[b]CHAPTER TWELVE[/b] "What are you doing?" Heto ako, naglalakad papunta sa parking lot ng school. Sa office ni Kester na kami magtetraining eh. Kasi nga application na. May dala pa nga akong business clothes eh. Para daw mas ma-feel ko yung pagiging business woman. Pweee! At eto na naman si Blake, sinusundan-sundan ako. Di ko na alam anung irereact ko sa taong 'to ah. Ang kulit nya! "Masama bang samahan pauwi ang kaibigan ko?" He grinned. Namemeste 'to, promise. "Hindi pa ako uuwi noh. At di mo ko kailangang samahan. I've a driver. And a car, of course." Inisnaban ko siya. "Anung klase ka namang kaibigan? Ako na nga 'tong nagmamagandang loob. Eh sa'n ka pa ba pupunta?" [b]BLAKE'S POV[/b] Okay. So ito ang way ko para malaman kung anu ba talaga kame. Ang magpaka-super close sa kanya. Hindi pa masyadong clear ang mga sagot na nakukuha ko kaya naisipan kong ihatid ko siya. At least, kaming dalawa na lang nun kaya mas magiging transparent siya. O haa. ) "May training pa kami ni Kester sa office niya." Na-shock ako. Sinong Kester? Anung training? Office?? Pero hindi ko dapat ipahalata ang shock ko. "Sinong Kester?" "Trainer ko. Tine-train niya ako to be an efficient businesswoman." Ohh.. Yun lang naman palaaa. "Ahh.. Wait, Mischa, do you know a girl named Sara?" Medyo nag-pause siya. Tapos napatawa siya. "Ganyan pala mga may-amnesia.. Parang newborn." She chuckled again. "Bestfriend mo yun noh." "Oh crappp.." Na-whisper ko. E panu ba naman kase, "Kanina, nilapitan niya ako. Nalaman na daw niya nangyari sa kin. The amnesia thing and everything. Tapos siya daw si Sara. Crap, ni hindi ko siya pinansin!" Tumawa siya nang malakas. I stopped walking and faced her. She faced me, too, na parang nagtataka. Pero bakas na bakas pa din sa mukha niya yung tawa niya knina. "Perfect.." I whispered then I touched her hair. Pero bigla siyang naglakad ulet. "Wag mo na akong ihatid. Sayang lang time mo. Sige, bye!" She said and ran away. Did I do something to upset her? Wala naman, diba? I was still thinking about that when my phone rang. Blair? Sino yun? I answered it. "Hello?" "Blake! I missed you! Sorry hindi ako nakapagpaalam. Kakauwi ko lang galing Europe. Si kuya ko kase, pinilit ako tapos nakalimutan ko pala dito sa Philippines yung phone ko. Sorry." I didn't know what to say.. [i]I missed you?[/i] "Hey, Blake!" I was shaken up. "Uh-uhm, I'm sorry. I'm undergoing a really complicated situation right now. Who am I talking to?" "It's Blair! Huy, anu ka ba? Have you forgotten me na? Nagtatampo na ako. Pero dahil na-miss kita, let's meet up. Sa Steakhouse Highlands, ok? Right now na. Sige, Love you!" She hung up. [i]Love you?[/i] Parang nagiging clear na sa akin ang nangyayare. Kung bakit awkward sa kin si Mischa. So hindi ko talaga siya girlfriend? Andaming ideas na pumapasok sa isip ko! Could it be, nililigawan ko si Mischa kahit may girlfriend na ako? Pwede rin namang ex ko siya at hindi pa ako nakakaget-over sa kanya pero may girlfriend na ako? Or.. I'm secretly in love with her kahit may girlfriend na ako? Does that explain why I feel so good around her? Does that explain the pictures in my room? URRGGHH! This is crazy! So.. This Blair.. She's my girlfriend? [b]MISCHA'S POV[/b] Kakasuot ko lang ng business suit ko. Nasa CR ako ng office ni Kester. Laki nga ng office niya eh. Kmpleto. May small bar at kitchen pa. At natetense ako. Nakakatakot kasi mukha ni Kester kanina. Wala yata yung Kester na kaibigan ko. Yung Kester with that cute big smile. Yung Kester na trainer ko lang yata nandito. Idagdag mo pa yung nangyari sa 'min kanina ni Blake. WTH was he thinking? Lumabas na ako. I saw him sitting on the couch regally. May binabasa siyang papers. He looked up to me. He wasn't speaking. I HAD to break the ice. "S-so?" He sighed. "Let's start." Pfft. Di man lang pinansin yung damit ko. Ang cute cute ko kaya in these clothes! :< "So what do you have for me, Ms. Monteverde?" I smiled really big and tried to block out my thoughts about Blake. [b]BLAKE'S POV[/b] "Blake!" A girl suddenly came rushing to me. She hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. "I so missed you!" Nasa Steakhouse Highlands na ako. And, eto ba yung girlfriend ko? Why don't I feel a single, you know, spark? I mean, I don't even