By: Akhi
*On the phone*Rocel: I'm telling you Che, Audrey is pregnant with Gab's child. Sabi sakin ni Akhi kaninang umaga. Kaya naawa ako kay Akhi. Hindi nya deserve 'to.
Cherry: I knew it!
Rocel: Anu namang pinagsasabi mo dyan ha? You're acting as if you already know.
Cherry: Anu ka ba?! Remember when we were spying on Audrey and Mr. Gerard Dawan?
Rocel: Yes. What about it?
Cherry: Ang pinaka unang una naming narinig sa usapan nila ay yung sinabi ni Mr. Dawan na "Sa tingin mo maniniwala ako na sakin yan?". At first I was perplexed. I didn't know what that meant. But now I do. I mean nagka idea na ako non. I just had to confirm it first para di ako magmukhang sinungaling or making up stories.
Rocel: Oh sh*t! You mean ang father ng ipinagbubuntis ngayon ni Audrey is Mr. Dawan?
Cherry: Almost certainly yes. Pero bago natin isiwalat I wanna be 100% sure. I am gonna take a risk for my bff this time. I'm gonna talk to Mr. Dawan.
Rocel: Ha?! Are you crazy? Diba nga delikadong tao yun? Mapahamak ka pa.
Cherry: Well, I can manage somehow. We won't know unless I try. Besides pano kung mag work yung plan ko? Eh di matutulungan natin si Akhi pati narin si Gab.
Rocel: Gosh it's too risky pero mag iingat ka. I just hope hindi pa nasasabi ni Audrey sa mga magulang ni Gab na buntis sya. So paano mo nga ba kakausapin si Mr. Dawan?
Cherry: May mga ilang bagay muna akong kailangan gawin. First, kailangan kong kaibiganin si Audrey to make her spill some information. I need her to trust me so wag ka magtataka kung mababalitaan mong chinichismis kita sa kanya. strategy lang yun para makuha loob nya.
Rocel: Don't you worry. I know you'd never seriously be friends with someone like her.
Cherry: Okay so I've got to get moving now at ikaw naman, please take care of Akhi. Wag mo syang hayaang saktan ang sarili nya or anything.
Rocel: Oh you don't have to tell me. Pareho lang tayong nagmamalasakit sa kanya.
Cherry: Okay just wait a little while longer. Bye.
Then she hung up.
Cherry: Okay donya me. It's time to do some work.
She called Audrey on the phone.
Cherry: Hello Audrey
Audrey: Hey Cherry what's up?
Cherry: Can I come over? I would like to chat with you since wala naman akong gagawing importante today.
Audrey: Oh sure that would be great! I've got some news for you.
Cherry: Okay. I'll be there in like 15 minutes? Nasa Letterman Ave. yung apartment nyo diba?
Audrey: Yes. I'll see you then.
she hung up and then Cherry is off to see her.
She arrived in their apartment and then she pressed the doorbell.
Audrey: One second! I'm coming.
as she opened the door
Audrey: Oh hi Cherry! Come on in! I've got a lot to tell you. Alam mo ba? I'm pregnant. Magiging mommy na ako and I'm sure Gab is thrilled.
Cherry: Speaking of which, asan na si Gab?
Audrey: Oh he's been drunk celebrating the good news last night so he's sleeping it off right now.
Cherry: Oh I see.
Nag usap sila ng pagka haba haba about personal stuff and Cherry was conplimenting her, at nakipag chismisan din sya about Rocel and then she took a chance.
Cherry: Audrey, don't take this the wrong way ha? But since we're somehow close friends now, I just want to ask you... sure ka ba talaga na si Gab ang father ng baby mo?
kumunot ang noo ni Audrey. She hesitated for a while, then examined Cherry's reaction and she saw that she was serious...
Audrey: Well you know, I think it's better if we head outside and have a drink. Let's say, "Night Rounds Bar"?
Cherry: Oh okay. it's fine.
Then they headed outside at pumunta sila sa Night Rounds Bar.
