Timeless Euphoria (Friend Series #3) | ✓

Chapter 16

Athalia's POV

I was busy trying some taekwondo inside the HQ when Fernan interrupted.

"Senyora, may bisita kayo." he said.

"Bakit nawala yung 'po'?" I glanced at him with my brows frowned.

"Nasa pwet ko, nagkakape." pambabara niya at tumawa.

"Corny." I rolled my eyes ar him. Wala naman kasing nakakatawa sa joke niya. Eh ano naman kung nagkakape sa pwet niya, pake ko ba?

"Athalia." my lips curved a mischievous grin as soon as I heard my name being called by his deep voice.

"Damascus." I greeted with a grin.

"Tss. Ano ba kasi kailangan mo? Pinatawag mo pa akong bata ka." iritadong reklamo nito habang napakamot sa ulo.

"What the fuck?! Just because we have a 10 year gap doesn't mean you can call me 'bata'. Ikaw nga gurang na hindi pa din nagkakajowa."

He raised his middle finger at me. "Gago natutulog pa. Napadami ata rounds namin kagabi."

I looked at him with pure disgust. "Goodluck, sana hindi pa expire tamod mo."

"Ikaw bibig mo ha! Hoy ineng ingat ingat din sa bunganga. Minor ka pa!"

"Whatever, Damascus. Anyway I called you here for a favor." agad na sumeryoso ito habang nakatingin sa'kin.

I handed him some files, tungkol ito sa hinihingi ni ate Astrid.

"Dig something deeper about this. And find the culprit. Ask Devine for help."

"Don't worry, I can handle this. Teka bakit hindi ikaw ang gumagawa nito? Akala ko ba magaling ka-"

"Gago may exam kami, busy ako magreview."

"Ah.. I almost forgot that you are a student. My bad." he said sarcastically.

***

"Ano 'yan?" Caleb asked while seating beside me.

Nasa cafe ako at saktong break time niya. I just like the ambiance of this cafe, plus Caleb's here.

"I'm opening a file, pero mukhang nakablock ito sa software ko." I pouted. Kanina pa kasi ako dito hindi ko talaga mabuksan.

"Akin na. Try ko." I handed him my computer and watched him try some codes.

In a minute my lips parted in shock when the file opened. He glanced at me with a proud smirk.

"Galing. Agent ka ba?" biro ko habang nakatingin sa kanya.

"I'm a hacker. I can hack accounts, softwares, malwares, cctv, anything you name it." proud na sabi nito.

"I used it to help my brother in his work. He's an agent but also a body guard." dugtong pa nito na nagpakunot nang aking noo.

"What's his name?"

"I'm sorry bebe ko pero hindi ko pweding sabihin eh. Sabi kasi niya para daw din ito sa kaligtasan namin. Saka na kita ipapakilala kapag maging asawa na kita." he gave me wink with a grin.

"Tss,"

After that, halos kalahati sa mga files at documents na meron ako na hindi mabuksan ay pina buksan ko kay Caleb.

"May ipapagawa ka pa ba bebe ko?" he asked.

"Wala na."

"Oki, babalik na ako sa trabaho. Mamimiss kita." hindi ko mapigilang magtaas ng kilay nang marinig ang huling sinabi nito.

"Ako hindi." mas lalong nanlumo ito bago nanghihinang bumalik sa counter.

Arte.

***

Caleb and I were walking on the school corridor as he talked completely nonsense.

"Alam mo ba, Zavi kahapon may lumandi sa'kin na customer! Sabi ko taken na ako tapos nagtanong siya kung sino edi sabi ko si Athalia!" natatawang tugon nito.

"Gago ka ba? Kailan pa ako naging girlfriend mo?!"

"Advance lang naman tsaka dun naman ang punta natin." aniya na puno ng kasiguraduhan.

"Siguro ka ba?" I arched a brow. How could he be so sure with that relationship idea?

"Oo naman! Siguradong sigurado na ikaw at ikaw lang Zavi!" he muttered with a smile.

Hindi ko mapigilang matawa sa reaksyon nito. Lumalabas kasi ang dalawang dimple nito sa kangkabilang pisnge tapos kumikinang ang berdeng mga mata.

And he kept on blabbering about stuffs na hindi ko naman magets. Medjo nakakaramdam na ako ng iritasyon sa ingay niya kaya hindi ko mapigilang tignan ito ng masama.

Agad itong natigilan nang makita ang masama kong titig. Tumikhim siya at napalunok bago nag iwas ng tingin.

"Ano 'to pisnge?" tanong niya sa sarili habang hinihimas ang kanang pisnge niya.

He glanced at me with a grin. "Pisnge na kailangan ng kiss." pagpaparinig niya.

I just gave him an arched brow habang walang emosyong nakatingin pa din sa kanya.

Tumikhim ito at awkward na ngumiti. "Sabi ko nga, tatahimik na." may kung ano itong binulong sa sarili.

He went silent and just pulled me closer to his. Tahimik siya ngunit ramdam ko pa din ang kakulitan nito.

Hindi ba nauubos social battery niya?

"Athalia!" someone called.

Nilingon ko ito nang nakangisi. He was walking towards our direction with his hands slid inside his pocket. A playful grin was plastered on his perfectly sculpted face.

With a height of 6'3, he was standing proudly and tall. A strong charisma that make every girl around the campus look at his direction. He's a walking heavenly god to everyone.... except me.

Agad na inirapan ko ito nang makita ang nakakarinding mukha ni Damascus.

Natigilan si Caleb nang pumunta ito sa  harapan namin.

"What are you doing here?" takang tanong ko.

"I'm one of the board directors of this school. Nagkaroon lang ng meeting." he simply said and glanced at Caleb who was glaring at him.

At ang gago nagawa pang ngumisi. "Babe who's this?" muntik ko na siya masapak nang tawagin niya ako sa ganyang endearment.

"Babe?" naguguluhang saad ni Caleb at nilingon ako.

I saw how his eyes started to water. Slowly he was pouting his lips and slightly bitting them. Agad ko na sinapak si Damascus.

"Gago ka. Anong babe?!" singahal ko.

Damascus started laughing. Caleb held my waist and pulled me closer to his body. I could feel his hard and dark glare at Damascus.

I wrapped my arms around Caleb's right arm like a snake owning her territory. Damn his biceps are hard.

Halatang natigilan si Damascus sa pagtawa bago napairap.

"Che. Mga malalandi." he said with a disgust face and walked away.

"Tss inggit lang, kala mo kung sino." rinig ko na bulong ni Caleb.