When The Rain Stops

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

“Nanli will do your make up, and I’ll be the one to fix your hair. Now, sit down and let’s make Sir Kean’s jaw drop.” Masayang saad ni Kevin but he prefers to be called as Kevy. Pinadala daw sila ni Archer to bring my dress and to help me fix myself. And thank God, coz I don’t know how to fix myself, I don’t know how to put make up on my face and for my hair I only know to put it in a bun, tie it in a high ponytail, or simply braid it, am I normal?

Wearing my robe they ushered me to sit down in front of the mirror and started fixing my hair and face.

“Light make up lang ilalagay natin sayo, maganda ka naman lalo na yung mga mata mo mahaba rin ang pilik mata mo hindi na kailangan ng extension. Ie-emphasize nalang natin ang mga mata mo saka konting kulay sa labi mo although natural na mapula na siya. Hindi ka nagli-lipstick no?” tanong ni Nanli.

“H-hindi, bakit?”

“Kaya pala. Natural kasi yang pula ng bibig mo halatang hindi masyadong nababahiran ng kemikal mula sa mga cosmetics. Sana all.”

“Hindi ko kasi alam maglagay.” Mahina kong tawa.

“Nahalikan ka na ba ni Sir Kean? Masarap?” namula ako sa tanong ni Kevy saka nilapit ang mukha nito saakin at pareho nila akong tinignan sa salamin habang malawak na nakangiti ang mga ito.

“Your reaction says it all, girl!” kinikilig na sabi ni Nanli.

“Ano nga? Masarap Amy? Titig palang ni Sir Kean nakakatunaw na bes, parang malalaglag yung panty ko, lalo na kapag tumingin siya ng seryoso. Ghad ang init.” Pinaypayan pa nitong si Kevy ang sarili.

“Hoy, bakla tumigil ka nga. May Amy na si Sir Kean.” Parehong tumawa ang dalawa.

“Matagal na kayong nagta-trabaho sa kanila?”

“Yup. Yung glam team namin ang laging nag-aayos sa pamilya nila.”

Parang gusto ko pa silang tanungin kung may inayusan narin silang babae ni Archer.

Err. Why would I do that?

“Nagulat nga kami nung pinatawag kami at sinabing may iba pa kaming aayusan. Yun naman pala girlfriend ni Sir Kean. Akala ko talaga hindi na magkakajowa si Sir sa sungit niya, pero mabait din naman.”

“Hala hindi ako g-girlfriend ni Archer!”

“Sus, hinalikan ka na at ipapakila, baka di mo mamalayan kasal ka narin sa susunod na linggo.”

Hindi naman kasi ako girlfriend ni Archer e. Aksidente lang yung halik!

“Pikit ka saglit Amy ayusin natin yung eyeshadow.” I did as I was asked to until they are done with the finishing touches I kept my eyelids shut.

“Now, look!” I stared at myself on the mirror. From a pale looking to someone I can’t… almost recognize. What Nanli did to my eyeshadow gave emphasis to my dark brown iris and long eyelashes, the color of my lips looks so natural, not too red but not too pink either. Kevy did a great job on my hair. I didn’t know that a messy bun can be fixed like this. He curled my long black like night sky hair earlier and he tied it into sort of a bun leaving some loose strands at the sides of my face. I noticed something that shines at the side of my bun, it’s like a simple pin studded with little diamonds.

“T-thank you.”

“Ang ganda mo talaga Miss Amy!”

“Nagmukha akong tao. Salamat sa inyo.” Sinabayan naman nila ako sa pagtawa

“Wait ‘til the most final touch!” excited na sambit ni Kevy saka ako hinila nito palapit sa aking kama, at naroon na nga iyong nakabalot kanina na kanilang dala. Lying down on my bed is an elegant black evening gown, and decorated with glittering little diamond-like sequins, they are like stars shining in the dark night. It looks so expensive, and… dreamy.

Kevy picked up the gown with care and they helped me put it on without damaging my hair and make-up. I feel like I don’t wanna look at myself on the mirror, the dress is too beautiful my image might just ruin it.

