CHAPTER 22
"CONGRATULATIONS!!"
Maligayang bati nila Heil sakaniya at sakanilang dalawa ng kaniyang girlfriend na si Vera. Of course, they knew. Ngayon nagawa nila sila puntahan at sakto pang nasa bahay si Migo kasama si Vera, talking about what Molina did to her at the office. After earlier inuwi niya si Vera para bigyan ng gamot ang namumula nitong leeg at pisngi. Then, dumating ang magkapatid na Strife from New Jersey then si Pollux naman galing trabaho. He become so busy kaya naman hindi sila nagawang mabati agad, they are not officially together— engage, fiancé! Masaya naman siya but half part of him can't deny that, Mark Bourne is coming. What? What would happened is a possible disaster. He is not scared, ayaw niya lang na may madamay at madamay si Vera kung sakali.
They are in the balcony, drinking. "So, what are your plans for the wedding? Have you think of the motif or something like church and some other ideas for the wedding?" Tila pa mas excited pa ito.
"First of all, hindi ikaw ang ikakasal kaya bakit mas excited ka pa sakin, Heil Strife?" Tanong niya naman sa kaibigan na tinawanan siya bago ito magsalita. "I'm just asking, bro." Sagot naman nito.
Napailing nalang siya. "We have no plans yet, It's easy and we can have a more time before that." Tumingin siya sa kasintahan na umiinom habang nakaupo sa swing sa Balcony. "Even your uncle tried to do something with it? I mean, you know." Alam niya kung anong punto o pinupunto ni Heaven. Naintindihan niya naman, His uncle is a total bastard that would do things just to mess up with his life. Hindi niya naman papayagan iyon.
Then a voice spoke. "Mark Bourne came and want to go back here because of his stupid dept." Si allen nasa pinto ng balkonahe. "Marami siyang utang na hindi mabayaran, some of them are billionaires that willing to file a lawsuit against him. So now, he is running away because of all of it.
"As usual, sugarelo siya of course marami siyang inutangan at utang. What else is new right?"
He shrugged. "Look, I don't care. Allen, you can take care of things for me right? I don't want him at my house. I don't want him mess with my life.
Tumango si Allen. "Yes, Master." Bumuntong hininga siya na nilapitan si Vera at akapin ito agad. Those single motherfukers just groaned with irritation watching them too. "Why don't you date?"
"Are you asking us or pollux?" Tumingin ang dalawa kay Pollux na halos walang pakielam sakanila at napailing. "Don't put me in your topic moron. You know that I don't really date."
Natawa namam sila. "Ayaw mo pa kasi pormahan si Donna, ayan naunahan ka na naman. She's dating this doctor na co-doctor mo. Hindi ba? Jesus, Pollux. Kailan mawawala yang pagiging torpe mo sa babae? Huh? Kailan?"
"We saw her the time we visit you he kissed this guy. Kawawa ka naman talaga." Kumento ni Heil.
Pollux groaned. "She's married. Ano gusto niyo, pormahan ko ang babaeng kasal na?" Lahat sila nanlaki ang mata sa narinig at sa sinabi ni Pollux.
Vera stood up then bumalik with a tray of barbecues, pati tuloy siya na excite dito na kumain katabi ang fiance niya at hayaan silang mainggit. So what? At that point masaya naman na sila, masaya sa pagkekwentuhan at mga kung ano anong usapan. When his friends left silang dalawa nalang naiwan sa balcony wala ng taong naroon maliban sakanilang dalawa. Nakahiga siya sa binti ng kaniyang kasintahan habang si Vera na umiinom ng wine at tahimik sa pagkain ng barbecue, nakatingin siya dito. Nakatingala siya.
"Love?"
Bumaling agad si Vera sakaniya. "How many baby do you want?" Biglang tanong niya halos mabulunan si Vera sa naging tanong niya at tumawa pa ito sakaniya. "Are you impregnate me?"
"No. I just want to know." Nagisip pa ito bago sumagot sakaniya. "Maybe two?"
Two? Masyadong kaonti iyon para sakaniya. "Don't you like to have at-lease four? Two girls and two boys. Diba? Para dalawa ang prinsesa at prinsipe nating dalawa." Proud na proud pa siya.
She pinches his nose. "Ang pilyo mo talaga. Just admit that you always want to make love with me. That's all what you always do, aren't you?" Biro nito sakaniya. "What's wrong with that?" He asked.
