EPITHYMÍA: cup of desires

Cup #10

Pagpasok ko sa loob ng cafe ay binati ako ng mga staff. They asked me kung kamusta daw ang bakasyon ko. Nagtaka nga ako kung bakit yun ang alam nila that in fact hindi naman yun bakasyon.

"Scarlet!!" Nakangiting bungad sakin ni Tasha.

"Waaah! Kamusta?? Uyy mukhang blooming ka ah. Share mo na yung tagaytay escapade mo! Bilis!!" Excited niyang sabi. Hindi man lamang ako pinaupo sa upuan ko.

"Alam mo ikaw hindi ka mabubuhay nang hindi nanghahalungkat sa buhay ko." Napailing kong sabi.

"Eh feel ko kasing may something eh." And she wiggled her eyebrows.

Binaling ko na lang sa iba ang atensyon ko. Ayokong mag open up dahil alam kong magiging hysterical na naman siya.

"Wala okay... pwede ba marami akong gagawin kaya wag mong usisain ang love life ko."

"Aha! So may something nga kayo. Waah!! Anyare?!?!? Girl kwento mo na!!!" Sabi ko na nga ba eh.. at ito siya ngayon niyuyugyog ang kaluluwa ko sa sobrang tuwa.

"Tss. Atasha Leen tigilan mo nga ako! Kung hindi pauuwiin ko dito si Gavin!" At doon naman siya natahimik.

I know her weakness. She immediately glared at me.

"Pwede wag mong banggitin ang pangalang yan dahil kumukulo ang dugo ko!" She said.

"Edi wag mo ding banggitin yang love life ko. Sige na magmanage ka na din sa labas!"

"Hmp!! Youre so unfair! May utang kang chika sakin!!" At rumampa siya palabas.

Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pagbabasa ng documents nang tumunog ang phone ko.

Daryl:

Hey! Mom called me and she wants to invite you for dinner. Our place. Ill fetch you.

Basa ko sa text niya.

Actually nahihiya akong harapin si Tita dahil sa biglang pagkawala ko sa party niya. Tasha told me that she is looking for me the whole night.

"Sir may naghahanap po sa inyo." My secretary told me.

"Let him in." I said.

I first texted Scarlet that my mom invited her for dinner. I know that my mom adores her very much and she wanted to see her again.

I stilm cant believe what happened this past few days. I still dont know this thing we have but i just want her so bad that i cant afford to loose her out of my sight.

"Sir." Napalingon ako.

"Did you already found out?"

"Not much sir but i guess i have enough information to tell you."

I offered him to sit with me in the long couch and have some coffee.

"Base to my sources this man named Julio Villanueva is Miss Adriano's uncle, well not by blood. He is the stepbrother of the late Mr. Adriano which i also discovered as one of the leading business man i terms of agriculture owning almost all of the private lands in northern luzon."

Natigilan ako.

Si Julio Villanueva?!

He is one of the Board Members in one of my Company.

Malaki ang naging kasalanan niya kay Daddy noon but yet i didnt remove him in the board since hindi pa resolve ang problema niya sa company.

"6 years ago both Mr. And Mrs. Adriano died tragically. The suspect is still questionable and there are no bare witness. And because of what happened all the Adriano's fortune was given to Miss Adriano but manipated by this Julio Villanueva."