These Wrecked Hearts- (Published Under IMMAC)

Kabanata 6 - Closer

KHIANA's POV

"BECAUSE I WANT TO GET CLOSER TO YOU, KHIANA..."

His voice kept on replaying inside my head. The past few days after the dinner date, we've seen each other a lot. We do some activities together such as going to the beach and surfing. Hindi ko alam na magaling din pala siya na surfer, at hindi siya boring na kasama.

He's not a bad guy...

Maybe I just got the wrong impression. After our dinner date, sinubukan kong i-search siya sa google. It's just... I just want to check. Of course, if he really owns Vista Verde then I will see him here on the internet.

Mabilis ako na nag-type ng pangalan niya sa search box: "Ryker Vista Verde owner..."

Hindi ko pa alam ang apelyido ni Ryker kaya 'yon na lang ang nilagay ko. Marami  results ang lumabas.

Ryker Zayr Velasquez

A 27-year-old billionaire. A shipping magnate and a bachelor. Owner of Vista Verde Resort. Graduated from De La Salle University with the degree of BS Applied Corporate Management. He also took a Business Management course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management.

"All he said to me was true," I whispered to myself.

Pagkatapos ko makita 'yon ay agad ko namang tinignan ang ibang articles patungkol sa kanya. Sa totoo lang ay kakaunti lang ang nakita ko at may iba ring parang assumptions lang naman at fake news. May mga news patungkol sa iilang circle of friends niya na influential at na-spot na kasama niya. Mayro'n ding tungkol sa dating life niya.

'Billionaire Ryker Zayr Velasquez spotted with the fashion icon, Hillary Pineda.'

'Velasquez denied dating rumors with Ms. Pineda. He mentioned that they are just acquainted with each other.'

'The one of most sought bachelors in the country, Ryker Zayr Velasquez, mentioned that dating is not his priority.'

Iilan lang 'yan sa mga nabasa ko, pero halos lahat 'yon ay denied o kaya fake news, mukhang mainit din siyang topic sa mga netizens dahil sa mga photos niyang viral. However, it was mentioned that he is very private about his life. His main priority was his privacy and safety.

"I never thought that he's this famous..." halos pabulong na saad ko sa sarili. Buong akala ko pa naman ay simpleng tao lang din siya na nandito para mag-unwind.

Nag-browse pa ako sa internet patungkol sa mga rumors and scandals na kinasangkutan niya. Hindi naman siya celebrity pero grabe ang mga mata na nakatutok sa kanya. Maybe because of his wealth and his influential family. 'Ugh! Rich people and their problems!'

'Ryker Velasquez and his Violent Nature?'

'The Young Billionaire, Velasquez, at the age of 23 having a Violent Nature and Attitude Problem.'

'Velasquez, the Hot Magnate was allegedly brought to Asylum.'

'Richard Velasquez, the head of the Velasquez family denied rumors about Ryker Velasque being brought to Asylum.'

Maraming gano'ng article patungkol kay Ryker, pero walang makapagsabi kung totoo ba 'yon dahil wala naman silang mailabas na pruweba. Kahit pamilya niya ay itinatanggi ang bagay na 'yon kahit pa may mga nagsabing legit ang sources ng mga articles na lumalabas.

Iyon lang naman ang mga nakalap ko na information patungkol kay Ryker. Masasabi ko rin na siguro nga ay hindi naman totoo ang mga rumors na 'yon dahil bukod sa maiksing panahon na nakilala ko siya at nakasama, walang kahit kaunting bahid ng gano'ng behavior si Ryker. Maybe some people just want to tarnish his reputation. They just want Ryker to have a bad image to the public.