But Nanli and Kevy stared at me with wide smile. They turned me around and pushed me in front of the mirror, and there, I looked at the lady staring back at me.

I… can’t believe I can look like this.

It is backless with a thin spaghetti strap. The front only covers my breasts with a deep V-line style and it looks perfect on my small chest, perfectly for ‘let’s say flat chested’. It also has a slit on the one side of the gown. The gown fits me… perfectly.

They handed me a pair of black high heels that looks exactly like my gown, black with glittering studs.

Maybe that Madam Regine got all my sizes right.

“Mas maganda ka nga talaga kaysa sakin, kaya ikaw ang gusto ni Kean sweetheart and not me.” Kunwaring naiiyak na sabi ni Kevy, natawa nalang kami sa pag akto nito.

“Ang ganda mo talaga Miss Amy. Parang dyosa. Inggit ako.” Nanli pouted and smiled at me.

Lumabas na kami ng aking kwarto para maghintay sa sala, susunduin daw ako ni Archer e pwede namang sumabay nalang ako kila Kevy at Nanli papunta sa resort. Magsasayang lang siya ng gas. I offered them some of the cupcakes I baked para mag meryenda muna sila.

“Pwedeng mag-usisa?”

“Hoy bakla, ang tsismosa mo talaga.” Suway ni Nanli ngunit halata rin naman dito ang pagka kuryoso.

“Kala mo hindi rin curious e. So anyway Amy, kailan kayo nagkakilala ni Sir Kean?”

“Um… sa school nung first year ako, pinakilala sila ni Tita Martha.”

“o tapos ano? Mag kwento ka na ano nangyari after nun? Na-love at first sight ba? Na-fall agad? Naku, sa ganda mong yan siguradong speechless si Sir Kean.”

“A-ah h-hindi naman. Alam niyo naman yun, ang sungit niya, sobra. Tapos sinabihan pa akong stupid noon.”

“Nung unang kita niyo palang masungit na siya?”

“Oo. Palagi.”

“Sabi na e. Hindi ganon si Sir Kean. Mabait yun, oo seryoso at medyo masungit ang pagmumukha pero kapag ganon na may pinapakilala sa kanya mabait siya sa mga yun at ina-accommodate kumbaga.”

“Nagulat siguro sa ganda mo girl, kaya naging defensive sa sarili at nagsungit.”

“Paano niyo naman nasabi.”

“Napapasama nga kami sa mga parties at gatherings diba kapag kailangan kami tapos maraming beses na naming nakita na may pinakilala kay Sir Kean, mga anak ng business partners or mga kakilala ng mga relatives ganon pero hindi masungit si Sir Kean sa kanila, sayo palang namin nalaman na first meeting palang nag sungit na siya.”

“Ah. Nag babait-baitan lang siguro kasi diba business partners at friends ng relatives.”

“E ikaw na nga rin nagsabi diba na si Ma’am Martha yung mommy ni Vincent, siya yung nagpakilala sa inyo.”

“Hay naku girl, maniwala ka samin. Sinungitan ka ni Sir Kean kasi defensive yun sa sarili, hindi siguro makapaniwala na nahulog na siya.”

I don’t know if what they’re saying is true. He said he likes me…

But, until when, Archer?

We all turned to the door when we heard three consecutive knocks, and the two plastered a wide smile and they both looked excited. They both helped me to stand and we walked towards the door. Binuksan ni Nanli ang pinto at bumungad sa amin ang nakatingin sa sahig na Archer habang nakahawak ito sa kanyang labi at ang isang kamay ay nakapamulsa.

He’s wearing an all black suit with his coat unbuttoned. And when I say all-black, it’s black from tie to inner polo to coat, pants, and shoes, all black. He reminds me of…

A fallen angel…

He looks so freakin’ dangerous

And hot… oh gawd.

His hair isn’t neatly fixed, but styled in a messy way. Good Lord, you got a perfection creation. I gulped at the sight in front of me.

Mali ata sila Kenvy, ako yung mapapanganga at hindi siya. Naramdaman kong napatigil rin ang dalawa kong kasama nang makita nila si Archer, para kaming nawalan ng hininga.

“Breathe, ladies.”

Fvck.