The Billionaire's Son

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

"Mallory..."

Kumusta na kaya si Sage? Did he managed to escape his father's men?

"Mallory?"

Bumalik ba siya sa pag-aaral? Nagkita ba silang dalawa ni Jasmine?

"Uhm, Mallory?"

Napapitlag na ako nang marahang yugyugin ni Leon ang aking balikat. I gaze at him with a startled look on my face. Nginitian niya ako.

"Kanina ka pa tulala. Ayos ka lang ba?"

I blinked several times before nodding my head. "Uh, yeah. Ayos lang ako." I smiled apologetically at him. "Pasensiya na, pwede na ba tayong umupo? Masakit na kasi ang paa ko."

He threw his head back and laughed. Leon is looking really good tonight. Ang kanyang normal na magulong buhok ay nakaayos. Bagay din sa kanya ang suot niyang tuxedo.

"O, sige. Tara." He guided me through the crowd of dancing students until we reached back our table. Nginitian ko si Sierra na sumisimsim sa kanyang mango juice.

"Gusto mo bang uminom, Mallory?" tanong ni Leon sa akin.

I gently shook my head. "Ayos lang ako."

"Sige, kukuha lang ako saglit ng maiinom ah?" he smiled boyishly before he disappeared into the crowd again.

Siniko kaagad ako ni Sierra. "Anong mayroon sa inyong dalawa ni Leon?"

Kumunot ang aking noo sa sinabi niya. "Huh?"

Tinaasan ako ng kilay ng aking kaibigan. "Ang lagkit niyang makatingin sa iyo, Mallory. Sigurado ka ba talagang magkaibigan lang kayo?"

Ngumiti ako at umiling. "Sira. Magkaibigan lang talaga kami."

"Talaga?" she searched for my eyes.

"Talagang-talaga, Sierra." Mahinahon kong sagot.

She slumped back to her seat. "Alam mo, sobrang galit na galit na talaga sa iyo si Serenity. Ipinagkakalat niya ang tsismis na inagaw mo daw si Leon sa kanya!"

Bumuntong-hininga ako. "Hayaan mo na siya. Gagraduate na tayo in a few weeks. Poproblemahin ko pa ba ang bagay na iyon?"

Humalumbaba si Sierra sa lamesa. "Si Leon ang problemahin mo. Mukhang tinamaan sa iyo, eh. You know what? I think one of his reasons why he didn't fix his relationship with Serenity again is because of you."

Mas lalong kumunot ang aking noo sa sinabi ni Sierra. "Hindi naman siguro." Out of the corner of my eyes, I spotted Serenity and her friends sending sharp looks at me. Ibinagsak ko ang aking tingin sa mga kamay ko. "Magkaibigan lang kami ni Leon. Dalawang taon na kaming magkakilala eh."

Sierra gave me an unconvinced look. She was about to say something when she quickly shut her mouth. I turned my gaze and saw Leon approaching us with a wide grin on his face.

Umupo siya sa aming lamesa at nakipagkuwentuhan. I tried to endulge myself with their conversation pero lumilipad talaga ang utak ko sa kung saan.

Nang dahil sa ginawa ko, ilang buwan akong halos hindi pinapansin ni Mama. She's very disappointed at me. I regret disobeying my own mother pero sa tuwing naiisip ko na hindi man lang ako nakapagpaalam nang maayos kay Sage bago siya umalis ay sumisikip naman ang dibdib ko.

He's only gone for a few months but I missed him so much which sounded so stupid even to my own ears. I've only known him for a short period of time and now I'm acting as if he took something with him that I couldn't stop thinking about him.