NEW GIRL
"Ay, rose, tayo lang yung magkasabay mag lunch kasi si Tristan kasama nya yung girlfriend nya." Sabi ni James na kaibigan din ni Tristan. She nodded and smiled a bit.
"ah, this is my girlfriend, si Shantal. Babe, si Rose, kaklase namin." Pakilala ni Tristan samin.
Oh, kaklase pala.
"Hi, rose. Nice meeting you." I greeted and smiled but never offered my hand for a hand shake. "Hi din, Shantal. Totoo pala talaga na nag e-exist ang girlfriend ni Tristan at ang ganda pa." Natatawa nya'ng sinabi.
Totoo'ng nag e-exist?
"Of course. I exist talaga. In Fact, we have been together for almost 3 years now." I replied still smiling then I turned to Tristan who was just looking at me and holding me close. "Tara na? Kain na tayo." Sabi nya habang kinukuha ang bag at pagkain namin. I nodded and smiled at him. "Bye!" Sabi ko kila james at nag lakad na palayo.
"Sino yun Tristan? at kung maka asta, parang sino!" Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko.
"Naku, I can't handle another Roxanne in this relationship!" I added a bit irritated now.
"Babe, ano ba yang pinagsasasabi mo?" Natatawang sinasabi ni Tristan and hugged me tight. Nasa isang study table kami malayo sa canteen nila. "Kaklase lang namin yun, okay? at ano ka ba, ganun lang talaga mag biro yun." He replied staring at me and I sighed calming down. I nodded and smiled at him.
I believe him. I'll always do.
"Okay, sige na. Kain na tayo." I said pinching his matangos na ilong. We ate lunch at kahit hindi gaano kahaba ang break nya masaya parin kami that we got to spend time with each other. "Okay, so, pasok kana baby." I said habang nasa lobby na ng school nila papasok sa mga rooms.
I saw his friends walking towards us. I smiled at them and turned my attention back to Tristan. "You take care, okay? and please update me. Mag reply ka naman boo." He replied holding me by the waist. I laughed and kissed his cheek goodbye.
"Oh, san na punta mo shan?" Benji asked pagdating nila galing kain. "I'll just go to our mall siguro. Shopping nalang siguro, ayaw ko pumasok eh." I replied pointing to our mall near their school. "Sa inyo yang mall na yan?" Rose asked, nandyan nga pala s'ya. I nodded not saying anything else. I grabbed my phone called manong too get me here. Pag dating ni manong nag paalam na ako kaagad. "I'll go ahead, everyone. Bye babe." I said waving at them at hinatid ako ni Tristan sa sasakyan ko.
"Taray, BMW." I heard Rose say. I lowkey rolled my eyes at her statement. Tristan kissed me on the lips then umalis na ako patungo sa mall.
Wala na talaga akong ibang magawa, eh. Bored na bored ako. I dialed Irene's number hoping she would ditch class to shop with me. "Hey, wanna come with me?I'll go shopping sa mall namin." I said when she answered. "Ikaw talagang babae ka! May pasok ha! pero sige na nga! Sa dami nyo'ng mall, san dun?" She replied laughing. "Near Tristan's school.I'll see you there!" I replied then hung up. Ang boring ng buhay, simula ng mamatay si lola parang nawala lahat ng excitement sa buhay ko.
"Ma'am, tatawagan ko ba ang mall manager na parating kayo?" Manong asked kasi ganun palagi pag nandito si daddy, pinapa clear nya ang mall ayaw nya ng maraming tao pag nandun s'ya. "Ay, no need manong. Okay lang po." I replied smiling at saktong pag dating din namin sa mall. He dropped me sa entrance at pumasok na ako kaagad. Hindi lahat ng staff namin kilala ako dahil hindi naman ako palagi dito, eh. I went around hoping to find something interesting.
To: Tristan ❤️
I'm here na sa mall. Shopping nalang, walang ibang magawa.
I texted Tristan then went to a milktea shop and ordered. Dito na din ako mag hihintay kay Irene, I also texted her na. While waiting, I browsed on facebook and I decided to see that girl's profile. Pumunta ako sa tag photos ni Tristan and there I saw her account.
Rose Santiago.
Talagang pareho kayo ni Roxanna na R ha. Lol.
