Nakaupo kami sa may veranda ngayon. The veranda was such a beautiful place to hang out to. Over-looking kasi siya sa nag gagandahang tanawin at bulubundukin ng ZamPen.
Nagkakape pa rin kami and this time, may pa cheesecake na si Mayor.
Nakaupo ako sa mahabang sofa habang siya ay nakahiga sa hita ko. Aba'y matindi!
Vander promised to share his experiences in life. Ngayon ko lang napagtanto that I am in love with someone na wala man lang akong kaalam-alam sa buhay niya. Wow, in love na talaga no?
"I started working with Siena when I was eight years old." He began. Napanganga ako. Eight? Kumakain pa ako ng lupa niyan, ah.
"I was born in the Philippines with a poor mother and an abusive Italian father. Walang araw na hindi niya kami binubugbog ng nanay ko." Pagpapatuloy niya. I looked at him and he was staring at nowhere.
Sinuklay ko ang buhok niya at nagsalita ulit siya.
"One day, while I was helping my mom with the chores sa bahay na pinagtatrabahuan niya, a woman came to me and offered me a high-paying job. I was eight and do not know what the job is pero tinanggap ko iyon even when my mom said no."
"But I refused to listen to my mom and accepted the offer. The job was to kill my father...And I did."
"My mom knew. But she never said thank you nor scolded me kaya I assumed it was fine with her." Tinignan niya ako. "It was not."
"It turned out, nagkasakit siya sa utak noong nga panahong binubugbog siya ng ama ko. One time, she came home with a knife, ready to kill me then herself. But the woman who offered me a job came and interrupted my mom's agenda. The woman convinced my mom she will make our life better pero hindi naniwala ang nanay ko. Instead, she killed herself infront of me."
Pigil ang hininga ko sa sinabi niya. My heart ached. Young Vander endured that much?
Kununot ang noo niya nang pumatak ang luha mula sa mata ko papunta sa noo niya. He stifled a laugh and wiped it.
"Don't cry, my love. It's in the past now. Gusto mo pa bang magpatuloy ako o hindi na?"
Tumango ako while mumbling my sorry. Inabot niya ang kamay ko and he wiped my tears with his hand.
"After we buried my mom, the woman brought me to Spain. She introduced me to Siena and I began training harder than she thought. You said Hans was accelerated? Honey, by the age of nine I was already part of the BOD." Umatras bigla ang luha ko dahil sa sinabi niya. Hambog rin ang isa ito, eh.
Tumawa siya at nagpatuloy. "The woman offered a position on the board of directors and the rest of the BOD agreed except your dad." I looked at him confused.
"Well, it's because of my age. He doesn't want me doing such heavy jobs yet kaya ang ginawa niya'y hinasa niya ang talento ko sa field." He continued. Mas lalo lang akong nagtaka.
I thought Dad doesn't know him. But then, when I told him about Vander parang he knows something. I am so confused!
"Dad knows you?" Tanong ko. He nodded.
"Akala ko hindi. Naaalala mo ba yung kay Mr. Su na mission? I told him about you right after the mission and he denied knowing you." Sabi ko. He chuckled.
"Yeah, your father and I has this discreet relationship." He replied smiling and I faked a gasp.
"Oh, no. You're into guys pala?" Pang-aasar ko. Natawa siya sa reaksyon ko then in a cold tone he said,
BINABASA MO ANG
DRY ME LATER (Luca Marco Series #1)
General Fiction"I'll dry you later when you finish coming." - In his line of work, Vander Giordano was down to two choices. Siena or Avyanna. *** R18+ READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
