Aya's Confusion(Book 1)[Gxg]

19. Hidden Emotions

"Maiwan ko na kayo, brad. Goodluck," paalam ni Nolan kay Alexa. Niyakap ang kaibigan at tinapik sa likod.

"Salamat, brad..." ganti ni Alexa.

Kumalas na ang dalawa sa isa't isa. Both of their eyes turned to Aya, who was now comfortably sitting on the sofa. The designer seemed to be lost in her own world.

Alexa's suite was huge. May sarili iyong kusina, may maluwag na sala at isang malaking kuwarto.

"Pa'no... ikaw na ang bahala sa kanya," ani Nolan, bakas ang pakikisimpatya sa mukha. "And prove that witch that she's wrong about you," dagdag pa at itinuon na kay Alexa ang tingin.

"Oh, I will..." Alexa firmly stated, still looking at Aya. The silly woman's eyes was full of compassion towards the designer.

Matamang napatitig si Nolan sa kaibigan, nawala ang mapagbirong awra ng mukha. "Masukal na bundok ang aakyatin mo, brad," makahulugang sabi niya "sigurado ka bang itutuloy mo?" May mahihimigang pag-aalala sa boses ng lalaki. From what he witnessed, Aya was still in love with that Yuna. It's gonna be hard for Alexa to reach the designer. Baka sa huli ay masaktan lang din ang kaibigan.

"She's worth the risk," ang sagot naman ni Alexa. Ibinaling na sa kaibigan ang tingin. "At isa pa..." sumilay ang ngiti sa labi "---ako si Alexa Madrigal, kahit ano pa 'yan ay haharapin ko," ang matapang na pahayag niya.

Napangiti na rin si Nolan bagamat napapailing, "yeah, yeah... Alam mo namang malakas talaga ang bilib ko sa'yo. Just don't ran back to me, crying, Madrigal. If I was right, that woman is your first love. Mahirap lumagapak sa unang pagkakataon na nagmahal ka. I'm warning you," ang paalala ng kaibigan.

Nolan may be childish and so full of himself, and he may not look like it but, in truth, he was a very responsible CEO of a giant cellular company in the Philippines. At the age of twenty-four, he was single-handedly running a multimillionaire company. His father had retired a long time ago and passed down the company to his only son, when Nolan was only twenty. Siguro kaya ito isip-bata ay dahil maaga siyang pumasan ng mabigat na responsibilidad, at ni hindi man lang na-enjoy ang pagiging bata.

Ngumiti lang muli si Alexa sa kaibigan. An unwavering determination could be seen in her eyes. "I told you... She's worth the risk. Like what you said, she's the very first woman to catch this dainty heart. I won't give up on her without a fight. My parents raised me as a warrior. I'll fight... even if I die on the end."

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"Aya..." ang tawag ni Alexa sa designer.

Hindi pa rin ito gumagalaw sa kinauupuan, mula pa nang pumasok sila ng suite. Kanina pa ring nakaalis si Nolan. The designer was still wide awake--- not crying, but in a very deep thought.

"I've prepared the bed for you, and there's a warm bath waiting, too. Nasa loob na rin lahat ng kakailanganin mo," ang dagdag pa ni Alexa.

The designer barely responded.

Alexa sighed, "Aya..." she called out again. Maingat na dinampi ang kamay sa balikat nito. "Hey..." she said in a soft tone "ipahinga mo na muna 'yan. It's really late."

Mag-a-ala-una na kasi ng madaling araw.

Aya slightly shifted on her seat and took a deep breath. She finally looked at Alexa. "I'm sorry... I just feel like shit, now."

Alexa put her hand to her side, and also took a seat beside the designer. "I understand. Pero kailangan mo na talagang magpahinga. You can sleep in my room. I'll be sleeping here."