The White in her Black

Chapter 9

Catherine was squinting her eyes when she looked at me. Confusion was all over her face. I get it, okay. Maganda at mahinhin si Aurora. She's tall and slim. Aurora smiled flirty at Catherine when she took a glance at her. Patingin-tingin pa talaga.

Natuloy ang pagkain namin na sina Daddy at Catherine lang ang nag uusap. Some were quite personal and most questions are about the workflow. Hindi ko alam kung bakit biglang gusto na nila Catherine na kasama kami samantalang ang laki laki ng kompanya nila.

"By the way, Sir, if you don't mind... May I invite your daughter tomorrow? I'll have a night party. I promise to bring her back the next morning." Catherine looked like a trustworthy person but I don't like her.

Mukhang nagustuhan pa nga ni Daddy ang naging alok ni Catherine dahil ngumiti ito at tumango. I don't get it. Ngayon lamang ni Daddy nakilala itong si Catherine and yet, para bang handa siyang ipamigay ako rito.

I mean, okay, ako naman din. Pinatulog ko pa nga siya sa akin.

Looks could be deceiving, Daddy. Gusto ko sanang ipilit sa kanya na masamang tao si Catherine dahil sa unfamiliar feeling na nararamdaman ko.

The way Aurora takes care of Catherine... there's something in it. And oh, Catherine... I'm not sure if she's clueless about it or she doesn't care.

Maganda si Catherine at mukhang alam niya sa sarili niya na women will go after her. She got the looks of an innocent yet cold person. Tingin ko, kahit pa maging masama siyang tao, people would still go after her. People will chase her, always.

It just kind of hurts that I belong to those people who'd blindly go after her. Hindi ko naman din alam ito. Nabaliw na lang ako bigla sa kanya.

"It would be a pleasure, sir, to have your daughter at my party." Ngumiti siyang muli.

I tried to look at Aurora and she's now staring at me. Probably thinking of the main reason why her boss was inviting me.

"She'll come," ngumiti ang tatay ko. "My daughter's coming."

Tumingin sa akin si Catherine. With a smile on her lips, she stared at me. Katulad ng palagi kong nakikita sa kanya, it was blank. She was looking at me, staring ruthlessly, at hindi ko alam kung ano ang iniisip niya.

Hindi ko kahit kailan malalaman ang laman ng utak niya. Hindi ko kailanman maiintindihan kung bakit ganon niya ako tignan.

"I'll think about it." Tumango ako matapos sabihin 'yon.

I couldn't help it. Gusto kong makasama siya pero sa tuwing iniisip kong nandoon si Aurora... at ang narinig ko kanina... hindi ko alam, pero ayaw ko noon.

Gusto ko ako lang ang may gusto sa kanya. Pero hindi naman posible 'yon.

At some point, my heart fluttered. Iyon ang dulot ng mga ngiti niya sa akin. She never opened the topic again until the dinner was done.

Akala ko nga, hindi na siya magsasalita ulit. She was busy talking to Aurora and her secretary obviously likes the way she was giving her some attention.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang pag irap ko. Masyado naman yata silang sweet. Apat kaya kaming magkakasama rito. Ano bang akala nila? Kaming dalawa ni Daddy ang mag uusap? They shouldn't have asked for Dinner meeting. Parang nag-date silang dalawa ng secretary niya tapos dinagdag lang kami ng Daddy.

Bumagsak agad ang mata ko sa plato matapos magsalubong ang mga mata namin ni Catherine. She caught me rolling my eyes. She probably thinks that I'm Weird.

Catherine was staring at me. Hindi ko maputol ang tingin ko sa kanya dahil tuloy-tuloy lang nag pagtitig niya na para bang hindi siya kinakausap ng katabi niya.