Slow Love | Vicerylle

Chapter 13

A/N: Flashbacks will be italized.

"What the hell do you want?" Masungit na tanong ni Anne kay Yael. "This better be important, Yael. I'm gonna slap you if it's not, I have a lot of work to do." At umupo siya sa sofa ng office ni Yael.

Yael scoffed at umupo sa kanyang office chair. "Ms. Sungit." He muttered. "Why are you mad at me ba? Ano ba ginawa ko sa'yo?"

"Nothing, I just want to be mad at you for being stupid. Karylle cried almost every night dahil sa ginawa mo and you tried to ruined their relationship by putting me in the picture!" Sigaw ni Anne at huminga ng malalim. "So are you gonna stop trying to ruin their relationship? Kasi mas masasaktan ka lang if you're gonna continue this."

Umiling si Yael at huminga ng malalim. "Not anymore, I've already ruined her and I'm not planning to do that again. But if you are still planning to ruin your bestfriend's relationship with him, then go for it. Alam naman nating lahat na patay na patay kay Viceral."

"Oh shut up, not even close to patay na patay. I admit, he's cute pero yun lang ang na-feel ko towards him. Nothing special, or anything."

"Lies, when I told you about the plan you were so excited about it. Pero ngayon, anong nangyari? And if you don't feel anything special for him, bakit close kayo ng ate niya? At bakit alam mo kung nasaan ang condo ni Vice? Why did it take you almost a week to stop the plan?"

"Yes, coincidence lang. We met sa Hong Kong a few years back, pareho kaming broken-hearted at that time and then yun, naging mas close kami. I know where his condo is 'cause of Liz, kami kaya ang pumili nun for him. It took me almost a week to stop dahil... Basta! Stop asking!"

Yael shrugged and smirked. "Dahil mahal mo siya at patay na patay ka sakanya. You're so transparent, everyone can see through you. Si K kaya? Does she know that you're in love with her husband?"

"Oh shut up!" Sigaw ni Anne at lumabas na ng office ni Yael na ngayon ay pinag-tatawanan si Anne.

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Ng maka-rating si Anne sa department niya at una niyang pinuntahan sina Billy at Vhong, umupo siya kung nasaan ang desk ni Vice. Nagulat naman si Vhong at natulala sa dalaga. "Vhong."

"Huh?"

"Tsk tsk, hindi kasi nakikinig." Sabi ni Billy.

Napa-kamot naman si Vhong sa kanyang ulo at tumingin sa kaibigan. "Sorry, bakit ba?" Tanong ni Vhong.

"Let's have lunch together." Aya ni Anne. "Wala kasi akong kasama mag-lunch e, I don't want to be alone or something. I don't want to stay in my office either."

Billy nodded at ganun din ang ginawa ni Vhong. "Kung ikaw ang manlilibre, okay lang saamin. Wala kasi kaming pera e." Sabi ni Billy.

"Wow ah, I'm the girl and I'm gonna pay? Ang bait niyong dalawa." Sarkastiko niyang sambit at tinignan ng masama ang dalawa.

"Ah, ako nalang ang mag-babayad. Okay lang saakin, madami pa naman akong ipon e." Sambit ni Vhong at nginitian si Anne na parang kinikilig.

"Hindi, okay lang. Libre ko na kayo." Ngiting asong sinabi ni Anne. "Sige na, I'll see you guys at lunch!" At bumalik na siya sa office niya.

Natawa naman si Billy dahil nag-mukhang tanga ang kaibigan. "Brad, rejected ah. Mag-bestfriend nga talaga sila ni Karylle no? Parehong bipolar."

Huminga ng malalim si Vhong at yumuko. "Halata naman, di ba? Na may pag-tingin ako sakanya, pero bakit parang wala siyang pake-alam? Para sakanya, employee niya lang ako."

"Dadating din kayo sa ganun brad, hindi pa ngayon pero malay mo. Baka kapag nag-ka-junior na si Viceral, maging kayo." Sambit ni Billy.

"Tsk, matatagalan pa yun. Parang ayaw ngang mag-kaanak si Karylle, di ba?"