Chapter 3 Affected
1579 Words
Vanna Esha Remoza
I can’t believe i see him again after long years. Di ko mapigilan na titigan siyang maigi sa camera. He’s currently drinking his whisky, like he is in relaxing mode. Ang laki ng pinagbago niya physically.
He looks a well refined man, a dignified one, possessing an aura of a person you wouldn’t like to cross. A man who exude wealth and success as his status. Well, sino bang hindi kung kaanak niya ang isa sa pinaka powerful na pamilya sa larangan ng pulitika at well known businessman sa buong probinsya ng Mindanao.
When we catch each other in the eye alam kong may ibig sabihin nun but i cannot see a recognition from a man who knows me back then. He seems to have forgotten me or maybe I'm not that important for him to remember me.
Oo nga naman sino ba ako para maalala niya? Di naman kami magkaibigan noon. Ako lang itong humahanga ng pahilim sa kanya kaya ako lang ang di makalimot.
And i also had changed my looks now, di na ako katulad dati na walang porma sa katawan, di marunong mag-ayos, mahiyain ako dati, di lahos nakikipag-usap sa mga tao, i am a loner.
He was older than me kaidad siya ni Kian my best friend. Mag-cross man ang landas namin dati, yun ay di sinasadya o di kaya ako ang palihim na sumusunod sa kanya.
Hinding hindi ko kailanman makakalimutan ang mukha niya, minsan ko na siyang naging pangarap sa aking kabataan at the same time my nightmare. Until now nakatatak parin sa aking isipan like it never pass. Ang tagal ko siyang hinintay na makitang muli at ngayon nasa harapan ko na. Biglang di ko alam ang gagawin. I am affected suddenly but i should not, i need to control myself.
He asks one of my server. Yeah i owned this club and other businesses, after all i am a heiress. But i live my life away from fame, from the connection of my family’s name. Para iiwas ang sarili sa nakaraan. Para iiwas ang sarili sa kapahamakan.
I know my family’s enemies are still looking for me and my others relatives are after me. They will not stop until they found me kasi ako ang susi para sa gusto nilang makuha.
No one will think na makikita nila ako dito. A heiress of well known businessman and a well respected politician ay nagtatrabaho sa isang club? That’s absurd right? No one will suspect that. My life is in peace now, I prefer that way.
I got plenty of money na di ko kayang ubusin sa aking sarili lamang. I choose this business as my disguise at malaki ang pera hatid nito. No one knows na ako ang may-ari sa negosyong ito. It was a secret.
The way he looks at me kanina habang kumakanta ako, I know i get his attention, he is fascinated in me. He made it sure na makita ko yun through his eyes at di ako inosente para di ko yun malaman.
Di ko inalis ang mga mata ko sa kanya, he still talking to my server. Alam ko na ang kailangan niya kasi yun ang halos nirequest ng lahat ng dumadayo sa club na ito.
“Ms Queen, tinatanong ng lalaki sa table 10 kung lalabas ka pa ba mamaya, kung kakanta ka pa ba?" Napapangiti ako sa sinabi ng aking waiter. I knew it, its expected. I know he is interested in me the moment our eyes meet.
“Sabihin mo sa kanya na may last performance ako mamaya in 30 minutes.” Response ko sa aking tauhan.
Ito na ang hinihintay ko, mas aakitin ko pa siya. This time i will dance in front of everyone. I will give a different show tonight. A night they won't forget.
I look at the dress na naka-hang sa aking wardrobe, matagal na itong nakahang and this is the time na susuotin ko na siya. I change my outfit. I apply another make in my face na babagay sa aking dress.
I feel sexy, glamorous and daring with this outfit. I am Queen Esha and tonight i will be the biggest fancy of all men inside this club.
Pinatawag ko ang music operator namin at light operator, i instructed them on what i want to happen. They are professional so they knew what to do.
