My, Juliette (A Taste Of Heaven)

Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

Any change, even change for the better, is always accompanied by discomfort. I've seen myself change for the past few days. I'm never like this my entire life and it's making me uncomfortable. I don't know if this is still good because i know a sudden change of behaviour is bad but i can't help it. Juliette made me experience a lot of things. Things that change me. Things that makes me who i am now. Far from who i am and what i am before. But this realizations will never gonna stop me from wanting what i have now and choosing to accept changes than to regret it in the end. Silly!

Sinalubong agad kami nina manang Lida, Jude at Clark - Ang mga taga pag alaga niya- at inakay si Juliette papasok sa bahay na para bang isa siyang babasaging bagay. Napapikit siya sa inasal ng tatlo at may ibinulong dito bago siya nito bitawan at hayaan pumasok sa loob ng mag isa. She's a princess after all that's why i think they are so protective of her.

I've heard from my mom that she is the only girl in the family. Mayroon siyang limang pinsan na lalaki sa kanyang tatlong tito. Sa apat na anak ng Don ay siya lang ang naging apo nito na babae kaya itrinato siya ng lahat na parang prinsesa. Even her uncles and cousins are so protective of her. Maybe if i am also her cousin i will also be so protective of her. But damn! I'm glad i am not her cousin after all. Sayang! Walang pagasa!

Hinintay niya ako at magkapanabay kaming pumasok sa lobby. Their house is really big. They are really well off. Far from her being simple and not materialistic. I smiled at that fact.

Narinig namin ang tunog ng sapatos na papalapit sa amin at sinalubong kami ng tawa ng kanyang lolo pagpasok sa bulwagan.

" Sweetie, I'm glad your home." nakadipa ang kamay na paglapit sakanya ng lolo niya at niyakap siya ng mahigpit. Tumagilid ang ulo ni Juliette at pasimpleng tumingin sakin habang may bahaw na ngiti. Siguro ay nahihiya sa pang bi-baby sakanya ng kanyang lolo. " kanina pa kita hinihintay. Hindi mo na naman daw ininom yung gamot mo." nag aalala at nangangaral na ani nito.

Napakamot sa noo si Juliette at magkakasunod na umiling. Natigilan naman ang lolo niya at napabaling sa akin ang atensyon. " oh. You're with someone." nangsusuri akong tinignan nito bago ako ngitian.

Lumapit ako sa kanila at naglahad ng kamay sa huli. " Claud Washington, sir. A friend of your granddaughter. " imporma ko. Friend huh? bakit 'di mo kaya ikabit ang' with cruel intentions' sa sinabi mo? Tinitigan ko si Juliette na nakangiti ng matamis sa akin which made me smile too.

Tinanggap ng Don ang kamay ko at pinisil iyon bago bitawan. " your Beth's son, right? " tugon niya na ikina tango ko. " I've heard so much about you. " aniya na tinignan ang apo na ngayon ay nakatingin sa akin. Na parang sinasaulo niya ang buong hulma ng mukha ko. " I'm glad our princess brought you here. " taas ng kilay na binalingan ulit ang apo na ngayon ay sinimangutan siya. " So I'm guessing that you are my granddaughter's special someone, right sweetie?" tanong niya sa apo na sa akin pa rin nakatingin.

Now i know where Juliette takes her guts. It runs in the blood. Wew!

" Lolo! Wag mo naman takutin ang bisita ko!" maktol ng katabi.

" Let him in first, Lo. " a voice of a man resounded. And a couple of laughs echoed too.

So all of her cousins stays here, huh!

Juliette walks and stays beside me while looking at her cousins who is fast approaching our direction. I barely know all of them. But i know that they are her cousins by their physique and face structure. They resembles her in some ways.

" they are nice people, Claud, so don't worry." she whispered.

Who am I to worry? I'm not even bothered by their presence. Lamang lang sila ng isang paligo sa pagiging noble pero lamang ako ng isang daang paligo sa pagiging gwapo.

Nang makarating sa kinatatayuan namin ay isa isang naglahad ng kamay ang kanyang mga pinsan. I somehow knew James whom i run to in a bar at L. A. But the rest of them, nah!

"These are my cousins, kuya James, kuya Henry, kuya Luke, kuya Yshmael and kuya Jared." lahad niya sa mga lalaki.

James eyed me then smirk. I know that look man!

Truth be told. Maybe he's thinking that i am toying his cousin, but he's wrong. I am not even playing with her. Baka nga siya iyong pinaglalaruan ako. 'Coz she's making me feel weird emotions all the time.

" nice to meet you, man!" Jared said. Juliette said that he is the oldest among the 5 men. Same as my age i guess.

" so our princess likes older men, huh!" Yshmael said na ikinatawa ni Henry at Luke. Sa lahat siya itong approachable ang itsura at may smiley face.

" it's been a long time, dude! " James said smirking. The bad boy among them all.

Kinamayan ko sila isa isa ng walang pag aalinlangan. I don't easily get intimidated. Dapat sila ang ma intimidate sa akin.

" if you have time, you can join us at the bar area. Me and my cousins will gonna have a drink, if Juliette wouldn't mind. " Jared said again in his business like manner looking at Juliette whose grimacing at him

"uuwi na siya, kuya---"

" of course. That would be great." putol ko sa sinasabi ng katabi. Sinimangutan niya ako at bumulong bulong sa gilid na ikinatawa ko.

Tumango naman sakin si Jared at tinapik ang aking likod.

Hinalikan nila sa pisngi ang pinsang babae bago umalis at tinungo na ang kwarto kung saan sinabi nilang pupuntahan.

" bakit ka iinom? Nakita mo nang mag da drive ka pa pauwi." maktol niya sa akin.

" it's okay. 'Di naman ako iinom ng madami."

" but still you'll drive under the influence. And my kuya's.... baka.... kung anong sabihin nila sayo." pahina ng pahina na sabi niya. I smiled to reassure her.

" it's okay, baby. Don't worry. Hmm." I pat and kissed her head before leaving her with the Don that is looking at me intently before nodding his head in approval.

" okay. "