Pursuit ✔

Chase 4

VOTE pls.

Chapter 4

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Vernilla's Pov:

"Maam, saan po kayo?" My assistant asked me.

"I'm going out to secure a partnership deal. If I get calls, just tell them to call back when I am no longer busy." Sabi ko sa kanya.

"Yes, maam." Sabi nito.

"Okay, I'm gonna go now." Sabi ko sa kanya.

Bago ko kikitain ang Viajeros na iyon, umuwi ako para magdala ng damit. There's a big chance that I would play a game with that man.

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Nakita ko naman ang target kong naglalaro ng golf. Dahan-dahan akong lumapit dito at niyakap ito sa likod. "Naglalaro ako gaga!" Napangiti ako sa tili nito.

"Junior, kailangan mong gumalaw lalaki!" Sabi ko sa kanya.

"Ay gaga! Bruha ngayon ka lang nakauwi!" It was Type Viajeros.

"Binalita ko. Busy ka lang talaga sa business mo!" Sabi ko sa kanya at inagaw ang golf club sa kanya at tumira. Napangiti naman ako nang mahulog ang golf ball sa butas.

"Edi sorry na. Ano bang gusto mo?" He asked. Type Viajeros is a bisexual man. He likes guys and women. 

Pero madalas pusong babae siya, "Busy ka ba talaga? Ang alam ko nagdadate ka ng palihim ng isang lalaki." Sabi ko sa kanya.

"Gaga! Hindi pa kami nagdadate non palaging may third wheel, yung best friend niyang haliparot!" Natawa na lang ako sa description niya.

"But you can't deny, maganda naman talaga si Prudence Jarvis. She is a popular singer too." Sabi ko rito at tinira ulit ang golf ball gamit ang golf club. I looked at him and said, "She is a good woman to date, a woman that you could introduce to your parents."

"I liked his best friend, you know that." Madamdaming sabi nito sa akin.

"I know. I am not pushing you to like the girl. Kinokonsensya lang kita. Sa pagpapanggap mong gusto mo siya, di mo alam baka magkagusto iyon sayo. You're a fresh fish after all! Mayaman, may connections sa mga Music Company at kung anu-ano pa.. Not to mention, gwapo at nagpapanggap pang gusto ang singer na iyon. Pero sa kabila nitong lahat, baka masaktan siya pag nalaman niyang nakipaglapit ka lang naman dahil gusto mo ang best friend niyang lalaki." Sabi ko. 

"I am thinking hard about it. Something is--"

"Something is what?" I asked.

"W-Wala. Bakit ka nga nandito at nakipagkita sa akin?" He asked in his manly voice. Hindi ko talaga alam kung saan magsesettle ang lalaking to, kung malambot ba siya o tigasing lalaki. 

Agad naman akong tumingin sa kanya. "I want a partnership deal with you." Sabi ko sa kanya.

"With DJ Legacy?" Sabi niya habang kumukuha ng golf club.

"Yes."

"I don't want to." Agad nitong tugon. I pouted in front of him and hugged him from the back.

"Ehh.. Best friend sige na! This is for my job." Sabi ko sa kanya.

"For my job ba talaga? Hindi mo ba alam na ex mo ang may-ari ng kompanyang iyon?" He asked.

"Nalaman ko lang din." Sagot ko. Napailing naman ito. "Kaya sige na, payag ka na.." Pagpapacute ko sa kanya. Type Viajeros is my childhood best friend and he is like my older brother who protects me at all costs. Yon nga lang, pumunta siya sa States nong nagmiddle school para ron mag-aral.

And we met in the States nong College, we went to school together. People also thought that we had a relationship due to our closeness but we are not really in that sort of relationship.

He thinks of me as his little sister and I also think of him as my older brother. Nothing more, nothing less. And I also tried confessing to him during grade school and he told me that he can't look at me the way I want to. 

"Ayoko! Baka magpapakatanga ka na naman sa Jarvis na iyon!" Sabi nito at tinira ang bola. 

