Montereal Bastards 1: To Tame A Jerk (COMPLETED) ✔ #WATTYS2017

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"Did you get Niki to the club?" tanong ni Pyre Montereal sa anak-anakang si Ichiro na kasalukuyang nakatingin sa bagong collection ng chessboard. Matapos makipag-usap sa telepono ay nagkita ang dalawa sa mansiyon ng mga Montereal. Dito nila pinag-uusapan ang mga sensitibo at konpidensiyal na usapin ng pamilya.

"Yes Father. Medyo willful si Niki. She actually managed to punch both Mex and Ruzz when she realized that she was being used."

"Hmm.. If she ever get wind of what we are planning, malamang na isa din siya sa mga hahadlang sa plano." usal nito.

Napaupo si Ichiro. Sometimes, kahit siya ay hindi maunawaan kung paano trumabaho ang isip ng kanyang ama-amahan. He is the most cunning man he had ever known. And the most manipulative too.

"Nigella Kisses was there too." simple niyang turan.

"And? What was she doing there?" iritang tanong nito. Hindi nito nagugustuhan kapag may mga bagay na hindi kontrolado ang biglang sumisingit sa plano.

"Same as always, begging for love." naaawang saad niya. That girl, she was the casualty of this battle. She was the dejected party, the unwanted character.

Ngumiti si Pyre. Everything, yes, everything is exactly as planned.

"Leave the impostor to do as she please. Sa ginagawa niya, I'm sure she will only push my son away."

Kinuha nito ang bote ng vintage wine at nagsalin sa baso.

"Next week is Niki's birthday. 21 na siya, the exact age na pinag-usapan niyo na kailangan silang ikasal." saad ni Ichiro ng ibigay sa kanya ang kopita ng alak.

Ilang sandali bago nagsalita si Pyre. He loves suspense and the silence only added appeal to the moment.

"Yes. Funny how time flies when you are having fun."

"So?" tanong ulit ni Ichiro.

"So we will proceed accordingly. But first,  we have to get my son to love Niki so much that he will not back out when he realize the truth."

"How about Niki? Pano kung umayaw siya?"

"She won't."

Napatigil si Ichiro. What made the old man think confidently that the girl won't object? 

"Alam mo kung bakit?" saad nito.

Ipiniling niya ang ulo at naghintay.

"Because she will use it for revenge."

"Revenge? How?" nagtatakang tanong niya.

"We simply tell Niki that Mex loves Nigella but can't marry her because of the contract. Of course alam na ni Niki na siya ang totoong Nigella this time. She will simply think na ginawa ni Mex na mahulog siya para matuloy ang contract at makuha ang mana."

Kahit si Ichiro ay napangiti. Damn. He never thought of that.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, ika nga."

Hindi sa gusto niyang mahirapan si Mex, pero playing with fate really gives him the rush.

But most of all,  playing against his father when his father thought that they are on the same side is more fun than anything he'd ever tried.

Maybe, he's more like his father than he cared to admit.

Bastard. Kung alam lang ni Mommy Siena na totoo ngang bastard son siya ni Pyre, it would be war.

"Checkmate Father." saka nilagay niya ang reyna sa lugar na wala nang kawala ang hari.

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Nigella Kisses' POV

Hindi ko alam kung bakit, hindi ko alam kung anong nagawa ko at ganito ang ganti saken ng kapalaran.

My father Iñigo Nielsen adopted me when I was still five years old. Ito yung panahon na nakidnap ang totoo nilang anak together with her yaya.

Simula nun,  kinupkop nila ako sa tahanan nila, teaching me how to be Nigella, making me Nigella herself. 

Nakalimutan ko na din kung sino ako. Sa tinagal-tagal ng pagpapanggap ko,  I lost myself. I became someone who is an exact opposite of me.

Pero hindi ako nagpatinag. I did my best to be the best daughter. Ganun pa man, si mommy,  she never get over the loss of her daughter, and daddy, he was so obsessed in hiding the fact na wala na ang anak nila. Kailangan niya na matuloy ang kontrata.

At first, it was disheartening. Knowing na walang nagmamahal sayo. Feeling the shadow of the girl who was long gone. Pero nang nakilala ko ang lalaki na itinakdang maging asawa ni Nigella that's when I found my purpose.

Mex. That first time I saw him, I knew I found the one.

Pero bakit? Bakit lahat sila na minamahal ko,  nawawala sa akin? Mex never learned to love me. He never looked at me twice after meeting me. He looks at me like he hates me.

And I hate it.

I hate it when he pushes me away. I hate it when he looks at me like an impostor that I was.

I just wanted to love and feel loved. Mahirap ba intindihin yun?

And today at the bar, it was the hardest of all.

Kasi alam ko na may kakaiba. Kakaiba ang kinikilos ni Mex sa babaeng yun. Pero kahit pinipilit kong magalit sa babae, hindi ko magawa. Kasi alam ko na masaya siya, masaya si Mex sa piling niya. And I never knew that knowing that he's happy is enough for me.

Natauhan ako nang biglang tumunog ang phone ko.

"Hello?"

"Where the hell have you been?! I kept looking for you at the bar but you were gone."

"I'm sorry." mahina kong turan.

"Go home now."

"Yes. Thank you."

I never thought that he'll come looking. Sa kanilang lahat, siya lang ang nakakita sa akin. Siya lang.

"Don't worry Nigella. Just trust me, okay? When this is all over, I'll take you away from here." saad niya.

Naglandas ang mga luha sa pisngi ko. How can I leave this world, when this is all I know. Dito nabubuhay lahat ng mahal ko. Dito umiikot ang mundo nila.

"I don't think I want to leave." naiiyak kong sagot.

"Of course gugustuhin mo. Ano pa bang pinanghahawakan mo dito? Wala na di ba? Kahit umalis ka, walang makakapansin na wala ka na. Nobody will notice." saad ng boses. Mabait ang pagkakasabi nito sa mga katagang yun kaya't lalo akong naiyak.

"That's why I don't want to leave. I don't want to just vanish."

"Oh no, you won't Nigella. This time, they won't forget you. Because you will leave them something to remember you by."

Nilanghap ko ang malamig na simoy ng hangin. Mas mabuti na din sigurong makinig ako sa kanya. It's way better than what I have planned anyway.

I just hope that they will remember something good from me.

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-- a/n: this girl tho.. Feeling ko ang bait niya. Sino pa ang naaawa sa Nigella na to, aside from me.. Haha. Kung meron. 😇

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-missgladys