The Brotherhood

Chapter 7 (Part 2)

Erin

A lot of people are taking pictures of us. Yuri is known to the public as Yago's girlfriend and the co-heir to Wyatt Academy. Yuri is my co-heir. Pero unlike Yuri, di ako masyadong kilala ng public. People know my name as the heir to Wyatt Industries and 'The W's' manager but they aren't familiar with my face. I don't have any personal social media accounts. I manage the official social media accounts of the brotherhood. Pero wala akong sarili kong account. At least, I have a phone number.

People here keep on murmuring Leo and Yuri's name. Ah, yeah. Sikat daw si Leo because he's the youngest CEO daw of this decade. As if I care.

Nasa Jollibee kasi kami ngayon. Gosh. This is the first time I was out in public tapos sa Jollibee pa. This was all Scarlet's request. Scarlet is the kid who calls Leo Daddy. Kapatid pala ni Sky. Daddy lang daw tawag kay Leo kasi dun na daw lumaki yun sa bahay nila tsaka wala na daw yung parents nila Sky kaya siya na ang tumayong father-figure. Akala ko anak talaga ni Leo. Cute cute pa naman nung bata. Di siya bagay maging Daddy ni Scarlet. Yuck.

"Hi, Daddy Leo's girlfriend. Di mo ba gusto yung chicken?" Napatigil ako sa pagngiwi. Kanina pa pala akong nakasimangot sa pagkain.

But what Scarlet said gave me goose bumps. Leo's what?! Disgusting!

"I'm vegan and-" Di ko mapigilang di matawa. Si Yuri napainom din ng tubig. Si Leo napayuko din.

Yuri cut me off, "Paano mo nasabi na girlfriend ni Daddy Leo mo si Erin?"

Girlfriend my ass! Iw. The nerve of this kid, huh. Ano kayang sinabi dito ni Leo? Napainom agad si Leo ng tubig. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

"Well," Scarlet stopped for a moment when Leo whispered on her ear. "But Daddy, bawal daw magsinungaling sabi ni Teacher Yuri."

Natawa ako ng mapa-facepalm si Leo. This shit's serious, huh? "Scarlet, anong sabi ni Leo?" Tanong ko.

"Sabihin ko daw na pinagtitripan lang kita para kumain ka na." I gave Leo a death glare.
"Pero ang totoo, I saw your picture in his laptop last week. Tapos kagabi po, nakita ko din picture mo sa phone niya."

Leo finished his large pineapple juice in one gulp. Yuri started laughing. Kami ni Scarlet nagkatinginan lang.
How did he get my pictures? My last social media account was already inactive 4 years ago. Pero di ko pa ata na delete yung fb account ko. Pero private account yun eh. Unless fb friend niya si Zyair. Pero di naman yun active ah. Wait, I shouldn't be asking 'how' because it's so easy to find someone's pictures. I should be asking 'why'. "Why do you have my pictures?"

I asked.

He gulped but kept his poise, "I was doing my research about Wyatt Industries since magiging business partners tayo. Don't flatter yourself."

"Yuck, ba't ako mafaflatter sayo? Duh."

"Oh ba't ka interesado malaman?"

"Oh ba't ka defensive masyado?"

We were both startled when Scarlet spoke,
"Aren't they the cutest couple?"

Yuri answered, "Oh, yes. They are."

I glared at Yuri and just drank coke. Yuri uttered, "By the way, wedding anniversary next week ng grandparents ni Ethan. Punta kayo ni Sky." Eh? Seriously? Kung yung bata lang ang invited, pwede pa. Tsaka redhead si Scarlet like Ethan. Cute siguro nila pag magkasama.

"Ethan already invited me. Sky's been invited by Zyair, too." Wow, close sila ni Ethan? At ano na naman kayang nakain ng kapatid ko?! Gosh.

"So, pupunta ka?" I asked.