Control The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 11

#CTG11 Chapter 11

"Thank you, Miss Viste," Atty. Cabo told me after we discussed about the three cases that I studied. Kakabalik niya lang. Hindi ko nga alam na ngayon pala siya babalik... Mabuti na lang natapos ko na iyong assigned sa akin. Naghihintay na lang ako ng bagong gagawin.

"No problem, Sir," I replied. "If there's anything else?" I asked because I was bored already. And I didn't want to be bored dahil maiisip ko na naman kung sino kaya iyong kasama ni Iñigo the last time na nakita ko siya... Hindi ko na ulit kasi siya nakita dahil sinama siya nung lawyer na assigned sa kanya. I couldn't ask kung kailan sila babalik.

It was boring.

I needed something to do.

"I'll read these first. I'll just call you," he said. I thanked him pero bago ako umalis, binigyan niya ako ng food galing sa pinuntahan niya. He's nice.

I tried to sleep, but I remembered that I just finished drinking coffee... Tinignan ko iyong portal ng school pero wala pang released na grades. Sumilip ako sa Facebook para tignan if may balita ba kung kailan iyong release, but instead of clicking the messages, biglang ang napindot ko ay iyong friend requests.

Iñigo Borromeo

I drummed my fingers against the desk. Wala talaga akong balak na iaccept iyong request niya... Maingay na nga siya in person, what more online? But maybe there's no harm in adding him... It's not as if palagi akong nag-o-online...

I clicked accept.

Pumunta ako sa messages, but there's no news na kahit ano tungkol sa release ng grades. Walang bagong message sa group chat ng block namin. It seemed like everyone's enjoying the vacation... I mean, nag-e-enjoy din naman ako... Though not in the usual way. I just saw some of my blockmates' posts—karamihan sa kanila ay nasa ibang bansa ngayon, enjoying... Habang ako, ito at nagta-trabaho.

"Fine," I uttered. "Just to satisfy my curiosity."

I gave him and started to scroll in Iñigo's profile. Wala siyang masyadong posts... It was different from what I expected... Sobrang ingay niya kasi kapag kasama ko siya kaya akala ko maingay din siya online... I guess I really didn't know him that well yet. I only knew what he showed me so far.

May mga tagged photos siya kasama iyong mga brothers niya yata sa fraternity. He was smiling on the pictures na akala mo hindi niya tinataguan kapag nakikita niya sa school. He's really good at faking.

Walang kahit ano'ng picture kasama ang pamilya niya... Alam ko wala na siyang parents... Pati yata sa relatives niya hindi siya close. Wala ring picture kasama iyong mga kaibigan niya. He's so... different. Just a lot more different from how he's acting when he's in front of me. I didn't know who's the real him.

I kept on scrolling, hoping to find a picture of the girl he was with. Nakaka-isang taon na ako... Nasa college days niya na ako, pero napa-tigil ako nang tawagin ako ni Atty. Cabo.

Next time.

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Sabi nga nila, be careful what you wish for... I asked to be busy, and that's exactly what I got. Kaya pala sinabihan ako ni Mr. Tiu ng good luck dahil kakailanganin ko pala talaga. Sobrang daming pinapagawa ni Atty. Cabo sa akin. He's also very thorough—akala ko thorough na ako, pero mas grabe siya. Sobrang dami niyang tanong sa notes ko. Mas lalo tuloy akong na-inspire dahil pakiramdam ko talaga marami akong matutunan sa kanya. I learned that he's a topnotcher when he took the BAR.

"Iñigo!"

Agad na naagaw iyong atensyon ko nang marinig ko iyong pangalan. My eyes searched his face. He looked tanned. Saan ba siya nanggaling?