Orselleous Paradise: Her Hidden Secret

Paradise 29

“Hello King, long time no see. I miss you so much, didn’t you miss me?” sabi ni Carmela nang sunggaban niya ng yakap ang binata, at saka tiningnan ang kasama ni Inno. “Oh… The pretending mother of the stupid child of the royalty is here with you. Is she your personal maid now King? You don’t need her anymore, I am back now I can take care of you just like the old times.”

Kung noong una ay nanggigil si Carmeline kapag nakaharap ito, pero matapos ng sagutan nila noong nakaraan ay nawala ang inis niya rito. Napalitan iyon ng pagkaawa. Naaawa siya sa sitwasyon nito, paano kung nabuking ito na hindi pala siya ang tunay na Empress at hindi rin siya anak ng Royal Lady. Malaking kahihiyan iyon sa part nito, kaya hindi siya ang unang kikilos. Ano pa ang silbi ng training niya kung hindi niya iyon magagamit. She has an ace on her, the information she has is the one she will use to fight her. She doesn’t want a bloody fight right now but if the impostor insisted, then it’s her pleasure to indulge.

Binigyan ng matamis na ngiti ni Carmeline si Carmela at una nang naglakad. Hindi niya na hinintay pa si Inno dahil alam naman na niya ang mangyayari. Gusto siyang asarin ni Carmela, then she will do the same to her in a very sweet move that she will never expect.

Nanlaki ang mata ni Carmela ng tinulak siya ni Inno at mabilis nitong hinabol si Carmeline. Nagulat siya ng biglang yakapin ni Inno ang babae. “Sweetie, don’t turn your back on me. Do not do that again, leaving me just like I am just nothing to you. I can’t breathe, it feels like I’m dying. I thought I’m gonna lose my oxygen.”

“I’m sorry, I thought you needed time to be with her, so I’m giving you space for a while.”

Nagtagis ang bagang ni Inno sa mga narinig mula kay Carmeline, alam niyang gusto lang nito umiwas sa gulo kaya ginagawa niya iyon. Subalit hindi siya makakapayag, hindi dapat ito ang umalis.

“King! I am now here in front of you, your beloved Empress. I know that you’re just doing that to make me feel jealous, but you don’t need to do that. I am here now and I am willing to come back to you.”

“I am sorry but you expect too much,” sambit ni Inno na siyang nakapagpangiti kay Carmeline. This is getting interesting. “First of all, you are not my beloved one. You see this girl beside me, she is my beloved sweetie. Second, I am not doing this to make you feel jealous. I’m doing this to show to you how much I love this woman. If you expect that when you show up in front of me, I’m coming back to you immediately, sorry to disappoint you but you are wrong.”

Hindi inaasahan ni Carmela na totoo ang mga narinig niya na may kinahuhumalingan ng ibang babae si King, at mas lalong hindi siya makapaniwala na ang kinahuhumalingan nito ay walang iba kundi ang babaeng na kasagutan niya sa mall at ang kasama ng Royalty. “No! You’re lying to me. Mahal na mahal mo ako at alam ko na hindi mo pa nagagawa na kalimutan ang pagmamahal mo sa akin. Let’s start over again, let’s do it together King.”

Napailing si Inno sa mga sinabi ni Carmela. Sino ba ito para pangunahan ang nararamdaman niya. Hinila niya si Carmeline nang umusog ito palayo sa kanya. Pinulupot niya ang mga kamay dito para mayakap ito ng mahigpit. “I am not lying Carmela. I don’t love you anymore, I don’t feel the same way. There’s no second chance on us anymore.”

“I don’t believe you, King. If it is about the past, forgive me if I accused you without even hearing your explanation. I’m just hurt and traumatized at that time. Ipagpapalit mo ako sa babaeng iyan, look at her, she’s just a nobody. I am more beautiful than her. I am more deserving than her. You know what I heard about her? She just seduces you, because she is a famewhore. She is after your title, being the King of the Royalties.”

Nagtagis na naman ang bagang ni Inno sa mga sinasabi ni Carmela. Hindi siya makakapayag na insultuhin nito ang girlfriend niya sa harap ng maraming tao. “Stop this nonsense Carmela. I don’t care if you don’t believe what I said but I already told you that I don’t love you anymore. But one more time you insult my beloved sweetie, I will not hold myself anymore and I will beat you up even if you are a girl. Let's go, Carmeline.”

“She’s a slut King, can’t you understand. She’s a f*****g gold digger and a famewhore.”

