Chapter 5
“WHAT WAS that about huh?”, Meredeth’s voice was full of irritation at kitang kita sa mukha niya ang pagka shock and i laughed out my ass because of that
“really spencer. Our relationship is at stake!” , i lost my smile because of what she said , lumakad ito patungo sa visitor’s chair na kanina lang ay kinauupuan ni Athena
Naupo ito na naka de kwatro pa at humalukipkip. She was wearing a black feminine blouse bukas ang tatlong buttones nito mula sa taas kaya naman naging mas lantaran ang cleavage nito
“Baka naman dahil dyan sa pagiging libog mo mabuking yang matagal na nating pina plano” , i couldnt really pin out her point—ive been like this kahit noon pa man , mas sobra pa nga rito
Napailing ako at pilyo siyang nginitian , “Hindi ako hayok Meredeth malibog lang and please ive been like this since then” , tumayo ako at naglakad patungo sa mini bar ng opisina ko at kinuha ang isang bote ng Rum at nag salin sa dalawang baso
Naglakad naman ako pabalik dala ang dalawang basong may rum at naupo sa kabilang Visitor’s chair na nasa harapan lang ni Meredeth. I handed her the liquor , she shook her head declining my offer i smirked , ininom ko sa isang lagok ang unang baso at kaagad na sinunud ang isa without making a face
“slow down Spencer..”, she said in a very sensual tone i smiled and raised my right brow , “you dont plan to make this so called relationship deeper than what i have in mind , are you?”
She huffed a breath. “Weve been planning this since the beginning of college years—and we both know na hindi yan mangyayari”, itinaas ni Meredeth ang kilay at tumayo at dirediretsong nag lakad patungo sa mini bar at kimuha ang bote ng rum at dinala iyon malapit saakin at nagsalang sa dalawang baso
“then why are you acting this way…wala to sa kasunduan natin” , my brows furrowed and my head is in chaos
“im just trying to protect what we have spencer..thats all” , anito sa galit na paraan , she heaved a deep sigh and i chuckled. “youre being so defensive baby..”, tumayo muli ako at tinanggap ang basong iniabot niyang may lamang alak at ininom iyon
Naglakad akong papunta sa likoran niya at naupo sa arm rest ng upuan , i bent a little para maging ka level ko lang ang height niya dahil naka upo siya
“i wont mess up…you know i dont mess up”, with that i held her chin and kissed her temple and left her alone in my office
Kanina pa akong naaatat na lumabas dahil baka napano na si Athena. She just lefr without telling me on where she’ll go after leaving my office , darn it!
Napatigil ako sa working cubicle ng secretary ko at nag tanong kung alam niya kung saan nag punta si athena , “im sorry sir but i was so occupied with work to ask her kung saan siya pupunta. Hindi ko rin Namalayan ang daan na dinaanan niya kanina , im sorry po” , ang baba ng tingin ang sekretarya ko and i just shook my head and gave her a small smile before leaving
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ILANG MINUTO akong nag hintay sa alabs ng building hanggang sa makita ko ang sasakyan ng Father ni Lyka , nandito pala ang father nito dahil isa ito sa mga investors na ngayon raw ay kakausapin, one on one si Spencer
“hi!”, bati ko sa kaniya nang magkalapit na kami. “lika! Kain tayo libre ko kasi ini unfreeze na ni daddy account ko—gastos all i want na ako today at sa susunod pang buwan” , masayang balita nito saakin
“Li librehin mo ako today?” ,marahas siyang napatango kaya naman mas lumaki ang ngiti sa labi ko , but then my smile fell when i remembered i cant go without mamma’s permission
“ill be right back … Wait for me okay?”, kaagad akong bumalik sa loob ng malaking building trying to find mamma , asking the receptionist if ever he saw my Mamma or Spencer’s mother but he said hindi niya ito nakita dahil ang last raw nitong kita sa kanila ay iyon kaninang pag pasok namin
