Pyrmont Crown

Chapter 18

ITINAGO NI Pyr ang ngiti niya nang pumayag si Dessert na matulog silang dalawa ni Vegas sa silid nito.

Kanina pa ito tinatanong ni Vegas at mukhang nakulitan na ito sa anak nila kaya pumayag na ito. Busangot ang mukha nito pero hindi niya parin maiwasang matuwa.

He'll just try to make her smile later before bed. How? Pyrmont doesn't really know, but he will try.

"Hon," tawag niya dito.

Lumingon ito mula sa panonood sa pagpa-puzzle ni Vegas. Nasa sala silang tatlo at dahil linggo ay walang trabaho si Dessert tulad kahapon. Siya naman ay ganoon din. Umalis naman ang mga kaibigan niya para bigyan silang buong pamilya ng oras para sa isa't isa.

"Ano na naman?" kunot noong tanong nito.

Nagsalubong ang kilay niya dahil sa yamot na pagtatanong nito. Di man lang lambingan. Tss. Pero ayos na rin kahit ganito ito. Kahit papaano ay hindi na siya nito iniiwasan at kinakausap na siya nito kahit silang dalawa lang.

"One of my friends will hold a birthday party at Ravage bar two weeks from now, will you be my date?" he asked.

Tumayo ito mula sa tabi ni Vegas na nakadapa sa carpet saka naupo sa tabi niya sa sofa.

"Wala ka bang ibang babae na mayaya? At ako talaga?" mahinang tanong nito para siguro hindi marinig ni Vegas.

"I only invite someone whom I want to be with."

"What about that woman in the parking lot? Where is she?" Hanap nito sa kung sinong babae na hindi niya maalala.

"Can't remember who are you referring to," he said, his brain busy trying to remember the woman she's talking about.

"The woman in the parking lot at the mall the day we first time see each other again."

"Oh," Pyrmont nodded then shrugged nonchalantly. "I don't know her. Didn't know you were around that time."

"Malamang wala kang mapapansin ng oras na iyon. Busy kang pakapa," she hissed.

Pyrmont's brows knitted into a lost frown then he remembers what happened that day.

Oh... fuck...

He swallowed and straightened in his seat. "It was n-nothing..." he nervously explained. "The woman was flirting and I just... pushed her away in," he cleared his throat, "you know... hon—"

"I don't know yet Pyr, you tell me?" she dryly cut him.

Pyrmont's jaw moved then leaned his head in the sofa and lay inert while looking at the chandelier.

"I have my rude way of pushing away women who tries to get me to fuck them." Ibinaling niya ang tingin kay Dessert na blangko lang na nakatingin sa ginagawa ni Vegas. "That's letting them know that they're not heating me by letting them touch me. Then I leave them alone."

"How unique," sarcastically she retorted. "But it doesn't really matter. Ayaw ko sumama—"

"Fine with me." Pyrmont move to lay down, with care so as not to put strain on his shoulder.

Ignoring her glare, he rested his head on Dessert's thighs. "I'm not going if you don't come with me."

Pumikit ito habang malalim na bumubunot ng hininga. It's noticeable that she's trying to calm herself from annoyance. Hindi siya nito maitulak dahil naroon si Vegas at may sugat siya na ito na mismo ang nag-aasikaso.

"Pyr, please leave me out of it. Hindi ko kilala ang mga kaibigan o kung sino man ang pupunta roon."

"I'll introduce you—"