"Pumayat ka, Camille. Are you sure you're eating well there? Kung alam ko lang na ganito ang mangyayari sa iyo'y hindi na sana kita hinayaang bumukod dito-"
"Dad, I am eating well. You don't have to worry about that, alright?" Kalmado kong saad sa lalaking nakaupo sa harapan namin ngayon.
This is not what I expected. Mayaman ang pamilya ni Camille kaya't iniisip kong istrikto at maotoridad ang kanyang ama. But just look at this old man here, he's clingy and all!
"You never answered my messages, Camille. Binlock mo ba ako?!" And I swear I could almost see him wiping his nonexistent tears!
I could hear how Chloe scoffed, tila'y hindi nagustuhan ang nasasaksihan.
The man whom I thought is my dad, is standing still next to my real dad. Pormal at diretso lamang ang tingin nito.
"Dad, I'm not constantly checking my phone. May ginagawa rin ako." Pagpapakalma ko rito.
"So I'm now a nuisance to you? I'm disturbing you from all of your works? You're hurting the feeling of your dad." I rolled my eyes playfully which only made him frown more.
"Dad, the papers?" I switched the topic before he could even cause more drama.
Dahil sa sinabi'y agaran itong napaayos ng upo at nilingon ang butler sa kanyang gilid.
The butler fixed his glasses before speaking. "The papers are almost done, we're only waiting for some of the official's signatures. After that, it will be all settled from then on." Nakahinga naman ako nang maluwag sa sinabi nito.
It's only a matter of time.
"May I excuse myself?" Napalingon ako kay Chloe nang tumayo ito, yumuko ito nang kaunti sa aking ama bago tuloy tuloy na lumakad paalis. Not even sparing me a glance.
"Chloe," nangingiting umiling ang aking ama. "That girl never changed huh." He laughed a little.
Nangunot ang aking noo, I never thought that they're that close.
INIS kong nilingon ang daang aking pinuntahan kanina, this house is a real goddamn castle! Naliligaw na ako sapagkat ang daming pasikot-sikot ng pasilyo.
I should have just let my dad to find a maid that'll lead my way. Tingnan mo ngayon, I am lost!
Magsisimula na sana akong maglakad nang may mapansing kakaiba sa isang sulok. I can't stop my curiosity, and so I walk near it.
Naitikom ko ang aking bibig nang makaramdam ng hindi kaaya-ayang pakiramdam. It's like my mind's having an uproar, begging to do something to ease this damn feeling.
Chloe is kissing a random man. A guard, at that.
Chloe playfully circled her hands towards the man's nape before pulling him into a deep kiss. The man's arms crawled to Chloe's waist, caressing it.
Kulang na lang ay maghubad na sa harapan ko ang dalawa. Nakatayo lamang ako sa aking pwesto, they're so busy that they can't even notice my presence.
"Get a room, idiots." Hindi ko alam kung bakit lumabas ito sa bibig ko.
Both of them stopped, the man looked shocked and ashamed. On the other hand, Chloe only stared at me without any hint of emotion on her face. Na tila ba'y inaasahan nya itong mangyari.
I faced my back towards them before proceeding on my destination. Sa paglakad ko sa mahabang pasilyo ay dinig ko rin ang mahihinang yapak ng pagsunod sa likod ko.
"Camille," it was Chloe, of course.
I paid her no concern as I continued walking.
"Camille, about what you just saw-"
Sa inis ay nilingon ko ito at pinandilatan ng mata. "Look, I don't care, alright? You two can even fuck for all I care." Binigyan kong diin ang bawat salita.
She scoffed mockingly. "And then what? You'll hurt my family again instead of me?
"Why in the hell would I even touch them?!" Dumagundong sa buong pasilyo ang aking tinig.
I swear I could hear a ringing on my ears, she's annoying the hell out of me!
Bakit nasali sa usapan ang pamilya nya?
"Stop acting so clueless," naging mapanganib ang boses ni Chloe.
She took a step forward, and so I took a step backwards.
"Sa tuwing may ginagawa akong hindi maganda, hindi mo binubuhos sa akin lang ang iyong galit." One step forward.
I stepped backwards.
"Dinadamay mo ang pamilya ko," another step forward from her.
"Did you remember what you did the last time I made you 'Jealous'"? She took a final forward step, and I could feel the cold wall on my back.
Fuck.
Itinukod nya ang kanyang dalawang kamay sa dingding sa magkabilang gilid ko.
What in the earth is this.
This is the typical cliche scenario on most of the books that I read before transmigrating here!
But instead of feeling the butterfly on the stomach effect, I feel nauseous!
"You made my mom's business announce for bankruptcy, you made my family beg for your forgiveness in my stead just to save our business." Puno ng galit ang kanyang tono.
After everything that I witnessed, I am now not shock about it. Alam kong may mas ikakasahol pa si Camille, and so I prepared myself for that.
"So you know the consequences and yet you still chose to fool around with some random dude? At sa sariling pamamahay ko pa talaga, Chloe?" Naging mapagmataas ang aking tono.
She wants to play a game, then sure.
Randam ko ang unti-unting panginginig ng babae. And it never failed to make me feel bad.
But she started it.
Where did she even get the courage to do that risky thing? Dahil ba nagpapakita ako ng unti-unting pagbabago, so she's expecting that I fully changed for good? That I can never hurt her or them again?
"You know the drill, Chloe. I hate it when my property's being owned by others."
I'm still entrapped between both of her arms, kaya nama'y malaya kong ipinalandas sa kanyang mukha ang aking kamay. I caressed her cheeks.
"What should I do with your oh so good family? Hmm let's see." I playfully tucked the strand of her hair in between her ears.
I could see how she gulped nervously.
"What about calling your little brother's school and make them expell him?" I whispered.
But god knows I'm lying, and for some reason, I enjoy threatening her.
"Don't," saad nya sa mahinang boses at yumuko.
"I'm sorry, I must have lost my mind back there. I shouldn't have done that, please." Dagdag nya.
She desperately hold my hands and I could see her holding back her tears.
Alright, now that's enough.
Sasabihin ko sanang I'm just joking around but her next phrases shocked me.
"Y-you can kiss me right now if that means easing your jealousy.." Anong jealousy?! Ulol.
I was about to respond but she quickly took another step before crashing her lips to mine.
It all happened in just a blink of an eye.
It's soft, I mean her lips are soft. Hindi ko maintindihan ngunit tila'y nagugustuhan ko ang paunti-unting paggalaw ng kanyang labi.
She's kissing me passionately. A girl is kissing me passionately.
Tila'y nabalik ako sa reyalidad sa isiping iyon. I cringed in disgust before pushing her roughly and then giving her a hard slap.
Tangina.
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RandomMint Fuentes, a certified homophobic. People of equal gender loving each other disgusts the hell out of her. She believes that woman are for man, and man are for woman. Walang labis, walang kulang. But she died, and her soul got sent to another bo...
