Chapter 37:
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
IZEN CARAMEL
That was close..
Napabuntong hininga na lang ako pagkatapos kong maalala ang nangyari kagabi. Damn. That was really close. Muntik na akong mabisto ni Sir Harris. Buti na lang at nakatakas pa ako.
Inikot ko ang paningin ko sa aking paligid. Magkakasama muli ang tinatawag nilang Patinig Squad. We were together during lunch time. Ngayon naman ay hinihintay ni Asy ang fiancé daw niya. Uwian na and she said, we have to wait him. Ayaw niya daw maiwan mag-isa. Narito na kasi ang sundo ni Laynah. Si Orville naman, malapit lang daw ang uuwian niya.. I don't know kung saan ang sinasabi niyang uuwian but maybe, he's staying inside the Solar's Main quarters? I don't know pero iyon lang ang naisip ko. Sabi niya sakin, wala si Wright Mama at nasa US daw iyon. Cace on the other hand, pareho kaming naninirahan sa Mansyon ng Edison at ganon pa rin, he's still my driver, and my personal guard. Nakakainis. Although, he lay low a little. Hindi na siya pumapasok sa room ko every night which is very creepy.
Na sa front gate kaming lahat. Naghihintay ng sundo ni Asy.
"May fiancé ka pala, Asy?" Tanong ni Laynah. Tumango naman si Asy bilang sagot. At nakapulupot pa talaga sa braso ko ang kamay niya.
"Yeah. Kinda long story but to make it short, bata pa lang ako ay nakatakda na ang kasal namin. Even before my parents died." Kwento ni Asy. May ngiti naman sa kanyang mga labi ngunit hindi iyon umabot sa mata niya.
"I know, some made that arrangement lalo na kung galing ka sa wealthy clans but, you.. you're an Austero.." medyo alanganin na wika ni Laynah. Humalakhak naman si Asy kay Laynah.
"Austero doesn't ring a bell, right? I'm not from those famous families unlike you and Izen. Austero's are very humble, Laynah. Like Tita Cherry."
Now that she said it, ngayon ko lang napansin na Austero rin pala si Mama noong dalaga pa siya, but she said to me before that she's not from a wealthy family.
"What do you mean by humble?" Laynah asked further.
"That we are really wealthy and but we don't show it?" Si Asy. Kumunot naman ang noo ko. I'm sure that Mama is not really rich. Narinig ko noon na anak siya ng kasambahay ng mga Edison kaya sila naging magkaibigan ni Trevor. But on Asy's case, I don't know. Ngayon ko lang narinig na ganon pala ang family niya.
"And why is that?" Tanong ni Laynah.
"Kasi nga humble kami?"
Napailing na lang ako.
"At bakit nga?" Tanong ko na rin. Ngumisi si Asy sa akin.
"Seems like Mommy Ice-Ice is curious too." Sabay halakhak niya pa. I rolled my eyes. "Well, I don't know. Bata pa ako ng mamatay ang parents ko. I was just a kid too ng malaman kong marami pala kaming tagong yaman. That my parents don't have to work hard because they have a lot stocks and investments with wealthy businesses around Vierse City. That includes, 5 star hotels of Harris and Moran clans and Museum by Edisons too. Hehe."
Laglag panga si Laynah sa sinabi ni Asy. Me too was shocked. Austeros are investors and as well as stock holders? Of our Museum? What?
"T-That was unbelievable." Mas lalong ngumisi si Asy samin ni Laynah.
"I'm not joking. So maybe, I was engaged with a Hudson. And the engagement is not off even if my Parents died a long time ago. Hindi kasi mapapasakin ang mana ko kung hindi ako ikakasal sa kanya. It was clearly stated on my parents last will."
BINABASA MO ANG
Code: ICE (Code Series #1)
Misteri / Thriller[COMPLETED] "MPWF JT OPU BO JDF UIBU DBO CF NFMUFE" ~ICE Numbers.. Symbols.. Codes.. That's what she always face everyday. Being a member of an organization who did so many crimes on their city isn't a joke. A hacker, and a spy. That's her mission...
