"Oh my gosh! Okay ka lang ba, Kels?"

Agad akong napalayo kay Lazarus nang marinig si Olive. Lutang pa rin ako dahil sa nangyari, muntik na akong madisgrasya, and Lazarus...

Napapikit ako. Right, it's his job to save me because he's my bodyguard, but why does he have to whisper those words to me?

I mean hindi naman mali ang bumulong pero... damn, ano nga ba ang mali? Sa 'kin lang naman ang may mali! Ako lang naman yata itong affected sa presensya niya kapag malapit siya.

"I'm okay," I answered and let out a sigh, still trying to calm the chaos inside me.

"Grabe, mabuti nalang mabilis ang reflexes mo, Lazarus!" Olive uttered. "Salamat ha, medyo clumsy talaga kasi itong si Kelssey. Baby namin 'to e."

I frowned. The heck? Baby? And clumsy? What the hell, Olivia?

Isa pa, 'di na dapat magpasalamat. Trabaho naman niyang protektahan ako, duh.

"Stop it, Olive. Uuwi na ako. I hate this day so I am going to shop." Mataray kong sabi.

"Oh, I see. You're still grumpy because of what I did last night. I'm sorry about that. Babawi ako next time, okay?" She smiled and pulled me closer.

I felt my ears and cheeks turning red because of what she just mentioned.

Gosh, Olivia. Why did you have to bring up last night?

Nakakaloka. But she has no idea so I can't blame her.

Ghad, I really need to shop to ease this embarrassment.

"Nevermind, I'm going." I uttered before turning my back and she just laughed at me.

I hate that Olivia knows me too well. Alam niyang 'di ko kayang magalit sa kanya because we've been friends for a long time already.

"Ingat! Enjoy! Good luck sa ATM mo!" Pahabol niya pa at inirapan ko lang siya.

Mabilis akong naglakad palabas ng building and of course, I know na nakasunod na naman sa akin si Lazarus. Nang makalabas na ng campus ay mabilis akong sumakay sa sasakyan. Sa likod ako pumwesto because I don't want to be close to him. Naiinis ako at baka matarayan ko talaga siya.

Hindi pwede 'yon dahil hindi magandang revenge ang pagtataray. I need to do something else... something embarrassing.

"Take me to MOA. I'm gonna shop." I immediately said when Lazarus boarded the car.

Hindi naman siya sumagot at pumwesto lang sa driver's seat.

Wow, rude 'yan?

Anyway, that's better than having him say weird words like earlier.

Hindi na ako umimik pagkatapos at kinuha nalang ang earphones ko para manood ng K-Drama dahil panigurado traffic na naman. I also figured out it's a good choice to distract myself from his presence.

Lazarus then started the car and silently drove away. Meanwhile, I'm in the middle of watching when an idea comes into my mind. Hindi ko naman napigilan na mapangisi dahil sa naisip kong iyon.

I sneakily looked at Lazarus from the mirror only to get surprised because he's already been looking at me. But I'm already so happy to get spooked kung kaya't tinaasan ko nalang siya ng kilay, while his expression just remained blank.

Boring. I laughed.

I satisfied my cravings first when we got to MOA. I bought designer bags and clothing pieces because I feel like my closet is getting boring these past few weeks. Bumili rin ako ng new shoes and stilettos that I'm gonna be wearing to the party I'm going to attend next week, and of course, a new piece of jewellery is a must. So I also bought new earrings and a necklace.

I smirked as I looked at Lazarus carrying all of them. Sinadya ko rin talagang damihan para mahirapan siya but he didn't seem to suffer at all, parang wala nga lang sa kanya 'yong mga dinadala niya e.

Sabagay, malaki ang katawan niya, at syempre bawal din magreklamo.

I secretly laughed evilly because of that thought.

After shopping for designer items, dumaan muna kami sa isang ice cream parlor, because I'm suddenly craving for my favourite chocolate ice cream.

"Sit here and eat ice cream with me," nakangiti kong saad kay Lazarus at itinuro ang upuan sa tapat ko.

Syempre naman kahit may binabalak akong katawa-tawa ay hindi pa rin ako ruthless para hindi siya pakainin. Because that's bad, at hindi kaya ako bad. Mabait kaya ako.

I raised a brow when he didn't react, tila wala lang narinig kahit na nakatayo naman siya sa tabi ko.

Ay, nagkukunwareng bingi? Biglang napipi?

"I said eat ice cream with me. Aren't you going to obey me? Wow, you're being irresponsible." I uttered and made sure that I really sounded disappointed.

I saw how his lips twitched a little when I took a glance at him as I said those words, and after that, tahimik siyang naupo sa harapan ko.

Wow, marunong din naman palang sumunod.

The ice cream was then served. Halos magningning naman ang mga mata ko nang makita iyon at agad kong kinuha ang spoon para makapagsimulang kumain. But then, I felt like my plan kind of backfired me when I felt his stares on me.

Fuck his goddamn cold yet hypnotizing hazel eyes. Nakakainis.

