ko sa ibang bagay.

Noong nasa Spain ako, madalas akong atakihin ng anxiety. After what happened with me and Olivia before, I started to have this anxiety disorder. But I learned to cope up with it over time with the helps of medicine and psychotherapy.

Pagdating nang dapit hapon, as expected kumatok sa pintuan ko si Apollo.

Naka-ready na ako't lahat and I kinda make sure that I look adorable right now. Pagbukas ko ng pinto, Apollo's eyes grew wider upon seeing my outfit.

"Damn, too revealing! Kailan ka pa natutong magsuot ng mga ganiyang klaseng damit ha?"

I only roll my eyes at him at hinatak na siya paalis ng condo ko. Ang dami-daming satsat ng lalaking 'to. I wonder kung paano nagtitiis ang asawa nito sa kaniya.

Buong byahe tahimik lang ako, as usual nag-o-over think na naman ako. So, I help myself by counting to 1-10 pero imbis na manumbalik sa normal ang pagtibok ng puso ko, mas lalo pang kumabog ito nang makarating kami sa pamilyar na Hacienda Olivarez.

Wala pa rin naman nagbabago dito, all in all gano'n pa rin siya sa labas at loob. But I can see that nadagdagan ang mga tanim na bulaklak sa paligid, at hindi ko mapigilang mamangha sa nakikita ko. Ang gaan sa mata ng mga naggagandahang bulaklak.

But then ang pagkamangha ko ay napalitan ng pagtataka nang makakita ng napakaraming sasakyan ang naka-park sa harapan ng Mansion.

Some of the cars are familiar to me, some are not.

Oh my god, what's happening here?

"Apollo, anong meron dito?"

Apollo just shrugged. "Hindi ko rin alam,"

"Pull over." I demand while my eyes are focus in the Mansion.

I don't get it why my heart is beating so fast. Maybe nasa loob ng Mansion ang mahal ko. And there's this urge in my mind that wants to get out of the car and enter the Mansion.

The other part of my brain is hesitating pero ang kagustuhan ng puso ang nanaig.

So, I get out of the car, may nakasalubong akong ibang tauhan ng Hacienda. Since, I change a lot, ang mga kakilala ko dati ay hindi na ako nakilala at patuloy lang sila sa pagpasok sa loob ng Mansion.

Mukhang may celebration.

Birthday ba ni Olivia? Nang mag-asawang Olivarez? Pero wala akong natatandaan na birthday ng kahit na sino sa kanila. Because I know all their birthdays. Halos buong buhay ko dito na ako tumira. So, it's hard to missed a simple details.

"Tash, hindi tayo invited. Baka masita tayo," turan ni Apollo, but I can't seems to hear him. All I hear is my heart screaming at me to get there and get what once was mine.

I completely ignore Apollo and continued walking to the entrance of the Mansion.

At nang nasa bungad na ako ng malaking pinto ng Mansion, ang tumambad agad sa akin ay ang nakaluhod na Olivia habang masayang-masayang nakatingala ito sa isang babae na sobrang pamilyar sa akin.

A lot of people gasped, while the others made an "Awe" sound while watching the two.

Olivia is holding an elegant box on her hand and she showed it to Reeyan Grey, followed by a speech that made me regret a lot of things.

"Reeyan Grey, you were there at my worst, akala ko susuko ka dahil wala akong ginawa kundi ipagtabuyan ka. Nawalan ako ng amor mabuhay nang dahil sa pag-iwan sa akin ng isang taong inalayan ko ng lahat-lahat nang meron ako, but then you were there to lighten up my day. You were there to take care of me even if I'm so rude to you that time. I'm sorry, I'm just really in a deep pain before. Tama ka nga sa sinabi mo na papatunayan mo na lang na hindi mo 'ko iiwan. You showed me that I do matter. You showed me a lot of things that I didn't even believe before. Tama nga ang kasabihan na kung may aalis, may darating na bago, na mas okay, na mas mamahalin ka at hindi ka iiwan ng basta-basta. You showed me how important I am to you and I'm thankful that you patiently waited for me to see you, to care for you and to love you.

And now, I'm sure that I can't see myself with anyone else other than you.

So, I'm gonna ask you, Reeyan Grey, will you give me the priveledge of being my wife? Will you marry me? Por favor?"

Hindi ko na napapansin na humihikbi na pala ako habang pinapakinggan ang bawat salitang lumalabas sa bibig ni Olivia.

I'm sorry, I'm too late, Mi Novia Hermosa..

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