Tonight should be perfect. Sanay na ako sa tao, I had practice it for years. I want to have a grand entrance. I know i would shock everyone coz this is the first time I'll perform an erotic dance to them.
I calm myself. I internalize. This is it, this is the night i have been waiting for. It's time to captivate the biggest fish in town, that is getting Zale Vasco into my world. Time for him to remember me.
When i started my dance, i see people are mesmerizing looking at me. I focus on my performance. I feel the music and i was lost on it.
It's a human sign
When things go wrong
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong
Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands
Cold, cold heart
Harden by you
Some things look better, baby
Just passing through
And it's no sacrifice
Just a simple word
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it's no sacrifice
No sacrifice
It's no sacrifice, at all
I feel so hot, sexy as move my body to the rhythm of the melody. Masarap pala sa pakiramdam with you are connected to your body. Embracing what you have, appreciating your potential and feeling empowered especially when people admired you back.
Mutual misunderstanding
After the fact
Sensitivity builds a prison
In the final act
We lose direction
No stone unturned
No tears to damn you
When jealousy burns
Our eyes had been connected the moment i dance. Inaakit ko siya sa aking tingin, sa aking galaw. I want him to not forget me at same time he can’t read my emotion. Nobody can read me, because once a man sees your weakness, they will use it against you. Dapat ako ang nagdadala sa kanila.
Cold, cold heart
Harden by you
Some things look better, baby
Just passing through
And it's no sacrifice
Just a simple word
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it's no sacrifice
No sacrifice
It's no sacrifice, at all
He never leave my eyes. He watches my movement and the more i feel powerful. I feel proud of myself, isang Zale Vasco na kilala ng lahat ay naakit ko, who would believe that? Dati he never even throw a glance at me. He is not someone na basta basta lang nor he goes this kind of place. He has a lot woman waiting for him.
Cold, cold heart
Harden by you
Some things look better, baby
Just passing through
And it's no sacrifice
Just a simple word
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it's no sacrifice
No sacrifice
It's no sacrifice, at all
No sacrifice at all
No sacrifice at all
No sacrifice at all
No sacrifice at all
I finish my performance with a bang. I know i did great. I went immediately to my secret cabin. I know the people today watching will be crazier than before. If i magnet them just my singing how much more in my dance?
As expected kabilaan ang invitation sa akin but i refuse. Talking to shitty people is not my cup of tea. I value myself more than that.
"Ms Queen, a certain Zale Vasco gusto kang makausap, "name your price" ang sinabi." Inform ng aking tauhan. Napatawa ako sa sinabi niya. He is really that affected by me for him to offer me that? He is an easy to get kung ganun. Wala siyang pinagkaiba sa ibang nag offer sa akin ng millions. The Zale i know di basta basta pumapatol sa babae. What happened to him?
I don’t need their money, i have them. I just want to entertain in my own way, walang magdidikta, walang rules. Just simply enjoying what i do.
"Tell him the usual Jerome." He is one of the people i trusted here. The one na nagbabantay din sa akin. Malalim ang pinagsamahan namin. He knows what to do.
I monitor Zale in the camera. I saw how frustrated he is when Jerome told him what i said. I get it, he is the one who doesn't like losing. They hate being rejected coz men's ego is hard to define. Para sa kanila it's a failure and he is the man who doesn't like failure.
Nag i-enjoy ako sa aking nakikita. I really affected him. He also affected me, after all he holds a piece of me. Akala ko kanina mawawala na ako sa aking huwesyo nong tinitigan niya ako. He really intend to let me know na gusto niya ako, the way he looks at me.
"This is not the right time na magkaharap tayo Zale. If you see me now, the trill will be gone, di muna kita haharapin." One of the things i learn in this business is learn to play your game. Huwag basta magpapadala sa bugso ng damdamin.
Know when to attack and when to retreat. If you show your cards immediately, you will lose. Men love chasing, it feeds their ego, so let them chase you.
- Writer
