Fancy POV

I'm busy preparing juice for myself nang pumunta din dito sa kitchen si Reid. 

"Hey, little devil."

"Yes brother satan?"

"What the fvck?"

I'm tumawa. He's mainitin talaga ang head. Should I buhos na ba ng cold water sa head nya? "What nga? What's your kailangan?" I asked. 

He's abala na sa pagtimpla ng milk. Maybe for Yumi. 

"Uuwi si Papa tomorrow. Pag-uusapan namin ang arranged marriage mo. Get ready."

My eyes are nanlaki. Like seriously? That arranged marriage is really totoo ba? With whom? Omyshakeshakefries!

"Pero Reid! I told you naman that I'm against to that arranged marriage eh. I'm moving on na from Blake so don't need. Look at me. I'm okay na oh. I can smile na nga and my sungay is tumutubo na ulit."

He glared at me. "Are you sure you're okay?"

I'm tumango. "You can see naman 'diba? I'm okay na. Patrick make pahiram his credit card to me. I'm masaya na with that. I'm no longer martyr and desperada."

"That's good to know. Make it sure dahil 'pag nakita kitang umiiyak na naman, kakausapin ko na talaga si Papa para i-arranged marriage ka na."

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "So nakaka-GRRRR! Hmp! That milk, para kanino?" I asked. 

"For my wife. She loves to drink milk before going to bed."

My ngiti is lumapad. "Reid you want some hotty hotty night with Yumi?" My eyes are twinkling pa while looking at Reid. 

"Tch."

"Uyyy! You're so kunwari pa. Let's lagyan ng red bottle. Para oh-so-hot-night!"

Reid is parang nag-iisip. He's kunwari pa. He likes it naman eh. He's my suki nga sa red bottle eh. 

"Konti lang ha. Tch. Wag mong sasabihin kay Yumiko."

"Okay! But don't forget the bayad! Hoho! I'm mapera na naman."

I'm really good at sales talk talaga. My balak nga is bentahan lahat ng Tigers eh--friends ni Reid. Si Kyle the satan, he's nakabili na sa'ken before. 

"Tch. Bilisan mo na! Lagyan mo na." Utos ni Reid. I'm natawa and mabilis na tumakbo sa room ko to get red bottle then I make balik sa kitchen. I make patak ng konti sa milk na tinimpla ni Reid for Yumi. Goodluck to them!

"Don't forget the bayad tomorrow ha? Have a hottie night!" I said and he's umalis na. Maybe Reid is excited nang maging wild si Yumi. I'm so matalino talaga and I'm nakakatulong talaga sa kapwa. 

Pagkatimpla ko ng juice ko, I'm kumuha din ng slice ng cake sa fridge then I make dala my food sa living room. I turned on the TV and watch. 

Sighed. I'm na-stress sa school. Seeing Hazel is so stressful. She's panget kasi and I'm naaalibadbaran sa face nya. 

"Wifey!"

I'm napa-angat ng tingin and there I saw Sydd na palapit to me. Ohmyfiftyshadesofgrey! Bakit there's something here sa may dibdib ko na nagre-react. Why? I'm nagtataka na talaga sa sarili ko. What's with Sydd ba? I'm being weird na talaga when he's around. 

He's tumabi sa'ken. "Wow cake! Peng--damot!"

Inalayo ko sa kanya ang cake ko. He's matakaw talaga. "You make kuha ng sa'yo sa ref kaya! You're so errrr!"

"Tch. Damot. Hindi ba pwedeng share nalang tayo para sweet?"

I'm napa-pokerface to him. "Sweet your face. We're not asukal. Psh! Go. You make kuha na. Pati juice mo."

He's nagkamot ng ulo saka tumayo. I forgot to buy suyod for him. He's always making kamot talaga eh. 

"Sungit talaga. Halikan kita dyan eh."

"What?" I make sigaw. 

"He-he! Wala. Sabi ko kukuha nga ako ng sa'ken." He said and pumunta sa kitchen. 

I'm busy eating my cake while watching TV. I make it lipat to HBO channel. Saktong dumating si Sydd and he's tumabi beside me. We both watch TV. We're both tahimik lang. 

Later on, my eyes are nanlaki. The palabas is Breaking Dawn kasi and it's sakto na ohmyedwardcullen! SPG! My innocent eyes. 