Sumimangot ako , masyadong malaki ang building na ito kung mano mano kong hahanapin si mamma—and i only have 40% chance to find them and sixty percent chance of NOT FINDING them and just wasting my Energy
Kaya naman inilabas ko ang phone ko —i know that she wouldnt like being called lalo na pag with friends siya but i dont have any choice left
Napa labi ako habang hinihintay na sagutin niya ang phone but she didnt , so i tried calling her again but sa pangalawang beses kong pagtawag ay pinatayan ako nito ng tawag
Kaya naman ay itinigil ko ang pag contact sa number niya at nag padala na lang ng mensaheng sasama ako sandali kay lyka since she’s here at kakain muna ng lunch since Spencer is busy with doc. Meredeth talking about their wedding
When i clicked sent botton ay kaagad akong ngumiti at lumabas ng building there i saw my bestfriend lyka waiting for me patiently
“Have you seen tita Celestine?”, tanong niya saakin habang pinag buksan pa ako ng pintuan , “no i havent but i already sent her a message sayin im with you” , naka ngiti ako dahil i am so excited to go out and eat with her
Hindi naman kami pupunta sa malayo , she asked her driver to drive us to the nearest restaurant para kumain
Nang makapasok na kami sa italian restaurant ay kaagad kaming inasikaso ng isang waiter kaya kaagad kaming naka hanap ng vacant seat for two na malapit lang sa windows ng restaurant giving me the paris like vibes
Muli kaming binalikan ng waiter at kinuha ang orders namin , “one caprese salad with a twist of pesto sauce for me , two orders of Bruschetta and one order of pasta con pamodoro e basilico for this lovely lady with me” , pilyang nginitian ni Lyka ang waiter na kumuha sa orders namin
“what?”, he gave me a look nang mapansin ang titig ko sa kaniya , “what was that? What’s with your voice?” , talagang napansin ko ang pagbabago boses nito dahil sa waiter o dahil sa excitement na naramdaman dahil unlimited gastos na ulit siya ngayon
“oh that my best friend is me being a flirt!” , kaagad aong napatingin sa kaniya at sinamaan siya ng titig—what was she even thinking flirting?! Eh hindi pa nga kami nakapag take ng oath
“hey hey dont give me that look—nah ah”
Ilang minuto pa lang ay kaagad nang dumating ang orders namin kaya naman ay di naking mapigilang ma excite at kuhanan ng litrato , it was indeed presentable—parang dinala kami sa las vegas dahil sa creative na presentation ng mga orders namin
“lemme take some pictures ipang papa-laway ko lang sa mga kailala ko—hayok yun sa italian foods” , tawag tawa ako nang limipat si Lyka sa tabi ko at kinuhanan ng picture ang pagkain ko pati ako
I striked a pose , itinukod ko ang siko ko sa mesang natatakpan ng puting tela. I smiled and waited for Lyka to finish capturing the moment and then we immediately dig in
“Spencer liked my gloss” , wala sa sariling sumbong ko sa kaniya habang kumakain ng pasta con pamodoro kaya naman bahagyang natigilan ang kasama ko , “what? You mean bakla siya?” , Lyka leaned in closer para bulongan ako
I shook my head fast , “no silly , hindi ah , he’s a man-man” , muling mas nalukot ang mukha ng kaibigan ko sa sinabi ko
“then whyd you think that he liked you gloss—
“i even left my new lip gloss—oh sorry to cut you while youre speaking” , i didnt aounded sorry tho ,but im really sorry , pero mas natatawa ako sa ginawa ko , “he couldve just asked me , dapat hindi na niya ako hinalikan pa para lang makuha lip gloss ko” , kaaagd na natigilan ang kaibigan ko at nahulog ang gamit niyang tinidor
“what the f*ck Athena!” , bahagyang tumayo siya kaagad naman akong sumanyas na hinaan ang boses dahil kita ko ang pag tigil ng ilang costumers pati staff at employee ng restaurant dahil sa medyo paglakas ng boses ni lyka
“he did what again?” , umayos ito sa pag upo pero hindi ko alam at shock na shock ang mukha nito , did i surprise her or something?
