Unchosen [Baguio Series #2]

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Upang matakpan ang kaba at ang karupukan ng nararamdaman ko para kay Maverick ay umirap ako at tumayo sa harap niya.

"I am not coming back to you just like that, Mr. Vega. If you want me to come back to you, win me over him. I am not the same woman from college who will beg for you so that we can be official. I've found my worth—and I am worth than your dillemas."

Just when he was about to stand up and talk back at me, someone buzzed. I smirked and walked to the doorway. Pinagbuksan ko ang nag-buzz at nakitang si Bernard iyon. Nakita ko sa mga tingin niyang may alam siya.

"He's here," he said. I nodded. "I saw his car."

Tumango na lang ako sa kan'ya bago lumingon kay Maverick. Nakita ko ang masamang tingin niya kay Bernard.

"I'm leaving. Are you going to stay and be a guard to my unit until later midnight?"

Inilipat niya sa akin ang masasamang tingin niya bago siya tumayo at naglakad papunta sa amin. Halos pigilan ko ang paghinga ko sa bawat hakbang niya papalapit sa amin, hanggang sa tuluyan na siyang huminto sa harap namin ni Bernard. Napalunok ako nang dahil doon.

"Don't fucking play with this asshole anymore. This is the last time, Victoria. I will never allow any more of this longer."

After he said that, he left us alone.

Nang tuluyang nakasakay ng elevator si Maverick ay saka lang ako nakahinga nang maluwag, at hinabol ang mga hiningang pinigilan ko kanina sa kaba. Napalingon ako kay Bernard nang tumawa siya.

"Damn, the only one who makes the strong and feisty Tori become weak is to make a Maverick Vega angry," he laughed again.

Umirap ako at hinampas siya sa dibdib niya bago tuluyan nang lumabas ng unit. Ni-lock ko iyon at sumunod na kay Bernard pasakay ng elevator.

"Where are you taking me now? Sawa na ako sa Baguio, please lang."

He laughed as we walked out of the elevator. "Saan mo ba gusto?"

I shrugged. "Anywhere will be fine."

Tumango siya at pinatunog na ang sasakyan tsaka kami sabay na sumakay sa loob. Ini-start niya ang engine tsaka nagsimulang mag-drive palayo.

Nakalayo na kami sa building ng unit ko nang magsalita siya.

"What did he told you?"

I shrugged. "Tigilan na raw kita at bumalik na ako sa kan'ya," I scoffed. "Akala ba niya ay katulad pa rin ako ng dati na tatanggapin kaagad siya?"

I heard him chuckled. "So, the Tori Francisco now is stronger than the Tori we first knew way back in college?"

I smirked. "Marupok ang Tori noon. Kayang magmakaawa ng Tori noon para balikan siya ng tao, eh. 'Yung Tori ngayon ang dapat pagmakaawaan."

He laughed. "Nagmakaawa naman ako noon na ako na lang, pero hindi mo ako pinagbigyan."

I laughed as I looked at him. "I made you my privileged fling, Bernard. That's enough because I couldn't do more than that for you."

He sighed before laughing again. "I know. It's more than enough, though. Not everyone is privileged to make out with the person they love, knowing that they have no chance for them," he shrugged. "I'm lucky enough."

Tumango na lang ako sa sinabi niya at nagkuwentuhan na lang ng tungkol sa ibang bagay pa.

He stopped by at a restaurant on the way to La Union to eat our breakfast. Hindi naman ako nagri-rice sa umaga kaya clubhouse and coffee lang ang in-order ko.