Aeipathy

Chapter 1

Citrus. Vanilla. Hazelnuts. Fruity.

The scent is calming. Alluring. Seductive.

Hindi ko na din pinagkaabalahan na silipin pa yung inabot sakin na leather-covered menu book. I just told them to serve me the finest dishes they could offer me. The best of the house.

Madami naman akong pera sa ngayon dahil sponsored ako ni Carriete. Dapat lang na sulitin ko na ito. Sa sobrang kuripot pa naman ng babaeng iyon, ngayon na lang ako makakabawi.

Funny that she'll do everything for her sister without actually telling Harrice that she's doing things to be of help.

Sabagay. It is Cariette's nature to be protective of her younger sister. Masyado din nitong iniisip na hindi dapat nito masaling yung pride ni Harrice. Si Harrice pa naman kasi ay feel na feel na akala mo ito lang ang nagpoprotekta sa ate nito.

And I kind of envy that kind of sisterly love. They would do everything and anything for a family.

Ganyan din noon samin si Ember bago ito nahumaling ng husto sa asawa nito. She left us. She left the only safe place for the likes of us. Mas pinili nito na umalis sa isla para habulin si Cray. Kahit na alam naman naming lahat na hindi ito mahal noon ni Ate Cray. Mas lamang pa nga na natakot lang iyon noon kaya napilitan ito na pakasalan si Ember.

Damn crazy, lovesick, Silvas. Pathetic.

Maybe ayun talaga yung sakit ng angkan namin. Nakakahawa at masyadong delikado pag nahawaan ka na. There's no way out. The things you could do for that lovebug sickness is scary. A lot scarier than the idea of living with the zombies.

Patunay na si Ember, Cariette, at ngayon nga ay si Harrice. So I should seize the opportunity to squeeze money from them.

As my eyes roam around the whole place to check on where Tris is, I accidentally notice the guy sitting two tables on my right that hands a small pack of white substance to the waiter.

Kitang kita ko pa kung paano niyon pasimpleng itinuro yung isang babae sa katabi nitong table.

That woman is undeniably pretty. But since I'm accustomed to pretty faces, that just seems normal to me. My standards for pretty faces were raised into extremely high measures when I've met Elle face to face. Yung mga ganoong mukha na lang yung magandang titigan sa ngayon.

No doubt that Harrice is going all gaga for that woman. Which reminds me of the reason on why I am here.

Damn. This place ain't safe. What the heck Tris is doing here?

I immediately pulled out my phone to send a message to Essex. I need to ask him to dig some information about this place. Saka para alam din nito na nandito ako ngayon at kung sakali ay maabisuhan nito si Mommy.

Isa pa din kasi sa rason kung bakit ko ito ginagawa ay dahil pinapasundan sakin ni Mommy si Kaylee. I was once hired as one of her bodyguards. Even until now.

Hindi kasi nila madiretso na iniisip naman talaga ni Tita Leigh na hindi safe para kay Kaylee na maging bestfriend si Tris lalo pa at puro nga iyon basag-ulo. Ilang beses na din na laging muntik-muntikan mapaaway si Kaylee sa tuwing may mga babaeng sumusugod dito dahil nga pinagkakamalan ito na babae daw ni Tris. That only stopped when Tris formally announced that she's dating Elle back then.

Actually, that's the reason why Elle decided to date Tris too. Sigurado ako na ginamit lang naman nito si Negra para pagselosin si Rainey. At para na din palayuin yung loob ni Kaylee kay Tris. It's so obvious how Lee is smitten to Tris.

That's why I don't understand why Kaylee decided to date a famous Fil-Am model na kilalang kilala naman na dakilang escort ng kung sino-sinong pulitiko. Discreet for them perhaps, but not to us. Sa dami ba naman ng kakilalang pulitiko at mga kilalang tao ni Mommy, alam na alam ko na yung ganoon na galawan ng nobya na iyon ni Kaylee.