Chapter Twelve

andito na kami sa reception sa isang hotel, at kanina padin inom ng inom tong si Pedro
sigurado ako may problema sya, kaso ayaw naman nya akong kausapin!
pano ko malalaman kung galit sya saken?

nagkakasiyahan yung mga bisita at yung bagong kasal kasi bina-baby carry si Mitchie nung asawa nya
medyo kanina pa sila ganyan, tradition ata? ewan ko eh
tapos medyo nangangawit na din siguro tong si Lexter kaya medyo halata na nahihirapan na sya

“aayy!!” napaupo sila ni Mitchie sa lapag!

“aish!” nagulat ako nung biglang tumayo si Pedro
naku san pupunta yun??

“let me do it” tapos binuhat nya si Mitchie
OMG!! Pedro!!

“no! no!! put her down” sabi nung mama ni Mitchie

“Peter!” tawag ko sa kanya tapos tinignan nya ako ng masama saka ibinaba si Mitchie
lumakad sya palapit saken

“hey, don‘t be -- aray!” hinatak nya ako palayo sa mga tao

“what‘s happening to you?!” tanong ko, nakakatakot na kasi sya ngayon
“this is all your fault!” bigla nyang bulyaw saken habang hawak padin braso ko
“what did I do?!”
“she‘s getting married!” nagulat ako sa sinabi nya, si Jestine ba yung ikakasal??

“you mean Jestine?” tanong ko sa kanya tapos naramdaman kong humigpit yung hawak nya saken

tumingin sya sa malayo tapos patapon na binitawan yung kamay ko saka sya umalis
bumalik ako kila Mitchie, hihingi ako ng pasensya sa nangyari

“Jaymie, are you sure you‘re still handling everything just fine?”
“yes Mitchie, don‘t worry” sabi ko saka yumakap sa kanya
“okay, just be careful okay?”
“will do, thank you”

ngayon, hahanapin ko naman si Pedro, kaninang umalis sya pababa yung daan nya
so i-aassume ko na nasa baba sya

asan na ba yun? andito na ako sa casino! ayoko pa naman sa mga ganito, wala kasi akong alam
tsaka ambaho dito! puro yosi mga tao, kaasar lang

“ayun!” andun sya sa mga slot machine!

“Pedro” tawag ko sa kanya habang binababa nya yung lever ng machine
slightly tinignan nya ako, pero mas focus sya sa laro nya

“I‘m sorry” narinig kong sabi nya
“it‘s okay, but what happened? if you don‘t mind telling I mean”
“I bumped to some friends of ours, they said she‘s engage to someone now. shi*”
nakita kong nag grit yung ngipin nya, tsk. anu ba yan! kagabi lang tinulungan ko pa sya, tas ngayon wala na pala talaga?! anu ba yan! minsan na nga lang ako tumulong eh

“sorry to hear that” sabi ko
“ne, it‘s okay.. I know you‘re a jinx” tapos nag smirk sya
“what do you mean I‘m a jinx?!” aba! ako malas?! excuse me!

“nothing”

*ching ching ching*
“aaaaaaaahh!!” tapos nag clap clap pa yung matandang katabi namin

“see? even an old woman can won this game, but me? with you around? I don‘t think so”
“hmp! you‘re playing a lousy game! let‘s go there! where the real game is!”
-____- tinuro ko yung may bola na iikot sa parang roleta, tas pupusta ka kung saan sya lalanding.. tas ano.. ayun, ewan ko na!! di talaga ako marunong dito, feelingera lang ako!

“okay, but we’ll play with your money”

umirap ako, kuripot naman neto!

“urrghhh!! I‘m starting to believe what you said to me a while ago”
“which one? that you‘re a jinx?” tapos tumawa pa sya!!
nakakainis! konti na lang tong chips namin!!

