The Untamable Woman

13

"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Kailan ka pa nakabalik? Wait, why didn't you tell me you were already back?" alala ko siyang tinignan. "Did something happen kaya ka bumalik? Is someone tailing you or trying to kill you?" sunod-sunod kong tanong sa kanya. 

"Calm down, Angel," he messed with my hair again. "None of those are happening to me. Tito called me two weeks ago, and asked to do him a favor." 

"So alam mo na kung anong nangyayare sa Underground?" taka kong tanong ulit. 

Tumango siya. "He explained the recent happening, but not all of it. Ang sabi niya hindi importante ang ibang nangyare, so I didn't ask. I was hoping you would be the one to explain to me what those missing parts are," kalmado niyang isinagot sa akin. 

Wow.. It's been a long time since I've seen Bryce. I can definitely say that he changed. Hindi na siya yung lalaking laging nakasalubong ang kilay at 'di mahilig makipagkwentuhan. Hell, he even dislike receiving a call from Dad dahil alam niyang may kailangan si Dad sa kanya.

So what gives with his this new aura of his? Bakit parang masyado ata siyang atat para bumalik sa posisyon niya ngayon? May kakaibang tumatakbo sa isipan niya, but his blocking his thoughts from me ara hindi ko ito mabasa.

Lumingon ako kay Dad. "Bakit mo siya pinabalik? Akala ko ba payag kang mawala siya ng matagal-tagal?" I questioned Dad, who happened to be watching Bryce and I. 

"Dahil siya ang papalit sa pwesto mo habang wala ka," bagsak sa akin ni Dad. 

Naguguluhan ko siyang tinignan. "But I'm not going anywhere. So I don't see why he needs to be here at all. I don't mean to be rude to you, Bryce, but you aren't needed here," sabay tingin kay Bryce. 

"That's not what I heard from Tito," cold eyes are stabbing me right now. 

"Ano ba ang sinabi niya sayo?" I curiously asked. 

This isn't adding up at all. Bakit pinapabalik ni Dad si Bryce kung wala akong pupuntahan. Tsaka bakit ako pinapaalis ni Dad sa Underground na parang may ginawa akong masama? For goodness sake, I am risking my teams life trying to find the person behind Mr. Gonzin. He can't just suddenly throw me out like this. 

"I'll explain everything later," Bryce grabbed my wrist, and turned around to face dad. "Tito, I'll be taking Angel. Ako na ang bahala sa kanya," paalam niya kay Dad.

"Go ahead, Bryce," kumunot-noo akong lumingon kay Dad. "You have to understand this, Angel," yun lang ang sinabi niya. 

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Bryce took me out of my Dad's office at dinala ako dito sa dating meeting place naming dalawa. It's a small shack near the ocean. Lagi kaming nagkikita dito dati dahil madaming tao ang pumupunta dito. The chance of us getting recognize from people associated with us is 1 out of 10. 

"Start talking, Mr. MIA," utos ko sa kanya. 

"Don't you want to have a drink first?" he flipped through the menu. "I heard their food improved while I was gone," he said trying to change our topic. 

I placed my hand on the menu, and stop him from flipping through the pages. Bahagya siyang napatingala sa akin tsaka inurong ang kamay kong pumipigil sa kanya para makita ang ibang pagkain. 

"I don't want anything. I just want to hear what my Dad told you," seryoso ko siyang pinagmasdan. "Please, Bryce." 

"Fine," he sighed. "He wants you to work for your Mom's company." 

"Huh?!" nganga kong sinabi. "Are you fucking kidding me right now, Bryce? Kasi kung oo, then you aren't very good at telling jokes," pagbasag ko sa biro niya.