My Stepsister is Mine [Completed]

Chapter 5

It's been fifteen minutes pero hindi pa rin bumabalik si Atticus. Mag-isa lamang siya sa sasakyan at dumidilim na. She fixed herself as soon as he left. She was still wondering what those feelings were. They were unfamiliar. Nang hinawakan siya at hinalikan ng binata, parang hindi niya napigilan ang sariling magpatangay dito.

Ngunit nangingibabaw ngayon ang inis sa sarili niya, for allowing him to kiss and touch her! Sumunod sa damdaming iyon ang inis sa binata, dahil pinaratangan siya nito ng kung ano-ano. Kung tutuusin ay hindi naman talaga siya ganito sa ibang mga lalaki. She doesn't like being close to men. Kakaunti nga lamang ang mga kaibigan niyang lalaki sa lumang school niya.

And when she was about to lose hope that he'll come back, bigla itong lumitaw kung saan at sumakay muli sa sasakyan. He was quiet.

And so was she. If he was going to be cold to her the whole night, then, the hell she will be, too!!

He was still fumbling with his smartphone like nothing happened between them. 

She inclined her seat. Matutulog at magpapahinga na lamang siya kaysa mag-attempt na kausapin ang binata. Tutal wala naman yata itong balak na kausapin siya. When she was about to close her eyes, he suddenly spoke up.

"Nakasagap ako ng signal kanina habang naglalakad-lakad. I called my best friend Aries. He'll be here any minute now so you don't have to sleep."

Hindi siya sumagot. Galit pa rin siya dito at sa mga sinabi nito. She still closed her eyes and pretended like she didn't hear him.

Tumagal pa ng labinlimang minuto ng katahimikan at isang Monterosport na itim ang dumating at tumulong sa kanila. Dalawang lalaki ang bumaba mula roon.

"Atticus!" bati ng isang binata. 

Atticus went down his car to greet them.

"Pare, maghahanap ka na nga rin lang ng secluded place, dito pa. Alam mo namang may sinaraduhang kalsada dito at inibang ruta," ani ng binatang naka white polo shirt. Mukha itong Chinese dahil ng tsinitong features nito.

"Hi, Miss. Kaya naman pala, may kasamang chicks," sabi pa ng isang kulay ash brown ang buhok.

"Aries," saway ni Atticus sa lalaking kulay ash brown ang buhok. "Anyway, this is my stepsister, Celine Alcaraz. My father has already adopted her kaya Alcaraz na rin ang surname niya." There was a hint of annoyance in his voice when he said that. Na para bang ayaw nito sa nangyaring iyon. "Celine, these are my friends, Aries and Yego."

Halatang gulat na gulat ang mukha ng dalawang mga kaibigan ni Atticus sa narinig. 

"H-hi," she awkwardly waved at them while still sitting in the passenger seat habang nagkukumpulan ang mga itong nakasilip sa kanya from the open driver seat's door.

"Woah, you never mentioned she was this... hot," wika ni Yego.

"Yego!" matalim na saway ni Atticus dito.

"Woah, never thought you were such a territorial stepbrother..." makahulugang pansin ni Aries. 

"Tigilan 'nyo na ang pang-aasar sa'kin. I'm tired. Bring us home. Iiwan ko muna ang kotse ko dito since wala na akong gas. Papadaanan ko na lang driver namin mamaya. Ihatid 'nyo na kami."

"Sure thing, bro. Nasaan ang mga gamit mo, Celine? Tara na?" anyaya ni Yego.

"Ako na ang magdadala ng mga gamit niya." And Atticus quickly grabbed her bookbag and some of her books. "Ano pang tinitingin-tingin mo dyan? Tara na!"

So she quickly got of his car at sumakay sa sasakyan ni Aries. Yego and Aries were sitting in front kaya katabi niya sa likod si Atticus.

"Bakit ba kasi dito ka pa dumaan, Atticus?" tanong muli ni Aries ng pabalik na sila sa main highway. 

"I was in a rush," matipid nitong sagot.

"Anyway, how's Atticus as a brother, Celine? Bully ba siya sa'yo?"