Hindi natuloy sa pag-alis sina Inno nang marinig ang mga sinabi ni Carmela. Sinasagad talaga nito ang pasensya ng binata. Susugurin na sana ni Inno si Carmela ngunit mabilis itong napigilan ni Carmeline. Inno froze where he was standing. Carmeline kisses him, and it surprises the hell out of him. He looks into Carmeline’s eyes when she stops kissing him. She’s smiling at him, and because of that his calm again. “Don’t do anything stupid Inno, let me handle this one. Don’t worry about me, I am your sweetie after all. I can handle myself. Just stay right behind me.”

“You don’t have the right to kiss my King, you slut!”

Natigil sa kinatatayuan si Carmela nang sampalin ito ng malakas ni Carmeline sa kaliwang pisngi. “That’s the payment for hurting our Baby Coreen.” Sinampal naman ni Carmeline sa kanang pisngi. “That’s for calling me a maid a while ago. This beauty of mine is for the high class, unlike you, you are for the low class for impostors and full of inappropriate confidence.” Nanlaki bigla ang mga mata ni Carmela, binigyan muli ni Carmeline ng mag-asawang sampal si Carmela. “And that's for insulting me, you don’t even know a single detail about me, so better shut your mouth or I won’t resist to beat you up. Your face is hard as f**k. So Inno sweetie, don’t you dare beat her up, it may cause you so many wounds.”

“How dare you! You just slapped me, the Empress of the Royalty and the daughter of the Royal Lady. I’ll make sure that the Royal Lady will know about this, I’ll make sure that she will punish you.”

“Inno sweetie, give me a hug. I’m so scared I don't want to be punished,” aniya, yinakap naman siya ni Inno kahit alam nito na hindi siya natatakot talaga. “Is that what you want me to say? Oh, that’s my pleasure to show you my acting skills. I’m so great right? Anyway about the Royal Lady, want me to accompany you right now in front of her, so that when you report your complaint, I’m just right beside you?”

“You b***h!” Sinampal na naman ni Carmeline si Carmela. “How dare you slap me again.”

“That’s for calling me b***h. I have my name and its Carmeline O. Riedes or maybe you should call me Goddess for short. Nice to meet you Carmela, my boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. I hope we can get along and you can narrate to me your past love story with my sweetie.”

“You! Remember this day Carmeline, because the day will come when you will see Inno is no longer beside you. I will make sure that you will get hurt badly when you see us kissing in front of you!” Mabilis na umalis si Carmela sa harapan nila matapos nitong sabihin ang pagbabanta nito.

Napayakap si Carmeline kay Inno. Nanghihina siya at natatakot na baka kung ano ang gawin ni Carmela na ikapapahamak ni Inno. Mapahamak lang siya wag lang si Inno. She knows that they will face too many obstiques right now, but she will not give up easily.

“Sweetie, are you alright? Don’t listen to her, I will never leave your side,” sabi nang nag-aalala na kasintahan ni Carmeline. He knows that Carmeline is affected, but he’s still proud to have a brave girlfriend.

“I just got tired talking, I felt my day was ruined after I saw her. I still can’t forget what she did to our precious Coreen and now that she insulted me in front of you, I am very mad. I can’t face you right now, what if I am slut now in your eyes that I just seduced you for being famous.”

Mas lalong hinigpitan ni Inno ang yakap kay Carmeline, hinarap niya ito at tinitigan sa mga mata. Those eyes that he fell in love with are now full of confusion. Hinaplos niya ang mukha nito tulad ng ginagawa niya kapag natutulog ito sa tabi niya. “Shhh… Don’t say that, you’re not a slut in my eyes, because you are my Queen sweetie. You didn’t seduce me because I fell in love with you when I first met you. Forget about everything that Carmela said, because it is not true. Just think of me sweetie, think how much I love you. This is just a trial in our relationship. No matter what happens, it’s you that I love. It’s you that I want to spend my life with. It’s you and not her. Promise me that whatever happens we will get through this because we are destined for each other.”

“I hope so sweetie, I hold onto everything you tell me right now. I love you to Inno, my dearest King.”

Nagyakapan silang dalawa kahit na nasa gitna sila ng hallway. Wala silang pakialam sa nakapaligid sa kanila dahil para itong mga naglaho at sila lamang ang naroon. Hindi na sila pumasok sa PE class nila dahil twenty minutes late na sila kaya dumeretso na lamang sila sa cafeteria para kumain. Sakto namang hindi pa sila kumain dahil late nga silang gumising.

Nag-aalala si Inno sa kasintahan dahil baka sobra itong naapektuhan sa mga sinabi ni Carmela. Kung hindi lamang siya pinigilan ni Carmeline ay baka nasaktan niya na ito, wala itong karapatan na pagsalitaan ng masama ang kanyang pinakamamahal. Subalit lalo siyang humahanga sa kanyang girlfriend, she's so brave a while ago. For him, Carmela deserves to be slapped, and he is proud that her girlfriend knows when to fight for herself. He knows that even if he is not with her, she can protect herself.