Forgotten Child

Second Chapter

"Hey there sexy lady."

"Shit, bro! Kahit na maliit, pwedeng-pwede na!"

"Nakakagigil! Mmm!"

At nang may biglang nagsexy whistle at nagtawanan sila, I just ignored them. I mean, nasa club ako, so encountering guys like that is something I shouldn't be surprise about.

"Oh? What made you come here?" Bungad niya agad sa'kin bago pa ako makaupo sa tabi niya. Then he made a sign to the bartender. "A glass of water with lemon please."

"Sir?" May halong pagtataka ang mukha ng lalaking bartender.

I sighed as I know that he glared at him. "Just give me the fvcking water."

"You didn't need to do that, Spade," sabi ko na lang habang pinapanuod ang pagkataranta ng kawawang bartender.

Spade hissed. "He shouldn't have made that stupid expression."

"Well, what can you expect? We're in a club, and people always order alcoholic drinks and not just water with lemon," pagkasabi ko nun ay nilapag na ng bartender yung baso sa harapan ko. "Thank you," I told him.

Medyo nagulat pa nga siya at magsasalita sana kaso pinutol agad siya nitong si Spade.

"Try and talk to her and I will fvcking smash your skull."

Siniko ko agad siya. "Ano ba? Kumalma ka nga diyan! Tinatakot mo masyado eh."

Ayan, tumakbo tuloy si kuya na namumutla. Hayss...

"Beanie Girl, as long as you're with me, no one is allowed to talk to you."

Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako. "Ilang beses mo na 'yang sinabi sa'kin, Spade. Oo na, oo na, kaso di naman maiiwasan 'yun."

He only answered me with a meaningful smirk.

I rolled my eyes. "Anyway, kamusta ang Academy?"

"Fine. Same old, same old."

Napatango ako. "What about—"

"Just tell me what I need to do, Beanie Girl." He's impatient as ever. "No stalling, just get to the point so I can start with it."

I bit my lower lip with his seriousness before I sighed again.

Alam mo naman pala kung ano ang pinunta ko dito, tapos tinanong mo pa ako kanina?

"Have..." simula ko. "Have you ever heard of the name 'Travis'?" Liningon ko siya as I noticed that he went still. "Spade?"

His jaw tightens. "Why?"

So he heard about them.

"I need to know everything you can get about Sylvester Theo Travis."

His face darkens. "And what more?"

I bit my lip again. This is not right, but I need to... I have to.

"And... anything about Mackenzie Ayala."

Napaigtad na lang ako sa kinauupuan ko dahil sa bilis niyang kumilos. Spade drank his drink and hit it on the bar table with a loud thud in just a split second.

"Fvck it," he muttered to himself before ending the space between us and giving me a hug. "Consider it done, Beanie Girl," he muttered as he kissed my forehead. "And drink your fvcking water that has a fvcking lemon."

And with that, he stormed out of the bar — giving those guys who made nasty comments about me a straight punch in the gut.