“lets bet this all, this time” sabi nya
“what?! but what if --”
“that‘s the point of the game, taking risks”

nilapag nya lahat ng chips namin sa black na color
nilipat ko sa red
tapos nilipat ko pabalik sa black
waaaaaaaaaaaa!! nakakaloka ang bola!!

ililipat ko pa sana uli sa red kaso sabi nung bantay bawal na daw
waaaaaaaaaaaa!! pano kung sa red yan!? sayang bet namin!!

tapos tapos tapos.. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! sabi na sa red yun eh!!

tumingin ako kay Pedro na nanghihinayang, as in hinayang!!
“told you you‘re a jinx” sabi nya pero nakangiti sya
malungkot padin ako!! kasi naman, sayang eh, tsaka ganun ba ako kamalas?

“don‘t pout, let‘s go” tapos tumayo na sya at nagumpisang mag lakad


His POV

“it‘s okay even if we didn‘t won, at least we took the --” as I looked back, I saw no Lailah again!
for goodness sake, why does this girl always let me walk alone, and whenever I look back, she’s not there?!

“waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!” I heard a shout, and I’m very positive that that’s from Lailah!

I rushed back inside

“what happened?!”
“I won!” she said excitedly
“you won? but where did you get the chips?”
“our seatmate here, gave me some”

I looked at the roulette

“you betted on the green one?!” I asked
“yes!! the ball landed there!”

“oh my gosh! you won!!” I said then I lifted her
“yeah!!!”
“you won, and we‘re rich!!”


“waaaaaaaaa!!” she said while diving into a bed of money
as in really!! we or should I say she won tons of money!!

ow, what the?
“hey, you forgot to change this one” I said showing a chip to her
“ne, you can keep that, it‘s just a change compare to all this!!”

“I will buy a house with this” she said holding a bunch in her right hand
“and I will buy a car with this one” looking at the one’s on her left hand
“and I will spend all of this!!” she said throwing some in the air

“back in my country, what you’re holding is like the half of it”
“well back in my country, it‘s like double or even triple!!”
I just smiled at her as she closed her eyes, it’s not everyday that you get rich

“hey! what will you do with your share?” she suddenly asked
“mine? you‘re giving me a share?”
“yeah! why not? I mean I can‘t spend it all alone”
“wow, thanks but if you‘re asking me, I‘ll spend that all here”

she rose from her bed then looked at me

“I like your idea! this is just once in a lifetime opportunity”
“so?”
“let‘s do it!!” she said excitedly

the next morning we took a tour
roaming around Malaysia
with our brand new car!!


Her POV

“I‘m so loving this life!” sabi ko
namamasyal kami ngayon at may sarili na kaming sasakyan!!

akala ko talaga malas ako eh.. pero hindi pala! haha
siguro mag eextend lang kami ng isa pang araw ni Pedro dito tapos babalik na kami sa Singapore

tapos after nun, uuwi na ako pabalik ng Pilipinas
at si Pedro? ewan ko eh kung saan na ang punta nya, malamang umuwi na din sya sa Australia
pero parang ayaw ko pa umuwi, ayaw ko pang maghiwalay kami..
kasi …

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A/C!!

masaya ako ngayon kaya magupdate tayo! haha

wwwwwwwoooooooooooooohhhhhhh!! partner ang JAEVON sa SMB!! ang saya saya!!

at narealize ko din na maikli lang pala yung plot ng story na to..

kaya mag ready na po kayong mamaalam kila Jamie/Lailah at Damon/Pedro :)

mga more or less chapter 20 lang to.. haha seryoso ako!! kaya ayun.. babye na sa kanila

AT!! kilala nyo naman siguro ako.. bitin queen ng mga FF so expect the ending to be -- BITIN xD

tsaka tsaka! wala pong hihingi ng epilogue.. dahil I intend this FF to be a cliffhanger.. haha just like the ace of hearts.. ayun! :)

kung ayaw nyo magcomment sige di ko tatapusin talaga ang FF na to.. haha joke lang!! comment po :) salamat!