The Mafia's Slave Part 1 & 2

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M A R S H A N

"Andyan na siguro si Paeng." I thought to myself ng makarinig ako ng sunud-sunod na doorbell. I immediately walks towards the door and opened it. Bahagya pa akong napaatras ng makitang hindi si Tito Wilson ang naghatid kay Paeng kundi yung tatlo. 

"Hi Marshan, hatid lang namin si Raphael, I mean si Walrick." Christian said.

"A-Ah oo." I said awkwardly at kinuha yung bag ni Paeng mula kay Waldrin. Nag-alangan pa ko dahil hindi naman ako tulad ni Maxene na immuned sa cold stares niya. 

"Pasok kayo." My brother told them kaya napahawak ako ng mahigpit sa pintuan. Paeng looked at me dahil hindi ko binuksan ng maluwang ang pinto, just enough for him to enter. 

"They're my guests." He said. 

"And this is my house! What if maabutan sila ni Maxene?!" I asked him. 

"You know Ate Maxene never gets home at night." He said coldly at pumasok na sa loob ng unit namin. I bit my lower lip frustratedly and opened the door for them. 

Since after the Gang War, halos hindi na umuuwi si Maxene dahil busy na siya sa paghunt down sa mga Venoms. Hindi ko na rin alam kung nakakatulog pa ba siya but I am starting to notice that she's losing some weight. 

"Asan si Maxene? I want to talk to her." Christian asked me after I closed the door. 

"B-Busy, gaya nga ng sabi ni Paeng halos hindi na siya umuuwi." I said. Sumunod ako sa kanila papasok, they are seated on the couch at nasa gilid lang ako at nakahawak sa siko ko. Hindi ko alam kung aalukin ko ba sila ng maiinom o makakain because I didn't prepare anything. 

"I cannot offer you anything." I just said. Bumaling sila sakin pero si Christian lang ang sumagot. 

"It's fine, tapos na rin naman kaming kumain, have you eaten?" He asked me. Nag-iwas ako ng tingin at umiling. 

"No, not yet." 

"Ate Marshan doesn't like eating alone." Paeng said. Nakagat ko ang ibabang labi ko, I already had a cup of hot choco kaya hindi na ko nakakaramdam ng gutom. 

"Do you like to eat something?" Raven asked me. I can feel my cheeks heating up, lalo na ng bumaling si Waldrin at Christian sa kanya. No one knows our relationship yet, well, wala naman talaga kaming relasyon. 

I just like him, but I don't know about him. 

"No, I'm good. Wala si Maxene and I can't ask her to come home. If you don't need anything else, papasok na ko sa kwarto ko. Goodnight." I said and walked towards my room. 

"Wait, let's go out." I gasped when Raven suddenly pulled my arm before I could even open the door. 

"A-Ano bang ginagawa mo? Baka kung anong isipin nila!" I hissed at him.