"Hindi. I was trained under him ano ba! Sige na.." Sabi ko at yumakap sa likod niya. Sa pagyayakap ko sa kanya, naramdaman kong parang may mga matang nakatingin sa akin. 

I looked on my right side. Agad kong nabitawan si Type. "Nabato ka riyan!" Sabi ni Type.

"W-Wala." I just saw Drake looking at me intently. Kitang-kita ko ang inis at pagseselos sa mga mata nito. And why should I fucking care anyway? As if may relasyon kami!

Oo nga naman! Ang assuming mo naman na magseselos si Drake sa inyo ni Type! Tapos na kayo at sabi niyang di ka na niya mahal.

Pero sinabi niya sa office kahapon na, I love you raw--Takte! Pinapaasa mo na naman sarili mo! Di ka na natuto, Illa.

"Fine.. Tell me about this partnership deal." Sabi ni Type na ikinakuha ko ng atensyon. Tumikhim ako. 

"A partnership deal about constructing a new 5 star hotel in Palawan. Maganda naman ang Palawan at maraming dumadayong turista ron." Sabi ko sa kanya.

"Marami naman atang nag-uusbungang hotel don." Pagdadahilan ni Type para i-turndown ang deal. 

"Well, it is. But we found an exact location where there are a lot of tourists, it used to be a hotel pero nabaon sa utang yung may-ari despite the money he gained in the said hotel. Nabaon siya sa utang dahil sa pagsusugal niya. He was bankrupt and my boss came to buy the said hotel. But he didn't like the atmosphere of the hotel, nagiging low class na ito at maraming kwarto ang may sira-sirang bubong at iba pa. Thus, he wanted to recreate it." I explained and I still felt Drake's eyes on me.

I heard Type sighed. "I'll think about it." Sabi nito. His phone suddenly rang, "It's Prudence. Wait, I'm going to take this." Pamamaalam niya. 

"Okay, take your time." Umupo ako sa bench. I felt someone sat beside me.

I knew it's him. From his scent and posture, alam na alam ko kung sino ang tumabi sa akin. "I didn't know you'd result in something like that. Flirting with the investor." 

Nainis naman ako sa sinabi niya, "Shut up! You told me to secure the deal." 

"Not like this! Damn it!" Nakita ko ang inis sa mga mata nito. 

"Ano bang dinadrama mo na naman?!"

"Not that fucking man.. Kung alam ko lang na yong lalaking iyon pala ang dapat kong makapartner sa business na to, I could have chosen a different partner instead. I couldn't have sent you to meet that fucking jerk."

"Ano bang pinagsasabi mo?" Inis na sabi ko sa kanya. Napatingin na rin ako sa kanya.

"You're with that man again. Are you back together?" I saw the conflict in his eyes. 

"What the hell are you talking about?" 

"He's that man, right? In college, the man you cheated with me--" I slapped him. 

"You don't have the right to call me a cheater or a slut. I never cheated behind your back!" Galit kong sabi nito. 

"Then, who is he in your life? Why did I fucking see a picture of you together in bed?" Mas kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. 

What is so wrong about sleeping beside your best friend? Tsaka wala namang malisya iyon, hindi lang naman kami magkatabi sa kama, kasama rin si Soleil, yung kapatid ni Type.

"What pictures? At wag mong shinishift ang pagkakamali mo sa akin! You cheated on me with Erin! With my fucking ex best friend! Hindi ko kasalanang nagbreak tayo. I never ever cheated in our relationship! At bakit mo ba binabalik ang dati? Walang nang tayo, deal with it Mr. Jarvis." Galit kong sabi. 

He suddenly held my arm. Hinigpitan niya ang hawak niya sa akin at nagpupumiglas ako. At nabato ako kinauupuan ko nang halikan niya ako sa labi.

When our lips parted, I saw determination and love in his eyes as he said, "I will not deal with it. I will pursue you again and again until you surrender yourself back into my arms again."