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73

Kabanata 73

Rai's POV

I woke up the next day inside the hotel room alone. Lily already left. I remembered hugging her. I nearly died from embarrassment when it slowly played in my head.

After that night, Gab always asked me about Kendall. He didn't even bring up anything about Lily. I can't bring it up myself.

The Chiu family, Sienna's family, organised an event for their Ama later tonight. Our family's invited but they didn't feel like going so they just sent me together with their gift. Usually, Fei is the one interested in attending these events but since she just got married, I'm the next social person in the family.

Nasa Tagaytay si Mommy at Daddy, nandoon din kaming dalawa ni Kuya Kal dahil sa meeting. I will have lunch with them then I have to travel back to Solaire for the party.

"When are you planning to get married?" Mommy asked over lunch.

I sighed. This isn't the first time she asked me that this year and even last year and the year after that. I feel like the pressure of me getting married gets really heavy now that Fei's married, finally. She even has a child now. Double pressure.

"How can he get married? Ask him first if he ever had a serious relationship," Kuya Kal teased. Tinapik niya balikat ko, pandagdag sa asar niya.

"I heard from Trina that you two dated in college. Why don't you try getting to really know her? She's nice, obedient, and successful. I heard she managed their two branches."

Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi ni Mommy. Sinong Trina? May dinate ba akong Trina? I faked my reaction.

"We didn't work out, my."

"You look like you didn't even remembered her," Humagalpak sa tawa si Kuya Kal. Gusto na siyang suntukin.

"At least, Kendra remembered that she used to date me."

He likes Kendra but she doesn't. When I used to date Kendra in highschool, Kuya Kal met her while she's with me and she doesn't even remember that they were classmates in Junior High.

"Fuck you."

"Language," suway ni Mommy. When Mommy intervene, it's over.

I smirked at him.

"Trina will be at the event. I already told her mom, you'll be coming so please try and get along with her. She's coming alone. Kawawa naman kung hindi mo sasamahan."

I changed into my usual black tuxedo and drove there.

Gusto kong hanapin si Trina pero hindi ko maalala kung sino ba siya? Dapat tinanong ko man lang kung anong apelyido niya. Trina...Trina. Nataktak ko na ang ulo ko pero hindi ko pa rin maalala.

"Help," Inabot sa akin ni Kendall ang bitbit niyang maliit na bag. Nilagay niya ang kamay sa balikat ko at tinaas ang isang paa patalikod at parang may inaayos, "Thanks!"

Inabot ko pabalik ang pouch niya.

"There's so much traffic, I really hate Manila," She complained.

"Gab asked a lot about you. He likes you," I started sharing. She likes it when people like her so I think she needs to hear it.

She smiled from ear to ear. "Really? Did you put in a good word then?"

I grinned, "No."

"Annoying! Tell him only good things."

"Why? You like him?"

"He's not bad. He's tall, moreno, so friendly, and his humor? Benta sa akin," She giggled.