Forbidden, Yet Allowed (Griyego #1)

Chapter 7

FYA - Grocery

"Sorry, what? I didn't get what you said, I don't speak bullshit!" I scoffed.

This guy is really nuts. Stick with him? At bakit ko naman gagawin iyon? Anong gagawin niya roon sa pinapabayad niya sa akin? Hindi naman sa gusto ko pa rin iyong gano'ng kalaking halaga na pagbayad, pero anong pumasok sa kokote nito para sabihin niya sa akin iyon?

"I'm serious here, Afia," malamig niyang sinabi.

"And so am I!" Napataas ng konti ang boses ko.

Mainit na nga ang sinag ng araw, mas lalo pang umiinit ang ulo ko dahil sa pesteng lalaki na ito.

"Then, why won't you believe it?" Nakakunot noo niyang sinabi.

He's seriously asking me that?

Humarap naman ako ng maayos sa kanya. "Look, Asa, I’m doing my very best to see things from your perspective, but the thing is... I just can’t get my head that far up my ass."

"Walang mahirap intindihin sa sinabi ko. You're just overreacting things." Napailing-iling na lamang siya.

"You expect me to take this lightly? So, what would happen to the payment you were unfairly seeking for?" I sarcastically said.

Nakita ko naman ang sandaling pag-irap niya na parang napupuno na rin siya sa akin. Well, sorry for him, mas punong-puno na ako sa kagaguhan niya.

"Magbabayad ka pa rin," diretso niyang sinabi na nagpatawa sa akin.

"Wow! And you still want me to... fucking stick with you? Tell me, Asa. Saan mo nakuha iyang kakapalan ng mukha mo?"

Nagdilim naman sandali ang mukha nito at malamig pa rin ang tingin ang ipinupukol sa akin. Seriously, what is wrong with him? Noong mga ilang araw na nakikita ko siya at nakakausap, he was so annoying and playful. Bakit ganito ang pakikitungo niya biglaan sa akin? Well, it's not like I care. But I'm concerned about my payment to him.

"I'm already doing you a favor, Afia. If you did what I told you to do, you'll be only paying half of the damaged to my car–"

"And if I don't?" I butted in.

He smirked. "I'll be expecting the payment in 2 days."

I scoffed. I can't believe him.

"You're being too abusive, Asa! Sobra iyong pinapabayad mo sa simpleng gasgas ng sasakyan mo. And we haven't even discuss this properly, yet you already decided the fucking price of it!" Punong-puno na talaga ako rito.

"That's why I'm giving you the easy way out to pay it. Nagpapabebe ka lang masyado." Sabay irap niya at ako naman ay napanganga.

P-Pabebe?

Putangina.

Calm, Afia. You're a Castañares. You still have rational thoughts coming through your head because of the bloodline of your father. You would not think like how your mother reacts to a situation like this. Hindi ka aatake sa kanya. Hindi mo siya bubusalan at itatali ang kamay at paa pagkatapos ay ihuhulog sa dagat.

"Sige nga, Asa. What exactly would you get from me when I did what you told me to do?" I tried my best to tone my voice down a bit. Baka magkaroon ako ng laryngitis dahil sa lalaki na ito.

I saw how he was stunned by my question, but he made sure to conceal it with his coldness. Sandali siyang huminto at hindi nagsalita matapos ay isang kibit balikat lamang ang kanyang ginawa.