Taste of You

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"Yas! You're here!"nakangiti akong sinalubong at niyakap ni Heart. Nandito ako ngayon sa bahay nila dahil may sadya ko. I know they live together. 

Heart once told me that it was disaster when she tried to leave Fox's place.

Kaya hindi na siya nagtangka pa ulit. Fox wanted her to stay in his house but he's denying about his feelings. Madalas saakin magsumbong si Heart. She told me she can feel it that Fox loves her too. Pero hindi iyon masabi-sabi sakanya mismo ng lalaki. And Fox hate commitment.

Also I can see it too. The way Fox take good care of Heart. There's something in it.

"Ah. I need help. I'm just wondering if Fox can help me."

"Sure. Of course he can help you. What is it? Nasa loob siya. Let's go inside. I'll call him for you."she winked at me at iginiya ako papasok sa living room nila.

"Have a seat."sumulyap siya saakin. I've known Heart since college."Akyatin ko lang sa taas si Fox."then she excused herself.

Pagkatapos kong sabihin ang isinadya ko sakanya ay napapantastikuhan niya akong tinignan.

"You mean you want to help him? Why?"there's a teasing smile on his lips while he's asking. Seryoso naman ang mukha nito but I can see him smiling teasingly at me o guni-guni ko lang iyon.

"I know my family. Siguradong pababagsakin nila si Devon and----"

"---you don't want that to happen?"he finished the sentence nodding his head.

Napabuntong hininga ako. I don't know why I'm doing this. Maybe this is a wrong idea. I should just go home at hayaan na ang mga police ang magimbestiga. After all if he's really not guilty wala namang mahahanap na evidence kaya hindi ko na dapat abalahin ang sarili ko.

"I'm sorry for bothering you. Uuwi na lang ako. Hindi ko alam kung anong pumas---"

"No."kumunot ang noo niya."Tama ka ng nilapitan, Yas. Matutulungan nga kita."nakangising sinabi niya, stopping from finally getting up.

"Really? Well that's...great. Thank you."I smile at him. I sigh in relief.

Tinanguan niya ako at inikot ang swivel chair.

"Anything for a friend. But I have a question to ask, Yas?"

Nangunot ang noo ko."Yeah."I shrugged my shoulders."Ask away."

"Are you really sure about this? I mean you will go against your family. May I remind you that you want to clear Devon's name against the case that your cousin is filing. This will be a tough one if it happens but don't worry I know an easy way to end this."

"I know Enra. Even though she's my cousin if she's lying I won't tolerate it. Hindi na kami bata at hindi lahat ng gusto niya makukuha niya by manipulating people around her."umiiling na sabi ko.

"Hmm."

I came home late for dinner. I told the maid to tell papa that I already ate outside at hindi na ako sasabay kila papa kumain.

Pagkatapos ay dumiretso na ako sa kwarto ko.

I don't know if what I'm doing is right. Siguradong pag nalaman ito ni papa ay tiyak na magagalit iyon. Specially that he always say that family matters the most and it should almost come first above any thing.

But what if Enra is lying? Hindi niya ba naiisip na maaari niyang masira ang buhay ng isang taong inosente?

Buti sana kung simpleng mamayan lang si Devon but he's not! He's entitled a young billionaire at the age of 13. He got reputation at risk because of those false accusation.

But what if Enra is really saying the truth?

Naiinis kong ginulo ang buhok ko at napatingin sa kisame.

Impossible! Devon can't do that! Bakit naman siya mananakit ng walang dahilan?

I just can't accept that!

Frustrated about it I found myself falling asleep, thinking. Nagising na lang ako at umaga na, maliwanag na sa labas.

Nang tignan ko ang cellphone ko ay nanlaki ang mata ko. Nasa headline na ng balita ang nangyare kay Enra noong isang araw.

Enra even gave her statement in public. Just this morning ay inimbitahan si Devon sa presinto para sa kasong isinampa sakanya ni Enra.

Shocked about the news ay hindi agad ako nakabawe nang matauhan ay dali-dali akong naligo.

I have to go in that precinct.

"We will see each other in court then."si Devon kausap ang pamilya ko ang naabutan ko sa presinto. He's with the other four man. Namumukhaan ko silang lahat pero isa lang ang talagang kilala ko, si Fox.

Devon is standing with pride and glory. His presence is too much for me kaya napatabi ako sa gilid ng tumalikod na ito at palabas na ng presinto.

"Yas!"papa called me. Nakaalis na sila Devon at doon pa lamang ako lumapit sakanila.

"Papa."

"What are you doing here, anak? Hindi ba at may trabaho ka pa?"

I bite my lower lips, feeling guilty about the reason why I came here."Ah, gusto ko lang din pong makibalita. What happened, papa?"

Papa gritted his teeth, galit ang expression nito ngayon ng maalala ang pinag-usapan siguro nila kanina ni Devon."That man! Mas lalo akong determinado na mapakulong ang lalaking iyon, Yas. Sisiguraduhin kong hindi niya malulusutan itong kaso niya ngayon."

Napalunok ako sa sinabi ni papa.

"Papa, just let the police do their job if he's really guilty siguradong hindi niya matatakasan ang batas."

Papa sighed."I just hope so, Yas. Pero ang lalaki na iyon ay hindi basta-basta lang. Madami iyong koneksyon at pera kaya hindi dapat tayong makapante dahil sa kagaya nuon kahit batas ay kaya nilang baliin. We must do everything to seek justice for what he did to Enra, to your cousin."

I was a bit pre-occupied about the case kaya naman pagdating ko sa trabaho ay distracted ako.

"Ah, Miss Rodriguez?"nag-angat ako ng ulo ng tawagin ako ng boss namin. Nakadungaw ito sa pinto ng opisina niya at nakatingin saakin."I don't think this is the right document I needed. Please bring me the one I need here in my office."

"Y-yes, Sir. Sorry po."panickly, I went to search for the right document at my table pero hindi ko iyon mahanap. Where the hell is it!! Halos itaob ko na ang lamesa ko sa paghahanap pero hindi ko pa din iyon makita.

"Girl, ito lang oh. Sa ibabaw lang."it was Ling. May co-workmate. Napatingin ako sakanya."T-Thank you."

Tumango siya."Anong meron? Lutang ka ngayon e. That's unusual."she eyed me curiously.

Bumuntong hininga ako at napailing."Nothing. I guess I'm just a bit distracted. Thanks for this."itinaas ko ang nahanap niyang document."Ibibigay ko lang ito kay boss."paalam ko at pagkatapos ay tumayo na ako sa table ko at nagtungo sa opisina ng boss namin.