What's this Between Us?

XXXVI

STORME LAVIER

"Did you think about it?" Nanay asked me for the ninth time.

"I'm still thinking about it Nay." I told her, again. Paulit-ulit nalang kami sa usapang yan.

"Baby, common. Ang tagal ka na naming hindi nakakasama. Hindi mo ba kami namimiss?" Nagtatampong sabi nya kaya napabuntong hininga ako.

"Nay, you know I'm busy. But I'll update you kapag free ang schedule ko. I promise."

"You always say that. Nagtatampo na sayo ang Tatay mo." Ngumiti ako nang pilit sa sinabi nya. Alam ko namang miss na nila ako at ganun din ako. But I don't want to go back there anymore. Ayoko na.

Natapos ang video call namin ni Mama nang nagtatampo sya. Hindi na gumana ang charms ko ngayon dahil hindi ko sya mapagbigyan sa gusto nya.

She wants me to go home for Christmas this year. And I can't grant her wish. I have a lot to do here in New York.

For the past six years simula nang magpunta ako dito, i've been very busy. After graduating from college I was able to make enough money to build my own business. I never got some money from Mama, It's my own money that I used, sariling dugo at pawis.

My investment from different companies did a great job than what I expected, kaya naman kahit nagaaral palang ako ay kumikita na ako nang malaki. I was entitled as the genius investor then later became the youngest billionaire as my company did well aside from my investments.

Pinasok ko ang larangan nang real estate and a clothing brand. Nahilig kase ako sa fashion as New York is the city of it. Habang sa lupa naman ay habang tumatagal ay mas tumataas ang value nito.

And I guess I was lucky. Because I have a great instinct in terms of business. Swerte ako at nasasakto na maganda ang lupang nabibili ko, I also happened to know the taste of the people kaya naman my brand did really well in the public.

"Ms. Lavier, Someone is here to see you. It's Mr. Ludic Winson." Sabi nang secretary ko matapos syang kumatok sa opisina ko.

"Let him in." I said to my secretary.

"Babe!" Hyper na sabi ni Ludic. He's the only son of Mr. Mikael Winson, one of my investors. And he happened to like me, a lot. Ewan ko ba dyan sa siraulong yan, unang kita palang sakin mahal na daw nya ako. tsk.

We met each other in a social gathering and Mr. Winson brought him. Nang ipakilala ako sakanya ay natulala sya at literal na napanganga. Una palang talaga weird na sya. Ang pinaka weird ay nang matauhan sya ay bigla nalang nyang kinuha ang kamay ko bago sinabi'ng "Where have you been? All along my future wife was here?" jeez.. Napangiwi ako sinabi nyang yun bago binawi ang kamay ko at iniwasan ko sya buong gabi nung event.

What can I do? He creeps the hell out of me. Gwapo sana kaso maluwang ang turnilyo sa utak. tsk.

"Wag mo kong umpisahan nang kabaklaan mo Lu." Sabi ko at naupo sa sofa katapat nya "What do you want?" tanong ko sakanya

"Ang hard mo talaga sakin. Gusto ko lang naman gumala kasama ka." Naka ngiting sabi nya. Marunong syang magtagalog dahil Tilipina ang nanay nya.

"I don't have time for that Lu. Makakaalis ka na." Sabi ko at tumayo na bago naglakad papunta sa lamesa ko. Madami pa akong kailangang i review na proposal.