"Nothing. I just love way you make love with me. With me, so dapat wala kang ibang babae na ikakama kundi ako lang. am I right, Migo? I'm the only girl that knows I am your first woman you have sex with. For a first time like you, you knew a lot about sex. Which pretty.. incredible I guess?"
Pati siya natawa. "I just knew, because I have a maniac cousins and friends. I wouldn't learn with the words they keep telling me about having a sex. I think I learn because of their words they keep telling story of havjng sex or how to have a sex. Lalo na si Hunter, back then when he visits he keep telling me this. Kapag nakipag talik ka try to endure to stroke yourself and make yourself hard, Then make woman blow you and hold her head. For a virgin like me, It sounded gross to my ears."
"So. Tinuruan ka nila paano makipag sex? Great. Kaya pala ang galing mo ngayon kasi marami kang natutunang sex education sa pinsan at kaibigan mo. Not bad at all, people needs sex education."
This feeling. Ang saya at ang sarap sa pakiramdam lalo na kasama niya lang ang babaeng pinakamamahal niya, he felt enough. He never felt like this before, ngayon naman sobrang saya na niya na makasama si Vera. She is his life, the light that bringing happiness to him everytime. Para sa isang lalake na tulad niya, ang makaramdam na saya ay tila walang hangganan alam naman niya na may taong pilit na maninira sakanila pero alam niya rin kung gaano sila ka tatag na dalawa ni Vera. Vera will never lose hope with him. Ikakasal na sila, anytime soon they can.
"Migo, gusto mo ba magpakasal na tayo?"
It's like a bomb. Nagulat siya sa narinig mula kay Vera na tila inaalok siyang magpakasal na.
SHE DIDN'T mean anything like na gulatin nalang bigla si Migo sa sinabi niya naisip niya lang naman talaga iyon dahil sa pagaalala niya na baka mauwi sa wala ang lahat and for her? She doesn't need grand wedding. Simple or even a west wedding for now is fine with her. Siguro nga, takot lang talaga siya sa mangyayari kung dumating nalang bigla ang uncle ni Migo then guluhin sila at hindi sila hayaan na magpakasal. She is the woman! Alam niya ipaglalaban niya naman, pero what if his uncle do something that they won't take? What if he do something that both of the end up away to each other? Hindi niya talaga kaya kapag nawala si migo sa tabi niya. Mahal na mahal talaga niya.
"I.. I didn't mean to surprised you. Sorry.." Bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga sa hita niya si Migo and hold her hands. "Do you want?"
"Huh?"
Para bang nabingi siya. "Gusto mo ba na mag pakasal na tayong dalawa, kung gusto mo. Sabihin mo lang sa akin, I'm willing to marry you right now kahit na hindi sa simbahan. We can do that some other time. Probably? Just let me know." Why I'm thinking like this? I want us to get married.
Hindi niya talaga maitatanggi, gusto niya na magpakasal na silang dalawa. Hindi naman sa ayaw niya siguro masyado lang siyang excited na gusto niyang magpakasal na sila habang maaga pa, why early? Dahil darating na ang salot sa buhay nilang dalawa at guguluhin lang sila.
"I have a better Idea." Tila lumiwanag ang kaniyang mukha at tingian si Migo. "Tomorrow, umalis tayo. Mag bakasyon tayo, kahit saan mo pa gusto."
Ngumiti siya. "But right now. I probably should go home, anong oras narin naman." Tumingin siya sa orasan at mejo late na nga talaga pero kailangan niya parin umuwi. "Or," hinila siya ni Migo paupo at sa kandungan nito.
"You can stay here with me, we can cuddle."
He wiggle his eye brows at alam niya agad ang ibig sabihin ng 'cuddle' in his language. Cuddle is making love or simple sex for other people, usually they call it like that. Iyon lang naman ang kaisa isang ibig sabihin ng cuddle para sa nagiisang Migo Bourne sa buhay niya ngayon.
She chuckles. "Cuddle, you mean like this?" Habang nakaupo sa kandungan nito at nakaluhod ang magkabilang binti niya sa pagitan ng hita nito and she just gently grab his crouch. He groaned. "Yeah. Like that."
Nakangisi ito habang magkatitigan sila at ang kamay niya ay nasa gitnang bahagi ng pantalon nito. "But you have to stop doing that."
