Falling for Her [REVISED]

Chapter Nine

Maingay. Matao. Masaya.

Alam kong may mga Xavier din dito sa party na ito. Ayokong mapahiya si Zack sa kanila kaya gagawin ko kung ano man ang maitutulong ko sa kanya ngayong gabi.

"Jiro."

We both looked at his mom when she called him. May hawak-hawak itong wine at seryosong nakatingin kay Zack. "Good evening." Zack greeted her mom before leaning in to kiss her mom on her cheeks.

"Mabuti naman at nagpunta ka ngayong gabi." his mom said before looking at me. Kinabahan tuloy ako at napalunok. "You are?" tanong niya. "I-I'm Kei- Keilla Chantal Lee, ma'am." pakilala ko, nautal pa dahil sa kaba. She smiled at me.

"Are you my son's girlfriend?" tanong niya, ramdam ko na seryoso siya dahil sa tono ng boses niya kahit na nakangiti siya. Saglit akong tumingin kay Zack. Wala naman siyang sinabi na kailangan kong magpanggap ng girlfriend niya, diba? Ang sabi niya lang ay date for tonight.

Umiling naman ako atsaka ngumiti. "Kaibigan lang po." sagot ko naman. She smiled again before looking back to her son. "Mabuti kung ganoon. I heard Mr. Von's daughter is interested in you. Why don't you entertain her?" sabi niya kay Zack. Von? Is she pertaining to Madelline?

Pilit naman na ngumiti si Zack sa mama niya, probably just stopping himself from lashing out, especially tonight, because it's his mother's birthday, and he doesn't want to ruin it. "I'm not interested." kalmado niyang sabi before he excused the both of us.

We met some of his cousins, in her mother side pero mas marami pa rin ang pinsan niya sa father side. Karamihan ng Xavier ay mga lalake pero may mga babae rin naman, siguro ay nasa kalahati lang ng mga lalaking Xavier.

"Jiro!" a woman called his name, siguro ay pinsan niya dahil may hawig sila. "Kathleen." he smiled before hugging his cousin. "I missed you! Last year ko pa gustong umuwi pero busy pa kasi sila dad. I was surprised nga na kahit divorced na si tito Zackary at tita Jirra ay nandito pa rin ang angkan ng Xavier." pag-kwento ng pinsan niya na si Kathleen.

"I was surprised too. But mom made a big impact on them, so maybe that's why." sabi naman ni Zack sa kanila. Are his parents divorced? Hindi ko alam iyon. I smiled at Kathleen when she turned to me. "Hey! Why don't you introduce your girlfriend or friend here?" Kathleen told Zack while smiling.

Tumingin naman sa akin si Zack at hinila ako ng bahagya palapit sa kanya. "This is Keilla, a friend of mine." sabi niya. Ngumiti naman ako sa kanila.

"I'm Kathleen, nice to meet you!" Kathleen pulled me to hug me kaya naman hindi agad ako naka-react dahil sa gulat. When she released me ay sumunod naman ang isa pa niyang babae na pinsan.

"I'm Marinette Ryzon Xavier, just call me Mary." pakilala naman nung isa. "Keilla." pakilala ko naman.

"I'm Elliot Zion Xavier." a guy introduced himself next.

"I'm Gray Collin Xavier." pagpapakilala naman nung katabi niya.

"And I'm Brianna Clara Xavier! Just call me Bria!" pagpapakilala naman nung isa, mukha siyang jolly type of person. Taliwas kay Zack, Elliot at Gray.

"I'm Dior Easton Xavier." a guy offered his hand, so I accepted it para mag-shake hands.

Iilan lang ang mga 'yan sa mga pinsan ni Zack na nagpakilala. "Which school do you go to?" tanong ni Bria.

"Sa-"

"She's not from here. She's also from states, nagbakasyon lang dito for family matters." si Zack ang sumagot. Oo nga pala, kapag sinabi kong sa Hellviore rin ako pumapasok ay baka hanapin nila ako doon.