Avoiding The Mafia (COMPLETED)

Chapter 40

Celene POV

Three days ng incident sa restaurant na yon makes me paranoid. Wala akong balita sa nangyari kay Estelle, if she's still alive or what. 

I want to feel guilt for what I've done but my heart felt numb. Wala na itong maramdang guilt dahil masyado itong okupado ng sakit. 

Tumayo ako ng may kumatok sa room ko. 

"Ms. Celene, nasa baba na po si Mr. Rushtan, hinihintay kana po"  

"I'm coming!" sabi ko bago ko binuksan ang pintuan. 

Yesterday, Warith called me telling me we're going on a date today! Hindi ako pumayag pero mapilit siya. I even told him we don't need to be close or to know each other to get married pero he insisted, so I agree. 

Tingnan lang natin kung ma-enjoy niya ang date na gusto niya when the person he wanted to date is soulless. I don't even know how to smile in this situation let alone enjoy it. 

Pagbaba ko ay nakita ko siya sa living area, talking to my dad. Both laughing as I approached them. 

"Hi!" he said as he saw me. Nabaling sa akin ang attention ng dalawa. 

I tried smiling but I guessed mukhang pilit ito ng makita ko ang pag iling ni dad after seeing how my smile turned out. 

Dad left when he receive a urgent call. Naiwan akong mag isa sa lalaking ito na panay ang ngiti sa akin kahit hindi na ako makangiti. I tried to smile earlier because dad was here, I won't do it when it's not necessary. 

"You look so gorgeous, Celene!" he said while looking at me intently. 

I just nodded. No words came out of my mouth. Kahit gusto kong sabihin na Thank you ay hindi ko kaya. 

Ayoko sanang mag ayus, but then nalaman ni dad ang tungkol sa date kaya ipinadala niya sa kwarto ko ang mga makeup artist na kinuha niya just to make me look presentable. The artist let my long hair flow to my back as they slightly curl it. They applied light makeup and forced me to wear a red dress that surely seduced a man for god sake! It's backless, with only a string attached to my shoulder. The dress is above my thigh leaving my slender legs to be displayed. 

After just staring at each other, me staring blankly while him staring intently, nag aya din siyang lumabas na. 

"Saan mo gustong pumunta?" tanong nito pagkasakay niya sa driver seat. 

I sighed. "I don't know. You choose!" 

I saw him scowled at my response. Iniwas ko lang ang mata ko. If he expects a sweet date from me then sorry dude, I can't. 

He didn't ask me again kung saan kami pupunta. Siya na ang nag decide saan kami. We first went to a restaurant where only people with luxurious money came. 

He was hesitantly looking at me pagka-upo namin. Nakatungo lang din ako the whole time. 

I felt bad for him. He was stuck with someone like me. 

"What's yours, Cele?" 

Napatingin ako dito bigla when he call me Cele. I don't know why but I think narinig kona dati na may tumatawag sa akin niyan. He smiled when I looked at him. 

"You don't have to force yourself to be happy and sorry I acted bullshit the first day" he genuinely said. 

And just like that, for the first time, I acknowledge his presence. I've noticed him. He's a good looking man any woman will fall in love with. It just happened that I fell for someone.