"What if I don't want to stop?" She said teasing him and keep massaging his crouch. Ngayon alam na niyang nakakaramdam na ito ng init ng matawan sa kamay palang niya. "Stop that or I couldn't stop to make you naked and fuck you at this couch. You don't like to see my pet mad at you. Don't you, love? Stop that."
She just smirks and stop. "I will save that for tomorrow. But tonight, I want to talk about us. I think may mga bagay pa tayong hindi alam sa isa't isa, tingin mo? Hmm? Is there anything that I don't know about you, do you think?"
"About what?" kunot na noo na tanong naman ni Migo sakaniya. Gusto niya malaman lahat tungkol dito na mapagusapan naman nila tungkol sa isa't isa na sa tingin niya ilang bagay na hindi pa naman nila alam. "some.. other things? Baka lang naman meron pa."
Parehas sila napaisip. "You, you haven't tell me about your parents." Yeah. Hindi pa nga.
"Wala naman akong masasabi about them, lalo na bata pa ako. Si vayce when they died in car accident. Hindi naman sila nag imbestiga ng totoo o ano ngyari sa parents namin. Basta ang alam namin, Car Accident. They were crash accident. It just one week then they stop investigating. Nagalit ako but I know it's useless. I let them be then live our life. My life with my brother. Ako lang nag alaga sa kapatid ko, now look. Nasa Canada na siya successful and take his Scholarship. Habang ako, ay maayos naman ang buhay dito kasama ka."
Parehas silang napangiti. "I am thankful I have you, Love. You, you bring me into your paradise and I am enough that I have you. Masaya ako kasi nariyan ka lang palagi para sa akin."
Humawak siya sa mukha nito. "I love you." She said before claiming his lips, malalim rin ang kanilang halik na maramdaman niya ang kamay ni migo na humawak sa likod niya at iginagaya siyang mas ilapit ang katawan. "Fuck woman, you knows or maybe your body knows how to seduce me. You are making me so fucking hard. You know that?"
She lightly grinned. "You probably do something for that. I mean, right? We are both horny as hell."
Parehas sila na natawa at inangat ni Migo ang kaniyang katawan at buksan ang zipper ng suot nito bago punitin ang suot niyang pangibaba at ipasok ang pagkalalake sakaniyang loob.
THE NEXT DAY.
"Rise and shine, love."
Masaya talaga kapag gumising ka sa umaga na nasa harapan mo ang iyong minamahal, she woke up with him and he's in-front of her giving her a reason to smile and serving a food at the morning. Actually, maayos ang kaniyang umaga kasama si Migo mula kagabi na hindi naman niya agad malimutan kung gaano kasaya ang bawat pagsalo nila kagabi. That's good, I feel so enough. She always felt enough being with him, masaya. He is her fiance at normal naman na makaramdam siya ng saya at liwanag sa puso niya na wala siyang nakikitang buhay kung wala ito sa kaniyang tabi.
He.. he is my only life. Ang buhay niya na siyang hindi niya gusto o gugustuhing mawala sakaniya. Sino ba naman may gustong mawala sayo ang taong pinakamamahal mo? No one. She is successful kaya naman siguro enough na gusto niyang maging focus sa taong mahal niya.
Maayos ang successful na siya and only thing matters to her now is to have a life with the man she truly love and deserve. Migo, mahal na mahal niya ito at ang pakawalan ito ang magiging mahirap sakaniya. But she won't and will never do such a things like giving up on him. Never in her life she'd seen herself giving up on Migo.
They were in his office then inaayos lang ang bitones ng damit niya when she suddenly bumped into someone, nagulat pa siya at pinulot ang nalaglag na gamit niya mula sa kaniyang bag.
"Look at your steps, woman." It was a voice of a old man. Tinignan niya ito at pamilyar na mukha ang kaniyang nakita. Is he Migo's uncle? What the hell is he doing here? "What are you doing here?" Boses ni migo na lumakad patungo sakanila.
Tumingin siya kay Migo. "V, you can go—"
"Who is she, migo?"
Parehas silang tumingin sa matanda at alam niyang hindi alam ni migo ang isasagot kaya naman minabuti niyang siya nalang ang gumawa.
"I'm his another secretary. Well, Assistant. Some words that He doesn't allow his secretary to do like some secret matter. I do that for him to satisfy the benefits. You must be his uncle, welcome. Mr. Bourne. I shall go, I have something else to do."
