Taming The Sly Alexandria Gabrielle

CHAPTER 52

SEBASTIAN'S POV

Six days ago...

"Kuya, can we talk?" I looked at Silver who just came in from nowhere. He looks serious enough to get my attention. Sinulyapan ko muna sina mama at Grizelle na masayang nag-uusap bago ako tumayo at senenyasang sumunod siya sa akin.

"What is it? Don't tell me na may nagawa ka na namang kalokohan?" napailing siya at sumulyap din sa gawi nila mama. Humugot muna siya ng malalim na hininga at napasuklay sa kanyang buhok.

"Tell me kuya, what's the real score between you and ate Grizelle?" he asked seriously na ikinakunot ng aking noo. When it comes to my flings and relationship with women, Silver never asked.

"Why?"
"Just answer me kuya."

"Grizelle is my friend. What really is it Silver?" mataman parin niya akong tinitingnan na tila binabasa kung nagsasabi nga ba ako ng totoo.

"Friend lang? But you look good together, isn't she your first love? Natatandan ko pa noon na siya ang lagi mong kasama sa mga okasyon at dinadala dito sa bahay. Hindi ba kayo nagkabalikan?" Now he got my full attention.

Yes, Grizelle was the first woman who got my attention real bad when I was still in college. Beautiful, smart, sophisticated, graceful, kind and I can go on and on describing her and I won't ran out of positive descriptions, that's Grizelle. She was every man's dream and I'm not excepted to those who dream of her, before.

Sinubukan kung magkaroon ng relasyon sa kanya, ngunit bago pa lumalim ang kung anong mayroon kami noon ay naghiwalay ang aming landas. I went abroad for my MBA and she pursued law. We were both busy chasing our own dreams and eventually lost communication.

Kamakailan lang ng muling nagtagpo ang aming landas ng di sinasadya sa isang business conference, she's now the legal counsel of their furniture business at sa ilang mga pagtitipon ay nagtatagpo ang aming landas.

We are associated with her family and recently, they reached out to us for business purposes. They are proposing to supply furniture for our hotels and I'm seriously considering about it. Hindi natapos ang aming usapan noon sa Japan ng nagkatagpo kami roon ng hindi inaasahan. At ngayon nga ay narito siya upang muling pag-usapan at tapusin ang tungkol sa kanilang proposal.

"No. And that was ages ago, stop spinning around in circles will you? What is it Silver?"

"Damn! okay. What about Alex? What's between the two of you?" Nagdilim ang aking paningin sa kanyang tanong, bilang nakakatandang kapatid sa kanya, halos lahat ng bagay na maibigan at hilingin niya sa akin, basta't kaya kong ibigay ay ibinibigay ko sa kanya. Masama ang kutob ko sa ikinikilos niya ngayon because I've observed his obvious admiration towards Gabrielle in few occasions that we've been together. And if he will try to ask me about my Gabrielle, magkalimutan na kami. Fuck, not my Gabrielle.

"Kuya..."

"Spare Gabrielle whatever you have in mind okay?"

"Whoa Kuya! Kakabahan na ba ako? Fuck! Don't tell me you're really into her? Kay Alex pa talaga? I can't believe it kuya!"

"What is it to you if I am? Damnit Silver, what's really your problem huh!?" napipikon na ako sa kanyang iniaasta at hindi ko na nagugustuhan ang tinutumbok ng kanyang salita. Malakas siyang napabuga ng hangin at dinukot ang kanyang cellphone. I just watched him in puzzlement as he swipe and type something until I felt my cellphone vibrated in my pocket.

"There. Listen carefully to what I've sent you Kuya. I've recorded that accidentally kanina lang. At kung hindi ka parin maniniwala, You can confront her friend Bon, mas matino iyong kausap compared to Alex. She's a pro you know, she can twist things if she wants especially with people under her spell. But with that recording, tanga na lang ang hindi maniniwala." Nagtagis ang aking bagang sa kanyang sinabi at kung hindi pa siya tumalikod sa akin at dere-deretsong umakyat sa hagdan ay baka kung ano pa ang nagawa at nasabi ko sa kanya.