Kinabukasan. .
All six of them including Claire was staring at the boy in the hospital bed.
"He's really related to our princess?"
naguguluhang tanong ni Mike kay Claire ipinaliwanag na kasi nito kahapon ang sitwasyon.
"Ba't parang hindi?" inginuso ni Mike ang balat ng binatilyo.
"Racist?!" Claire asked Mike in dismay.
They could not deny the fact that Sebastian is a handsome young man, kung titingnan mabuti parang kamukha nga ito ni Sophia maliban nga lang sa kulay uling nitong balat.
"Pag moreno kulay uling na agad? Ikaw ba you're a giant, kapre kana ba agad?"
Mike just give her a sour look.
but still as a man instinct, they still had a doubt on him.
"When she said it she mean it, kung ayaw mong maniwala why don't you ask her?"
Nagkibit nalang ng balikat ang mga ito.
"Just what on earth is she planning to do this time? Wala ka bang ideya?"
Bigla namang nagulantang si Sebastian ng maramdamang may nakatitig sa kanya, napasigaw pa itong sa pagkagulat.
"Si—sino kayo?"
Anito habang hinihila ang kumot sa sobrang takot. Sino ba namang hindi matatakot, all five big men are staring at him na para bang babalatan sya ng buhay.
"Excuse!"
mahinang taboy ni Claire sa lima.
"You all gone nuts? pag isumbong kayo niyan lagot kayo!"
banta ni Claire sa kanila.
Tila naman natauhan ang lima.
"Were just joking!"
ani Mike na pilit ngumiti.
"Don't worry, inutusan kami ng a—"
Natigil ito ng bigla syang siniko ni Claire sa tagiliran.
"Ang ibig niyang sabihin, He's Sophia's uncle and I'm her aunt!"
Bigla nalang napatingin si Mike sa kanya that Claire ignored.
"How are you, may masakit paba sayo?"
Umiling lang si Sebastian, di kasi sya sanay makikipaghalubilo sa ibang tao lalo nat di nya kilala.
"Anong uras na ho ba?"
Ani Sebastian ng maalala kung nasaan sya.
"It was past eight in the evening, since yesterday ngayon ka lang nagising hijo!"
Nakangiting sabi ni Claire.
"What?"
napamulagat na tanong nito.
"But I have an assessment!"
"Don't worry, we already inform your school, kaya magpahinga kana muna,huh?!"
Before Sebastian could say his protest bigla nalang dumating si Sophia na may bitbit na maraming supot ng pagkain.
"I'm here!"
Masaya nitong bungad sa kanila.
"Princess!"
bati nilang lahat sabay yukod na tila ba nakalimutan nilang may outsider sa kanilang harapan.
Di naman ito nakatakas sa pandinig ni Sebastian. "Princess?" anito sa sarili.
"I brought some food!"
aniya na walang pag aatubiling inilapag ang dala niyang pagkain.
"Is that for all of us?"
Alanganing tanong ni Claire sa dalagita.
"Ofcourse. .Come on eat!"
Pagkakita ni Sebastian sa pagkain tila ba nakalimutan nito kung anong sitwasyon meron sya, He's an orphan and having food like that is considered fancy for him.
Parang gusto niyang maiyak, when did he had a proper food? Natigil ang sanay pagtulo ng kanyang luha ng binatukan sya ng dalaga!
"What are you starring at? Kanina pa kumukulo yang tiyan mo, maawa ka naman!"
Anang dalaga na nagsisimula ng kumain, they were all eating, magana naring kumain si Sebastian na nakikisabay kay Sophia.
"Ikaw nakakarami kana sa akin, huh?!"
Sophia just smiled habang nagkatinginan ng makahulugan sina Claire at Mike.
They noticed that two of them have one thing in common. They eat like a pig!
Napapailing na natatawa si Mike habang pinagmamasdan ang dalawa.
"I'm going to take you home!"
"What?"
Gulat at sabay-sabay na bulalas nilang lahat ng marinig ang sinabi ng dalagita.
"You will be discharge now, so andito ako para sunduin ka?"
"Bakit ako sasama sa inyo? I could sue you for kidnapping!"
banta ni Sebastian sa kanya.
"Yeah sure!"
She said sarcastically while nodding her head.
"But before you do that, you should come with me first—"
"But princess how are we going to explain this to Mr. Ybañez?"
May pagaalalang tanong ni Claire.
"Oh—we don't have to!"
nakangiti niyang sabi.
"Ako ng bahala just make sure to keep this as a secret!"
Kahit tutol man ang lahat wala parin silang nagawa.
"Wait—!"
ani Sebastian.
"Di ko naman sinabing sasama ako sa inyo!"
"I'm going to give you a good deal, you can't refuse!"
aniya, Sophia already knows what Sebastian's weakness and she already prepared it bago paman sya pumunta sa hospital.
"Ano ang kapalit?"
alanganin parin nitong tanong sa kanya.
"Nothing much, just be my brother!"
What a retard? Naitanong ni Sebastian sa sarili. He thought she was just joking when she told him yesterday pero base sa determinasyon nito parang gusto niyang e question ang katinuan nito.
"Silence means yes!"
ani Sohpia na napapitik pa.
"Allright. .Lets go!"
Excited nyang bulalas. Kahit may pagtutol man ang lahat wala parin silang nagawa kundi sundin ang kanyang gusto.
They knew her, what she wants she can get.
"We're coming from the secret door, just drop us there!"
bilin nya kay claire. It was already ten o'clock at alam nyang mahigpit na ang security ng mga ganoong uras.
"Got it!"
anito habang nagmamaniho. Sa bilis ng kanilang takbo wala pang five minutes ay nasa mansion na sila.
"Ito yong bahay niyo?"
May pagkamanghang tanong ni Sebastian sa kanya.
"This will be your house, too!"
Ani Sophia na bigla nalang ikinasimangot ng binaltilyo.
"Come here!" bulong niya dito. "You see that one?"
Turo nya sa sensor light.
"If you caught by that one you'll dead!"
Dahil sa narinig nagmamadali namang nakasunod si Sebastian sa kanya.
"Why aren't we coming from the front door? Bat nagpapakahirap pa tayo dito kung bahay nyo naman pala to?"
"Haist. ."
She was about to hit him na natigil sa ere ng makita nyang iniharang nito kaagad ang braso.
Sophia noted it, it was a voluntary reflex, it means kunting training lang, Sebastian will be a great fighter.
"I will explain everything tomorrow but for now, just maintain your head to where it is!"
"What kind of people are you?"
Biglang natigil si Sophia at hinarap ang binatilyo,dahil may kadiliman hindi nito napansin ang kanyang paghinto.
He bumped into her, muntik na itong matumba but Sophie was quick to grab him kaya lang both of Sebastian hands landed in the wrong place.
It landed into her chest.
"What do you think I am?"
Sebastian stared at her while blushing. Kahit may kadiliman, Sophia feel it.
"Thugs!"
Nautal nitong sabi saka dali–daling ibinaba ang kamay na parang walang nangyari.
"We are not thugs, we are business men!"
Anya bago ito nilalikuran.