Art of Seduction

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Sweetheart

Troy? Ewan ko.

I dont know if I really did love him...hindi ko alam 'kong bakit pagdating kay Benj ay ang dami-dami kong nararamdaman na kailanman ay hindi ko naramdaman pag si Troy na ang pinag-uusapan.

Did I fell out of love? Or infatuation lang 'yon? Is it Benj ever since?

I like Troy...hindi ko pinagdududuhan 'yon. But the thought na kaya 'kong sumugal para sa kanya? Its a damn long story.

“Benj!” humalakhak si Elijah at inakbayan si Benj. Benj smirked at Elijah at todo ang tawa nang pinsan kong baliw na ata.

Wait...what? Plano ba 'to ni Elijah? Did he told Benj where we are?

Nag silapitan din sina Clau at Yesha sa lugar 'kong nasan kami. I can clearly see Benj's every moves at pati sa ngisi nya ay napapatulala ako.

I cocked my head on the other side to distract my self from thinking things like those.

What is Benj doing here? Yes, I do love him..but the thought of him kissing a girl 3 days ago? No way. Right now, my pride is greater than anything else.

“Benj Monteverde!” humalakhak si Claudine at hinagkan si Benj...she kissed her in the cheeks.

Hindi ko pinag tuonan nang pansin 'yon since that's her way of greeting, besides, she's my cousin. And I think she's drunk. 'Kong si Elle sana ang gumawa non ay masasabunutan ko na. Psh.

“Hello, Claudine.” bati ni Benj sa kanya. Clau's lips quirk ups.

“Just Clau.” aniya and Benj smiled. Dammit, that smile is ... Ugh. “You're here because of?” nakangisi padin si Clau. She even run her fingers on Benj's torso. Napairap ako nang wala sa oras.

“At bakit hindi mo kasama ang pinsan mong si Troy? Uhh. Tala's boyfriend?” hindi ako umimik dahil sa tanong ni Yesha.

Agad namang lumapit si Benj sakin at hinawakan nya ako sa bewang. Napasinghap ako nang wala sa oras. Oh gosh. What is he doing?

“Who told you that her boyfriend is Troy?” ngumisi sya and Elijah laughed.

“Finally got the girl, hu?” ngiting aso ang pinsan ko. He's really drunk. Believe me.

“Oh. Ganon ba?” ngumisi si Claudine.

“But I thought it was Troy?” asked by Yesha ,confused. Benj shrugged.

“Inagaw ko. Nag paagaw naman.” ngumisi si Benj at agad ko syang naitulak dahil sa gulat.

“A-Ano?” wala sa sariling naitanong ko. Lumapit sya sakin at muling pinadausdos ang braso nya sa bewang ko.

“Magpahinga ka na, sweetheart. You look exhausted.” puna nya as he smiled. Dammit.

“Kanina ko pa nga yan sinasabi, bro.” tawa ni Elijah. My jaw tightened. Anong ginagawa ni Benj dito?

“Take her to her room and lets talk, Monteverde.” anang Silver. Bakas padin ang ngisi ni Benj sa mukha nya kahit na nagbanta na ang kapatid ko. Umismid ako at hindi alam ang gagawin.

“Halikana.” hinigit ako ni Benj paalis doon at saka lang ako naalimpungatan nang makarating na kami sa kwarto 'kong saan ako naka stay in.

“P-Pano mo nalamang nandito ako?” he's now serious as hell.

Hindi sya sumagot bagkus ay niyakap nya ako as he caressed my hair. Tumikhim ang bagang ko.

“God, I miss you.” hindi ko sya magawang itulak.

“Benj..” that's all I can say.

“You dont know how I want to punch Troy's face...that asshole doesn't deserve you.” malambing ang boses nya pero hindi 'ko alam 'kong paano ko nagawang itulak sya.

“You're an asshole too, Benj.” umiwas ako nang tingin and his jaw clenched.

“I'm not Sophia...you don't know how broken I am these past few weeks. All I want is to take you out of my mind but hell I cant. I thought you're happy with my fucking cousin. Hindi pala. Hindi na sana kita hinayaang mapunta sa kanya. God ,he doesn't deserve you.” mahabang paliwanag nya and I cannot help it but to be bitter.

“Magpinsan kayo, Benj. You're both a Monteverde— pareho kayong manloloko at gago.” hinigit nya ako at binalik sa mga bisig nya.

“That's why I'm here...” hinarap nya ako sa kanya as he brush his pointing finger on my lips. Natigil ako sa ginawa nya. “I want to taste that luscious lips sweetheart but I'm cleaning my name here, kakausapin ko pa ang kapatid at mga pinsan mo.” he kissed me on the cheeks and I was stunned. “I'm here to prove you that I'm not like Troy, I'm nothing like him.”

Ngumiti sya and my heart crashes into pieces. I'm happy, that's 100% sure.

“Go take a rest...I'll face the Jimenez's.”