The Girl Under His Red Sheets [The Rozovsky Heirs 2]

CHAPTER 18

Chapter Eighteen

Take Me With You

Finals came up. As usual bilang isang responsableng estudyante ay wala akong ginawa kung hindi ang mag-aral.

Naging abala rin ako sa paglilinis ng mga taong gustong kalabanin ang aking ama. I've been busy for weeks, but thoughts about Soraia didn't missed to cross my mind.

Ilang linggo matapos ang huli naming pag-uusap ay talagang pinanindigan na nitong layuan ako. Dalawang beses ko siyang nakita sa campus. We even bumped into each other at the gymnasium, but she was true to her words. Talagang wala na kaming dapat pag-usapan kaya tapos na ang kung anong koneksiyon naming dalawa.

My friends were curious about what went wrong between us, but I did not gave them anything to gossip. Tanging ang kapatid ko lang ang may alam ng nangyari.

"Why don't you convince our father to push through with the La Casse's deal?"

Napaiwas ako kay Toine ng tingin. He kept bugging me about it. Sa bawat pag-uusap namin ay talagang hindi nawawala sa topic si Soraia. He had his hope for us I guess. Masyadong in love kaya pati ako ay nadadamay.

"You know father, Toine. He's a business man."

"And are you okay with that? I mean, you seem distracted. Kahit hindi mo trabaho gusto mong kunin lately and I know you're doing it para mawala sa isip mo si Soraia."

I chuckled sarcastically at that. "She's nothing to me, Toine."

"Nothing, huh?" He mocked. "So paano kapag nakita mo siyang may kasamang iba?"

"So? I am not her fucking boyfriend. Malaya siyang sumama kahit kanino."

Toine did not gave up. Alam ko na kung ano ang nasa utak niya at ayaw ko siyang bigyan ng satisfaction pero hindi ko naiwasang mapaisip rin sa muli niyang bira ng mga salita.

"What if Vladimir asked you to attend to another party? Paano kung nando'n ang mga taong gusto kang maging manugang? How will you turn them down? Paano kung tanungin nila si Soraia sa 'yo? You two did great acting the last time, right? Sabi mo paniwalang-paniwala ang lahat na off the market ka na dahil kay Soraia? How will you explain that?"

"Relationships do end, Toine. Madali lang sabihin na hindi nag-work ang mga bagay-bagay. I'm okay with whatever."

"Kahit ang matali sa iba? Sa hindi mo kilala at sa alam kong hindi mo makakasundo?"

"You don't know that."

"Oh, I know..."

Napatitig ako sa kanya ng matalim. Nakangisi lang ang gago.

"It's still nice to have someone who truly cares for you."

"Soraia doesn't care about me. Pera lang ang habol sa 'kin no'n."

"And you think your future wife will not be after your money?"

"What's your point of pissing me off today, Toine?"

Itinaktak niya ang yosi sa ashtray at saka nagkibit ng balikat.

"Nothing. I just don't want you to regret your decision. Malakas ka kay Dad. Isang sabi mo lang ay pakikinggan ka no'n. There's no doubt you can convince him to push through with Estevan La Casse's proposal. You're right. It's a good investment. I studied it, too, so it's up to you now, Aux."

Imbes na sagutin pa ay tumayo na lang ako't walang sabi siyang iniwan. Nagsigalawan ang mga empleyadong nadaan ko sa aking paglabas sa VIP room na para lamang sa aming magkapatid.