I heard Sydd cleared his throat. It's really awkward watching this kind of scene then katabi mo is guy. Errrr! It's nakakahiya. I make myself busy sa cake kunwari. My hands are parang nanginginig pa that's why I can't lipat the channel. 

"Ehem. A-Ah, wifey. Paabot ng remote. May..may inaabangan akong palabas sa ibang channel."

I'm na-awkward-an talaga so I immediately kuha the remote and give it to Sydd. 

And there, save by Sydd. I'm nakahinga na ng maluwag. It's....errr! I'm mahilig magbenta ng red bottle for the couples but you know, I'm not mahilig manood ng scenes like that. My eyes are innocent. I remember my eyes was devirginized when I saw Reid and Yumi in their kwarto kasi the door wasn't lock. 

"Fancy.."

I'm tumingin kay Sydd. He looks serios and he's looking at me. "Yes?"

"After all this time, I'm still into you. Sa Paris palang.."

I bit my lower lip. I'm biglang nahiya ang I'm kinakabahan. My heart is pumping ng mabilis. I kennattt! Why is that?

I'm not nagsalita 'cause I don't know what to say. I'm so kinakabahan to the highest level of mountain everest. 

"Before, love is just a word for me. But when you came, you give it a meaning."

Napalunok ako. I don't know why Sydd is so seryoso ngayon. He's always like that. Yes, I'm aware. Before, sa Paris he told naman that he likes me. I like him too but that fades away when I came back here sa Philippines and na-focus na ang eyes and heart ko kay Blake. What should I say? I can't control myself. I'm not like this. I'm a little devil. I'm not mahiyain. I'm makapal ang mukha. I can bully him naman but why now...

I'm na-speechless sa kanya?

"You need to sleep, wifey. Enough for the cake. It's too sweet."

"But I like sweets!" Sa wakas I'm nakapagsalita na. Good thing binago niya ang usapan. 

"I can be sweet for you, wifey."

Oh. My. Sydd is making me kilig! Ba't gano'n! I'm not kinikilig naman sa kanya before ah! Why?! Can anyone explain it to me, WHY? I'm naguguluhan na talaga like omg! What's with Sydd ba?

Inagaw niya ang plate ko. My cake is ubos naman na then he stood up and go to kitchen. Then after a minute, he came back here. 

Hinila nya ang hands ko that's why I'm napatayo. "Hey, what are you doing?"

"Let's sleep. It's late."

How many times na akong napalunok tonight? Sydd is really something. Ohmygulay! What's happening na ba to me. Dapat, I'm making sigaw na to him or make him hampas kasi he make me hila basta basta but what am I doing? I'm like a kid na sumunod to him. He' still holding my hand when we go upstairs. I make bitaw lang when we are here na sa labas ng room ko. 

There's something 'dug dug' from my dibdib. What is this?

"Goodnight wifey. Sleep tight." He said habang nakangiti and suddenly, he kissed my forehead. 

I'm natulala. He's pumunta na sa room niya. He left me hanging here. I can't breath! Shemay! I don't really know what's going on me. Hindi ako 'to! I am not! When I'm Sydd, it seems different. Asdfghjkl! I'm gonna bunot his buhok sa kili kili tomorrow talaga. He's making gulo my isip! I really need to sleep. Argh. 

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It's monday again and it's nakakainis. I hate school talaga. Lalo na when I see Hazel the bitch. Her tarantadong eyes makes me vomit. 

"Hey wifey, aga aga nakasimangot ka." Sabi ni Sydd. We're walking here sa hallway papunta sa room namin. 

Sydd have kasalanan to me pa nga pala. He's so nakakainis and nakaka-GRRR like OMG! Ginulo niya ang mind ko. 

"Uy, wifey."

I stopped and faced him. "Don't talk to me muna, okay? You're making gulo my isip eh! I'm not nakatulog na nga ng ayos last night. GRRR!" I said then I walked ng mabilis papuntang room. 

I'm medyo hiningal. But then, my kilay is tumaas when Hazel makes me salubong. What's with this bitch? She wants away na naman ba? I'm laging handa pa naman. I can tusok her mata ng banana cue stick. 

"Fancy.."

Oh she looks mabait and parang maamo. Ewwww! It's not bagay to her. She looks like nag-a-acting. She's trying to fool me ba? Oh, sorry but I'm not a fool. 

