Must Not Fall Inlove

Part 8

part 8
Alex's POV

"uuwi ka ngayon? " usapan nila Kuya and Ate Pau. I kept quiet and tinignan ko nalang yung ibang sites dito.

"yup, san ka ba nag ste stay ngayon? Oh I forgot to tell. May fitting tayo bukas before your party"

"can you uh resched that? I don't think time will permit us, ako kasi ang magluluto."

"babe? " napatigil naman si Kuya sa nagmamakaawang boses ni Ate Mich. Baka sobrang na excite siya na ayaw niyang mai resched ang fitting bukas.

"okay fine." sabi ni Kuya and kissed Ate Pau's forehead.

From: Tristan
Hi Alex! Busy ka today?

Goodthing nag text tong si Tristan para di naman masyadong awkward yung ganap dito saaming tatlo.

To:Tristan
Not that much, why ask?

From Tristan :
Lunch? My treat

To Tristan:
Sure, pick me up dito sa airline company.

From Tristan :
Okayy.

"Alex, san mo gusto kumain? " Kuya asked.

"ahh di ako sasabay Kuya, I'd be going out with a friend." pag kabitiw ko palang nang sinabi ko sumimangot naman si Kuya.

"a friend ha hindi ex boyfriend." pag didiin niya saken before he turned his back on me.

Hindi naman ako papayag kay Tristan kung walang dahilan eh.

Nagpaalam na muna ako nang maayos kay kuya before leaving at agad din akong lumabas nang company.

"hi" bati ni Tristan nang pagpasok ko sa sasakyan niya.

Nginitian ko naman siya at inayos ko ang seatbelt ko.

"good thing inaya moko, natakasan ko sila kuya for awhile." sambit ko habanh diretsong nakatingin sa daan.

"what do you mean natakasan? Di ka nag paalam? " he asked.

Umiling ako "no not like that, ibig kong sabihin naka escape ako sa awkwardness na nangyayari, third wheel ako eh." I laughed, natawa rin naman si Tristan sa sinabi ko.

"oh okay, that's good to hear. Mamaya pagalitan ka pa nang kuya mo eh"

"how are you by the way? Haven't heared of you the past few days." I asked.

"doing well, masakit katawan ko but its fine kailangan ko pang tapusin yung blue print nang client ko."

I nodded, hindi talaga siya magpapa apekto para lang sa pamilya niya.

"you should just rest, gusto mo ba ako na lang mag drive? " I offered myself to drive para makapag pahinga na lanh siya dito kahit papaano.

"it's okay, uuwi na rin naman ako after our lunch, sa bahay ko na lang tatapusin yung blue print."

I nodded and then shifted my gaze at the buildings outside.

Naisip ko lang na lahat kami nandito ang kinabubuhayan at malayo sa kung san man talaga kami nakatira. Ang totoo kase rest house lang namin yun sa tagaytay but dad decided na dun na lang kami tumira dahil gusto niya na rin mahanap yung inner peace niya.

He's still blaming himself sa pagkamatay ni mama and tuwing nasa bahay kami sa manila, naiisip niya lang si mom.

"Alex, pupunta ka ba don sa party nang kuya mo? " Tristan asked out of nowhere, inimbita kaya siya ni Kuya?

Tumango ako "yup, I'll be there. Are you coming? "

"gulat ka ha, ako din eh. I received an email from Alex's secretary na magkakaroon daw nang house party yung kuya mo." nakangiti niyang sabi.

Nginitian ko siya, sana nga ay magkaayos na talaga sila ni Kuya. Madali naman kase kausapin iyon. Hindi ganon katigas yung puso niya di gaya saamin ni Ate.

"sana maging okay na kayo ni Kuya." I told him.

"hopefully maging okay na ulit kami, mabait kasi ang kuya mo, Alex. Sana mas mabait na siya ngayon na he got so matured."

"he is kind, pinakamabait saming tatlo. For sure hindi na yon or should I say wala nayong galit sayo. "

He just smiled and continued driving, in just a minute nakarating na rin kami sa mall.

"Where we'll be eating? Bawal sa fastfood ha." Pag papaalala ko sakaniya.

"not sure, you want salad? " he asked.

Wala namang ibang choice kundi yun ang kainin, kung wala lang talaga tong sakit he would treat me sa mcdo kasi yun ang paborito naming dalawa.

"caesar salad sakinn." I excitedly said

He just nodded and then called out the waiter. I looked at the place and it's fine, sobrang refreshing nang design.

From Ate Pau :
I saw you, I tried distracting Alex pero I think we'll be going on the same shop na you are in!!!

I was shookt sa text ni Ate Pau and I grabbed Tristan's attention bago pa man matapos siyang mag order.

"Tris, we can't eat here. Dito kakain sila kuya, we better go." sabi ko and then grabbed him out.

We ran para makatungo dun sa next stall para di nila kami makita. Whoosh! That was close.

"bad timing talaga yang kuya mo palagi noh!" sabi ni Tristan.

I just laughed at him sa pagbubugnot niya.

"let's eat sa snr, may salad don. That would still be great! " pag cheer up ko sakaniya.

He just smiled at me and we both went to snr.

"just go find us some seat, ako na oorder." he told me

Medyo puno dito sa harap kaya sa back part ako nang place nang hanap nang mauupuan.

"I didn't knew na bumalik ka na, how selfish" it was something sexy sa pagkakasabi nang bawat salita na yan.

Those two were like business people, they were so dressed and mukhang arogante.

"it was unexpected, Alex just told me to come home with him."

Familiar yung boses? Pero malabo naman na si Jax yung nandito kasi sabi niya busy siya the whole day.

"ah so you came home with Alex Fernández? "

And with that sentence nalaman kong kilala ko nga talaga ang kinakausap nang babaeng ito.

"fortunately yes, you missed me didn't you? " magiliw naman na sabi ni Jax.

Niyakap naman siya nang babaeng kausap niya "ofcourse! Ni hindi mo na nga ko inupdate since then."

"Alex! " tawag sakin ni Tristan habang binababa yung mga naiorder niyang pagkain.

Tinignan ko saglit si Tristan and looked sa place nila Jax and to find out na nakatingin na silang dalawa saakin.