CHAPTER 38
LEIGHTON WAJEEH
THIS IS the moment that all the people are waiting for. Villaluz is really a known family. Considered as the world's richest family. Lahat ay kilala ang pamilyang Villaluz. Isa sa trademark ng pamilya ay ang V company na may branch saan mang sulok ng mundo.
"We should go now to the backstage," saad ni Mommy sabay tapik sa balikat ko. Tinanguan ko lamang siya.
Nandito na kami sa Questas Hotel kung saan ginaganap ang event. And as what I've said earlier, Villaluz is a very well-known family, kaya, may nakikita akong medias sa loob. Kukunan nila ng live coverage ang event para makita ng lahat ng tao ang pangyayari dito. Some of them are Filipinos and some are Foreign people-carrying big cameras.
As much as possible, hindi kami nagpapakita sa mga taong nandito. Yes, seeing us should be in surprise. They should be really surprise kung sino ang i-introduce na bagong member ng clan---which is, unfortunately, me---kaya my mom and I immediately went to the backstage kung saan nandoon rin ang ibang relatives namin.
Upbeat music echoed to the whole place. Sobrang laki ng pinagdadagsaan ng event na ito.
Then suddenly, a random woman came after me. "You must be Leighton Wajeeh?" tanong sa akin ng isang babaeng maputi. Basing on her looks, she must have in her late 40's. She does not have any accessories on her which is telling me not my relative. I could think that because all of our relatives came with dazzling dress and accessories all over their skin. But her? She is just wearing simple dress without a single crystal on her fair skin.
"Y-Yes," I replied right away. I felt tense a bit when I look at her face. I don't exactly know why but maybe because this was my first time talking to one of the guest.
"I am Hena Villaluz-Hollister, the sister of your father, Leonard."
I almost drop my jaw when she introduced herself. Okay, my bad. I judged my relatives too narrow. Maybe there's some of my relative who came simple. Just like me, of course, and her.
As she mentioned her name, she stretched her arm and introduced her hand. Without removing my eyes at her face, I stretched my arm as well to accept her hand.
I stared at every corner of her face, her pointed chin, those familiar eyes and nose. The more I look at her face, the more her face resembles dad's features. She does look like him.
"Leigh, are you okay?" Then suddenly mom snapped back my consciousness. That is the time I realized that I froze when I accepted her hand while looking at her face.
"Yes. Of course, nice to meet you, miss," I hurriedly replied and smiled a bit before shaking her hand. Then I let go her soft hand and take a step backward.
"Miss? Drop that thing. You can call me Hena," she said I just slightly giggled.
What happen next is mom overtake me and meet Miss Hena---I mean, Hena.
"Hello, Hena. It's nice to meet you, again," malaki ang ngiting iginawad ni mommy at kinuha ang kamay ni Hena para makipagshake-hands rin.
Hena smiled back at mom showing her perfect white teeth. What strange is that she has one golden tooth just before her left upper canine. "Hello, Sab," saad naman nito and pulled her arm back. "Anyway, you should prepare now because the event will start sooner, okay?"
Before she turned around, she looked at me first and finally said, "Nice to meet you too, boy." Then she winked and wiggled her fingers at me.
That was quite an exit.
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