CHAPTER 17
OPERATION: Seduce Bella Alcazaren.
That's right! Natan decided that he will seduce Bella instead of settling to his approach which didn't work anyway.
Since Brian is the reason why Natan forgot to chase Bella in the first place, and now that Brian seems like won't bother him anymore, Natan decided to take this opportunity to chase Bella more.
Not just chase. He will seduce her.
Natan was being optimistic to this thing. He likes to think that when he seduce Bella, she might end up falling for him. Sana lang ay magkatotoo.
Ang kaso, paano niya naman sisimulan ang operation? Wala pa siyang naiisip na gagawin.
"Shit! Mali na naman!" Inis na napasabunot ng buhok si Natan sa sarili nang lumampas na naman sa guhit ang idino-drawing niyang model ng isang building. He cursed and then erased it. "Pang ilan na ito ha."
Why does he can't focus?
Tch. He need to focus more. He need to stop thinking about the operation right now and focus on that later on.
When Natan started doing his plate again, a voice echoed inside his head.
"Actually, I have been thinking about this all night long."
Napapikit si Natan saka piniga ang sariling ulo. Saka humigop ng malalim na hininga at sinubukang gawin muli ang plate.
Ngunit sumingit na naman ang boses sa kanyang isipan.
"Natan, I wanted to court you because I am fucking attracted to you!"
Piniga muli ni Natan ang ulo gamit ang dalawang kamay saka pumikit nang agresibo. This damn head!
The voice echoed again.
"So it was all a lie. Hindi mo pala talaga ako gusto."
Fuck! Shut up!
Natan cannot take it anymore. Inuntog na niya ang ulo sa mesa nang paulit-ulit.
Pati ba naman sa isip niya ginugulo siya ng bakulaw na iyon! Geez.
Tumayo si Natan at iniligpit nalang ang mga gamit sa mesa. His plate, pencil, ruler, and eraser --- he put all of them above his drawer. Hindi na niya ito niligpit nang maayos.
Naiinis na pumunta siya sa kusina at dumiretso sa fridge para kumuha ng tubi at ininom iyon. Nilagok niya lahat ng laman sa isang water bottle. Nang maramdamang gumaan na nang kaonti ang pakiramdam niya at bumaba ang inis, salubong ang kilay na sumandal siya sa katabing mesa at tumitig sa fridge saka nag-isip.
Brian. You're still messing with my head. I'm trying to seduce your sister in the future, yet you're still making my head go crazy. Aish.
Natan put the water bottle above the table and crossed his arms. Ngumuso siya, saka bumuntong hininga. Nasa harap pa rin ng fridge ang atensyon na para bang naroon ang mga kasagutan sa tanong niya.
What could I do so you would stop bothering me?!
He wish Brian will stop bothering him from now on. Now that Brian said he won't interfere with Natan and Bella anymore, Natan was now more determined to get Bella's attention.
Nang walang makuhang sagot sa fridge, napagdesisyunan ni Natan na kausapin mismo si Brian.
Ngunit dahil ayaw niya itong makita sa oras na iyon --- at paniguradong hindi rin siya nito gustong kausapin base sa inakto nito kanina --- napag-desisyunan niyang i-text nalang ito.
Kinapa niya ang bulsa kukunin sana ang phone, ngunit nang wala ito roon ay bumalik siya sa kwarto saka niya dinampot ang phone na nasa ibabaw pala ng kama. Umupo siya sa puwetan ng kama saka nagtipa.
Natan: Ano'ng kailangan kong gawin para tumigil ka na sa panggugulo sakin?
Natan waited for a response.
Nang limang minuto na ang makalipas at wala pa ring reply na natatanggap, nag-chat siyang muli.
Natan: I'll do anything you ask. But after that, don't bother me anymore. Please cooperate, MR. ALCAZAREN!
Ilang minuto lang ang nakalipas nang may matanggap na reply si Natan.
Brian: You don't need to do anything because I won't bother you anymore
Nagsalubong ang kilay ni Natan. But then, he smiled.
That's good news!
Nagtipa siya ulit.
Natan: Good. Don't break your words. And delete my number because I don't want to talk to you anymore!
Pagkatapos noon ay tinapon ni Natan ang phone sa ibabaw ng kama saka nakangiting nag-inat ng sariling katawan.
He was smiling from ear to ear. Finally, he can now do anything he wants to Bella without her brother interfering.
He just need to get Bella's approval. And then he can now court Bella finally!
Natan's phone beep minutes later, but he didn't bother to check it. It could be Brian trying to change his decision, so Natan didn't read it.
Dumiretso na siya sa banyo saka naligo.
Ilang minuto ang itinagal niya doon bago siya natapos. Nakatapis lang siya tuwalya nang lumabas sa banyo. Since may sariling banyo ang kwarto niya ay dumiretso agad siya na lalagyanan ng mga damit niya sa isang drawer saka nagbihis.
Nang makapagbihis na siya, nahiga siya sa kama saka kinuha ang phone.
He thought the message earlier was from Brian. But he was wrong. It was from Bradley.
Braddy Bear: Dude I have something to tell you
Nagsalubong ang kilay niya. Kaya naman minabuti nalang niyang tawagan ito.
Ilang segundo lang at sinagot nito agad ang tawag.
"What is it?" Natan asked on the phone.
"Close kayo si Brian diba?" tanong ni Bradley sa kabilang linya.
"No. Why?" Nagsalubong ang nilay ni Natan. Bakit natanong nito iyon?
Bradley might be talking to Brian without Natan knowing, but Natan is out of that. Wala siyang karapatang pigilan ito na kausapin si Brian dahil desisyon iyon ng kanyang kaibigan. But why does Bradley asking him anyway?
"Uhmm, dude..." Bakas ang lungkot at bigat sa boses nito. Bahagyang kinabahan si Natan. "Brian is in the hospital..."
Hindi siya nakapag-react agad. Ngunit ilang sandali lang ay nagsalita siyang muli.
"Come again?" tanong niya kalaunan. "B-Bakit nasa hospital siya?"
Pinilit niyang gawing presentable ang boses. But deep down, his heart is racing.
Narinig niya ang pagbuntong hininga ni Bradley sa kabilang linya. "He was hit by a car."
Natigil sa paghinga si Natan. Hindi siya kumurap.
Naka siya lumunok nang lumunok.
"Budd? You're still there?" rinig niya sa kabilang linya pero hindi na siya nakaimik. "You okay?"
Fucking hell if I'm okay!
Mabilis na tumayo si Natan saka kinakabahang naghanap ng susi niya. Nanginginig ang kamay niya habang papunta sa sariling sasakyan na nasa garahe matapos i-lock ang pinto ng apartment.
Damn! Bakit siya kinakabahan? Bakit siya nanginginig? He's just attracted to Brian, he's not fucking in love!
But shit! Nag-aalala si Natan sa kalagayan nito.
I hope he's okay.
Please... don't die.
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Happy one month to this account and to CUPID!
Actually, bukas pa talaga. Pero excited ako bumati 😁
BINABASA MO ANG
CUPID
RomanceNatan's only mission is to have Bella's attention. He'll do anything to be with her. If he needs to seduce her multiple times just so Bella would accept his love, he will do it without ado. However, there's a big elephant that prevents him from gett...
