Under the Mayor's Possession

30

CHAPTER 30

Luh. Ba't parang baliktad?

"Ano ba kuya! Baka matauhan." Natatawang sabi ni Leander.

Hindi tumawa si kuya Leon at pinagkatitigan ang bawat kilos ko. Ni hindi ko naigalaw ang sariling kutsara dahil sa simpleng titig na iyon.

"Kuya stop scaring her." Leander's wearing a smile but keeping a serious tone when he said that.

"I'm not scaring her. I'm just asking her if she's really sure about having you."

I swallowed hard. Bakit parang kasalanan ko pa?

"I don't care if she's not sure about me. As far as I know kuya... kaya ka nanliligaw sa babae ay para maging sigurado rin siya sa 'yo." Simpleng sabi niya.

Napayuko ako. So it means, he's sure about me?

"I don't like you for her,Larence."

Parang nahulog ang utak ko sa narinig.

Ha??

Leander chuckled. "Stop joking around,kuya—-"

"You are too old for her. Kung hindi ka niya gusto, 'wag mo siyang ikulong dito. Let her explore the things that a maiden should experience."

Tuluyang natigilan si Leander. He slowly glanced at me with his glip line lips.

He sighed deeply and looked away. I felt a sting unto my chest when I saw his frustated sad eyes.

Kinalma ni Daphne ang asawa. I saw how his eyes became soft for his wife. My heart smile. Leander was also like that to other people but he is too vulnerable infront of me.

Kahit na matigas siya sa ibang tao, nagiging yelo siya pagdating sa akin. Natutunaw.

Naramdaman ko ang unti-unting pagluwag ng kamay ng lalaki sa paghawak pero hindi ito bumitaw.

Tumikhim ako. "I would experience those things more happily if I had Leander by my side."

Napaangat ang tingin ni Leander sa akin.

Unti-unting umangat ang ngisi sa labi ni Senator Leon. Tumingin pa ito sa asawa na nakatulala sa sinabi ko.

".....At hindi naman niya ako ikinukulong dito. Hindi naman ako sumasama sa hindi ko gusto---" Hindi niya ako pinatapos.

"So sinasabi mo na gusto mo nga ang kapatid ko?" Hindi ako nag-atubiling tumango.

"We both like each other, Senator." pagtatama ko.

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LEANDER'S POV

No baby. You're dámn wrong. i'm inlove with you while you're crushing on me.

But hèll yeah. Natutuwa kong pinagmamasdan ang postura ni Lucy. My soul was melting for her, and I fuckíng don't care if she'll burn me into pieces. As long as she's with me, safe and happy... i'm okay.

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LUCY'S POV

Naramdaman ko ang paghaplos ni Leander sa kamay ko.

Napansin iyon ni Senator at ngumiti. An honest and perfect smile.

Binalingan ko ng tingin ang lalaking nasa tabi ko. Hindi siya nakangiti pero sumisigaw ang saya sa mala-abo niyang ng mata. He is my beginning and my end. And if falling in love with him is a crime. I might díe críminal.