Come On, Make Me (COMPLETED)

Chapter 33

#COMM

Chapter 33

To say that my heart was beating wildly inside my chest would be the understatement of the year! I think to say that I was on the verge of a heart attack would be more apt! It was only a little over ten minutes, but it felt like the rest of my life.

And they wonder why we seldom visit them.

"Ma..." I gently called. She turned back, smiling at me. How could she smile?! Gosh! Muntik na ako ma-heart attack dahil kay Lola! I mean, she didn't ask me anything naman, but still! There's really something talaga na sobrang off putting.

Or baka naman paranoid lang ako?

Ugh.

This was all Justin's fault! Ever since he came into my life, puro problems na lang dala niya talaga! Sarap saktan!

"Are we in trouble?" I asked.

"Trouble?" she repeated.

I nodded. "I mean, our family? GDL? Or maybe de Marco?" I asked. I couldn't exactly pinpoint but during my brief but terrifying conversation with Abuela, I felt na there's something wrong. She kept on hinting kasi na I should befriend Justin.

That it would be nice daw if I make friends—rather connections with a Ramirez.

Abuela never asked me of anything. So, hearing her hint na I should keep Justin close was making me so freaking curious.

Mama shrugged. "If anything, you should ask your Dad." I frowned. Mama laughed. "You know that as much as I can, I try not to concern myself with politics," sabi niya. I sighed. I understood naman. I mean, same. I try naman not to meddle with anything politics related because I was super aware na sobrang gulo ng world na 'yun...

I didn't want to get dragged!

But with Justin keen on dragging me into this mess, I was left with no choice! Tapos si Abuela pa! Gosh! Gusto ko lang naman ng tahimik na lovelife and steady career, but bakit ako nadadamay sa ganito?!

"Fine..." I replied, sighing. "But if you hear anything..."

Mama laughed. "I'll surely tell you."

Gosh.

Why did I have to be born into a political clan?

* * *

"Hi, Ma'am!" Kellan greeted. He's the only one who could go out of the guesthouse because Nico's still in the process of healing. But thankfully, konti na lang naman and he'd be good as new na ulit.

"Hi..." I greeted back rather dimly.

"Punta po tayo kay Sir Jasper ngayon?" he asked while we were walking side by side. Hindi ko rin alam where Evan was, but maybe he went home. I didn't know. I was just really so out of it the past few days. Iyong problema ko kay Justin na lang talaga iyong nasa isip ko.

Na kung paano ko ba 'yun malulusutan.

And what the hell he really wanted from me.

I nodded. "But daan muna tayo kay Addie," I replied. I walked mindlessly again. Papa didn't come home last night kasi may meeting pa raw siya somewhere else. And if he just came home from a meeting that sounded super important, we all knew that that's never a good time to ask him of anything. Super pressured kasi si Papa sa work niya, so we try not to add to the pile. Buti na lang super busy din ng brothers ko with basketball so parang may mga sariling mundo lang din kami sa bahay.

"Hey!" bati ko kay Addie nung nakita ko siya. "Haven't seen you in a while," I said.

She shrugged. "What can I do for you?"