ENEMY'S PROPERTY | ES:2

Kabanata 16

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ENEMY'S PROPERTY
Kabanata 16
''Mine''

Palabas pa lang ng building namin ay nakita ko na ang sasakyan ni Carlos, katabi ng kay Lukas.

Mukhang nakita rin iyon ni Lukas dahil napailing agad siya. Hindi ko alam kung anong alam niya dahil wala siya masyadong sinasabi kapag tungkol sa kapatid. Pero literal na wala talaga siyang masyadong sinasabi, lalo na kapag hindi niya kailangan magsalita.

But I realized how awkward it is. I'm friends with Lukas... and there's his brother too, in the picture.

Tumikhim ako. ''I-I'm not dating your brother, Lukas.''

He only glanced at me. Mas nakaramdam tuloy ako ng hiya. Yung tingin niya kasi iba eh, para bang hindi naniniwala. But it's true! Carlos and I aren't dating. And I wouldn't want to date him either!

''He told me he's courting you.''

Pakiramdam ko nasamid ako kahit walang iniinom. ''What?! I-it isn't true!''

''Hmm.'' he shrugged.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit tila nataranta ako. Ayaw maniwala ni Lukas!

''Mapag-angkin lang ang kapatid mo, Lukas. At....'' Hindi ko alam kung itutuloy ko. ''...medyo feelingero. Pero hindi iyon totoo!''

He didn't respond to that anymore. I pursed my lips and just silently followed him. Carlos is already there, waiting for us. Kunot ang kanyang noo habang pinagmamasdan ako na panay naman ang sulyap sa kanyang kapatid.

''Bye, Lukas! See you tomorrow.'' I waved at him.

Tumango lamang siya.

''Kuya, mauna na ako.'' aniya kay Carlos.

''Alright. Drive safely.''

Ramdam ko ang paglapat ng kamay ni Carlos sa likod ng aking baywang habang pinagmamasdan namin ang pag-alis ng sasakyan ni Lukas. And when it was already out of our sight, I looked up to him. Sabay kaming bumaling kaya agad kaming nagkatinginan.

''What's wrong?''

''W-wala...''

Mas tumalas ang tingin niya. ''You've been looking at my brother.''

I frowned at that. ''And what do you imply?''

Hindi siya nag salita agad tila ba tinatanya muna at pinag-aaralan ang mukha ko bago sabihin kung ano man ang iniisip niya.

''I'm going to throw him out of the family if you start developing feelings for him.'' he warned dangerously.

Nahampas ko siya sa dibdib at mariing tiningnan dahil nabigla sa kanyang sinabi. But he just looked at me arrogantly. This man!

Alam ko rin namang hindi niya iyon magagawa kahit kailan. But sometimes he should mind his words, too. And what develops feelings for Lukas? He's just my friend!

''Bawasan mo nga ang pagiging overthinker mo. Kung saan-saan ka pa naman dinadala ng mga pinag-iisip mo!'' I told him, wanting to remind him of his assumptions before that only led us to misunderstandings.

''I laid my eyes on you first!''

''And?'' I asked, rolling my eyes.

''So, you are mine.'' he whispered in my ear, sending chills and goosebumps over my body. ''You are Carlos Lorenzo's woman, not my brother's and definitely not only anyone else. Remember that.''