My Possessive Prince

Chapter 2: We Meet Again

Yumi’s Pov.

-In the Contest >-

" We have about five Contestants for today. They will present us with beautiful songs, so let's listen carefully to them and let's guess which one of them can win and get a grand prize worth 500,000 pesos from an endorser and a famous Business person throughout Nuru Country and one of the today's judges are none other than Mr. Kyle Acel H. Dae. Let's applaud Mr. Dae."

"Ahem! I'm sorry, Sir. Dae isn't here yet. Let's applaud him while he's not at school right now. He's coming soon. Maybe we just started early. Hahaha!" kunwaring tawa nung baklang nagsasalita sa harap. Samantalang kaming mga kakanta, ito nagtatago sa likod ng stage naghihintay ng hudyat na tawagin ang mga pangalan namin para kumanta.

" Uy Bestie galingan mo mamaya ahh. Basta huwag ka kabahan. Panonoorin kita!" mamula-mulang sabi ni Faira

"Oo na, sabi mo ehhh. Gagalingan ko talaga para kay Dad at para narin sayo. Siyempre bestfriend kita. Ivideo mo ko ha? Ipapanood ko kay Dad yung video ko kapag nakalabas na siya sa kulungan. Para sa kaniya yung kakantahin ko"

Malungkot man dahil nasa kulungan si Dad pero andito pa naman ang kaibigan ko kaya naman magiging ayos lang ako kahit papano.

" Si Mr. Dae nandiyan na. Nakita niyo na ba? Ayun oh ayun!" sabi ng contestant na nasa tabi ko at mabilis na bumaba sa backstage para silipin ang papalapit na sinasabi nilang si Mr. Dae.

Te.... Teka familiar sa akin ang name niya. San ko nga ba siya narinig?

"Why? Don't you like it? Alright, I'll make it better for you"

"Master Dei, this is the woman our master mentioned that he will pay off your debt. We tested this girl and found in the test that she has never been touched......"

No! This is not possible. It's just my illusion. I haven't seen his face yet, maybe because they share the same last name as the person who came to school today.

" Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Sobrang Attractive niya sa personal"

"OMG! May Panibago nanaman akong Crush! Mr Dei!!!"

"Mr. Dei!!!"

"Mr. Dei!!! Waaaooohhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"

" ok guys Calm down because Mr. Dae is now a judge in the contest we are holding, so we will have a discussion with him later. Right now let's start the singing contest especially since our three Judges are complete. Let's first applaud our Judges, Mr. Han, Mr. Dae and the president of our University, none other than, Mrs. Juarez!"

Nagsimula na ang palakpakan nilang lahat samantalang hanggang ngayon kahit anong silip ko dito sa backstage. Hindi ko talaga siya makita. Hayst!

I can't do anything if it's really him or what, as long as I don't care if I see him or if he sees me now. There is nothing else he can do because there are too many people in this school right now.

I just went back to where I was sitting earlier and faced the mirror to check my appearance because I might be pale now from the excessive pounding of my chest.

"Bestie sabihin mo. Ayos lang ba ang suot ko ngayon? Contest ito pero nakapantalon lang ako" kabadong tanong ko kay Faira

" Wala namang required na suot kaya naman ayos lang yan. Eh ano naman ngayon kung lahat sila ay nakadress tapos ikaw lang ang hindi. Huwag ka na masyado mag-alala baka mawala yung magandang boses at maladiyosa mong mukha niyan. ngiti lang ok?"

I just forced myself to smile in front of my friend and just nodded to what she said. Maybe I'm just too nervous.

"Let's all welcome our contestant number 4. Ms. Zendaya Yumi H. Amana. Palakpakan po natin siya"

Bigla ako nakaramdam ng labis na kaba nang tinawag ang pangalan ko sa stage. Sign na ako na ang kakanta. Pinagpapawisan ako ng malagkit at halos ayaw ko na lumabas ng stage.

"Ms. Amana? Are you there? Go to the stage now please. The judges are waiting. Don't make us wait too long"

" Bestie kaya mo yan. Sige na po punta ka na. Upo na ako sa harap at panonoorin na kita. Remember para ito sa Dad mo. Kaya naman punta ka na. Huwag kang kabahan"

Dahil sa sinabi ni Faira lumakas ang loob ko. Kaya naman kahit kabado talaga ako dahil ito ang first time ko lumabas na ako ng stage.

" Uh-oh. Ms. Amana. Wala bang naginform sayo na sa contest na ito dapat nakadress ka?"

Bigla nanaman akong kinabahan sa sinabi ng baklang yun sa harap ko. Hindi ko naman alam eh. Malay ko ba at halos kakalabas ko lang ng stage huwag mo naman ako ipahiya.

"Hi.. Hindi ko po alam... Wa... Wala po nagsabi sa akin"

I'm sweating sticky because of my nervousness. I looked at the people sitting in front of this stage and saw that some of them were laughing and whispering.

Maybe. I will not become a champion. I joined this contest for Dad and couldn't be embarrassed like this.

"Sige kung wala ka nga talagang Dress na maisusuot. Disqualified ka na sa Contest na ito. Hindi ka na pwedeng lumaban"

"Bumalik ka nalang sa backstage dahil meron pang susunod na kakanta"

Yumuko na lamang ako dahil ramdam kong tutulo na ang luha ko sa kahit anong oras. Kaya naman bumalik nalang ako sa backstage para dun umiyak. Ano ba kasi nangyayari? Bakit hindi ko alam?

" I have a dress for Ms. Amana. Can you make him the fifth contestant? Maybe it's worth listening to her voice, isn't it Ms. Amana? Anyway, we meet again Ms. Yumi like what i said before"

I immediately stopped walking towards the backstage and turned around when I heard his voice.

"That guy?! I'm sure that rude guy?! Am I seeing right?! He's here?!" i said irritatedly in my mind.

I looked at him when he started walking up to the stage. He was staring at me and not taking his eyes off me.

"Oh my!"

"Ang swerte niya"

I just bowed because of his sticky look. I avoided his eyes because I wanted to wake up from this nightmare again!

"Miss Yumi. This dress is for you" inabot niya sa akin ang dress kaya naman napatingin ako sa dress na hawak niya.

No! I will not take the dress! When I take it, he will definitely do something bad again. But I won't take it!

It's annoying!!! I will not win and I will not be able to save the 10 billion that I need to pay for Dad, so that he can get out of that prison!

I was surprised when he pulled my right hand and put the dress on it. After that he brought his face close to my ear.

"A... Ano bang ginagawa niya?" gulat na tanong sa isip ko.

"We meet again Yumi, what do you think i will do? I take this opportunity to making love with you. I'm waiting you tonight in the building where we first met"

he whispered in my ear while holding my hand and the dress that I was going to wear.

"Huwag mo na paghintayin si Mr. Dei Miss! Kunin mo nalang yung Dress!" narinig kong pagalit na sabi sa akin ng iba.

"Bakit ba ayaw pa niyang kunin? Ang arte niya ha! "

"Ang arte sobra"

I was just dumbfounded while looking at the dress being handed by that man to me and thought for a long time in my brain.

"O... ok. Tha... thankyou" i smiled forcedly at saka kinuha ang dress at kamay ko na hawak-hawak niya.

"I'll wait for you. Don't make me wait to long ok?" he whispered to me and smiled softly in front of me. Then he left the stage and sat in the judges' chair

I have no choice. If I don't get the dress, I have no hope of winning and more than that, Dad might spend a few more years in jail.

That's why I took the dress and changed clothes in the fitting room. Later, I will think about what happens next. For now, this is what I will think about first.