"Ha?" Hindi niya alam ang isasagot. She was sitting as far away as possible from this guy. "M-mabait naman siya," she said half-heartedly. And he suddenly moved a bit closer to her. Hindi niya alam kung guni-guni niya lang ba iyon.

"Tigilan 'nyo na si Celine. Kamusta ang branch sa Tomas Morato?" pag-iiba nito ng usapan.

"Okay naman, bro," si Yego ang sumagot. "Nagpadagdag pa kami ng marketing collaterals na ipapa-release natin online at sa mga maliliit na billboards sa area para mas marami pang ma-reach na customers."

"Nagpa-customer feedback rin ako kahapon. So we have data kung saan pa maaaring mag-improve ang third brand natin."

"Branch ng ano 'to?" she asked.

"We have restaurant branches here in Metro Manila, Celine," sagot ni Aries habang nagda-drive. "We've been doing it for quite some time. You should drop by. Ililibre ka na namin."

"Anong klaseng restaurant?" manghang tanong niya. 

"Pizza restaurant. Italian ang concept namin so mostly pizza, pastas, gelatos..." pagdescribe ni Yego. "Pero ipinagmamalaki talaga namin ang pizza namin for being authentic.

"T-Talaga?" namamanghang sagot niya.

"We're all business students so we should, at least, put our knowledge to good use," sagot ni Atticus. She was suddenly surprised na mas malapit na ito sa kanya ngayon. They were elbows to elbows already.

"How old are you, Celine?" biglang tanong ni Yego sa kanya.

And she felt Atticus' arms snake around her waist. She tried to brush him off pero mahigpit ang pagkakahawak nito sa bewan niya. 

"Back off, asshole," babala ni Atticus kay Yego.

"I was just asking for her age, dude. Masyado ka namang possessive," makahulugang wika nito. "I mean, protective." 

At nagkatawanan ang dalawang binata sa harapan.

"Huwag kang mag-alala, Celine. Atticus may look scary on the outside pero may puso rin ang taong 'yan. You just really have to dig deep. Really deep!"

"Can you just shut up the both of you?" iritang tanong ni Atticus. "Just drive faster."

She gave up trying to push him away dahil parang bakal ito sa lakas at hindi natitinag sa ginagawa niya. And she was shocked all the more when his hands slid to her exposed thighs dahil maikli lamang ang skirt ng uniform nila. She, once again, tried to slap him off pero wala itong pakialam. 

"So Celine, how old are you again?" tanong naman ni Aries, this time. 

"F-fifteen," she answered while trying to hide her discomfort dahil sa ginagawa ni Atticus. Kapag hinayaan niya ito ay iisipin na naman ng binata na easy to get siya. 

"Wow, still so young. Gago ka, Atticus, menor de edad pa 'yan!" puna ni Yego.

And Atticus immediately removed his hands on her thighs na parang napaso ito. But he still kept his arm around her. Nakaramdam siya ng konting guilt sa sinabing iyon ni Yego.

Nakahinga naman ng maluwag si Celine when he left her right thigh.

"Here we are!" balita ni Aries. And they entered the driveway of the Alcaraz mansion. Pagka-park ni Aries sa harap ng pinto ng mansion, kaagad na bumaba si Celine.

"Thanks, Yego, Aries!" at dali-daling tumakbo ang dalaga papasok ng bahay.

Nagkatinginan sina Yego at Aries at parehong bumunghalit ng tawa.

"Gago ka talaga, Atticus!" si Aries.

"What?" painosenteng sagot ng binata sa kaibigan.

"That's your fucking stepsister!" sagot naman ni Yego. "You can never fool us, bro. You did something to her in the woods a while ago."

"Spill," untag ni Aries. 

"Good night. Maraming salamat," at bumaba na ito sa sasakyan ng kaibigan, ignoring the conversation altogether.

"She's hypnotizingly pretty though, I have to admit," kumento ni Aries ng ibinaba nito ang driver's seat window para magpaalam kay Atticus. "Just be careful. She's not just any girl, bro. She's your stepsister. You don't want your dad to kill you." After saying that, he sped off.

And Atticus was left thinking to himself.