"What?" 

Sydd is at my back. He's looking at Hazel din. "Uy Hazel 'di ka ba na-inform?" Singit ni Sydd. 

My kilay is tumaas ulit. What's with Sydd?

"Na-inform na ano?" Tanong ni Hazel. 

"She don't talk to strangers." He said to Hazel then smirked at me. 

Parang nagpipigil ng inis si Hazel. I like this show. There is something going on. Hazel have plano siguro that's why she's nag-a-acting na mabait. Ewww!

"Grabe naman. Gusto ko lang naman makipag-ayos na kay Fancy." She said nicely. Wow! She's a good actress ha! 

"Oh really?" I asked. 

"Bessy! Gusto na daw nya makipagbati sayo and magsosorry daw sya!" Dabiella shouted. 

"Hmp! You make ulit lang naman what's her sinabi." I said to Daniella then looks at Hazel. "Why are you acting nice? It's not bagay to you."

"Fancy sorry na. Let's be friends na."

I saw Blake in my peripheral vision. He's watching us. Whatever! I have no pakialam 'no!

"I'm not nakikipagkaibigan to my kaaway. So stop it. Don't use that paawa face to me. It doesn't suits you. You're mukhang tanga!"

"Sorry na talaga Fancy. Wag na tayo mag-away.."

Argh! She's getting into my nerves. She's makulit. Like errrrr! "Stop it!"

"Hazel, tama na 'yan!" Blake shouted and there, he's lumapit na to us. 

Our other classmates are nakikinig and nanonood lang to us. Are we what? A movie to watch? Like duh. I want to throw a lot of ballpens to make tusok to their eyes. 

"Pero Blake nagso-sorry lang naman ako kay Fancy eh.." She's starting to patulo her luha. Like duh, not bagay. She's really paawa! I want to make hila her tenga and twist it. 

"Shhh. Tama na. Ayaw niyang tanggapin ang sorry mo kaya tama na, okay?" Sabi ni Blake. I make paikot my eyeballs when Blake comforts that bitch. They are bagay. They are masarap pag-untugin. 

Konsensya: BITTERRR!

You, konsensya. Shut up or I will make you patapon sa pluto. 

"It's not bagay naman kasi to her! She's nag-a-act lang, like duh." I said and make lampas na to them. I'm nangangalay na mag-stand. I went to my chair and sit. 

Blake is lumapit to me. "Nag-sorry na sya sa'yo kaya sana okay na kayo."

What a sweet fiance. Ewww! I'm going to salita pa when Sydd is sumingit again. 

"Hoy, hoy. Smith! 'Wag mong kausapin ang wifey ko. Di kayo close. Tch." 

I want to laugh. Sydd's line is helping. I make irap na lang. So there, Blake is umalis na sa harap ko and bumalik sa chairs nila. 

Hmp! I have trippings pa sa'yo. So watch out, Smith. 

"Hey wifey."

"Oh?"

"Nothing. He-he."

Sydd is parang ewan. I opened my bag then make kuha a small can ng..secret. 

Then I stood up and make lapit to Blake. "Hi." I said. 

Blake is nagulat pa yata that I'm here in front of him. Ewww! As if I like this talaga 'no. I'm the best actress of all time kaya. 

"Jewel.."

"What?" I arched my eyebrow. 

"Fancy, maging okay na tayo. Sorry kung nakisali si Blake. Mahalaga kasi ako sa kanya kaya pinagtatanggol niya ako."

My kilay is lalong napataas. If my kilay is natatanggal lang, baka it's lumundag na. 

Mahalaga? I looked at Blake. "That's your talent right? You're good at making people feel special. Sa case ni Hazel, shunga din siya 'cause she's nagpapaniwala to your pinapakita."

"Hindi ako shunga, Fancy! Saka mahalaga talaga ako kay Blake kasi fiance nya ako. Nagsisimula ka na naman ba ng away? Nakikipagbati na nga ako sa'yo! Pasalamat ka nga ako na ang nagso-sorry kahit ikaw 'tong ang daming nagawa sa'keng kalokohan!"

Oh. "Wow! Then thank you, Hazel. But you sucks! I don't need your sorry. I'm not mabubusog d'yan. Err!"

"Demonyita ka talag--AHHH!"

