Loving the Demon

Chapter 12

"I want to bring you in my apartment but my cousin is currently there so, yeah. I can't think of anything right now, I don't really go to different places.

"It's fine here... ikaw naman ang magbabayad 'diba?" Ngiti ko habang iniikot ang mata ko ngayon sa five-star hotel room na kinalalagyan namin.

"Yeah... of course, ako naman ang nagdala sa'yo dito."

"Wow, daming pera 'a? Bigay ni daddy?" 

Mabuti na lamang at hindi na nito sineseryoso ang mga biro ko at nakitawa na lamang siya. "Yep. It's my father's money. I'll be working soon though. Hindi na ako tutuloy sa college, with our family's business hindi naman na 'yon kailangan. It's been five months and this is actually my last month na pahinga ko. After this, balik sa reyalidad I'll be like my father and grandfather, my grandfather's father and so on."

"Whoa. Lahat kayo pare-parehas ang work?"

"Yep. Kind of responsibility. It's been going on for I don't know how many years now."

"But... do you like, want to be something other than, you know, your family want you to be?" Tanong ko at umupo na sa malambot na kama.

There are two beds in this big room, hindi ako sigurado kung dito ko na nga ba papalipasin ang gabi ko pero medyo nakukuha na kasi ni Giovanni ang tiwala ko.

There's something inside him that really piqued my interest.

I want to get to know him.

Alam kong tama siya sa sinabi niya, he is more than your 'nineteen year old' boy who's from a rich family. I know that he's far from what people thought he was... and I want to know the real him. 

"No. I grew up doing whatever my Father want me to do because I want to be just like him."

"Whoa. Your father is lucky to have you then."

Ngumisi ito sa akin. "How about you? Do you plan to go to college? Or... you are contented doing not so high paying jobs?"

"I am."

"Are you really born poor?"

Natawa ako sa bigla nitong sinabi. "You shouldn't ask people something like that. Minsan masyado kang totoo, you should filter some words."

"Sorry."

"No, it's okay but to answer your question no, I am actually from a quite well-off family. We have a business too... not that big compare to your family siguro pero it's doing okay. I really just want to live on my own, money-wise and just everything. I want to be independent. Tired of depending my happiness to others." 

"That's nice." Ngiti ni Giovanni. 

"I don't want to go to college. I feel like it's just a waste of time and money."

"Same."

Sandaling walang nagsalita sa amin ni Giovanni at nagtitigan lamang kami, hindi ko maiwasan ngumiti dito na agad niya ring ibinalik. Kahit na lumalapit ito ngayon sa isa pang kama upang maupo doon ay wala ni isa sa amin ang pumutol ng pagtititigan namin.

Finally nang makaupo na siya ay napalitan iyong ngiti niya mahinang tawa at binasag na ang pagtititigan namin.

"I've never had this kind of conversation for years actually... I really enjoy it." Ika ko.

I enjoy you... too.

"Same here Makota but you must be hungry now? Don't you want to be happy? I thought of foods. Come on, come with me. I just called my favorite restaurant to serve us their best dishes."