"Rjay! Nice, you're here,"
Sinalubong kami ng isang lalaki at agad na nakipag-fist bump kay Rhui. Ngumiti ako nang dumako ang tingin niya sa akin. Kita ko ang gulat sa mata niya pero kaagad ding nakabawi at ngumiti.
Rjay pala talaga ang tawag sa kaniya ng kahit na sino. Ako lang yata ang tumatawag ng Rhui sa kaniya.
"And you are?" He smiled at me.
"Jilyn. Her name's Jilyn," si Rhui ang sumagot para sa akin. The guy nodded and he smirked at Rhui.
"Oh, let's go there. Nandoon sina Yaj," tumango si Rhui pero bago pa siya makasunod ay hinila ko ang dulo ng damit niya.
"Ano ba ang gagawin natin dito?" Tanong ko. Sinama niya ako rito nang hindi ko alam ang gagawin! Mamaya ibenta niya ako tapos hindi ko alam?!
He sighed heavily and looked at their friends. "It's a Christmas party and they required us to bring a partner for each of us," he explained to me.
I nodded as I understood what he was saying. So kaya ako ang partner niya?
"Eh, bakit ako ang partner mo?" I asked. I don't understand why he chose me as his partner. If I know, he has so many girl friends out there but why did he choose me instead?
Tumingin ako sa mata niya at tinaasan siya ng kilay. He shook his head and looked away before holding my hands and pulled me to walk.
"Ang dami mong tanong. Let's just go there and I'll introduce you to them." Sabi niya at wala na akong nagawa dahil nakarating na kami sa isang table na puno ng mga babae at lalaki.
"Ang tagal niyo naman!" Sabi nu'ng lalaki na sumalubong sa amin kanina.
"Hi, Rjay!" One of the girl went to him and kissed him on cheeks. The girl's gaze went on me. Ngumiti ito sa akin kaya ngumiti rin ako.
"Hi," she greeted me.
"Hi," bati ko pabalik.
Ang ganda niya! Mas lalo pang nagpaganda sa kaniya na marami siyang piercing! Nahiya bigla 'yung balat na lumapit sa kaniya!
Shuta, bakit ba ako nandito?! Ano ba ako rito?!
"Pakilala mo naman 'yang kasama mo, Rjay! Napakaduga mo talaga! Nagse-secret na sa amin!" I looked on the guy who talked. He looked so familiar to me. Hindi ko lang alam kung saan ko siya nakita!
We sat down first before talking to his friends. There were six of us at the table. Three girls including me and three boys including Rhui.
"She's Jilyn." Pagpapakilala niya sa akin nang makaupo na kami nang maayos.
"Familiar ka!" Sabi ng lalaking familiar din sa akin!
Hindi ko kasi maalala kung saan ko siya nakita! Sure talaga akong nakita ko na siya somewhere!
I stared at him, totally ignoring if he might catch me staring at him. Tama! Siya 'yung kasama nina Rhui at Ference sa picture roon sa condo ni Rhui!
"Are you related to Ference? Parang may nabanggit kasi siyang Jilyn dati, I don't know if it is you that he was mentioning but yeah... Whatever!" 'Yung babaeng maganda na maraming piercing. Ang ganda pa rin kahit mukhang maarte. Ang expensive tignan!
"Hoy, narinig ko pangalan ko!" Napatingin kaming lahat sa sumigaw mula roon sa pinasukan din namin ni Rhui kanina.
I saw Ference walking towards us. He was wearing shades. Gabing-gabi, naka-shades? Abnormal yata 'to!
"Speaking of the devil..."
"Jilyn?! Bakit ka nandito?" He quickly recognized me! Ang bilis naman niya akong nakilala!
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Diving in Love (Tale of Love Series #2)
RomanceTALE OF LOVE SERIES #2 Jilyn Anesto, a woman who believed that true love doesn't even exist in this world due to what happened between her parents not until this man named Rhui Ventura who owned a diary came and changed her perspective in life.