“he liked Georgina’s lip gloss. He kissed me last night noong pumunta kami sa Birthday celebration ng friend ni daddy..” , ani ko at nagpatukoy sa pag kain , i sipped my strawberry and milk shake
“he like—as in kissed you , sa lips…o baka naman ibang kiss yan , hindi beso beso?” , naguguluhan man ako ay todo tango ko sa mga pinag sasasabi niya
She slammed the table making everyone who got shock ,including me , ay napatalon ng kaunti
“calm down bff—ano bang nangyayari saiyo at youre shocking everyone oh , still flabbergasted because of the unfreezing of your account?” , malambing ang tono ng boses ko baka kasi mag walana naman dahil sa saya
“ofcourse not! Its not because of the unfreezing of my account duh!” , nilagok niya ang Americano—commonly known as father of negroni na inorder nito
I gave her a weirded look , now she’s acting funny , “well…Mr. la vaile kissed you thats whats bugging me—does he like you?”, she continued feeding her self with the salad she ordered habang tinatanong ako
“i dont know , he never told me anything about it since his fiancé—”
“f*ck!” ,lyka hissed kaya naman ay sinaway ko siya. “Please stop cussing Lyka”, sinabayan ko pa iyon ng pag takip ng dalawa kong taenga gamit ang dalawang palad
“oh come on , how old are you—twenty five. Get a life and have fun bestie!”, anito habang punong puno ang bibig niya , kumuha naman ako ng tissue na nasa gilid ko lang at ginamit iyon para punasan ang dressing at sauce na nasa gilid ng labi niya
“and wait did you just said that he already has a fiancé pero hinalikan ka ng g*gong yun?”, muli akong napa simangot at napa takip sa taenga dahil she uttered another cursed pero kaagad din niya iyong binawi at nag sorry
“why…what’s wrong with his kiss” , tanong ko na hindi nahahaluan ng kahit anong malisya
“Dont. Just dont let him do that ever again , and from now on stay away from him—oh and dont let him touch you” , asik saakin ni Lyka , she was also gritting her teeth , inis siya saakin kasi selos kaya siya saakin kasi close na din kami ni Spencer? Oh right , who wouldnt be.
Tumango tango naman ako as a sign na payag ako sa sinabi niya. “yup i wont let him unless he’ll ask my permission and ill think about it” , ayun at nganga lang ang naabut ko sa kaibigan kasabay ng pag palo-tapik nito ng mahina sa nuo
Bahagya akong natigilan nang maramdaman ko ang maliit na vibrations mula sa sling bag ko , it took me some seconds bago ako naibalik sa tamang huwestyo at inilabas ang cellphone ko
Turns out it was mamma
“Oh hey mamma—”
“How dare you run away from spencer like that! You made him look everywhere for you!” , galit na galit ang boses ni mamma ko kaya naman wala sa sariling naoa tayo ako kahit hindi ko pa tuluyang nauubos ang pinag order namin
“I-i have to go , i ahm—mamma and spencer has been looking for me—” , kaagad namang tumayo si Lyka at mukhang alam na niya na galit si mamma ko because of what i did
“we’ll drive you back to LVGC”, she gave me a tight smile as she pulled me palabas ng restaurant after handling the bill sa mga ini order namin
I cant stop but tap my knees. Nanginginig ako at nilalamig na ang. Palad ko , oh how sure am i na galit na galit ang mamma ko , a hundread and fifty percent sure
“Hindi yun galit , ofcourse you sent her a message remember—baka nag alala lang kasi natagalan tayo ng balik , ill be the one explaining what happened” , Lyka tried to assure me that things will be fine but i knew better
Kasing bilis ata ako ng hero na si flash na bumaba sa sasakyan at lakad takbo ang ginawa marating kang ang lobby kung saan naroroon ang ina ko at si spencer
How dumb i am to forget to ask permission to spencer!
