Burning in Diamonds (COMPLETED)

Kabanata Tatlumpu't Lima

WARNING: VIOLENCE AND STRONG WORDS

"So, buhay pa pala talaga ito." I smiled.

Nakita ko kasi ang kuwintas sa side table niya na nasa loob ng kahon.

A arm wrapped around my waist tightly, hindi na ako nagulat dahil ito naman ang palaging ginagawa ni Mendoza kapag makita ako. Nothing change, it feels exactly what it was before.

"Yeah, I can't just throw it after you give this back." Sambit niya, pumintig ang puso ko nang maalala ang ginawa ko no'n. Basta ko na lang ito binigay kay Niccolo para ibalik dito, I didn't reach out for Mendoza.

But that wasn't my fault! tao lang naman ako, nasasaktan din. Hinawakan ko ang mga kamay niya pagkatapos kong humarap, nakasuot lang ito ng pants na hanggang tuhod at wala na naman siyang damit pang-itaas.

"Aren't you giving this back?" Tanong ko.

"You don't need this protection, I already left. Wala nang mananakit sa'yo, but I will protect you and love you at all." Bulong niya, he kissed my neck that made me shiver.

"Good morning," he said and kissed my lips.

Gumuhit ang ngiti sa aking labi, sabay kaming bumaba ng kwarto niya na magkahawak kamay.

We didn't eat a breakfast in his mansion, instead we directly head to my parents house. Nakita ko ang message sa akin ni mommy na umuwi na sila galing hotel, they also get my things para sigurado na uuwi ako ng bahay.

"So, how did you get close to my father?" I can't help but asked him while we are in the middle of driving, sumulyap siya ng dalawang beses sa akin bago tumawa ng mahina.

"Yeah, your dad is kinda cool. But not in our first meet," napabaling ako ng tingin sa kanya dahil sa narinig. Ano ang ibig sabihin no'n? I don't if it was fact or something sarcasm.

"What do you mean?"

"I meet your dad in a one meeting of all Industrial Engineering, I couldn't get over to him that I used my power to have a research and there, I found out that he is your father, nalaman ko rin na magkasama kayo and you're doing better with them." Kuwento niya, lihim akong ngumiti.

"Then, I asked about you and you know. . . as a man, pinakilala ko ang sarili sa kanya. It was not easy, since your father punched me the face. He knew about my doings, sabi niya niloko raw kita." Nanlaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa nalaman, he just chuckled while remembering those.

"Di nga? mukha nga kayong close."

"He said, he will forgive me and introduce to you again if I close the deal with one of USA big company and branches. So, I did and I even finished a master's degree. Then you knew, your father started to smile ay me widely and even considered me as his peers."

Sinara ko ang bunganga at nakatingin lang sa kanya, kaya pala! "So, si papá pala ang niligawan mo!" I even pinched his arm softly, he chuckled.

We did talk a lot of random stuffed, hindi na rin namin napansin na malapit na kami sa bahay kaya nagsimula na akong umayos ng sarili.

Sabay kaming bumaba ng sasakyan, bumungad kaagad sa akin ang kumikang bahay ni mommy at papá. Ngayon ang ika-tatlong beses na nakapunta ako rito, but I didn't rembered na may fountain sa harap. Maybe bagong patayo na naman ito?

"Your parents house can hit mine," natatawang sabi ni Mendoza nang pinasalikop niya ang mga daliri naming dalawa.

What?!

"Teka, sasama ka sa loob?!" Halos mapasigaw ako sa gulat, he proudly nodded and even smirked.

"Yeah, sinabi ko kay papá mo na kapag magbalikan tayo ay siya kaagad ang una kong pagsasabihan, that's our agreement."