THREE
1459 Words
THREE
#DealWithKadeFajardo
I cried all night. Binuhos ko lahat ng pwedeng ibuhos! So those two! Mga manloloko. I hate them! I thought Trix was a good human being! Hindi pala. Mas mabuti yatang kaibigan na lang ang hanapin ko. I can't believe that they can do that thing to me?! Ang kakapal ng mukha. I didn't need any explanation. Nakita ko lahat kahapon.
Trace fell out of love. Then Trix? Hah. Malamang ahas siya! Kaya pala napapansin ko! Parang ang bitter-bitter niya when I'm with Trace, before.
I remember... sabi ng professor ko sa isa kong major subject. Bakit kailangan mo ng bestfriend kung hindi naman lahat ng sikreto mo/niya nasasabi? Now, I believe her. Kasi si Trix she never told me any of her damn secrets. She's always hiding something on me. Malalaman ko pa sa iba. God. Now I really hate that girl!
I'm not a loser. Si Trace? Oh so paki ko. He choose Trix over me? Then fine! Madali ko lang din siya mapapalitan. I swear.
Gaganti ako para mapakita sa kanila na 'di ako mahina. Ipapakita ko na kaya ko siyang palitan.
Trix was my bestfriend pero not now. She's now my ex-bff.
It's friday and I don't have class today. Hindi ko naabutan si dad. He has a work kaya maaga 'yung umaalis.
Nagpapara ako ng taxi dun sa security guard. Bibihira kasing may dumaang taxi sa loob ng village.
I went to salon para magpa-bago ng hair color. Kaysa ma-stress ako? Magpapaganda na lang ako lalo.
When I'm done with my salon stuff. I texted my friend. Nicolette Fajardo.
"Hey, babe! Long time no see!" she exclaimed then hug me.
"Where's Trix?" I can't help but to rolled my eyes. That b***h? Baka na sa hell na?
"Well that higad ayun she's with my ex damn boyfriend lang naman." I said as I sip my frappe.
"What?! Higad na si Trix? And what again? Ex mo na si Trace? And another what? What is happening?" I tell her everything! From the break up and what I saw yesterday.
"My god! I told you, Astrid. Kaya pala I feel something so fishy kay Trix! Don't worry, you can trust me. Hindi ako higad na kagaya ng ex bff mo!" I laughed. Kaya mas gusto ko si Nicolette. Mas feel ko sa kaniya na sister ko siya. Well she really treated me like her real sister. Unlike my ex bff!
"So? Let's just change the topic. Kumusta na 'yung pang-aakit mo dun sa artista na si...."
"Jax?"
"Yeah, Jax!"
She put down her coffee and looked at me.
O-okay? May na se-sense din akong kakaiba sa kaniya. Like... nevermind.
"Astrid..."
"What?"
Bigla siyang nagtatalon. So good news ha? I'm so happy for her.
"Pumayag na siya na mag-date kami, Astrid. Gosh! Masama ba na aminin na kinikilig ako kay Jax?" I tapped her shoulder.
"So gumana na 'yung pag-seduce mo kay Jax? Woah. Isang Nicolette Fajardo?" sumama 'yung timpla ng mukha niya.
"Masiyado kasi siyang maarte, girl. So super tagal bago ko siya napa-yes." I see.
Well may crush kasi siyang uhm. Artista and his name is Jax. Na matagal bago niya napa-oo.
"Oh, Astrid? Talk na lang tayo ng mas matagal next time, alright?"
"Why?"
"Scarlette, remember my sister? Trouble." she said while nagki-kibit balikat.
"You should go, Nicolette. Goodbye, see yeah." she peck a kiss on my cheeks.
Now what? Paano na ang araw ko? I sighed. Usually kami ni Tra----nevermind. Ayoko lang kasing isipin pa siya. What for? Kung masasaktan lang din naman ako.
"Hi."
Napa-angat ako ng tingin. Woah. It was Kade. Medyo napatulala ako. Still nakaka mouth drop lagi 'tong guy na 'to.
"May I?"
I nodded my head."Go on, seat." he seat infront of me.
"What are you doing here?" sabay pa kami. Pareho tuloy kaming natawa.
"You go first,"
"A lil chitchat with my friend, Nicolette."
"Yeah, my cousin." bigla akong napa-isip. Nicolette Fajardo. Kade---what the! Kaya pala. Pero malay ko naman, right? There's a lot of Fajardo in the world!
"Okay, kaya pala. Hey ikaw naman,"
"Nothing," napangiwi ako. Seriously? Will you go to the mall without a reason? Kahit man lang sana kakain ganun? Siya wala? Literal? Err nevermind.
I invite him if we can you know? Lakad-lakad lang. Pampalipas oras and he said, yes.
"You change your hair color." he said.
"Yeah, pangit ba?"
