Dealing With The Billionaire

Chapter 28

Arrived 

"Welcome home!" Bungad nila mama nang makarating ako sa bahay. Hindi na ako nagtaka nang nakita ko doon si Ate. I hugged them.

"Thank you!" I smiled at them, this is what i've missed. "I missed you guys! May pasalubong ako sa inyo. Wait! Where's Ivan?"

"I'm here tita." I smiled when I saw my niece. Lumapit ako sa kanya para sana kurutin ang mukha niyo pero umiwas siya. "Argh! Don't pinch my cheeks!"

"You grow so fast huh. Binili ko pa naman ay mga baby dress. Akala ko baby ka pa!"

Naghanda sila Papa ng pagkain na pagsasaluhan namin. Puro kwentuhan ang ginawa namin at walang tigil sa kakatawa. I'm at my room doing some research when Ate went inside, she sat down beside me.

"I'm busy." I said. She caressed my hair. Tumigil ako sa pagtitipa at tinignan siya. Her lips were moving like she wanted to tell something. I tapped her hands as a sign for her to talk. "Just say what you want to say. You're wasting time."

"Are you happy?" I massaged my temple. What question is that?

I smiled, "of course! Why?"

"Nothing. I'm just asking...do you have plans?"

My forehead creased. "Plans about? Sis just got into the point okay? I need to finish something."

"You're too old, I think you should find a boyfriend." She said while looking at her fingertips.

"I'm too old to find a boyfriend, I think I should get a husband now." We laughed.

After that heart to heart talk, she left. I continued and focused on what I'm doing. Mabuti nalang nahandle nila ito nang maayos. I would have planned to build a café. Kaya naman busy'ng busy ako. Kinausap ko na si papa tungkol dito at nagustuhan naman niya.

"Tita, can you go with me? Ayaw ako samahan ni mommy eh." I didn't notice that Ivan was beside me. "Please tita!"

I sighed, "you win. Where are we going?"

"At the mall, I need to buy something."

"Okay, suit yourself. Mag-aayos na rin ako, wait for me downstairs." Nakangiti siyang tumango at lumabas sa kwarto ko. Niligpit ko muna ang laptop ko bago tumayo at magbihis. I wore my t-shirt and my shorts. Hindi na ako nag-make up dahil wala namang saysay 'yun. "Let's go." Sabi ko nang makababa ako. Mabilis naman siyang humawak sa kamay ko at hinila ako palabas.

"I need to buy books for my school tita." He smiled, mabuti nalang at kay Kuya Franz siya nagmana. Matalino at masipag, gano'n rin naman si Ate pero lamang si Kuya. "And then mag-eat tayo sa jollibee!"

Tumawag ako ng taxi, my plan is to buy a car para hindi na kami mahirapan. Mabuti ay may bumyaheng mga taxi driver dahil linggo ngayon.

"Saan po ma'am?"

"Sm po, kuya." Si Ivan ang sumagot.

Nang makarating ay siya pa ang nauna sa akin lumabas, he's so excited. I let him play in the timezone before heading to the bookstore. Sa isang iglap lang ay bigla siyang nawala sa tabi ko. Pumunta siya sa pinaka-dulo ng bookshelf at may kinuha.

"I hid this book two weeks ago, today ko lang nabalikan." I just shrugged, he went to the counter and I was just standing beside him, waiting for him to pay not until he handed his hands. "Tita, pay for my book." I raised a brow. "Tita, you promise that you're going to treat me!"

"Ivan, I say nothing. We'll talk after this." Labag sa loob kong binigay ang card ko para bayaran ang libro. Pupunta dito nang walang pera tapos ako ang pagbabayarin. Pasaway! "That's not funny, okay? Paano kung wala akong perang dala? Dapat sinabi mo sa akin." Sabi ko nang makalas kami.

"Sorry po, mommy doesn't want to give me money."

"Apology accepted. Are you hungry? Let's eat." I smiled, he smiled back.

I did that because I needed to. I need to scold him, that's my role as her tita. I can't tolerate that trait. Pagkatapos naming kumain ay nagpasya na kaming umuwi. Hindi ko alam kung saan nakuha ng batang 'to ang kadaldalan dahil hanggang sa taxi kami ay hindi niya ako tinigilan sa pagtatanong niya.

"Tita, where's your boyfriend? Diba you always tell him to mama and mamala?"

I bit my lowerlip. "We broke up, dati pa."

He snorted. "Oh, edi you're sad about that." I nodded. "I want to see him and punch his face because he made you cry!"

I laughed. "You don't have to do such a thing, Ivan. We're good now."

"Is he the one who comes to our house? He went yesterday, eh." My brows are knitted. Hanggang sa makarating kami sa bahay ay nakatatak parin ang sinabi niya. I saw a familiar man standing infront of our gate. "That's him tita."

"Hi Natasha–" I cut him off guard.

"What are you doing here?" I asked Paul. I thought he's in Manila. Is he following me? "Van, pumasok ka na." Nang maka-alis ang bata ay hinarap ko ang kausap ko.

"I just want to see you." He smiled, I smiled back but I faked it.

"Ako kasi hindi."

"Please, let's fix everything...I want you back."

I rolled my eyes. "For the second time...ako kasi hindi. Akala ko na nakapag-usap na tayo? And for pete's sake! I have a boyfriend. Hindi mo ba naiintindihan?" Kahit wala ay 'yun nalang ang tanging palusot ko. He didn't treat me as her girlfriend. I'm tired to be his slave!

"You don't love him. You just love him because of his money! Meron din naman ako ah? Anong meron sa kanya na wala ako?" I played with my tongue inside my cheeks to calm myself.

"Pagmamahal. Meron siya no'n at ikaw ang wala, and if I just love him because of his money, why didn't I choose you in the first place?" He remained silent. "Just mind your own shit, okay? Goodbye." Walang pakealam ko siyang nilagpasan at pumasok sa bahay.

Kapal ng mukha niya, after he did shits behind my back gusto niya akong bumalik sa kanya. I'm done with him. He's so numb! Hindi man lang makiramdam.

"Tangina pala niyang Paul na 'yan eh! Akala mo kung sinong gwapo eh kapit lang naman sa nanay niyang matapobre! Ni hindi nga makapag-trabaho!" Pasinghal na sabi ni Ate. "Mas better naman sa kanya si Iñigo, 'Anong meron sa kanya na wala ako' kingina niya! 'Wag siyang magpapakita sa 'kin."

"Kalma, I don't know what his problem is. No'ng nakaraan pa pala yan pumupunta bakit hindi niyo pinapaalis?"

"Because he's not listening. I don't give a fvck and I don't care about his feelings. He hurted you!"

"I don't care about him either. Just don't mind him, I loathe him a lot." umirap lang siya kaya pinabaayan ko nalang. I can't stop her, she's so mad. Ngayong nakapag-usap na kami, alam kong hindi na siya manggugulo. Sana lang.