I clicked her profile picture. She was holding a dog with her. Hmm, maganda naman. But who is this girl? ka level ko ba to'? I mean ayoko naman maging matapobre, hindi ako ganyan pero sa mga taong pareha kay Roxanne may exception.
"Miss ann? Yes. Good afternoon. Can you please do something for me? I called my dad's most trusted secretary. I really like Miss Ann.
"Of course, Ma'am Shan! What is it?"
"I want you to check on someone and find out who she is." I replied and gave her the details.
After 30 or 45 minutes, idk. Miss Ann called and told me that she's a nobody. Her dad is an employee in a hotel and her mom is also working for another company.
In short, she's ordinary. I'm sorry for the word but you know what I mean. Not our level.
"Hoy! Sino yan ha?" Bati ni Irene pag dating nya. "Gosh! ano ba?!" I replied dahil sa gulat. She laughed taking my milktea and sipping it. "Seriously?" I asked putting my phone back in my bag. She laughed at me and ignored my reaction. "Ikaw yung seriously? sa yaman mong yan, big deal pa to'? kaya mo ngang bilhin to'ng milktea shop, eh. Anyway, change topic. Sino yung girl? I mean if I'm not mistaken, sya yung girl na kasama ni Tristan sa busay, right?" She replied and I nodded.
"Classmate nila Tristan ngayon. I really thought na all boys yung school nya." I replied looking at irene. "So, you think hindi sya harmless?" she asked and I shrugged. "I really hope harmless sya." I replied looking away from her. "Naku, gurl. Wala lang yan and besides, kilala natin si Tristan kahit ang pogi pogi ng boyfriend mo, hindi naman yun playboy, loyal yun sa'yu." She replied reassuring me.
I know and again sasabihin ko, I trust tristan. Kilalang kilala ko si Tristan at may paninindigan yun. May isang salita at higit sa lahat, mahal ako nun.
"You're right. Tara na nga, shopping na tayo." I replied and stood up at sumunod na din si Irene. We spent the whole afternoon in our mall at ang dami na ng nabili namin.
After how many hours natapos din kami with so many shopping bags in our hands. "Let's have dinner?" Irene asked as I looked at my phone ready to call manong. I was about to reply to irene when my phone rang.
Si Tristan.
I signaled wait to irene and answered my phone. "Hey, Tristan." I greeted.
"Hey, baby. Tapos na class ko. Nasa mall kapa?" He asked and I can hear his friends in the background.
"Yes, I'm with irene. Baka mag dinner pa kami, how about you?" I replied putting some shopping bags down. "Wag na muna babe, let's have dinner at home. Ako na rin ang kukuha sayo jan, I'm on my way." He replied then hung up. I smiled and looked at Irene. "Let me guess, kukunin ka nya? so, ako uuwi na ako, dba?" She said laughing and I laughed hard at her guess and nodded. "Okay, okay fine. I get it! Hirap maging single." She replied rolling her eyes. "I'm sorry, bawi nalang ako next time okay?" I replied hugging her. "Yeah, gurl. My driver's here. I'll go ahead. Thanks for today!" She replied ang hugged me back. I waved at her goodbye and she left.
Hindi nag tagal dumating na rin si Tristan. I walked out with some guards helping me with my shopping bags and lumabas si Tristan sa sasakyan nya and helped me out. "Hey, babe" He greeted pecking my lips. I opened the frontseat's door and my eyes widened when I saw Rose there.
"Oh, you're here." I said smiling and she smiled back at me and looked at my shopping backs. "Ah, oo." She replied but she never bothered to go out.
That is my place right there, honey.
I raised my eyebrows and waited for her to come to her senses. "Uhm, Rose, alis ka muna jan sa frontseat kasi si Shantal jan. Babe, along the way kasi yung bahay nila kaya sinasabay ko na sya pauwi, alam mo naman mahirap na ang transportation ngayon." Tristan explained standing beside me and getting my bag. "Of course, baby." I replied at him and smiled.
"Ay, dito ka pala shantal, sige." Rose said getting her bag and I moved back para maka daan sya.
"Of course, lugar naman ng mga girlfriend yan, dba?" I replied smiling at her and got inside the car and closed the door.
This is going to be a great ride going home.