Bewitching the Tempter

Chapter 8: New Master

"Omg, so totoo talaga?" Kyla beamed.

I rolled my eyes and just decided to ignore, finding it hard to ignore the issue now dahil ako na mismo ang nagsabi. I still want to smack myself because of that, ngunit wala na rin akong magagawa.

"Come on, review nalang tayo para sa quiz." I muttered and took out my notebook. Mabuti na lamang ay tumigil din sila at sumunod sa ginawa ko.

Halos buong klase ay lumilipad ang isip ko, I'm finding some ways on how to end the connection I have with him now. Dahil ayoko talaga sa mga katulad niya and I hate how he ignites my body.

Damn, lust.

After the quiz, I was so pissed dahil mas marami pa ang nagtanong tungkol sa aming dalawa. Mabuti na lamang ay nakaramdam din ang iba na wala ako sa mood kaya tumigil. Kyla and Agatha also helped me make them shut up.

But then, these bitches have their own way of annoying me.

"Omg! I saw you two last night going out of the bar! I wonder what happened next! Ayaw mo bang i-share man lang?" Agatha asked.

Napangiwi ako. Why would I fucking share that hot yet embarassing moment? There's no way in hell!

"Kaya nga! You know what? Bagay kayo! Visual overload gano'n, kahit na medyo contrasting 'yong features niyo. Tapos pareho pa kayong..." Kyla stuttered kaya agad niyang nakuha ang atensyon ko.

"What?" I asked, now getting curious.

"Uhm, bold?" Kyla immediately went away after saying that.

"I'm not like him!" I hissed and tried following her. "Hindi ako gago!"

"Hindi naman sa gago, ang ibig kong sabihin, pareho kayong medyo marami nang nasaktan at pinaasa!" She defended herself.

"Apparently, Kyla has a point. Medyo tama ka nga sa parteng iyon. You may not notice it, Klio. Pero totoo 'yon, ang dami mo nang sinaktan."

Hindi ako makapaniwalang tumingin sa kanila.

"You're too nice with some guys that they think you're flirting with them kahit na hindi naman. Kaya medyo umaasa sila at sa huli...nasasaktan."

Huh?

"Mali ba 'yon? Na maging mabait ako?"

"Of course, it's not. Anyway yeah, let's just get over it. Ang gusto ko lang malaman mo ay, nakahanap ka na yata ng katapat. You just have to play well this time, so you won't lose." Agatha smiled and gave me a pat.

Kumunot ang noo ko ngunit nakuha ko rin agad ang nais niyang iparating.

"Right, I won't fail you guys. Bakit naman ako papatalo sa katulad niya? He's not even worth an enemy." I answered and confidently smiled.

The two of them just gave me a nod at diretso na kaming lumabas ng room.

We were silently walking when suddenly, someone approached us.

"Klio!" A familiar voice called and my eyes widened when I saw who it was.

It was Yaya Melly.

Anong ginagawa niya rito?

"Anak, namiss kita." She muttered and pulled me into a hug.

I hugged her back, feeling happy to see her again after years.

"Yaya, namiss din po kita." I muttered.

Si Yaya Melly ang nag-alaga sa akin simula no'ng mapunta ako sa mga Villamor. When I had no one, she was there for me, kahit na alam kong para sa kanya ay second best pa rin ako, ay okay lang. Tinanggap ko 'yon because she never treated me badly.

"P-Pero ano pong ginagawa niyo rito?"

I wanted to see her too but to see her here is really weird and suspicious. Kasi, paano niya ako nahanap?

"May gustong kumausap sayo, halika." Aniya at hinila ako.

Mabilis naman akong nagpaalam sa mga kaibigan at sumunod sa kanya. She pulled me to the black SUV from afar and when I opened the door ay bahagya akong napaatras.

Rachel Villamor was smiling widely while looking at me, like she was so happy to see me.

"Hi, Klio! Miss na kita!" She moved closer to me and hugged me. "Ilang months na kitang hindi nakita."

"Anong ginagawa mo rito?" I asked coldy and moved away.

"I just missed you and I want to see you. Hindi ka pumunta sa birthday ko." She pouted and held my arm na agad kong inilayo sa kanya.

Bakit ba siya nandito? Ayoko siyang makita.

"Sorry, I'm busy. At busy rin ako ngayon kaya kailangan ko nang umalis." I muttered and looked back to the building.

Sa katunayan ay wala na akong klase but now that she's here, mas gugustuhin ko pang manatili sa loob ng building hanggang hatinggabi kaysa sumama sa kanya.

"Really? That's so sad. Pero willing naman akong maghintay." She smiled.

I secretly rolled my eyes. Here she is again, playing the nice girl role. Kaya gustong-gusto siya ng lahat e. Siya lang, kaya wala nang natira sa akin.

"Huwag ka nang maghintay, mapapagod ka lang." I answered, couldn't help but get rude when I remember how I suffered because of her.

Sadness was evident in her face after I said that.

"Okay, but it's really alright, sis. Kaya kong maghintay."

I smiled. Alright, magpapaawa ka na naman?

"And I still have a date with my boyfriend later." Dagdag ko.

She sighed. "Right, I heard you're going out with AJ's brother. Naikwento niya sa akin."

Wow? Close sila?

I raised a brow. "Yes, I am. So please excuse me..." I muttered before turning my back. But before I could walk away ay muli siya nagsalita.

"That's actually one of the reasons why I am here, because I'm kind of worried about you. Narinig ko kasi na hindi maganda ang reputasyon ng kapatid ni–."

I cut her off. "Can't you just go? Hindi ka naman siguro bobo para hindi maintindihan na ayaw kong makipag-usap ngayon, 'diba?"

Napaatras siya dahil sa bahagyang paglakas ng boses ko, her eyes started to water.

Damn, here we go again. Oo na, ako na naman ang may kasalanan. Ako na naman ang mali.

"Just please...tigilan niyo na ako...stop meddling with my life. Hindi naman ako nakikialam sa inyo e." I muttered before running away.

Hindi rin nagtagal ay naramdaman ko ang pamamasa ng aking mga mata.

Nagulat naman ako nang biglang may sumabay sa akin sa pagtakbo and when I saw who it was ay agad na nanlaki ang mata ko. I stopped.

"Ano na namang ginagawa mo rito?" I asked and wiped my tears swiftly.

"Picking you up, sinabi ko na kanina, hindi ba?" He smiled and I was surprised when he suddenly pulled me closer to hug me.

"Sige lang, iiyak mo lang. I'll just pretend that I didn't see it." He whispered and my tears seemed to have found their new master.

Seconds later, I found myself crying in his arms.