Cherry: Isn't liquor prohibited? I mean you're pregnant right now.
Audrey: Oh don't worry about it ngayon lang 'to and hello? There's a lot of teen moms na umiinom while pregnant.
Cherry: I'm just concerned.
Audrey: Don't worry. This isn't the first time and trust me, Pag ako ang nagbuntis, makapit ang bata.
Na shock si Cherry sa narinig nya. As they went on drinking medyo lasing na silang dalawa then Cherry started to ask.
Cherry: So you mean to say, may panganay ka na before this?
Audrey: Supposed to be. Kaso, pina abort ko.
Cherry: Why on earth would you do that?
Audrey: Oh you know, when you're young, you fall in love, and then kapag nabuntis ka you get frustrated by the fact na ibabasura ka lang pala ng guy. Matapos ka nyang pakinabangan.
By this time Audrey is already drunk and she's spilling info like crazy.
Audrey: Alam mo ba by that time, I was so brokenhearted. I mean in a very long time, noon ko lang ulit na feel na, someone loves me.
Cherry: Why is that?
Audrey: He's just so kind and he always compliments me and make me feel special. Yun pala, gusto nya lang akong makuha at maging sex buddy. So dahil sa ginawa nya sakin, after din nung ginawa ko sa unang baby ko, napariwara na ako ng tuluyan. Hindi na ako nagaral pa ng mabuti in college. I flirted with a lot of guys particularly rich guys but as much as possible I keep my business discreet. I have two sisters na ever since then dahil ako ang panganay, I took care of them and nung una, nagsisikap ako ng patas. Pero as I discovered through experience that life is unfair, I figured that I should cheat on it. Kaya naman, I went for the easiest way to earn money para narin masuportahan mga kapatid ko.
Cherry was just listening intently
Audrey: Alam mo ba, anak lang ako sa labas. Step sisters ko yung dalawang kapatid ko. Pero I love them equally kaya hindi ko sila pinabayaan. Because I saw how hard it was na magkaron ng tatay na lasengero at mahilig manakit ng asawa't anak. My dad was like that. The reason kung bakit naghiwalay sila ng mom ko. I was 9 by that time nakita ko kung pano nya bugbugin si mama. Often times ako naman ang pinagtritripan nya. Nung una sinasaktan lang nya ako when he's drunk. But that one time na ni rape nya ako...
Cherry: Oh my Gosh!
Audrey: Bah! Don't worry about it. It's in the past. Anyway back to the story, That one time na ginawa nya sakin yon, Nakita ng mom ko ang pangyayari and she rescued me from that terrible incident. Turns out, he wasn't my real dad. Kaya pala sabi ko mukha akong foreigner. Kase sundalo pala ng amerika ang father ko biologically. Iniwan lang ang mom ko and he doesn't even know na nakabuo sila. Umalis kami ni mama sa bahay. Nakakilala sya ng lalaki isang macho dancer, nahulog ang loob nya then ipinagbuntis nya ang dalawa kong kapatid. At first okay ang lahat. Pero katagalan lumabas din ang tunay nyang kulay. Once again nakakaranas nanaman si mama ng pananakit. I was 16 by that time. 6 years old si Misha at si Louisa naman ay 4. Itinatali nya ang dalawa kong kapatid at pinapalo nya ng sinturon. sa sobrang galit ko, I stabbed him with a long knife on his back 5 times. Nadala pa sya sa hospital pero binawian din ng buhay kase vital organs ang tinamaan at malalalim ang saksak. Dahil ayaw ng mom ko na magkaron ako ng criminal record at mawalan ng saysay ang buhay ko, inako nya ang kasalanan. So kami nalang magkakapatid ang magkasama. Before I was really fighting fair for life. Pero nang masangkot ang mom ko sa isang riot sa kulungan and she got killed, nawalan na ako ng pag asa and that was the time na nameet ko ang father ng una kong baby. Parang inextend nya nang maikli pang panahon ang pag asa sa puso ko only to grind it into dust.
