Monasterio Series #3: One More Night

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

May ilang sandaling nakaawang ang bibig ko dahil sa naging rebelasyon ni Zadriel. Kumurap-kurap ako, hindi agad lubos na matanggap ang sinabi niya.

"N-Naging si Kuya at Alexi? For real?"

"Yeah," he drawled lazily. "You sound so surprised."

"Because I am!"

Hindi ako nagulat na naging si Zadriel at Alexi. Maliit ang mundo, ang mga ganoong pangyayari ay hindi na nakakapagtaka. What surprised me even more was my brother and Alexi had a thing. Kailan pa?

I can still remember some parts way back we're in college that my brother would fetch him on the school but I didn't give that any malice.

Kaya ba ganoon na lang kasungit ang kapatid ko sa kanya sa tuwing aksidenteng magkikita sila? Everytime we have a dinner with the Ravena's, my brother seems to have his own world where nobody exist. Ni hindi niya magawang ngumiti. Akala ko ay talagang wala lang siya sa hulog. Ngayon ay alam ko na kung bakit. There seems to be a bitter past from them.

"Your brother seems to be too secretive. No wonder." Zadriel said that cut me out from my train of thoughts.

Kung sa masikreto lang ay talagang nangunguna na si kuya. Hindi nga ako nakaka punta sa condo niya dahil bukod sa ayaw niya, lagi rin siyang wala. Siguro ay marami siyang babae na dinadala doon.

I sighed. "So what happened? Bakit pinatulan mo pa rin si Alexi gayong alam mo naman pala na sila ng kapatid ko?"

He chuckled. "Why so serious now, Tate?"

"Well, it's not really funny to hear that. Kaya naman pala ganoon katindi ang galit sa'yo ni kuya. Naiputan sa ulo!"

"Galit ka na niyan?" he asked, playfulness can be heard through his raspy voice.

Natawa ako sa tono ng boses niya. I can visualize him smirking, sexily biting his red lips while looking into somewhere else. Sa sandaling panahon na nakilala ko si Zadriel, madali para sa akin ang sauluhin ang pisikal na katangian niya. A face that handsome and appealing isn't that easy to forget.

"I-kwento mo na kasi! I'm sure your past doesn't affect you anymore since you're already in a relationship with Dianara."

"Hmm, of course." he drawled lazily like this topic is already out of his interest anymore.

"Then tell me the whole story now!"

Isang mababaw na buntong hininga ang pinakawalan niya bago siya nagsalita.

"Magkita tayo bukas kung ganoon."

Bahagyang tumaas ang kilay ko. "Bakit?"

"You want to hear the whole story, right? Then I'll let you hear it."

"Why need to see each other personally? Puwede namang dito mo na lang sabihin."

He let out an audible smirk. "Take it or leave it, Tate. Your choice."

Iku-kwento lang kailangan pa magkita? Puwede naman ngayon niya na sabihin dito sa telepono. May demonstration pa atang magaganap.

Hindi na ako nakaangal pa. Maaga pa lang ay nagkita na kami ni Zadriel sa tapat ng isang coffee shop. As soon as I got out of the driver's seat, Zadriel opened his car door and walked out of it, too. Wearing a plain black vneck shirt and dark denim jeans, he looks like a popular GQ model who never runs out of offers from big companies.

Gwapo na. Mas lalo pang gumwapo.

Sumandal ako sa gilid ng kotse at pinagkrus ang mga braso ko, inaantay siyang makalapit sa akin. The moment our eyes locked with each other, a playful smirk broke across his lips.