He lean his face. Nagulat ako. Seriously? With that close?
"Nope, I love it." and he wink. Oh god! Bakit kahit kaka-break ko lang with Trace eh parang gusto ko ng makipag flirt with Kade? Or was I'm exaggerating things?
"Bolero ka."
"I'm not,"
Well my day ends, uhm. Fine? Makulit pala kasama si Kade but I've notice lang naman na medyo nahuhuli ko siyang nakatitig sa'kin like he wanted to eat me? Like that. Or again? I'm just exaggerating things?
"Bye!" I shouted. Ang cool talaga ni Kade. Masarap din siyang kasama. Kahit no talks but his presence... it was so comfortable. I have guy friends naman but they just left me and migrated in California. Basta ang saya kasama ni Kade.
"Hi, dad." I kissed his cheeks.
"I heard a car, Trace?" I rolled my eyes. Hell, never na ulit ako magpapahatid sa ex ko.
"No, dad. It wasn't him. Kade, well a friend of mine." he nodded his head. Pero nakaramdam siguro na may mali sa akin.
"Dad?"
"Can I tell you something?"
"You can tell anything, honey." I smiled. Siguro I hate dad... before not much kasi he really hates Trace. Oh well I hate him now! Pero one thing kay dad na the best? He's always there to listen to every drama ko na sinasabi ko sa kaniya.
I tell about Trace and Trix, to what they did on me. Hell, sarili kong bestfriend? I know it was too clichè pero it happens, e.
"Have you and Trix already talk about this? 'Yung maayos?" I shook my head. And I have no intention to talk with that b***h!
"Not even have a second thought to talk to her. Dad? I should sleep na po. I have early class tomorrow. You should too, goodnight, daddy! I love you."
I went upstairs and open my laptop. I remember. I have so many pictures with Trace on my sns accounts. It took me an hour para mabura lahat ng picture niya with me. I was about to log out my f*******: account when I recieved a friend request.
Kade Fajardo sent you a friend request.
I blinked twice! Totoo? Never siyang nag-add and accept ng mga taga-university. I'm so lucky! I pressed the confirmed.
I didn't know na tumatambay siya sa mga ganito?
May nagpop na message. It was him. Kade sent me a message! Gosh.
"Astrid."
I hit a reply.
"Hi, Kade."
and I didn't know na hanggang 12 midnight magka-chat kami. Lumipat na ako sa phone and he call pa nga, e. At natulugan ko na yata siya kasi it almost 2 am in the morning pero parang 'di kami mauubusan ng sasabihin.
Damn. I was too sleepy para gumising. Almost three hours lang ang tulog ko!? Napilitan lang ako gumising kasi may pasok ako and babawi na lang siguro ako later kasi my schedule for today is just half day kaya okay lang pala.
Naghihikab pa ako habang naglalakad sa campus. Inaantok pa talaga ako. I've never done that before. Never akong nagpuyat.
"Coffee?" nagising ang diwa ko ng sumulpot siya sa harap ko.
"Kade!" and he offered coffee so kinuha ko. Sayang din naman, e.
"Sleepy?" I nodded my head.
Since it was too early pa naman? We stop for a while sa field and silently drink our coffee.
"Astrid."
"Hm?"
"You want a revenge, right?" I looked at Kade. Oo, pero not the revenge to get my damn ex back. Gusto ko 'yung revenge na kaya kong ipamukha na mapapalitan ko din si Trace in an instant. Like what he did.
"Use me," halos mabuga ko 'yung kape.
"You sure?"
"Dead serious."
I can't speak. Why? Bakit naman, he was too kind for me? Bakit ang bait niya sa akin?
Use him? Is he out of his mind? Okay naman... pero it wasn't great idea na manggamit ng human being. And how will you do the revenge, Astrid if you're not going to use a human being?
Well... oo nga naman.
"Anong kapalit?"
I swallowed hard. God! Ang hilig niyang ilapit ng sobra 'yung mukha niya sa mukha ko. I'm dead serious.
"Your body," my eyes grew wide. He's not serious, right?
So akala ko lang na good guy si Kade but in reality? He's just hiding his real side?
"Are you serious, Kade?" I asked while kunwaring natatawa. If that's a joke? Hindi nakakatuwa.
"Yeah," now my mouth almost drop! He must be kidding me! Hindi siya seryoso? Pero kasasabi niya lang!
I slapped my face, twice.
"What are you doing?"
"Just slapping myself baka kasi inaantok lang ako or what, e." I was about to pinched my own cheeks when he grabbed my hand.
"Stop, you heard it clear. Use me and I'll pretend to be your boyfriend and let's make your ex, jealous as hell. But for the payment..."
"My body?" I asked with a frown.
"U-huh." and I was like. Damn! He was offering a deal.
It's a yes or no?
What, Astrid!?
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