Taming The Sly Alexandria Gabrielle

CHAPTER 28

INVITATION 2

"You mean I should play dirty too?"

"Up to you. If you want to be like the famous song Young Dumb and Broke then play fair." Muling natawa ng malakas si Lolo na ikinapula ng mukha ni Silver. Napapailing na lang si Papa na matamang nakatingin kay Gabrielle. I know that she had captured the interest and attention of my parents based on how they look at her.

"You are indeed a Mc Intosh." Ani Lolo na ikinangisi ni Gabrielle sabay high five kay Lolo na patuloy na tumatawa to everyone's astonishment.

"Do you have a boyfriend hija?" Napatingin ako kay Gabrielle na may naglalarong ngiti sa kanyang mga labi sa tanong ni Papa.

"Wala po eh."

"No one would dare Pa." Ani Silver. It seems Silver knew about Gabrielle's reputation.

"You seem to know a lot of things about Alex huh Silver?" Nanunuksong tanong ni Andrius.

"Kuya Andrius, ninety percent of DLSU's population knows her. Being the vocalist of the DLSU's elite students' Band, who wouldn't know her?"

"A band? Hmmm interesting... Beautiful and talented. So you two are schoolmates?" tanong ni Lolo, at kahit ako ay hindi ko alam ang mga bagay na iyon.

"Used to Lo. I was kicked out." What? kicked out? What have she done para ma kick out? Nagulat kaming lahat sa kanyang sinabi ngunit parang wala lang ang bagay na iyon sa kanya.

"Why?" hindi ko na mapigilang magtanong at magtaas ng boses. I don't give a damn kung mapansin nila ang galit sa boses ko.

"A group of bullies tried to vandalize my sports car."

"And...?" it was Lolo who urged her.

"Hayun, nalagasan ng ngipin iyong promoter nila. Weak naman pala ang putangina eh anlakas ng loob na kantiin ako, just one punch tatlong ngipin agad ang lumipad." Brusko niyang sagot na halos ikasamid ni Tito Xander. Kaming lahat ay napatanga at walang makapagsalita. Hanggang sa dumagundong muli ang halakhak si Lolo.

"Goddamnit!..." Napapamura pa siya habang patuloy sa paghalakhak. "Grayson taught you well!"

"Because of that kaya ka na kicked out? Hindi man lang ba ipinatawag ang parent or guardian mo? There should be proper investigation, at pang ilang offense na ba?" Being kicked out in a prestigious University will tarnish her records, at hindi ko matanggap na nangyari ang ganoon sa kanya ng hindi man lang naipaglalaban. I know that she's naughty most of the time but I don't think that she will start something that will put herself into trouble. She's too smart for that.

"My Daddy Lo was in L.A. that time and can't come, my lawyer was in a middle of court hearing so no one appeared for the University's summon." I gritted my teeth sa mga narinig ko. It's clear that she doesn't want to involve her father with her affairs, at dahil doon hinayaan na lang niyang ma kick out siya.

"W-Why didn't you called me?" Tito Xander asked, halatang napapahiya sa mga sinabi ni Gabrielle..

"I don't even know your number." Bagsak ang balikat na napayuko si Tito at napailing.

"The University should have conducted proper procedure before they kick you out, just because no one appeared for their first summon means they can kick you out that easily!"

"Tsss... I was kicked-out because I let them. I have the means to clean up my mess if I want to Sebastian. I have my own connections too." Damn. She even has the audacity to smirk.

"Then why did you let them? Are you aware that it will tarnish your record?"

"To hell with records, it doesn't define who I am and what I can." Pinakititigan ko siya, and somehow I feel proud of her. She can easily rationalize and win her arguments coolly.