Kaagad na napatayo si Soencer nang mahagip ako ng nag aalala niyang ngamata , my mamma remaind unmoving kahit na ngayon ay nasa harapan ko na siya but then i stop when i felt spencer’s hand on mine
“where have you been? Nag alala ako dahil dun”,he was so worried , his eyes and voice screams worry and i am so sorry for making him feel so much worried because of my clumsiness
“Good afternoon Tita Celestine—im sorry at medyo natagalan akong maibalik si Athena—”
“enough. You go home now—athena lets talk for a while”, walang ka imo- emosyon ang mukha ng mamma ko kaya naman ay biglaang mas tumindi ang kunot sa nuo ni Lyka
“Athena asked for you permission bago kami umalis and we just ate lunch , so please sana tita celes—”
“oh dear. You have no say on this one , stop veing so stubborn” , tumayo ang mamma ko at hinimas ang buhok ko
“tita Tine.. Its fine atleast she’s safe now. I was just so worried”, kalmadong sabi ni Spencer sa mamma ko nang kahit siya ay naka pansin narin sa namuong galit nito saakin
She smiled , but it didnt reached her eyes and nod
“yes ofcourse—now you have to go home Lyka.” , tumalikod na ang mamma ko at unang naglakad palayo
Hindi man gusto ni Lyka na umalis ay pinilit ko na rin because her father’s waiting for her , uuwi narin kasi sila at ihahatid na siya pabalik sa school
I gave her a assuring smile bago siya tuluyang naka alis
“im really sorry for making you worry Spencer” , mahina ang boses ko pero sinigurado kong maririnig iyon ni spencer
“alright. Just dont do it again—make sure to ask permission to whom youre with bago ka umalis , got it?” , todo ang tango ko , iginiya niya ako palabas ng building
Napa linga linga ako ,”W-where’s my mamma. She’ll be staying in here?” , nag angat ako ng tingin kay spencer nang pinag buksan niya ako ng pintuan sa kotse niya sa passengers front seat
“Yes. They have a lot of catch ups to do…my mom and your mamma are long long long lost friends” , he chuckled bago isinara ang pinto at naglakad na rin at sumakay sa driver’s seat
“Are you going home na or where do you want to go?”, tanong ni Spencer saakin , i shook my head and smiled , “Please take me to my school—i have lots to do”, he smiled back and nod his head bago pinaharurut ang sasakyan patungo sa university ko
ITIM NA KOTSE ang sumundo saakin sa school—si mang paulito, nang naauwi na kami ay kaagad akong pinatawag ng mamma ko sa pool area
She was wearing a long red velvet dress at black heels , napa labi ako , naka de kwatro siyang umupo sa isang rattan outdoor sofa , she had a glass wine half filled with wine and she was sipping on it
“Mamma” ,sambit ko sa oangalan niya she didnt even bother to look at me she stood up at naglakad papunta sa gilid ng pool , iniwan naman niya ang wine niya sa rattan Table
“Why are you so beung a hard headed child these days Elizabeth” , i fidgeted my fingers at mas lalong napa lakas ang pag kagat ko sa pang ubabang labi ko. My knees are a bit shaking because of the uneasy feeling
“I-i didnt mean to disappoint you—i left a message for you before—”
“nonsense Athena. Nagawa mo ba ang pinapagawa ko—about you and your friend georgina? Right , you havent done anything about it.”
