Control The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 25

#CTG25 Chapter 25

"Akala ko one Sunday lang duty mo?" Rory asked as she watch me prepare my things bago ako dumiretso sa hotel. I was tempted to answer 'I thought so, too' but decided against it. There's nothing good that would come from her knowing na kaya ako pupunta sa hotel ay dahil sa request ni Rhys na ako iyong maghatid ng LMTs niya at magwakeup call sa kanya...

Which was weird... since I discovered na ka-frat yata siya ni Iñigo. Because if that's the case, sigurado ako na bina-barops siya ng mga ka-frat niya. They even rented a whole floor of the hotel—which wasn't surprising knowing that their frat's the richest and most powerful in school. Sobrang dami nilang brods na nasa matataas na position—both in public and private sectors.

Pagdating ko sa hotel, dumiretso ako sa isa sa mga coffee shops doon. Inayos ko iyong mga gamit ko. Mamaya pa namang madaling araw ako kailangan. Nagsimula akong magbasa ng reviewer para hindi masayang ang oras ko. After a while, my eyes got tired. Tumayo ako at iniwan doon iyong gamit ko para maglakad-lakad.

"Cha!"

I sighed when I heard my name being called. I really wasn't in the mood to socialize—I never was... Naglakad lang naman ako para ma-relax dahil nahihilo na ako sa mga binabasa ko.

I turned around and saw Rhys waving at me. Agad na kumunot and noo ko nang makita ko si Gracey na katabi niya... at si Iñigo. What the hell was happening?

Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko lalo na nang lumapit silang lahat sa akin—kasama iyong mga magulang ni Rhys... The hell... Magkapatid ba sila ni Gracey?

I looked at Iñigo's face and he looked like he'd be anywhere but here. I was starting to doubt every decision I made. Bakit ba ako umalis sa coffee shop? Bakit ba ginusto ko na maglakad-lakad? I should've stayed put. Hindi sana ako napunta sa sitwasyon na 'to.

"Small world," Gracey said, smiling. "Ikaw pala 'yung Cha na laging sinasabi—"

"Shut up," Rhys said, glaring at Gracey. He looked at me. "We're gonna have dinner... Gusto mong sumama?"

Hell no.

Bakit ako sasama sa dinner nilang pamilya?

"No, thanks," I politely said. "Nasa coffee shop pa po iyong gamit ko," sabi ko sa mga magulang niya na naka-tingin sa akin at naka-ngiti. Rhys was really polite with my Dad and I was never really rude to anyone... unless they were rude to me first. My rule is that I'm nice until you piss me off.

"Rhys, samahan mo siyang kunin iyong gamit," his mom said. "Let us treat you to dinner, hija... As thank you dahil sinamahan mo si Rhys namin last week. Hindi kasi kami naka-punta agad because of work."

I sighed.

I was left with no choice but to join them for dinner. Sumama sa akin si Rhys para kunin iyong iniwan ko na gamit sa coffee shop.

"Hey..." he said. "Ayaw mo ba talagang sumama? I can just make an excuse."

"No. Okay lang."

"You sure?"

"Yeah," sagot ko habang inaayos iyong gamit ko. "Bakit mo pa sinabi sa kanila na sinamahan kita last week?"

I wasn't looking at him and was just focused on putting my things in my bag. But even then, it's like I could see Rhys' smile. Palagi kasi siyang naka-ngiti talaga... but then so was Iñigo. I really couldn't keep up with these frat guys. It's like they're living dual lives.

"They felt really guilty about not being with me last week, so I told them I had someone with me."

"Did you mention na kaya lang ako nandun ay dahil ni-request mo?"