Chapter 3 - Was

Luke dragged me to his car after ko syang batukan. I didn't say a word kasi baka sapakin ako.

I tried texting my driver earlier na sabihin sa parents ko na mamatay na ako pero he told me i should not tell anyone where we're going. Kaya kinakabahan na talaga ako.

Tumigin tingin ako sa dinadaanan namin para naman kahit papaano, alam ko kung saan nya ako dadalhin pero sobrang unfamiliar yung lugar.

Sa likod naman namin. Nakasunod yung security details niya. Shet natatakot na talaga ako. Ano bang nangyayari sa buhay ko lord? Mabait naman akong tao?

"Here, I want you to change your clothes. We'll be attending a party. I'll explain everything later." Sabi niya tapos naunang umalis sa sasakyan. Ilang minuto akong nakatulala doon natauhan lang ako ng kinatok ako ng isa bodyguard niya.

"Miss, this way." Sabi niya habang nilelead ako papasok ng isang mansyon. Loka! Ang gara nung mansyon, di ko sya napansin kanina kasi iba yung dinaanan namin. Parang tago kasi tong mansyon nila di ko magets. Grabe halatang mamahalin lahat ng kagamitin. Nahiya naman yung nabili ko sa ukay na rubbershoes na inaapak ko sa mamahaling carpet nila.

Hinatid ako sa isang guest room na parang isang apartment na sa laki. Asan ba ako? Tinry ko ilocate yung location ko gamit google map pero unknown location, ano to crazy rich asian ang peg?

Nakasuot ako ng Velvet Red backless dress saka simple pero killer heels ganern! In fairness may taste sa fashion. May makeup naman akong dala kaya inayos ko yung fes kong hagard na hagard.

Siguro ibebenta ako nun sa bumbay? Ano ba kasi gagawin ko dito jusko?! Ipapalapa sa leon? Kasi diba sa mga movies yung mga rich people may alagang leon. Wala lang, naisip ko lang.

Ilang minuto lang kinatok nanaman ho ako. Kabadong kabado ako mare, mayaman naman si Luke, ano ba makukuha nya sakin? Perlas ng kayamanan ko? Ay charet! Landi mo Alex!

Habang naglalakad kami kasama nung mga bodyguards ni Luke sa Hallway, tinatanong ko sila kung anong nangyayari pero denied ang ganda ko. Wala talagang nagsasalita sakanila.

Hinatid nila ako sa isang malaking pinto. Parang golden door ganern, tapos ang laki. Pero mukang real yung gold. Alam ko naman na may kaya kami pero feeling ko di ako belong sa mansyon na to. Di kaya corrupt tong tatay ni Luke?

"Go inside miss" sabi ng isa sa bodyguard ni Luke— na hangang ngayon di ko pa nakikita, sabi niya sasabihin nya sakin ang nangyayari!

Bubuksan ko na sana ang pinto nang bumukas ito. There I saw Luke. Dashing as ever, he's wearing a tuxedo that really, really looked good on him. I smiled awkwardly, pagbukas kasi ng pinto nakita ko ano yung kaganapan sa loob. May party nga. Mukang hindi naman nila ako napansin kasi medyo maingay.

"Come" hinatak, nanaman nya ako but this time, he did it gently. We were walking again in a hallway. Pumasok kami sa isang office, or library? Grabe ang lawak! Ano ito?

He locked the door, and he made sure it's perfectly locked. Then he turned his head on me. He's showing he's cold eyes again.

"Ano na" sabi ko. I am becoming very impatient, di ko alam kung anong gulo ba papasukan ko. I mean he's the president's son. It doesn't make sense that he just suddenly grabs my hand and invite me to someone's party but we have to keep it a secret. Really, does not make sense.

"Remember, Rebecca?" We're reminiscing now? Who doesn't remember that cousin of him?

"Nope, not at all" I said, without even blinking. Why all so sudden? Ano ba balak ng lalaking to sakin?

"Well, you have to remember then." He said then, licked his lips. Huh I'm not even tempted!

"Alam mo? Ano bang balak mo sakin huh?" He's face remained emotionless. What's wrong with him? I suddenly want to get inside his head. I wanna know his thoughts. He's a fucking mystery to me since high school.

"Well, Rebecca is my cousin. That happened to be your long time enemy." He paused. He took a step where i was standing. So close. Perfectly close. Stay that close Luke.

"Remember?" He said looking through my eyes. I looked away. Para kasing nakikita nya yung naiisip ko. Like he saw my soul inside me.

Who wouldn't remember Rebecca. That plastic brat! I befriended Rebecca when I was in First Year High School of the thought since she's Luke's cousin, I could get to know him better by using her. But I unfriended Rebecca when i found out, Luke and Rebecca were not close. Pamilya lang sila pero hindi close. Plus Rebecca is those typical spoiled plastic bitchies na nang baback stab. So i made the right choice. But then she found out about my plan. She started to tell the whole campus that I was madly inlove with Luke. Like seriously, Inlove agad?

Luke didn't cared, but I cared. It was humiliating for me that everyone around me knows about my feeling towards his but he didn't cared. Like I was nothing but a fan. But he's no idol. Hmp.

Valentines, we were required to bake cake for our special someone. Yung cake lang talaga yung mahalaga dun, optional nalang talaga kung ibibigay mo ba sa special someone mo. But mine, binigay ko buong effort ko para lang sakanya— I mean sa cake.

But di ko nabigay kasi after ko kunin sa ref sa TLE room namin, hapon nun kakatapos ko lang mag tryout sa volleyball I saw him, making out in our parking lot. Pinag sisihan ko na iniyakan ko yang kupal na yan!

It took me one year I overcome those kids who made fun about my feelings. Like after nung makita ko yung muse namin sa room na kahalikan nya, tintigil ko na nararamdaman ko. Kinaya ko naman. Tho every rumors na naririnig ko about him, having different girls hurted me a little bit. Pero paunti unti. Naka move on ako. Besides I'm only 13 that time. I was immature, and childish and hindi pa nag nasasampal ng puberty.

"Well, if you don't remember Rebecca teased you, about you having a crush on me back then." TEASED? THE TERM TEASED?

"Teased me? Tingin mo ba biro yung feelings ko nun?" Why am I so mad about this topic? I mean sobrang tagal na kaya nun. Lumayo sya sakin at nakapamulsang nakatayo sa harap ko. Tumingin ito sa relo nya.

"Let's forget about that, that's doesn't matter." He looked at me or more like stared.

"Rebecca, told my father about that years ago. They all want to meet you back then but politics got in their way... so Rebecca that son of a bitch, came back to pester the shit out of me. She told my parents that were dating. "

"Luke, you could just denied that. That didn't matter to you anyways." Grabe yun lang pala.

"I can't."

"Ako na magsasabi. Sabihin ko punyeta talaga yang pinsan mo." He chuckled. I stopped for a a while. Never saw him having another emotion than being angry or being cold. When he realized that he's becoming a human, he put back his cold emotionless face. Hmp.

"You can't do that, I might never see you."