Jazz's POV :
"Argh… I am so bored already," Yui suddenly declared.
We are currently at the social garden to pass the time.
Other students are already very busy with their club activities or trying to join clubs.
We decided not to join any clubs this year since it's not mandatory.
"Let's go shopping then," Lexi suggested.
"No. We just did that yesterday. And I am sure, there is nothing new to see or buy," Simon said.
"Hey biatch, are you paying attention?" Lexi asked, snapping her fingers on my face.
"Sorry. Talking to Mommy over chat," I showed them the message exchange between me and Mommy. "She said, BMW wants to commission me to model for their newest fast car."
"Really? When is that? Let us join please," Yui pleaded
"I could not give them any response yet. You know I still have to ask him if he will allow me to do a shoot or not."
"Then ask him," Simon raised an eyebrow at me.
"I already did. I haven't received any reply yet. I also asked him if I could dye my hair."
"Biatch, sister number 2 is coming over," Lexi refers to Jealena as sister number 2 and gives Silvia the pet name Medusa.
"Jazz," she called behind me.
"Yes?"
"Ahm… Gusto ka daw sanang kausapin ni Ate Silvia," she said nervously.
"Okay," I replied shortly.
"Nasa Building 2 siya," she added, which made me raise an eyebrow.
"She wanted to talk now?" I asked in wonder and she nodded in reply. "And she wanted me to go to her?" She nodded again. "She wants us to talk, but I must go to her?" I asked for reassurance.
"Ahm, may ginagawa kasi siya ngayon," she answered.
"Can we not talk at home?"
"Elle est tellement évidente." (She is so obvious.) Simon said, referring to how Jealena is acting so suspiciously.
"Que pensez-vous qu'ils prévoient ?" (What do you think they are planning?) Yui asked which I only shrugged.
"Nous devrions jouer avec eux alors." (We should play with them then.) Lexi suggested with a smile.
"Sois juste prêt." (Just be ready.) I warned them. "Lead the way Jealena."
She walked first to Building 2 while we followed her.
Puno ng pagtataka naman kaming sinusundan ng tingin ng mga estudyanteng nadadaanan namin.
After we entered Building 2, she went straight to one of the elevators and pressed the button for the sixth floor.
We just continue walking behind her talking in French, while we predict one by one kung ano ang madadatnan namin.
Isn't this what happens in movies?
The girl, tells the other girl to go to a vacant room in school only to be ganged up on.
We found some students there.
They seemed to be wondering what was going on, so the others followed us, which we ignored.
Mas maraming student na nakasunod sa amin mas better. I would not be having a hard time explaining what happened, just in case I broke someone's bones, because there are a lot of witnesses.
"Andoon siya naghihintay," she pointed at the door leading to B2 rooftop.
"Are you not going with us?" I asked her nang tumigil na siya sa paghakbang five meters away from the door.
"Ahm, may gagawin pa kasi ako eh."
I looked at my friends in the eye and gave them a signal to be alert and ready.
"Okay then."
I walked my way to the door.
I stayed alert and felt my surroundings.
There seems to be a sound coming from the other side.
When I was sure that I could defend myself from whatever harm would come my way, I unceremoniously opened the door.
"Vonn, isagad mo pa!"
"You like this so much huh?"
I stopped from my spot. All I could do was look at the two people in front of me, speechless.
Vonn was shirtless, belt unbuckled and he barely had his pants on. He was bending Silvia, although fully clothed, on an old table while he was thrusting in and out of her.
"Oh my gosh, Vonn," I heard Lexi scream who was right next to me already.
They both turned in our direction and I saw how Vonn's eyes widened in surprise.
"My Queen," he called out.
Nagmamadali nyang inayus ang damit nya at nilapitan kami.
"Vonn!" I heard Silvia called out to him.
I felt secondhand embarrassment for them kaya naman nagmamadali akong umatras at mabilis ang hakbang na naglakad pabalik ng elevator while my friends are following behind me.
"Oh my gosh. It's Vonn and the Queen's sister," I heard one of the students say. The others started to whisper as well.
I saw Jealena out of the corner of my eye standing inside a classroom.
"My Queen," Vonn grabbed one of my hands when he reached us at the elevator. "Let me explain, please."
"Oh my gosh, Vonn. Let her go. Baka kung saang butas mo pinasok yang mga fingers mo. So eww," Simon removed Vonn's hand that was holding me and helped us in the elevator when it opened.
Naririnig namin ang bulungbulungan ng mga studyanting nadadaanan namin ng makalabas kami ng Building 2.
I am unsure how, but it seems may nagkalat nang nangyari.
We walked towards the VIP parking lot kung saan naka park ang car ni Simon decided to leave school and drove off to Lexi's house.
