My Significant Other

Chapter 10

"Choose what you want guys, as I said this is Blythe's treat."

Sabi ni Kyla at hindi matanggal ang ngiti.

Wow ha di manlang ako na inform agad, iba rin.

Lagot talaga sa akin 'tong babaeng 'to. Hindi naman sa nag dadamot ako na ayaw kong manlibre. Kaya nga lang syempre mamaya daanan ako ni Tyrone sa office tapos wala ako roon.

"Nakakahiya naman po."

Nakangiting sabi ni Khalif.

"No, it's okay, right Blythe?"

Tanong ni Kyla sa akin then I nod.

"Basil salmon terrine and Andouillette."

Kyla said to the waiter and gave the menu.

"One Basil salmon terrine and Andouillette."

The waiter said as he jot down the order.

"I know Madame na mas mayaman kayo sa amin, but my ego Madame na aapakan na. Kailangan po lalaki ang mag bayad."

Sabi ni Daryl.

"Ano ba kayo ayos lang, wag niyo na akong tawaging Madame wala naman tayo sa office."

Sabi ko saka binigay ang menu sa waiter.

"For me, one Croque monsieur, Bœuf bourguignon and Crème brûlée for my dessert."

Sabi ko saka ngumiti ng matamis sa waiter.

"Croque monsieur, Bœuf bourguignon and Crème brûlée. Is that all Madame?"

He asked.

"Yes."

I answered.

"Merci beaucoup, Madame."

[Thank you very much, Ma'am]

Thank you very much Madame, he said.

"Merci."

I thank him too then he left.

I know little french, as in little lang talaga kasi ayaw akong turuan ni Tyrone.

Have I mention that Tyrone is French? Kaka-change citizen niya lang bago kami mag pakasal. His born and raised in Paris. His mother has a pure French blood, yung father naman niya half lang tapos half Filipino. Kaya kahit papaano na introduce sa kanya yung filipino culture and language.

Nang nagka-isip siya, eh, he flew here in the Philippines to live with his grandparents. As in nagka-isip talaga mga twelve or thirteen kaya naman hindi na talaga siya bulol sa tagalog.

"So gano na kayo katagal sa company nila Blythe?"

Tanong ni Kyla, sa dalawa.

"Two years na rin."

Sagot naman ni Khalif.

"Ako naman three months pa lang, fresh graduate kasi."

Sabi rin naman ni Daryl.

"Oh, I see."

Kyla, said.

"How about you?"

Tanong ni Daryl.

"Nah, kasisimulsa ko lang ngayon as Blythe's, secretary."

I can see the shock expression of the two guys besides us.

"What-? Wait, secretary ka ni Mada- I mean Blythe?"

Tanong ni Khalif.

"Uhuh, but don't worry aside from being her part time secretary I'm her fulltime best friend."

Kyla, said then wink at me, bumabawi, ah?

"Tigilan mo ako Kyla nako, bumabawi ka te? Aba naman."

I said then gave a laugh.

"Blythe!!"

She shouted then pinch me.

"Shh, your mouth Kyla. Nakakahiya ka te."

Sabi ko rito paano ba naman tiningnan kami nung iba kumakain sa resto.

"Ikaw kasi."

She said then pout, then I laugh.

Nakitawa na rin sila Daryl sa amin, kaso naramdaman ko na may braso sa upuan ko.

Pagtingin ko naka patong yung braso ni Daryl, naka akbay sa akin. Feeling close aba?

"Uhm Daryl, your arms."

I point to him out.

"Sorry Madame!"

Gulat niyang sabi saka agad binawi yung kamay niya.

"Just don't do it next time."

Sagot ko, ano alangan namang sabihin ko na 'its okay' well in fact it's not.

"Sorry Madame nadala lang po!"

He keep on saying that his sorry kaya natawa ako.

"Oo, na nga."

Sabi ko tsaka ngumiti.

Then the food we ordered was served, then we ate quietly I mean scratch it. I ate quietly alone, paano ba naman kasi puro daldalan tong mga kasama ko.

Pero alam niyo yung feeling na may nakatingin sa'yo? Alam mo 'yon, grabe tagus-tagusan ang titig hanghang kaluluwa ang feeling, eh. Overacting na kung overacting, eh, that's what I feel, eh.

Then my phone vibrated from my purse.

I saw Tyrone on the caller ID.

"Hello?"

I answered, hoping na wala siyang mapansin na kakaiba.

"Where are you?"

Pambungad niya, wala man lang ni Hi or Hello?

"Sino 'yan Blythe?"

Tanong ni Kyla.

"Si Kyla ba iyon?"

Tanong naman ni Tyrone mula sa kabilang linya.

'Shut your mouth!'

I mouthed to Kyla para hindi marinig ni Tyrone and I gesture her, para naman ma-gets niya agad.

"Ah  oo, nasa office ko siya ngayon may inutos ako."

Pag papalusot ko, wala na, lumabas na sa bibig ko dala na rin siguro ng panick.

I don't intend to lie but due to pressure, jusme nakapag sinungaling na ako. What's done is done, and cannot be undone.

"You sure?"

Tanong nito sa akin.

"A-ah, oo, n-naman."

Sagot ko mula sa kabilang linya.

"Okay eat your lunch, mag pa sabay ka na kay Kyla, para may kasabay kang kumain hindi na kita mapupuntahan I have an urgent lunch meeting."

He said in line.

"Okay, ingat ka."

I said then he ended the call.

Did I mentioned na nasa French restaurant kami? Hindi diba, so 'yun share ko lang. Na aalala ko lang si Tyrone, mahilig talaga siya sa French cuisine. Can't blame him doon siya lumaki, eh, kahit ako rin naman kung saka-sakali.

"Is that Tyrone?"

Kyla, asked.

"Uhuh."

Sabi ko habang dahan-dahang tumango.

"And, oh, why did you lie?"

She asked, at ineksamina ako gamit ang maka hulugan niyang tingin.

"Too noisy and too nosy Kyla. You know him, at ayoko ng issue nor away."

Sabi ko at umirap.

"Spill it later Blythe!"

Sabi niya at tuluyan ng kumain.

"Uhm excuse Madame, malapit na po kasing ma-ubos yung grace period. Mauna na po sana ako, baka mapagalitan po ako ng boss ko." 

Khalif said then I look at him.

"Like seriously?"

Tanong ni Kyla, saka tumawa.

"Come on dude, sa tingin mo papagalitan ka ng boss mo? Well in fact kasabay natin ng lunch ang boss of our bosses."

Daryl, said coolly.

"Hahatid ko na kayo sa department niyo, don't worry ako na mag e-explain sa kanila."

I assured them and smile.

"Thank you po!"

"Thanks Madame!"

Then I laugh, how cute are they.

MEANWHILE

Third persons point of view.

Liar! How could she lie on me?

I thought we're good, because we're f*****g good earlier!

I just can't believe the fact that she lied to me, okay call me overacting but I just can't help it. Seeing her laugh with other man sucks. Now she lied, then next she'll betray me, then she'll cheat, next she'll f*****g leave me hanging.

Fuck up this hell life!