The Perks Of Being Annabeth Petrova

Chapter Twenty One - Penthouse, Parasimo, Princess

"THIS WAY, PLEASE." Nag-aalangang lahad sa akin ni Daisy, one of the MBB's secretaries tungo sa penthouse ng MBB Building.

Umakyat kami sa spiral stairs sa loob ng main office ng mga binata. Apat lang kami ni Maria at Mia kasama si Daisy since may inaasikaso siguro ang mga binata. Tumapat kami sa isang malaking pintong kulay gold at iniwan na kami.

Bakit kami nandito? Eugene invited me to go to their penthouse because of some business matters. Iniwan ko ang dalawa sa labas at pumasok.

The penthouse was very elegant. Manly na manly ang dating with those black and white na mga gamit and a few touches of navy blue. It was simple at at home ang feeling pero alam kong milyon ang halaga ng ginastos para dito. I wandered through the wall na may nakasabit na mga mamahaling paintings. I can say it dahil marami akong ganito and I even paint as a hobby. Pero sometimes lang because I'm pretty busy with work.

Tumungo ako sa kitchen where nadatnan kong kumakain ng brunch sa kitchen counter sina Eugene, Damon, Carl Stephen, at Andrew. Tumikhim ako to get their attention.

"Oh, dumating ka!" si Eugene.

"Well, don't mind me, I'm just a living picture." Kinamot lang niya ang batok niya.

"Halika! Let's eat brunch." Yaya ni Carl Stephen.

I sat beside them as I placed my Prada bag beside me. "Why not?"

Tuwang-tuwa naman sila ng pinaunlakan ko ang offer nila.

"Though I'm sure I cannot eat all of these food. I just had breakfast."

"It's okay." Sabi ni Andrew. I just nodded my head at kumuha ng bacon strips at cheese na pinalaman sa wheat bread.

"You eat that?" naka-taas ang kilay ni Eugene.

Tiningnan ko siya ng masama.

"Of course, its food. I need it to live."

"Oo nga naman, idiot." Sabi ni Damon dito.

"Who are you calling 'idiot'?" si Eugene.

"Stop it. All the more you're idiots." Pigil ko sa kanila.

Nangangalahati ko na ang sandwich ng may bumukas- sara na pinto mula sa bedroom area ng penthouse. May mga yabag akong narinig papunta dito sa kitchen at pag- angat ng tingin ko dito, I saw him. Captivated in his cyan blue eyes. Si Vince.

Dumilim ang anyo nito at bumaling sa mga playboy.

"Who let her in here?!" galit itong kausap ang apat.

"Oops. Bakit di niyo sinabing andito siya?" si Eugene sa mga kasama.

"Like the hell? Di namin alam na dito natulog iyan." Dinuro pa ni Andrew si Vince.

"I said, Who. Let. Her. In. Here.?!" I just look at him poker face habang siya parang manglalamon ng tao.

Tinuro ng mga playboys si Eugene. Takot pala sila kay Vince? Why so? Maybe, its time for me to start finding out. He's mysterious as death. Makes me anticipate for the first time in forever. He looked at me ng napakasama at,

"Get the hell out of here!" at tumalikod na. Pabagsak niyang sinara ang pintong pinanggalingan at siya namang pagpasok ni Maria at Mia. I sighed in disbelief. Who is he really?

They all scratched the back of their head in shame and guilt. What's with the kamot-batok thing? Mannerism nilang LAHAT?! As in LAHAT sila talaga.

"Well, I guess I'm not welcome here." Saad ko.

"Sorry, sexy. We didn't know he stayed last night." Tinignan ni Eugene ng masama si Carl Stephen na guilty- ing guilty naman sa maling info-ng binigay.

"It's okay. You don't want him to know you let a female in your penthouse. I know its your rules." Ako

"Which he broke." Turo ni Damon kay Eugene. Tatawa naman ang ibang mga playboy.

"I have to go." Kiniha ko ang Prada bag and naunang lumabas.

"Hey! San ka pupunta?" tanong ni Andrew.

"Parasimo." Tipid kong sabi.

"And where is that?"

"You sound like a possessive boyfriend, Mr. Loyola." Puna ni Maria dito. Nag- smile lang si Mia.

"Psh." Andrew.

"Parasimo is a restaurant I own together with my bestfriend."

Sabi ko.

"Is your bestfriend a girl?" na- iintrigang tanong ni Damon.

"Sexy hot as hell like you?" si Carl Stephen.

Hay naku! No doubt, playboy nga sila.

"It is for you to find out." Pambi- bitin ko. At iniwan silang puro nakanguso. Pumasok kami sa loob ng McLaren ni Maria tungong Parasimo.

Papasok ko palang, maraming bati na akong natatanggap mula sa mga employees ko. The resto is filled with costumers.

Lumapit sa akin ang isa sa mga managers para i- welcome ako personally.

"Good Morning, Miss Annabeth!" nakangiting bati sa akin ni Mara Clarisse. She's incharge of the first house. Actually, this restaurant is composed of three houses. The first house, the second house, at ang main house.

Julianne Claire is her twin and is the manager of the second house at ang main naman ay,

"Where's Alexa?" tanong ko.

"Ah... eh..." she's hiding something, I know.

I raised my brows.

"Ih..."

"Tell me. We have a lot of customers to attend to."

"Oh." Napagtanto niya na.

Maria got impatient kaya,

"Stop mentioning the vowels of the alphabet, Mara Clarisse. You're wasting time."

Yumuko ito at akmang magsasalit ng bumukas ang glass entrance ng resto.

"I'm back!!!" catching attention from some customers, she came in with her bodyguard na hirap sa pagbibitbit ng paper bags.

Ang napakatamis nitong ngiti ay napawi when she laid eyes on me. She's nervously walking towards me.

"Miss Alexa." Bati nina Maria at Mia.

"Hi!" bati niya sa kanila and turned to me with her hands shaking nervously.

"Where were you?" I asked her in a motherly tone.

"S-Shopping." She stuttered. I heaved a sigh keeping my cool.

"Get in my office. NOW!"

 

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