"What's wrong with him?" asked Yui. Hindi pa rin kami makapaniwal sa nangyari kanina.
"Of all the girls he can shag, why would he do your sister?" Lexi looked at me habang inaayos nya ang mga pagkain na hinanda ng maids nila for us.
"Why do you ask me? As if I would know the answer."
Even I was so surprised about it, it made me speechless.
"I never see Silvia as someone his type," Simon said while munching some hors d'oeuvre.
"Of course, she's not his type. We know what his type is," Lexi said matter-of-factly.
We were in the middle of talking when my phone rang and I saw Vonn's name in the caller's ID. Hindi ko alam kong paano ko siya kakakausapin, so I decided to ignore his call.
But he kept on calling me so I put my phone on airplane mode.
Siguro nung hindi na nya ako ma-contact, he decided to call Lexi, Yui, and Simon one at a time, but they too did not answer his call.
A few moments later, I turned off the airplane mode.
"Marco, can you please pick me up at Lexi's house?" I asked over the phone after he picked up my call.
"Are you going home?" Simon asked.
"I have a feeling that there is going to be a drama at home, so no," I answered. " I'll stay at the Toheyama's mansion tonight."
"I'm sure Vonn's waiting for you at home," ang sabi ni Lexi.
"Yeah. That's what I am thinking as well. I won't be able to stop him from getting into the Casanova Mansion, that is why I do not want to stay there for now. I do not know how to face him. I mean, it's not my business who he sleeps with. But like you, it never occurred to me that they have a thing or that he's interested in her."
"If we trace back the rumors, they've been doing it for more than a month now," Yui recalled.
I never thought that they had that kind of relationship. Well, I know Vonn plays around and has been taking advantage of our close friendship to keep those girls in place.
"Señorita," lumapit sa amin ang isa sa mga maids nina Lexi. "Papasok na po ng gate si Sir Marco," she informed looking at me.
"Thank you, Lilia," I told her. "I have to go now. Let's talk over the phone."
They walked me out to the parking lot kung saan naghihintay na si Marco.
"Good evening, young miss," he greeted and opened the door to the passenger's seat.
"Are you still going to go out?" I asked them since it's still very early into the night and it's Friday, so no classes tomorrow.
"Of course not. With what happened in school earlier, for sure, a lot of people have heard it already, and will surely bombard us with annoying questions we do not even know how to answer," Simon said and handed me my things.
Sumukay na ako ng sasakyan and waive them goodbye.
"Young Miss, saan po tayo?" Marco asked.
"Toheyema, please," I answered.
"Mommy," I called her over the phone.
"Yes, baby."
"Are you still in the office?"
"Yes, baby. And I won't be able to make it to dinner tonight."
"It's okay. I just called to inform you that I will be staying at Oji's house."
"Okay then. I will let Gandolf know."
"Okay. I love you."
"I love you too, baby. I'll see you later," she said and ended the call.
"Good evening young miss," Gandolf, my Oji's butler greeted me pagkatapos nyang buksan ang pinto ng sasakyan. "The kitchen is preparing your dinner as we speak. Where do you want to have it?"
He has been working for my maternal family for a very long time now. He and Nana Pasita are relatives. Every generation of their family has been serving the Toheyama's so it's not a surprise that Oji, who is currently the head of the family, trusts them very much.
"Good evening Gandolf," I greeted him back. "I will have it in my room, please."
I remember I used to call him Lolo Gandolf when I was very young, and would always talk to him like he was my maternal lolo, but he would always correct me. He would always draw the line and would always remind me that I do not have to talk to him with respect as he is working for our family and I am his young miss.
I once cried about it. Even threw a tantrum. Oji, even talked to him and assured him that it's okay for me to talk to him informally, but he would not budge.
But I know, just like Nana Pasita, he thinks of me like his own granddaughter. He is just so uptight.
Pumasok na ako sa kwarto ko and directly lay in bed.
My room here is double the size of my room in the Casanova Mansion.
"Miss?" Napatingin ako sa bahagyang bumukas ng pinto and saw Nina, one of the many maids here in the mansion. "I'll prepare your bath."
I just nodded at her.
Kagaya ng tawag ni Oji sa akin, I am treated like a real princess here.
There is always a maid waiting for me just in case I need anything. They would draw a bath for me. Prepare my clothes at kung ano ano pa.
That's why I never learned to do any household chores. I wanted to, but my Oji won't let me. According to him, what's the use of hiring a lot of help, when I will be the one doing the things they are being paid for?
I remember, the first day I got my period, and a new maid was waiting for me. She is around Mommy's age.
She asked me to wash my bloodstained underwear with body soap. She explained how it is very improper and unethical to have other people wash it.
