BOOK 1 | Start the War

Arc 2 | Ch. 28: I Already Have You

Start the War

Chapter 028

Just as she's expecting, after the feast, drinking while chattering is what they did next.

At dahil underage pa si Cheska pati ang iilang Lees na nandoon sa loob ng dining hall, wine lang ang kanilang ininom. Cj, Sebastian, Ron, Sean, Sophia, and the elders are the ones who drank hard liquors.

She surely had fun. That's her first time eating with a bunch of people. It's much exciting and enjoyable than she imagined. Well, perhaps it's because that's her family she's eating with?

Dulot na rin ng kasiyahan na nagaganap, nakaramdam si Cheska ng maagang antok. Inutukan lang naman siya ng iilan niyang pinsan kaya habang busy siya sa pakikipagusap sa kanila, nilalagyan nila ng nilalagyan ang kaniyang baso.

Not wine but a hard drink.

"Sean!" Cj roared and glared at him. "Napakatigas talaga ng ulo mo!"

Tumawa lang ito at nagtago sa likuran ni Ron na napabuntong hininga. He's the mastermind of making Cheska drunk tonight.

"This only happens once in a blue moon Cj! Sulitin na dapat!"

"She's still underage!"

At the moment, she's lying on her bed. Nagyaya na siya dahil nakaramdam na rin siya ng pagkahilo. Wala siyang kaalam alam kung nakailang baso pa siya.

Sean got her good. Was it his revenge? She can't tell.

Overall, she had fun. Kaya nang malaman niyang inutakan siya wala siyang nasabi. Perhaps she's already drunk that her mind refuses to be mad?

Who knows?

Sebastian is just standing right beside her while his arms are crossed. Kahit matapang ang alak na kaniyang ininom, he still seems fine.

Siguro sanay na. It's their tradition so this has been going on for the past years.

Nakataas lang ang braso ni Cheska sa kisame, ayaw pang matulog dahil gusto pa niyang kausapin si Sebastian.

"Let's just talk tomorrow morning. Inaantok ka na sabi mo diba?"

"Nawala bigla."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Among everyone else here, you know you're the person I trust the most, right?" binaba niya ang kaniyang braso at nilingon siya. She saw Sebastian's surprised face. "Oh...you didn't?"

"Me?"

"I don't know..." she only thought of it now.

Bakit nga ba siya? Why not her brother? Her parents? Her sister?

"Maybe because since I learned the truth about myself, you're the only person who stayed with me, who guided me."

"Cj is doing the same thing."

"I know...but for unknown reasons, I cannot trust him completely...I feel like he's still hiding something from me—I mean, everyone."

"I'm not included?"

"Of course, you are. You've been with them for so long. You know what they know, right?"

"Edi bakit?" he asked. "Forgive me for digging deeply. I just feel like...I don't deserve your trust at all. Besides, you don't really like me when we first met."

Oo nga no? Ngayon niya lang ulit naalala ang kanilang unang pagkikita. She refused Sebastian when he was asking for her help.

Anyway, umamin naman siya na pinalusot niya lang iyon so he can be close to her. No reason to feel guilty.