Wicked Her

Kabanata 55

"Are you serious?" Tanong ko.

"When the hell did I joke Ara?" Napatayo ako. Natumba pa yung inuupuan ko.

"Why dinner?!" I asked. I heard him chuckle. And damn! I suddenly felt butterflies on my stomach!

"Want something more than dinner?" He huskily asked. Napapikit ako. That's pure sarcasm!

"I-its not what I mean!" Frustrated akong umikot sa kwarto. "I don't want to interact with you." I said. Natahimik ang kabilang linya.

Nanatiling ganoon ngunit hindi pa nakapatay ang tawag. Lalo lang akong kinabahan.

"Then why did you sign our contract?" Tanong nya.

"Because I need money." Walang hiya kong sinabi. I need to be honest, I am honest.

"Even though i'm the boss?" He asked coldly.

"Models of the company doesn't interact with the owner of the company." Snaad ko which is a matter of fact.

"Really?" Tanong nya. His coolness is back. "Is that a rule?" Hindi ako nakasagot agad.

"M-maybe? I dont know."

"Dinner with me later tonight." Then he ended the call.

"Fuck!" Mahabang mura ko tsaka tumingala.

Nang naka-get over na ako ay bumalik ako sa upuan ko at kakain na sana ng mag-ring muli ang phone ko.

It's mom.

"Hello." Sumubo ako sa pagkain ko.

"Ara you should go home." Hindi ako kumibo at sumubo bago sumagot muli.

"Mom, wala akong trabaho sa Canada--" She cut me off with a cold tone.

"Canada is not your home Arabella!" Napairap ako.

"It is mom." Nawalan ako bigla ng gana kumain.

"Your father needs you right now." I felt my mother is crying already pero umiling lang ako at pumikit.

"I dont have a father and besides nasaan ba yang impakta nyang anak?!" Tanong ko. "Ninakawan sya?" Natawa ako. "Iniwan sya ng wala nang makuha sa kanya?"

"Ara.." Lumambing ang boses ni mommy.

"Bakit ka ba nandyan mom?" Tanong ko.

"Your father needs me." Natawa ako.

"He's in debt. Million-million ang utang nya!" Sigaw ko. "That fucking bitch!" Nangingigil na binuksan ko ang kurtina ng kwarto. "I'm gonna kill her!" Sigaw ko pa.

Napalunok ako.

Bakit nakikipagmataasan ako sa daddy ko?

"Ill go now mom." Saad ko at pinatay ang tawag.

Naupo ako sa kama ko at wala sa sariling nagbrowse sa phone ko. Nakarating ako sa savings ko.

Only half a million left and we can take back the mansion.

Damn Emily!

Napakagat ako sa labi ko.

Matagal ko pang maiipon yung 500k na yon. So dad please, bare with it.

Pumikit ako at nahiga. Pilit na nagpipigil ng luha.

Kung hindi ko iniwan si Daddy noon ay siguradong hindi sya nahihirapan ng ganito.

My father is not living on his mansion anymore, he is living on the hospistal which is paid by my mother. He can't leave hospital because he is not fully recover from a heart desease and besides wala na syang bahay na uuwian.

Emily and her mom? I dont know! Even Bryan doesn't know kung nasaan ang dalawang demonyita.

Maybe they are rotting in hell by now.

Kapag naging successful ako sa company ni Nealle ay mapapadali ang 500k ko.

Napaisip ako.

Dinner with Nealle is the only key to have my comeback?

What if I want more than comeback?

Then dinner with him wont be enough?