That One Heck of a Guy (Ongoing)

Chapter Ten

EUPHIE

After saying those words, it took me a while before I realized what I just said. I suddenly felt my face flush red. Hala! Ano ba 'yung sinabi ko? Baka naman mag-feeling 'to na sinusuyo ko siya?!?

"I-I mean, I'm not giving up on you because I still need your Hennessey Venom!" I shouted at him as I watched his back get further and further away from me.

I snorted. As stubborn as it sounds, I'm still gonna push through my goal and that moody twerp won't be able to stop me.

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I took my chance when I saw him done with his race and made my way towards him as he sat on a folding chair by the race track holding a bottle of water. Napapansin ko rin kasing umiiwas siya sa 'kin kaya didiretsuhin ko na siya sa kailangan ko. His black nomex race suit was unzipped up to his waist exposing his white long sleeved nomex undergarment. I stood in front of him.

"Hey."

He didn't look up.

Aba ayaw mo 'kong pansinin ah?

I bent down and leveled my face on the exact level of his and looked directly into his eyes. "Slate." I said as I tried to make an eye contact with him.

He carried his seat and turned it to face the opposite direction. His back was now facing me as he drank from the bottle.

I narrowed my eyes to crinkled slits and felt my eyebrow twitch. Kung wala lang talaga akong kailangan dito inombag ko na talaga 'to matagal na.

I went to his front again. "Hoy hello? Hindi ka magsasalita?" I waved my hand over his face.

"Wala akong dapat sabihin sa'yo." This time sumagot na siya pero hindi pa rin tumitingin sa 'kin.

"Pwes ako meron. I'm almost done with my research at isa na lang ang kulang, your Hennessey Venom."

"So?"

My forehead puckered in irritation. "Anung 'So'?! Pinaglololoko mo ba 'ko? 'Di ba matagal ko nang sinasabi sa'yo na isa sa mga key points ng game ko yung kotse mo? Pumayag ka nga eh!"

"Parang wala yata akong matandaang um-oo ako sa'yo."

I was taken aback. I pinched my nose and started recalling everything. Oo nga no? Naalala ko na hindi pala ako nakapagtanong sa kanya ng pormal. Masyado kasi akong nakampante na magiging ayos lang lahat sa plano. Aray ko haha napahiya ako. "Alright alright, joke lang pala." I held my hands in a front facing open position. "So ano, magrresearch ako sa kotse mo pwede?"

"Hindi."

"BAKIT?!?"

"Chill. Alam ko dapat magalang kapag humihingi ng permiso 'di ba?" He planted a mischievous smile on his face.

I bit my lip as I felt my blood boil from the inside. I forced a fake smile on my face. "Mr. Slate Ramirez, pwede ba akong mag-conduct ng research sa kotse mo?" I said in my sweetest tone.

He tilted his head on one side. "Eh bakit parang hindi sincere?"

"EH BAKIT ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA MONG MAG-REQUEST?" Napasigaw ako bigla.

Natigilan kaming dalawa. He finally looked up at me, with wide eyes which slowly narrowed into slits.

"May karapatan ako dahil may kailangan ka sa akin 'di ba?" He waggled his eyebrows.

"Ano bang gusto mo? Lumuhod ako? Mag-push up ng isang libo?"

"Hmm. Pwede rin. Pero kahit anong gawin mo, hindi mo 'ko mapapapayag." He stroked his chin. "Unless.."