The Casanova's Curse

6. Best Friend

"Uncle?"

Matagal bago nagsalita si Uncle sa kabilang linya. Hindi naman ako kinakabahan sa tuwing nakaka-usap ko siya. Kung tutuusin, mas takot pa ako kay kuya Kelly kaysa sa kanya.

"Kasama mo ba si Alexandria ngayon?"

Hindi agad ako sumagot. Bakit hindi niya alam na kasama ni kuya si Alexandria?

"Hindi po. She's with kuya Kelly."

Natahimik siya. Hindi kasi siya sanay na sa tuwing tatawag siya sa akin ay hindi kami magkasama ni Alexandria. Palagi kasi kaming magkasama kahit saan, classmate ko siya at pati mga clubs ko ay kasali din si Ayi. Para lagi kaming magkasama, naga-adjust kami sa isa't isa. Noong sumali ako ng basketball team ng Saint Claire, sumali siya sa gymnastics team. Noong sumali naman siya sa theater, sumali din ako. Noong una kaming pumasok dito, hindi kami naging magkaklase si Ayi. Malungkot siya noon dahil hindi siya sanay sa mga kasama niya at hindi din siya magaling makipag-usap sa taong kakakilala niya lang. Kaya ginawan ng paraan ni kuya Kelly na maging magkaklase kami, at syempre ginamitan ng pera para makuha namin ang gusto namin.

"Okay, see you in the mansion later, Lyndon. Bye."

"Bye Uncle."

Binaba ko na ang cellphone ko matapos putulin ang tawag. My Uncle, George Consunji, a politician and businessman. He was known for being rich and intelligent, he never had an issue in politics. Not even once. Hindi naging issue ang pagiging mayaman niya sa ibang politician dahil alam nila kung saan nanggaling si Uncle. I was lucky to be part of his family, my mom she always put my needs before her own and that's the reason why when Uncle decided to bring us here in the Philippines, she agreed knowing that my future will be secured. My Dad, who can kill just to give everything I want in my life. Mom said, when they had me it was unexpected and they were blessed to have me especially when they knew that they had a baby boy. In what I learned in tita Monique's tradition, boys in the family are more important and I am sad because Ayi is not. She's  treated like a Princess, but kuya Kelly is treated like a King and so do I. It makes me wonder, do they love Ayi the same way they love kuya Kelly and me?

"Lyndon?"

Nabalik ako sa reyalidad ng marinig ko ang pangalan ko. I completely forgot that I was with Eleven. Bumalik ako sa sofa para umupo sa tabi niya, I calmed myself down to replace the sadness in my eyes.

"Do you want something to eat?"

Umiling ako. Busog pa ako mula doon sa kinain namin kanina.

"Let's settle things down, shall we?"

I said talking about what happened earlier. He pat my shoulders and look at me intently.

"William, enrolled in Saint Claire because my brother did not approved his transfer in Ashford. Kuya Rye knew him, before I dated his sister. I know that you know that our school has a sister school in Korea, nanggaling siya don."

So, William was also a student of a prestigious school, huh?

"He came back here in the Philippines for the sole purpose of his sister. Katherine Jo, is studying in Ashford and she's my classmate. When we started dating, I met her parents, she introduced me as her boyfriend."

I crossed my arms. Sumandal ako sa sofa dahil mukhang magugustuhan ko ang kwento ni Eleven. He never likes to flaunt who he dated or even speaking about the girls he had peel off. He is a playboy but he doesn't want to let people know from his own mouth.

"We're already dating for almost three months when her mom saw me with another girl. It's not surprising though, I like to play with girls. I like the attention, the interest, everything."