And I did. I was happy to do it even though subrang sakit ng puson ko that time. But I never anticipated how hard it is to remove bloodstains in clothes. Pero hindi ako sumuko, I did my best to remove it to the point na nagkasugat ang mga kamay ko.
And Oji lost it. He was so mad with the maid when nang malaman nya kong anong dahilan nang pagkasugat ng kamay ko. The maid even exclaimed bakit nya yung ginawa, telling him how she just want me to be responsible.
But he did not listen. He fired the maid right there and then. Telling everyone in the mansion that they are being paid handsomely to serve us and not to teach us responsibility.
Simula noon, wala ni isa mang maid that will allow me to do any household chores. Kahit pagkuha ng water sa kitchen, kailangan ko pang iutas sa kanila. They would plead with me every time I did it, telling me how they would lose their job if Oji found out about it. And how they badly needed this job, dahil may mga anak or kapit silang pinag-aaral.
At syempre nakukunsinya naman ako, so hindi ko na pinipilit ang gusto ko. I just let them do their job. In this house, no one would whisper how tamad I am. Because they know how much I wanted to learn things, they just won't let me.
The constant ringing of my phone brought me back to the present.
It's Vonn again.
Hinayaan ko lang na mag ring iyon ng mag ring. He would stop calling, pagnapagod siya. I hope.
"Miss," Tawag ni Nina. "Your bathe is ready."
I thanked her and walked my way towards my bathroom.
I deep myself into the warm bubble bath na hinanda ni Nina para sa akin and took my sweet time. I almost fell asleep kung hindi lang ako tinawag ni Nina to inform me that my dinner was ready.
"Kanina pa po nagri-ring ang cellphone nyo," she told me while helping me get dress na tinanguan ko lang.
Naglakad ako papunta sa dinner table na nasa loob ng kwarto kung saan nakahanda na ang pagkain ko and where my phone is.
"Thank you, Nina. You can leave for now. I will call once I'm done," I told her.
Twenty-one missed calls from Vonn. I could not help but roll my eyes. And here I thought he would stop calling.
Then he called again.
I took a deep breathe and decided to pick up the call. It seems, hindi siya titigil na tumawag ng tumawag hangga't hindi nya ako nakakausap.
"Vonn," I greeted him.
"My Queen, where are you? I have been calling you," he asked. I can hear the panic in his voice.
"I'm at Oji's. I just came out from my bath."
"Can I go there? Can we talk, please."
Unlike at the Casanova Mansion, Vonn cannot come and go as he pleases here.
"I'm sorry Vonn. I'm too tired right now. And it's almost eight pm, I am waiting for his call."
He was silent on the other end of the line. I heard him take a resigned breath.
"Can I see you tomorrow?"
"Vonn, if it's about what happened earlier. You do not have to worry about it."
"You're mad at me," he said. Hindi ko alam kung saan nya nakuha ang idea that I am mad at him.
"I'm not."
"Then why won't you see me?"
I was speechless. But he is right, why won't I see him if? I am not mad at him though. But truth be told, I was not happy seeing him with Silvia. He can see any woman he likes. He is after all single.
But the thought of him being with Silvia? It just doesn't sit well with me.
"I'm not mad at you," I started. "Whoever you wish to see is up to you. Maybe I'm just uncomfortable knowing that about you and Silvia. But it doesn't mean I am mad at you."
"We're not together," he said. I raised an eyebrow even though I knew he couldn't see me. "I made it clear on the first day, that whatever we have is just sex. No strings attached."
Is he serious right now? He knew very well that Silvia liked him. For the love of Zeus, no wonder she has been giving me deathly glares these past few days. She was jealous of me. Now I know she added another reason on her list why she hates me.
"I'm not sure how to respond to that, Vonn," I started playing with the food on my table. "But, I'm not angry. Truly," I looked at the time. He will call any time now. "I have to end the call now Vonn. Haoi's going to call any moment now."
(Author's note : Hao - pronounced as How. Haoi - pronounced as Hawi)
"Okay," he said. "But can you please not ignore my calls? Please?"
"Okay. I won't."
"Thank you," he said goodbye and I ended the call.
I put my phone down and decided to eat my dinner.
Hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung ano ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. Sigurado akong hindi ako galit kay Vonn. The right word would be, disappointed. Yes, I am disappointed of him. He knows my sisters, specially Silvia, is hostile towards me. I could not blame her, the feeling is mutual afterall.
Pakiramdam ko, my best friend betrayed me to take my enemie's side. I think I will be fine if he dates another woman, except Silvia. I mean, If I am going to choose between her and Jealena to be Vonn's girlfriend, Jealena is a much better choice.
I was in the middle of eating my dinner when my phone notified me of a Skype Video call. I could not help but smile and answer the call immediately.
"Ma vie!" He greeted and I saw his very handsome face.