Mischief Moon (Seventh Series #2)

CHAPTER 3

HIM

"So you've met her huh."

I said as I was placing the drinks I bought and placed them in the fridge, and Elias was telling me about his day yesterday. When I was done placing the drinks on the fridge, I took off my jacket and placed it behind the couch gently, and sat next to him.

"Oo, we had dinner... her parents were there too."

"Is she pretty?" I nudged him, and teasingly smiled... he just kept on looking at the tv.

"Mmm... yeah." He nodded... damn why is this guy so straight forward, no fun in teasing.

"Mabait ba?"

"I don't know, I have no right to judge her, it's only our first meeting..."

"Tangina, you're taking my question way too seriously El, pero mukhang mabait ba?"

"Ah... kinda? She seemed... intriguing."

"Intriguing?"

"Yeah, she was unique I guess?"

"Unique? In a good way or bad way?"

"Hm... somewhere in between siguro...?" I chuckled at his response.

"Anong klaseng sagot yan? Parang hindi sigurado. Tell me, honestly."

"I don't really know dude... hindi ko nga maiintindihan yun."

"She sounds like a lot of work..."

"Maybe– sabi ko nga sayo diba, we've only just met once. Now stop asking questions." Tumayo naman si Elias, tsaka pumasok ng kitchen, getting a drink.

"Oh come on dude! I'm just curious and looking out for ya. So, ano name ni miss girl?" Bumalik naman si Elias mula sa kitchen, pushing his glasses back, scrunching his nose. He sat down next to me once, huffing.

"Uhhh... Rachel Gonzalez."

"Ahhh, wait yun ba yung mataray na rich girl sa law? Ang nanalo sa Ms.Intrams with Andy?"

"What?"

"Pinag-usapan kaya siya buong college ng law. Narinig ko sa classmate ko na sinabi ng kaibigan niyang taga-law eh."

"I don't even know that... I just met her." Napakamot ako ng ulo with a teasing grin, looking at Elias.

"Sa mataray ka pa talaga napunta. Ahh, so that's why you said she was quite intriguing– ampota dude, gusto mo pala yung may challenge."

"What? I don't think I meant it that way."

"Well that's what you thought, pero ikaw ha... may nalalaman ka pang unique unique. You're growing up so fast, dude." I said, patting his shoulder with a proud grin on my face.

"Huh? We are growing up. Tsaka, I'm not interested in that girl. Napilitan lang naman ako ni dad, imeet siya, she's my arranged fiancée diba. And I thought you don't like her too? Remember at prom, you were trying to get me a date?" Bigla naman nawala ang ngiti ko.

"Why did you have to bring that up? That was like last year pa, you're breaking the vibe dude..." Elias just shrugged at napa buntong-hininga na lang ako doon.

"I was just stating a point..." Bigla naman napatingin si Elias sa likod ko, "Oh, you got your jacket back?"

"Yeah, about a month ago."

"Ah, di ko nanotice..."

"Tinago ko na lang kasi, at di ko na ulit ganun ginamit. Natatakot na kasi ako mawala yun eh."

"Hm, yan kasi kung saan saan tumutulog. May bahay ka namang uwian ah."

"Sorry na nga dude my loves. Di na nga uulit eh huhu."