Boyfriend Corp. Book 2 : After Contract

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

February 15, 20xx

"Well, it has to be eaten, young lady. Don't waste your food." One thing is for sure, she's way scarier than my mom.

Or maybe it's because I'm sitting between two people who I never thought I'll sit with.

I shouldn't be here.

Dapat nasa school ako o nasa Art Stuff o kasama si bebs ngayon at sine-celebrate ang 19th birthday niya. That's how it should be. But no. Andito ako dahil sa isang invitation na hindi ko na ikinagulat nung nakita ko sya sa may tapat ng apartment namin. What I'm not expecting is we have someone to tag along. Someone I'm not prepared to deal with.

"If I were you, I'll do whatever she says." monotone niyang sinabi sakin. "And I'll be a good girl and I wouldn't dare to steal someone's boyfriend or my son's father."

Si Lovely.

Napatungo ako sa sinabi niya. Gusto kong sabihin sa kanya na hindi ko ninakaw si Gatorade o inagaw siya dito o kahit ang katagang 'hindi anak ni Gatorade si Andrei' pero mas pinili kong wag nalang.

Hindi ito ang eksaktong naisip kung paano ko kakausapin si Madam, ang nanay ni Gatorade.

"Ano po bang kelangan—"

"Get out of our life." Napaurong ako sa sandalan ng upuan ko nung biglang sumagot si Lovely. "Easy, right?"

But it's not easy.

"Lovely, your manners please." Mahinahon na pinunasan ni Madam ang bibig niya at tumingin sakin. "Alexa, eat."

Tumingin ako sa pagkain ko. I lost my appetite.

"Madam,"

"Eat." she cut me. At pakiramdam ko may kung anong bumara sa lalamunan ko nung tumingin siya ulit sakin. "And please, you're not one of my employees to call me Madam. I'm Loreyn Zamora. Nice to meet you."

Sinubukan kong tumingin kay Lovely pero inirapan niya lang ako. She really hates me and she has all the reasons to be. Ang hindi ko lang maintindihan ay bakit kasama ni Madam si Lovely at andito ako para kausapin nila?

"I think I met your parents before." Bigla akong kinabahan sa sunod na sinabi ni Madam, "I wonder if they know about you dating my son."

Alam ni Papa pero si Mama...

"Gusto niyo bang lumayo ako kay Gatorade?"

"Buti alam mo pero hindi mo pa rin ginawa.." singit ni Lovely.

"Desisyon ni Gatorade ang—"

"Kung hindi ka pumasok sa buhay namin, walang ganito." Matalas akong tiningnan ni Lovely. "Naisip mo na dahil mahal mo siya, it's enough to take away something... take away somebody's happiness."

"Wala akong plano akong manakit ng tao."

"But you did." Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin. Kita ko ang maghigpit na pagtikom niya sa kamay niya. "Look at the consequences you've made just to make a fool of yourself that there's magic when you fall in love."

Just to make a fool of myself...

"You're happy now? Well, just to let you know Ms. Delos Reyes, for your happiness, I have a child crying almost everyday because he misses his dad."

Pareho kaming nagulat nung padabog na ibinagsak ni Madam ang baso niya sa lamesa. Nakita ko sa mata ni Lovely ang takot, "Don't try me, girls. Don't let me put you back to grade school just to teach you good manners and right conduct."