have a picture of her. Kumunot yung noo niya. But in a second, she regained her composure. "And you're late! Let's sit na." Hinila niya ako papunta sa isang table. Agad namang tinanong ng waiter kung anong order namin. She looked at the menu. "Umm.. I like.. Tenderloin. And umm.. Watermelon shake." She turned to me. "How about you, Blake? Anung gusto mo?" I scanned the menu. "Babyback ribs. Tsaka bottomless iced tea. Thank you." Kinuha na nung waiter yung mga menu at umalis na siya. For some seconds, we were just silent. But then she broke the ice. "So! Didn't you miss me?" She smiled so big. She's really pretty, yes. But there's something missing in her.. "Oh, umm, actually.. Blair, right?" She raised an eyebrow. "Yeah. Blake, are you alright? Bakit parang wala ka sa sarili mo?" "Umm, Blair, you see.. I've had an accident nung isang araw lang.. And I have an amnesia. So, I'm sorry if I can be little-" "Wait, what?" She seemed to not believe what I was saying. But I explained it to her and habang tumatagal parang nage-gets naman niya. Dumating na yung order namin. "Okay! Let's eat!" She smiled and started digging in. Pero hindi pa rin ako mapakali. Paano ko naman siya tatanungin kung ano siya sa buhay ko? Crap. [b]MISCHA'S POV[/b] "You're not making sense, Miss Monteverde." Kester said. "Do you really think you could close that deal with that tactic? Well, if you'd ask me, what you're saying is so.. undeniably unreliable. Because, you see-" I rolled my eyes and sat next to him. As in binagsak ko yung katawan ko. I looked up. "I.. am freakin' tired." I sighed and closed my eyes. Kasi naman noh! Itong Kester na 'to! Napaka.. Antipatiko! "So you'll just give up?" I opened my eyes and looked at him. Pero yung ulo ko, nakalapat pa din sa sandalan ng couch. "Yes." I rolled my eyes. "Do you have any idea kung gaano karami ang pwedeng mag-benefit sa project na 'to ng company niyo? People will be labored. They'll be given salaries and their families will be fed. You know, I expected so much more than what you're showing me." I sat up straight. "Look, Mr. Vanderbilt. Stop expecting so much more from me, okay? Because, what you see right now, this is all me. Minus the clothes. But still, this all I can do. What you see is what you get. Don't you get that?" He raised an eyebrow. "So where's the Mischa I used to know? The one who taught me how to smile, to be happy, to get a life? Show her to me. She's the one I need right now. Not the conceited spoiled brat I'm seeing right now." I stood up. "Hindi ka naman masyadong antipatiko, eh noh?" He stood up, too, and faced me. "Listen to yourself, Mish. That's not you. Alam kong madami kang problema but that's not reason enough to give up. I know you're not ready for this but that's why I'm here." He held my face. "Be reasonable, okay?" Binitawan niya ako tapos kinuha niya yung coat na nakasabit sa swivel chair niya. "Let's go. I.. am FREAKIN' hungry." He smirked and headed for the door. Abuh! Antipatiko talaga 'tong pangit na 'to. At talagang in-emphasize ba yung "freakin'" ha! Walang originality. Gaya-gaya! Suddenly, I felt my stomach grumble. Gutom na din ako! "Kester, wait for me!" Then I ran out and followed him. [hr] The waiter opened the door for us. Steakhouse Highlands! My favorite! Excited na akong pumasok nang biglang hawakan ni Kester yung kamay ko. I looked at him in confusion. "Sa Burgoo na lang. I don't like steaks." He was about to pull me out but I protested. "Eh favorite ko dito eh! Dito na lang, please?" "Mish!" When I heard that voice, napakapit yung hawak ko kay Kester. And then I turned around. Blake.. With Blair? Suddenly, Kester whispered to my ear, "Ano? Kaya pa?" Tinapakan ko yung paa niya and smiled big to Blake and Blair. I saw Blair wave at us which meant na pumunta kami dun sa table nila. Hindi ako makagalwa sa kinatatayuan ko. Parang napako yung paa ko sa floor. Eeeww, that's one gross example. Pero bigla akong hinila ni Kester papunta sa kanila. "Mischa.. And..?" Blair said with the most appealing smile I've ever seen. "Kester. Kester Vanderbilt." Kester answered. Napatingin ako kay Blake, he just smiled. Pfft! At di ko napansin na magkahawak-kamay pa pala kami ni Kester. "Mischa's..?" Blair asked again. "Boyfriend." -Kester