Nakonsensya si Cherry hearing all those life story na ishinare ni Audrey.
Cherry: Why are you trusting me with all these things?
Audrey: You know mula elementary, High school to college I've never had friends. Suki na ako nang chismis maliit pa man ako dahil sa family ko. Nagkaron ako ng bestfriend na girl noon, mayaman sila. She left me behind... nag abroad and after that wala na akong naging kaibigan kahit sino. Pero somehow magaan ang loob ko sa'yo. I mean basically eventhough I am deliberately mean to your friends, nakuha mo paring makipag kaibigan sakin and I really appreciate that.
Cherry: Napa inom bigla si Cherry dahil sa narinig nya.
Audrey: Speaking of which, I invited you here upang pag usapan yung tungkol sa pagbubuntis ko ngayon. I wanted to talk here kase baka marinig ni Gab ang usapan natin sa bahay.
Cherry: I see.
Audrey: Gab isn't the father of my child. ha ha ha hik! You know, that morning I just faked it. Yung naduduwal ako? Haha pinapaniwala ko lang sya na this is new. I am almost 3 weeks nang pregnant.
Cherry was thinking to herself na *this is exactly what I've been waiting to hear* then she continued listening.
Audrey: You know the CEO of Dawan group of companies? I met him way back four years ago. After a year, I fell in love with him. Kase may weakness talaga ako sa guys na mabait sakin at pinapakita saakin that I am wanted plus mapera sya. Niligawan nya ako and while on the process nakilala ko si Gab. Alam mo naman dahil rich kid si Gab I grabbed the opportunity agad since gwapo din naman sya. Back then I didn't even know that someone like Gab was able to fall in love. Then one day, sinagot ko si Mr. Dawan at sinagot ko rin si Gab. A year after, nung nakatira na ako sa apartment nila Gab, Ininvite ako ni Mr. Dawan to go travel with him to different places and because I love him sumama ako sa kanya leaving Gab behind.
Cherry: But did you also love Gab? I mean do you?
Audrey: Gosh no! Hahaha why do you think I left without saying a word and not caring about how he would feel?
Cherry: I see.
Audrey: Anyway 2 years have passed. One day mga last month, nalaman ko na buntis ako at si Gerard ang ama. I thought he'd be so happy to hear that but instead sinabi nya na hindi sa kanya ang ipinagbubuntis ko. Pinauwi nya ako ng ganun ganun lang at binigyan lang ako ng pera. He insulted me. Once again, I was broken. Ayoko nang ulitin ang ginawa ko sa panganay ko so nag isip ako ng solution and I remembered Gab. Since I was close to his family because we dated for almost a year at mayaman sila I figured he's the right person na pasasaluhin ko sa sitwasyon ko cause I also wanted to give him a lesson but it turns out na marunong din pala sya magmahal. I hesitated at first, pero naisip ko dapat unahin ko ang sarili kong kapakanan so I invaded Akhi and Gab's relationship and tore them apart.
Cherry: You knew about that?
Audrey: at first suspicions lang nung nag walkout si Akhi that time that I kissed Gab. But one time nahuli ko sila sa kwarto ni Gideon. I spied on them.
Cherry: Wow. You know, ngayong narinig ko ang life story mo, I see you differently.
Audrey: Oh well I hope that's not a bad thing. hik! Hahaha like right now, you're literally my only true friend.
Then she hugged Cherry.
Ihinatid na ni Cherry si Audrey pauwi and umuwi narin sya. When she got home, she was talking to herself.
Cherry: This time I'm gonna be a hero for two people who desperately need my help. I am going to help Audrey and my bessy. Kailangan ko nang makausap si Mr. Dawan and tell him all about Audrey. Baka sakaling magbago ang isip nya. Audrey is actually a nice person. Masyado lang syang naabuso ng mga tao at pinagmalupitan ng tadhana. I'm gonna save both of them and I know I will succeed.
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