I make hila her short hair. "I told you, I'm not demonyita! Don't make kalimot the word, little!"

"Nasasaktan ako!" Sigaw nya. 

"Tama na! Jewel.." Blake is umawat to us. He's nasa gitna namin. Psh. "Maupo kana Hazel. Please?"

Hazel is sumunod naman agad. Underdog. Eww! Then Blake is tumingin to me. "Stop it, Jewel. Tama na. Kalimutan na natin 'to and let's start a new. Let's be friends."

He must be kidding. 

"Naaalala mo pa ba nung sinabi ko sa'yong mahal kita?" He asked. 

I grinned. "Naaalala ko pa kung paano mo ako pinaasa." I said. "That's full tagalog so I assume that you understand me. Right? Syempre, you hate my language eh 'diba? You hate me for what I am! You can't accept me for who I am!" Sigaw ko. I'm nanggigil bigla sa galit. I felt Sydd behind me. 

"Jewel, it's not.."

"Just shut up, Smith."

"Trust me, Jewel. Listen to me--"

"You lost my trust. So don't expect it back." I said with full anger. I'm galit. Yes! The pain is parang bumalik. He's starting again. "Why don't you just shut up and live your life with that bitch?"

"Jewel, let's be friends. Yun nalang ang hihilingin ko sa'yo."

I looked at him straight to his eyes. "I can never just be friends with someone I fell in love with." Sabi ko then I walked out na. 

My dibdib is mabigat na naman. I want to cry. He's mad at me, he doesn't love me then now he's showing kindness and asking me to be his friend? Seriously? I want to sipa his butt sa inis!

I'm napunta dito sa rooftop. I want to cry! This pain...I hate this. 

"Wifey!"

I'm napalingon. I'm still umiiyak. Sydd hugged me agad. Hinayaan ko siya. "S-Sydd.."

"Sshhh. Tama na. Akala ko kaya mo na eh, kaya 'di na ako nakialam. Gagong Smith 'yun."

I'm lalong naiyak. Blake is an asshole! I'm malakas na eh! It's okay na to me na he's not making me pansin or he's acting that I'm not existing. Then now, he's acting like that?! He's really unfair! I was jst suppose to make some trippings to him pero hindi natuloy because of what he said.

"I'm masaya na eh. I'm moving on. I don't have pakialam na sa kanya. I let him with Hazel na but why is he making it hard for me? I don't want to feel this pain anymore, S-Sydd.."

"Wifey.." He hush me and I'm thankful that he's nandito for me--to comfort me. 

"I want to be masaya na Sydd! Yung there's no pain na dito oh. My puso is basag na basag na! I'm just starting to make buo my heart but then, he's making it basag ulit eh!" I'm lalong napaiyak that's why napahigpit ang yakap ko kay Sydd. I hate crying because of that Blake Zed Smith. 

Sydd released me and wipe my tears. "Minsan, para sumaya ka, kailangan mong tanggapin yung mga bagay na nawala na. Accept the reality with open arms, wifey. Na-i-let go mo na nga siya 'diba? 'Wag mong madaliin. Step by step, mabubuo din ulit 'yang puso mo."

I'm not makapaniwala na si Sydd ang tumatayong love adviser ko.

"Nakaya mo nga siyang i-let-go, so siguro naman, makakaya mo ding i-ignore siya. 'Wag mo nalang patulan kahit kausapin ka nya. You just gotta learn the art of deadma." He smiled at me and kissed my forehead. I feel special. Sydd makes me feel okay talaga agad. 

I took a deep breath and looked at Sydd's eyes. "Thank you, Sydd. You make pagaan my pakiramdam. The pain I felt kanina is nawawala na ulit."

"It's my pleasure, wifey." He hugged me again and hinayaan ko lang siya. "Basta hayaan mo na yung Smith na 'yun."

Tumango ako while still in his arms. 

"May mga tao lang talaga na sadyang pinanganak para maging epal sa buhay mo. Epal, it means hindi dapat pinapansin. Okay?"

I'm napangiti naman sa sinabi ni Sydd. We're magkaharap na ngayon. I'm wiping my luha na sa face ko. I don't want to look like a mess. 

Pinahid nya ang natitirang luha sa mata ko. "Don't cry for the person who left you. Smile for who still remains."

"Remains? Who?"

He kissed my lips in instant. "Me." 

Speechless.