She was supposed to go. "No as his assistant. I ask you to prepare the meeting room, both of us will talk there for some business matters." Seryosong sambit nito na inuutusan siya. Migo shook his head pero alam niya kung anong gagawin niya. "Alright, Sir." Bumalik siya sa loob.
Pinigilan naman siya ng kamay ni migo. "No. Stay here with me, V. You don't accept any commands from this man. Because this is a hell of a bastard that shouldn't be obey. I'm the only one you obey in this company. I am your boss, no one else. Okay?"
"Do you understand that, Vera?"
Tumango siya at yumuko sa harapan ng ito, but that Mark Bourne spoke again. "We have to talk, migo. Ayaw mo ako patuluyin sa bahay mo so I went here. We both know the rights I have in this company. Aren't we, Migo? I'm your uncle."
He rolles his eyes then umakyat at kasama siya sa loob. Isinama siya at hindi hayaang umalis sa tabi niya, Assistant. That's what she told the old man.
"Now, what do you want to talk about?" Seryoosng mukha at boses ni Migo na nakipag usap sa tito nitong sj mark bourne. "I have to take legal action to get my shares on this company."
He raised his eyebrows for a seconds before he laugh out loud in what he said. "Legal what?" Tumawa parin ito sa tito niya, pinanood niya kung paano ito tumaw. "Woah. Seryoso ka ba? Legal what? Oh. Jesus! It's been a year. Anong tingin mo, may makukuha ka mula sakin? Kaya pati shares gusto mo halungkatin at pakielaman?"
He laugh. "Well sorry to buzz you, pero wala ka ng shares sa kumpaniyang 'to. None of you had."
"What? I have shares on this compa—" naputol naman ang sasabihin nito sa narinig mula kay migo. "I sold them to anyone. Look, I don't even bother having those anyways. And besides, ano naman gagawin ko sa shares mo? Ibinenta ko tutal wala ka naman magagawa. You can't have anything lalo na kung lulustahin mo sa sugal."
Galit na galit ang mukha nito.
"You what? Anong karapatan mong ibenta ang shares ko sa iba, how dare you to do that!" Mas lalo pa itong nagalit. "Who am I? Ako lang naman ang anak ng kapatid mo. Oh. I actually called grandfather before selling your shares. And do you know what he told me? He said, I can do whatever I want because I have rights. I am the owner of this company. You want your shares? Go on. Sugurin mo ang bahay ng Delgado. Baka mabawi mo pa, probably. I sold them for 10 million. Wanna bet?"
Hindi niya mapigilan na tumawa habang pinapanood kung paano inisin ni migo ang uncle niya. Nakakatuwa pala manood ng ganito.
Pinigilan niya ang tawa. "You bastard! Wala kang karapan ibenta sa kung kahit na kanino ang shares ko. Apo ka lang ni papa, ako ang anak! Anak niya ako! Mas may karapatan pa nga ako sayo, I am the soon. Flesh and blood. You? Anak ka lang ng kapatid ko! You fucking cunning bastard!"
"Excuse me? Between me and you? Mas may karapatan ako dahil ako, may nagagawa ako. How about you? Ano bang nagawa mo para sakanila?"
He grinned. "Oh. Right, binigyan mo lang naman ng sakit sa ulo si Lolo. Poor you, wala kang mana kasi isa kang pasaway ng anak. Kahit kailan wala kang pahalaga sa bagay sa paligid mo kaya natural lang na wala kang makuha. Gahaman ka."
"You never cared for your family. You only care for yourself. Only yourself, you never see the pain you had cost to my grandfather. Your father. Where are you the time he needed you? Where are you the time he needed a son? Where are you when he's sick? Where are you? You are on casino, gambling! You doesn't and never care about him. Now you're asking why? God. How earth have you been to do that? Mark, I have no uncle like you and your brothers. You're all the same, so coming here is a waste of time. You have nothing to get."
Mark formed his fist. "You will regret this, kid." May pagbabanta sa boses nito na umalis ng opisina.
Yumakap lang siya kay Migo habang nakaupo sa swivel chair nito sa meeting room at hinimas ang ulo nito, he is hugging her from the waist. Hindi siya makapaniwala sa narinig niya, he is heartless. Wala pala talagang pahalaga sa pamilya ang kapatid ng ama ni migo. How could they do that? Wala rin silang utang na loob sa taong bumuhay sakanila at para sakanila, wala na itong kwenta? Heartless people. How could they live happy like that?