I shook my head slightly sobbing and my hands shaking , “mamma please not georgina—she-she’s a good friend”, hinarap siya ng ina na naka pamaywang at nakataas ang isang likay
A smirk tugged the corner of her lip , “you dont wanna go back to the states right? Then you have to do exactly what i—”
“Celestine”, parang kulob na umecho sa taenga ko ang boses ni daddy , mariin namang napa pikit si mamma , she gritted her teeth
“Me and my daughter is having a serious conversation over here” , she said playfully but her face was really irritated
“you mean me and our daughter” , nilapitan ako ni daddy at hinawakan ako sa braso at hinila palapit sa kaniya
“the la vaile’s here .. I invited them over for dinner” , his face remained stoic , patuloy lang ang pag alis namin ni daddy sa pool area at naiwan si mamma
Paulit ulit ko siyang nilingon pero nanatili siya sa parehas na position mula sa pag iwan namin sa kaniya
Naka all white uniform pa ako nang pumasok kami sa living room , prenteng naka upo ron si Spencer , with his mom and father
He really looked like his father , pero ang mga mata lang nito ang naiiba , kagayang kagaya sa ina niya
Nang makita kaming papasok ay kaagad silang tumayo , “Hija!” , ani ng ina nito na agad na lumapit saain at yinakap ako at nakipag beso pa
“The infamous La vailes!” , umalingawngaw ang boses ng ina ko , kaagad akong napatingin sa direksyon niya she is smiling widely
“go up stairs athena and change your clothes”,ani nito na nag pa gising sa katawan ko , i immediately excused my self at tumakbo patungo sa second floor ng mansyon patungo sa kwarto ko at nag bihis ng long midi mesh pink dress na nasa limang inches ang baba mula sa tuhod ko and i paired it with a light pink doll shoes
Inilugay ko ang mahaba at straight na straight kong itim na buhok , i patted light powder to my face and a natural pink blush and light red lip tint na bili ko rin sa bestfriend ko para mag ka kulay ang muka ko , i patted a nude eyeshadow sa mata ko para sa more natural look at nang matapos na ay kaagad akong bumaba patungo sa living room kung saan prenteng naka upo ang lahat sa modern na may hint ng pagka medival style na sofa set
Everyone in the room was chatting and giggiling lalo na si mamma and Spencer’s mother. The dinner was about to be served kaya naman kaaga na ang tungo kami sa dining table
Everyone was pleased lalo na ang mga la vaile sa putaheng inihanda ng cook ng mansyon
“What about you Spencer—are you already liking somebody?” , naka ngiting tanong ni mamma kay Spencer na natigilan pa pag kain and a mischievous grin crept on his lips as he stared back at me , kaagad na nalukot ang nuo ko , whats wrong with this man , he kept on smiling like a handsome idiot
“Yes i am liking someone as of now..”, mahinang natawa ang ama ni spencer sa sinabi nito , “oh youre joking right” , Riford—Spencer’s father teased him making spencer snort
“Come on dad , support naman dyan—but really im starting to like someone now”, muli niyang ibinalik ang tingin saakin , i felt a little bit uncomfortable because of his naughty stares kaya nama ay ibinaba ko lang ang tingin ko sa pag kain at patuloy sa pag nguya
“Oh who is she—who’s the fortunate woman to catch your attention , hmm?”, again the people in the dining room teased him , but me , i kept my silence
Really hoping to like me—i dont want to disappoint mamma..
I heard his audible sigh kaya napa tingin ako sa kaniya , he rested his back sa sandalan ng upuan niya , “i think ‘that’ wortht fortunate woman doesnt want me to spread the news for now..”, ani niya sanhi ng pagka lukot ng mukha ng mamma ko at bahagyang nilingon ako
I never said that…so clearly it wasnt me
“Or do you?” ,kaagad kaming natigilan sa sinabi nito , naoa linga linga ako ng mahina sa paligid , thinking he brought this particular lucky woman theyre talkon about but none
There was no one in the room except us , “Athena?”, kaagad na naka bawi ako at napa tingin sa gawi niya nang tinawag ako ni Spencer sa pangalan ko
I smiled , “what is it?”, tanong ko sa kaniya since i didnt heed to much attention to what he’d been saying dahil busy ako sa pag hanap sa ‘fortunate and worthy woman that he likes’
“is it okay if i tell them your name if ever they wanted to know who that Fortunate and worthy woman i like?” , ulit niya sa tanong saakin
Without hesitation i nod my head a few times and a smile of victory was plastered in my face same a my mother , i heard his proud chuckle that left his lips
So i was the fortunate and worthy woman he like that they keot on talking about , how dumb of me!
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Oh my Gosh… love this..