Smitten To A Benjamin (4th Gen #16)

Chapter 32

Tahimik lang sila ni Hakob havang binabaybay ang daan pauwi sa mansyon nila. He seems in a bad mood and she's not in the mood to tame him, tho.

Her phone suddenly rang. Gretta is calling. Napatingin doon si Hakob na agad ring iniwas ang tingin sa masungit na paraan. Sinagot niya iyon at tinapat sa kanyang tenga ang phone.

"C-Cyra?" Nag-aalangang bati nito.

"What?"

"I..I'm sorry. I talk shit about you in front of Hakob but I just really like Hakob that much. I really like him.." Malungkot na saad nito na mukhang may pinupunto pero ayaw niyang intindihin.

"Forgiven. Is that all?"

Gretta sighed.

"I never wanted a boy this much, Cyra. I like Hakob."

"Okay? I'm not Hakob for you to confess---"

"But you're Cyra. You're the barricade between me and Hakob."

What?! Agad niyang nilingon si Hakob at sinamaan ng tingin. Nagtatakang tingin naman ang binato nito sa kanya.

"What did she say?" Tanong ni Hakob dahil hindi nito marinig ang pinag-usapan nila ni Gretta dahil hindi niya ni-loud speaker.

"Is that him?" Gretta asked.

"Yes. And if you see me as a barricade, I see you as a snake. He's mine, loser." She hissed and cut off the line.

"What was that?" Pang-uusisa ni Hakob.

"Ang babae mo. Tinawagan ako." Ingos niya.

Kumunot naman ang noo nito sa pagtataka.

"I have one?"

"Wala. Chineck ko lang kung meron." Ingos niya sabay krus ng kanyang balikat.

"Cyra."

Ipinikit niya ang mata para hindi niya makausap ang binata. How dare him talaga! Pinagselosan ba naman sila ni Kuya Hendrix? Siya nga 'nong nagkasama silang dalawa ni Gretta, nanatili siyang tahimik. She didn't even question why he let Gretta pull him towards on uncrowded place. Bawal siyang magselos tapos si Hakob lang pwede?

They don't even have label yet! Just pretending to be fiancé.

Napamulat siya ng maramdaman ang kamay ni Hakob na humawak sa kamay niya. Napatingin siya doon.

"You're mad?" Masuyong tanong nito dahilan para may kung anong natunaw sa kanya.

Damn it, she's really smitten to Hakob Benjamin. So unfair!

"M-masaya ako." Sinubukan niyang magtunog mataray pero bumabaluktot na ang boses niya.

Hakob chuckle a bit and bring her hand to his lips.

"Itsura ng masaya?" Panunukso nito sa kanya.

Inis na binawi niya ang kamay at inirapan ito. Natatawang kinuha muli ni Hakob ang kamay niya.

"I wish to go back in the Philippines, Señorita. I'm tired being Hakob and I just wanted to be your Elias..."

Her face softened.

Same, Hakob. I want my Elias back.

She sneak in Henry Cali's office in the middle of the night. Kailangan niyang makuha ang mga confidential files na siyang makakasira sa Cali. She needs to find their weakness. She just wanted to have peaceful family with her Mom and Dad. Hakob's business will bloom and any small business will become big, too. And also to stop Kuya Hendrix' suffering.

Hinalughog niya ang mga paintings at tama nga siya dahil may nakatagong vault sa isa sa malaking portrait.

She tried so hard to analyze the pin and when she was about to encode when she heard the pulling of trigger and something hard hit her head.

"Just what I have expected. You're really the reason of Cali's downfall."

Her eyes widen upon hearing Xyril's voice. And she's pointing a gun at her. Napataas siya ng kamay at unti-unting pumihit. Sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso niya sa kaba. Graveng takot ang nararamdaman dahil kilala niya si Xyril. Wala itong awa.

"You useless brat! After feeding and dressing you for 18 years, this is what we get from return?!" Galit na bulyaw ni Xyril.

"Y-you ruined my family first!" Naluluhang bulyaw niya.

Mas diniin ni Xyril ang baril sa sintido niya. Galit na galit ito habang siya ay ang magagawa niya lang ay ang humikbi.

"You're helping the Benjamins, right? You're doing this because of that young Benjamin!" Paratang nito.

Hindi siya nakaimik. Napaiyak na lang sa takot.

Humalakhak ito na parang bruha. Xyril is laughing so hard that she looks like a crazy woman, well, she really is.

"You betrayed the family that feeds you for a man who will betray you?"

"Stop calling me as a family because you don't even treat me as one! You ruined my Mom and Dad, you ruined my family!" Bulyaw niya pero ganoon na lang ang pagsinghap niya at pamumutla ng itutok ni Xyril ang baril sa kanyang sintido.

Mapanganib itong ngumisi.

"Right, useless brat. Because I won't kill a family. And I'm going to kill you now."

Akmang magpapaalam na siya sa mundo ng biglang may pumukpok sa ulo ni Xyril dahilan para mawalan ito ng malay.

She gasped and look at the culprit. Hindi niya matukoy kung sino dahil nakaitim ito lahat. The culprit is wearing a black cap and a mask, tanging nasilayan niya lang sandali ang mata nito.

And it looks familiar.

Nilagpasan siya nito ang tinungo ang vault. The culprit encoded the pin and get the folder. Doon na siya nakabawi sa gulat.

Malakas niyang pinukpok ang ulo nito dahilan para mapaupo ito sa sahig at napahawak sa ulo. Kinuha niya ang natapon nitong folder at nagmamadaling tumakbo.

That was the fastest run she had ever made. Her tears are continually falling while running for her life.

The elevator door opened. Nakita niya si Kuya Hendeix at doon siya nabuhayan ng pag-asa. Agad niyang tinakbo ang pagitan nila at binigay dito ang folder havang nanginginig sa takot.

"T-this...T-this is..i-is the files t-that you..needed. Take this and r-run!" Naluluha at kinakabahang saad niya at napatingin sa likuran kung saan ang lalaking nakaitim ay lumabas na ng opisina ni Henry Cali.

Hendrix push the close button. Hindi na nakaabot ang lalaki dahil sumara.

"Cyra Chimera, what you did wasn't good." Seryosong saad ni Kuya Hendrix na walang katuwa-tuwa ang mukha.

"A-ang importante ay nakuha ko 'yan. Just make the downfall of Cali fast, Kuya. Please..."

Tumango si Kuya Hendrix at tumingin sa folder at bumalik sa kanya.

"I owe you a lot, Cyra."

Umiling siya.

"I will owe you a lot if you succeed, Kuya Hendrix. I trust in you."