Sikreto ni Claire

Nagpalit ako ng damit quickly, and Clare told my mom that we’re going to have a group review sa house ng teacher namin. So we left at around 5PM, we took a tricyle then, tas mayamaya pa, we arrived at Sir Tom’s house.

Clare called Sir Tom from her phone, “babes, baba ka na, we’re here na”

Tapos maya ng konti ayan na si Sir, binuksan nya yung dorr, then lumapit sa gate kung saan kami nandoon ni Clare. “Ohh, its you, Ms Ortega? Tama ba?” tanong ni Sir Tom sa akin.

“Babes, call her Kate ok? Wala tayo sa school eh..” pataray na sagot naman ni Clare.

“Ok, ok, sige pasok na kayo sa loob..

Tom ushered us inside, papunta sa sala. He served us some drinks and sandwiches, some chips tas nood kami ng DVD. It was a Harry Potter movie. Habang nanonood kami, I can notice their sweetness, then I can imagine what could have happened kung di ko sya sinamahan. Naaalala ko kasi yung mga kwento nya sa akin kanina lang. Sa hitsura kasi nya parang di nya magaga yun, but looks can really be decieving ika nga.

So the movie ended, and I saw them kissing at the back. They were in the sofa bed kasi, then ako naman I was sitting on a lazy boy chair right in front. Medyo gusto ko kasi yung movie so tutok ako sa panonood. Minsan pag dumidilim yung screen ng TV, I can see their reflections and gosh they were really kissing like newly wed couples.

Clare smiled at me nong nahuli ko sila nagkikiss. Ten sabi nya, we should go ahead and watch some more. Tom stood up at umakyat sya sa taas, may kukunin lang daw sa room. Ako naman inabutan ni Clare ng isa pang DVD Disc, and she told me to put it on the player. She stood up and went to the CR. Parang alam na alam na nya kung saan yung CR sa bahay, siguro totoo nga sinasabi nya sa akin na madalas sya dito.

Mayamaya pa, lumabas na si Clare sa CR. Lumapit sya sa agad sa akin at kinausap nya ako.

She told me they are going to make out and she wants me to stay. Sabi ko I should go out or go home na lang. kinakabahan kasi ako na baka may dumating and saw me there. Isa pa I don’t want na malaman ni Sir Tom that I knew what they are doing. I better stay on the safe side.

But Clare is persistent. She told me i can stay upstairs if I want to, and she nearly cried nong ayaw ko talagang pumayag. Naawa naman ako so I tried to be kind na lang.

“yes payag na sya, yann mo next time, I’ll do you a favor naman.” Sabi nya sa akin

“oo na, basta bilisan nyo ha? Sabi ko naman.

“oo mabilis lang yun, mga 40 mins maximum. Hahahaha!!! Tsaka naliligo na si babes ngayon kaya sya umakyat ng kwarto. Di nya kasi alm na alam mo. Hahaha! Basta wag ka magpapahalata ha?

“kaw tlga Clare, pilya ka.”

“lam mo may naisip ako, halika na sa taas, pakita ko sya room ni babes.”

We went up and she showed me Tom’s room. Parang room ng babae, malinis, maayos ang gamit.

“Kate, I have an idea para di ka mabored. You can watch us from here…”

Itinuro nya sa akin ang malaking cabinet ni Tom na puno ng damit. Actually yung isa half filled, at doon lang daw inilalagay ni Sir tom ang mga uniforms niya. Sa kabila naman ay ang mga everday shirts nya.

Pero parang nagustuhan ko yung idea ni Clare, ako manonood sa gagawin nila na parang live show, and I don have the chance to see what’s Clare’s secret is.

Sabi nya sa akin she will do anything – distrctions, segway ect just to keep him away from that closet. At isa pa imposibleng buksan ni Tom yun kasi puro uniporme lang ang laman noon, wala nang iba. Most likely di nya ito pag interesang buksan.

Dalidali akong pumwesto sa loob ng Cabinet, and kahit medyo amoy mothballs ok lang din kasi medyo malamig naman sa loob. 5 mins passed and lumabas na ng CR si Sir Tom. Nakatapis lang sya noon ng towel, then I saw Clare na lumapit kay Sir Tom. She kissed him passionately agad. Siguro she was drawing Tom’s attention away from the cabinets kasi nandon nga ako. Alam nya kasing malakas ang perfume na gamit ko kaya may chance na maamoy ako ni Sir if he goes anywhere near the cabinets.

I saw them broke up sa pagkakahalik. Tinanong ni Sir si Clare kung asan ako, sabi nya nasa baba lang ako nanonood. Naniwala naman agad si sir, siguro gusto nya na din kaya mabilis na lang syang naniwala.