Masked Reality (#2 of Guilberra Series)✔

Chapter 13

Darius

A minute have passed and she still dosen't want to talk to me, damn she's really hard to get.

I shrugged and waited for the waiter. Thankfully, He arrived in no time. "May I take your orders Ma'am? Sir?."

Ngumiti lang ako sa waiter at napatitig sa kanyang katawan. Oooohh...

Habang naglalaway sa waiter, inirapan ako ng impakta at napatingin rin waiter. "Umm..any breakfast you want to suggest?" Ani ni Gin at sinipa ang tuhod ko. I came back to my senses and glared at her.

"Well Miss, I would recomend the American breakfast dish, this includes sunny-side up egg, bacon, strawberry jam, toasted bread with butter and a free macchiato coffee." The waiter cheerily said, only giving attention to Gin. It really made my blood boil. Why her?!

"Ahem!" I fake coughed, annoyed at the two.

The waiter noticed this and apologized. I look over to see a furious Gin. HAH! flirt pa more.

"We'll have that..." Gin trailed her eyes at his name tag. "Tom..." She continued at smiled at him while secretly glaring at me.

When the waiter left, I quickly faced her, giving my full attention. "What the heck?!" I whisper-yelled. She rolled her eyes and leaned on her hand.

"Sinong nauna?" She smirked at me. I blushed out of embarrassment but ignored it, acting normal.

"Akala ko ba hindi ka maghahanap ng boylet dito? Bakit iba ka makatingin sa waiter kanina?" She teased, her eyes have a glint of mischief on them.

"Hindi ah! tumahimik ka nga. Impokrita." Pang-iinsulto ko at hindi na umimik.

While waiting, I fiddled around my phone to check my messages. I wrinkled my nose, gazing intensely at an unknown message. Hesitantly clicking it, my eyes widen at the message.

I lifted my head to look at Gin, and she, too noticing my discomfort.

"What happened?" She asked, arching her brow. Shaking my head repeatedly, I showed her the message and quickly putting my phone down, staring at each other knowing what would happen.

"Bukas na talaga?" Pagtatanong niya, at halata rin na kinakabahan siya. So what a good 'boyfriend' would do, I rest my hand on top of her staring and reassuring her. Her voidful eyes with a glint of fear and nervousness.

"Yes...and don't worry, tutulungan kita, tandaan mo Gin, I'm always here." Patangong ani ko. Tumango lang rin siya at napatingin sa waiter na kanina pa nakatayo.

We immediately retracted our hands while the waiter, ahem I mean Tom, anxiously placed our orders down. Napatingin lang siya sa akin at pabalik kay Gin.

"You are lucky Sir, you have a very beautiful Girlfriend.." He said at winked at me. Oh gosh, kung pwede lang, ikaw nalang ang boyfriend ko.

I returned to my senses and had to act in love, nodding at him, I smirked at Gin at looked back at Tom. "Yes, I am lucky, very lucky.." My thick accent made me cringe, ugh..kailan ba last balik ko sa London?

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After we ate, we decided to head to my house, and knowing that Gin is easily amused, I walked in first, stopping her tracks.

I want to tour her myself because, duhhh house ko nga diba?

I opened the door and gestured her to come inside, seeing that she's overwhelmed, I smirked to myself and followed her.

"Surprise?" I said, chuckling. Napatingin lang siya sa akin habang nakanganga.

"Pinch me darius, this is a dream!" Aniya at napatawa. She trailed her eyes around, from the white to beige painted ceilings and down to the hardwood floor.

I walked behind her and playfully pinched her sides which she yelped and smacked my chest. Hard.

"Para kang amazona teh!" Pangusong ani ko at umupo sa sofa, which is, full of branded paperbags.

I excitedly checked it out and smiled, smelling the scent of new clothes. Gin, on the other hand, was frowning and sat across me.

"I swear, that's a lot of bags." Pailing-iling na aniya. Napairap lang ako sa kanya at binuksan ang isang paperbag, pulling out a simple white sundress.

"I like this..." I whispered, and looked back at Gin. "Bagay 'to sayo.."

"Oh please, I'm still tired, can we plan this later? I don't want to stress myself out." She snarled, slowly massaging her temples.

I tilted my head, confused. Wait.

"Gin? May dalaw ka?" Pabiglang tanong ko. Nanlaki lang ang kanyang mata at napalingon sa akin. Sabi ko na nga ba.

She quickly denied my accusations but I know better, I then immediately called my housemaid, well british version ni Gin but right now, and from our situation? I think she's more than that.

"Can you buy me some...uhh..pad? you know for menstration?" I dumbfoundedly said. Looking over to see Gin rolling her eyes.

"Darius! wag na, may pad akong dala." She weakly said, but I shushed her. Nodding at my housemaid.

"Sir, I'm on my way."

I huffed and hanged up.

"Hindi ko alam na may kasama pala akong katulong dito.." Mapaglarong aniya. Ugh. Why can't she see that she's more than that?!

"Hindi ka kasambahay Gin, and I won't treat you like one, you're supposed to be like me right? You graduated and got a business degree! Yet you still stayed with us." I explained, frustrated at her self-doubt. I paced around and glared at the back of her head.

"I was..supposed to leave, pero ayaw ko eh..I was supposed to pursue my career once I graduated, pero natatakot ako..na kapag maging malaya na ako, iiwan niyo na ako." She whispered.

I stopped pacing to look at her, my face crunched up in confusion. "Bakit ba? Bakit hindi mo kinuha yung oppurtunity na makaalis sa pamilya ko?" I asked in disbelief, bakit nga ba? and she know damn well how bad my family is.

We are full of crimes, hidden crimes, corruption. Our family was made up of anger, greed, pride, and nothing but a void of darkness.

Even I am one of them.

"Alam mo kung anong ugali ang meron kami? and why did you chose to stay?" I asked again, and this time, she faced me with nothing but a blank face.

Her face held no emotion, but her eyes do. Her deep eyes was telling me something..

"I care about you. I care about Dia...at hindi ko alam pero ayokong matulad kayo sa kanila." She said, clutching her stomach.

There was a deafening silence after that,until the doorbell rang.

I quickly got up and picked up the paperbag full of groceries, of course I asked Kendra to buy some groceries since she's also buying some napkins. I thanked her and gave her the day off for the rest of the week.

Placing down the groceries, I looked over the see Gin, staring at a certain painting.

"Gin...your room is upstairs, left hallway, second to the last door right next to mine." I explained, she got up and smiled sadly at me before going upstairs.

While I, on the other hand, stood there thinking about what she said.