I cleared my throat and pointed the ice cream in front of him.

"Kumain ka na, baka matunaw." I uttered and diverted my gaze from his cold eyes.

Mabuti na lamang ay sinunod din niya ako. But still, the awkwardness remained because of his intense presence.

Nakakaloka, kumakain na nga lang ng ice cream pero ang lakas pa rin ng presensiya.

Afraid that my ice cream would melt if I continue to mind his presence ay doon ko nalang itinuon ang atensyon ko. After that, I felt energized again thinking of what I'm going to do next.

"Let's go to the department store!" May malapad na ngiti sa labi kong sabi.

He nodded and followed me like a robot. Tuwang-tuwa naman ako.

When we reached the department store, I immediately went to the fashion area, and there, I immediately saw what I'm looking for.

Muli akong ngumisi at nilingon siya.

"Since it's your first day today and I'm in a really good mood, I will buy you clothes, clothes that I'd be requiring you to wear everyday!" Nakangiti kong saad. "Sorry and I hope you don't mind, I'm really particular kasi when it comes to fashion, 'yong gusto ko maayos at classy talaga. Is that okay with you?"

His facial expression didn't change even a bit after I said that but I didn't lose my smile.

Tingnan natin, huh. Mawawala rin 'yang coolness niya mamaya.

"Miss, can you bring those pink polos na polka dots 'yong design as well as 'yong floral polos? And then those white and pink pants, both plain and stripes, please." Palakaibigan kong saad sa saleslady.

I then looked at Lazarus watching me as I chose the clothing pieces. Blangko pa rin ang ekspresyon niya, but when the saleslady handed me the clothing pieces I chose, I swear I saw his eyes flickered a bit.

That just happened for like a split second but I really saw it, and because of that, I felt like I'm going to succeed with my plan already.

Brace yourself, Lazarus. You're really going to be so sexy.

"Kukunin ko po 'yong lahat para sa size niya." I smiled and pointed at Lazarus who's now just looking at me with his usual expression, like he's not bothered at all, but I know he is.

"Sige po, Ma'am. Kunin ko lang po." Ani ng saleslady at hinarap si Lazarus. "Sir, subukan niyo po munang i-fit 'yong mga damit."

Lazarus just looked at me with his cold eyes, I bet he's already annoyed though.

I smiled apologetically. "Ay, do you have problems with the clothes ba? Ayaw mo ba?"

Nakangiti pa rin ako habang pinagmamasdan ang pag-igting ng panga niya like he's controlling something. Anger, perhaps?

"Do you really want me to wear those clothes?" He asked.

Agad naman akong tumango. "Yes, type ko e. I like unique things and I'm very sure it will suit you well." I smiled again.

Hindi na siya sumagot pa at tinalikuran nalang ako. Halos mamatay naman ako sa kakapigil ng tawa habang pinapanood siyang pumasok ng fitting room.

Bagay naman siguro sa kanya ang pink outfit.

I mean I know there's nothing wrong with men wearing pink but I just feel like men like him would hate that. Because they're afraid to look feminine, kahit na stereotype lang naman 'yon. I bet that would hurt his ego, lalo na kapag makita ng ibang tao.

I just want to get revenge for my bruised ego... and this is a good way to do that.

I went home happy that night, excited na excited para sa mangyayari kinabukasan. Ibinigay ko na lahat ng damit kay Lazarus. At halos 'di na ako makatulog sa kakaisip kung ano ba ang magiging mukha niya habang suot iyon, and what would be the reaction of the people around him.

Despite sleeping late, I woke up early the next day. At halos masamid na ako sa harapan ng hapag nang biglang lumitaw si Lazarus sa dining area habang nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pagkain.

Damn, he looked so fit in pink. Hindi ko tuloy siya matagalan ng titig dahil baka wala na akong ibang magawa kundi ang tumawa.

Good thing my parents left early kaya hindi nila nakita ang kagagawan ko pero kahit naman makita nila, I think they would still not find anything wrong with the outfit. Syempre ako ang pumili e.

Pasipol akong sumakay sa sasakyan and I tried hard not to look at him hanggang makarating kami ng school.

When we got out of the car, I was expecting him to look awkward and lose his cool because of people's stares. But damn, pakiramdam ko ay tinraydor ako ng plano ko bigla.

People's eyes were on him and people were talking about him, but in a totally different light!

"Oh my gosh! Ang hot! I can see Harry Styles on him!"

"And also Yeonjun of TXT, grabe, another proof that fashion knows no gender!"

"Grabe! I think I should take a photo of him! He's so cool!"

"Mukha siyang model! He can be a trendsetter!"

Agad na kumunot ang noo ko.

Wait... what? Joke ba 'to?

Nakasimangot akong tumingin sa kanya but when I looked at him, I just saw him smirked. Hindi ko pa makita ang mata dahil nakasuot siya ng eyeglasses.

This is annoying. My plan is a fail because he's enjoying this!

Damn, paano ba ako makakaganti sa kanya? How can I step on his freaking ego?