Chapter 3
My things were already packed and they sent me to Drexzel's penthouse. Buong byahe i was just spacing out. My tears got dried to my cheeks.
I hate my life...
What kind of disciplinary action is this? They want me to be a slave. I am not used doing household shores. What came to their minds thinking that this is an effective way to discipline me?
When i saw Drexzel's penthouse, it was mesmerizing to be honest, but i have no time to be mesmerize, i am too tired and exhausted from all of these happenings. His grandfather left already, as was only left here with Drexzel and it's fucking awkward, remembering the time when i caught him making out.
Oh God! cleanse my mind!
"This is my place." he said coldly.
Kanina sa mansion, we signed a contract, of how long i'll be staying here being his slave and that's for a year! Like the fuck!
Wala pa akong nasabihan sa mga kaibigan ko. I don't even know if sasabihin ko sakanila. That would be very embarassing! Chloe Castaniego? a slave? I can't imagine! God!
"And so?" pagtataray ko.
His face turn to grim.
"We will set a rules, since i am your master."
Master? what the hell?
"Wow, kinacareer mo naman ata?" humalukipkip ako sakaniya.
"Why not? This will benefit me. I have an instant slave that will follow me wherever i go, will do everything i ask." he smirked.
I sarcastically smiled at him too.
"At sa tingin mo susundin kita?" i smirked.
"You have no choice but to follow, baby. Or it will reach your grandfather."
Yeah, right. Bakit hindi ko naisip iyon? He will use it against me and it will left me with no choice but to follow his commands. Ayoko naman magsumbong siya kay lolo dahil hindi ko sinusunod ang utos niya. Karagdagang parusa na naman iyon.
Ugh! This is getting frustrating even more!
"Again, we will set a rules." he said. "First, you will only follow me if i say so, you are not obligued to follow me wherever i go, unless sinabi ko na sundan mo 'ko."
"As if gusto kitang sundan." i rolled my eyes.
"Second, you are not allowed to complain nor to talk back." he said with emphasis.
"And if i talk back?" i smirked.
"You won't like my punishment." he smirked darkly.
I gulped and got silent. Whatever is that punishment, it made me think twice. Sige na nga, i won't complain or talk back na. Mahirap na baka kung ano pa ang punishment niyang iyan.
"Lastly, you are not allowed to invade my personal life. No personal questions." mariing sambit niya.
I rolled my eyes.
"Wala akong pakealam sa personal mong buhay, duh?"
"Good, then. Mas mabuti nang malinaw."
I wonder why he doesn't want to invade his personal life-- i mean, i also don't want other people to invade my personal life... It's just that he was too serious when he said that rule of his. And what made him think that i will ask him?
"Magsimula ka na."
"Huh?"
"I said start your duty. Clean the whole house, i'll just take a nap." sabi niya at naglakad na papasok sa isang kwarto.
His room, perhaps.
Wait-- what? lilinisin ko ang buong bahay? Wala naman atang dumi rito ah?
Muling bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto niya. He leaned on the door and stared at me.
"I will know if you clean the house or not. Make sure you will clean the whole house or i'll tell your grandfather--" i cut him off.
"Oo na! maglilinis na!"
I don't even know how to start. I remember what our housemaids do, kaya iyon na lang ang ginawa ko. I tried sweeping the floor, i got frustrated when the dirts were blown away by the wind.
"Ugh!"
I will get used to this! i will get used to this!
Unang araw pa lang, i know i failed. Well no one can't blame me! Hindi naman ako marunong sa gawaing bahay! Limang oras ata bago ako natapos, and i am so exhausted! I need to rest. Bumukas naman ang pinto ng kwarto ni Drexzel, then he showed up, bagong gising.
He ignored me and went to the kichen. Few seconds, i heared him cursing.
Lumabas siya sa kusina, showing me all the broken plates. I tried washing the dishes kanina, pero hindi ako marunong and it always slipped from my hands. I smiled.
"Hindi ako sanay manghugas ng plato eh."
He shooked his head and pressed the bridge of his nose as if i am giving him a headache.
The next day pumasok na ako sa school. Hindi niya ako pinasabay sa kotse niya, instead, he let me commute. And this place is way too far from our university!
Curse him! bwiset siya!
Simangot akong pumasok sa loob ng school. Agad naman akong sinalubong ng mga kaibigan ko.
"Are you okay?" Hannah asked.
"Definitely, not okay!" i shrieked. Gusto ko maiyak sa frustration.
Mabuti na lang at hindi pa start ng klase, we went to the school's cafeteria, kaunti lang naman ang tao roon kaya doon ko na lang napili na ikwento sakanila ang nangyari, minus the slave part siyempre.
"For real?" hindi makapaniwalang sambit ni Marie.
"Yeah."
"They didn't even give you the chance to explain?" said Hannah.
Umiling ako. Kaya nga medyo nasaktan ako. They concluded that i did it on purpose because they think that i am the type of person who would do that, thinking that they know me well because of my behavior that's why they refused to believe me.
But i got over it. Tinanggap ko na lang, 'cause there's no point of explaining my side, they won't listen naman.
I have no life listening to our professor. No matter how boring his lecture, i have no choice but to listen. I don't want to be involve with another trouble again. My phone rang that's why i excused myself before going out. If this is one of the normal days of my life, i'd probably go without any warning.
The call is from an unknown number but i still answered it anyway, i have a hunch who this is. And i was right!
"Come with me." Drexzel's deep voice greeted my ears.
"I'm in my class, you asshole."
"Did you just call me asshole?"
"Well probably, yes."
"Come here within one minute, one second late and you are dead."
I sighed and groaned frustratingly. He texted me that he's in the soccerfield but as i reached, wala naman akong Drexzel na nakita.
"What the hell?"
Pinagtitripan niya ba ako? What? is this a kind of a prank! The fuck?
My phone rang again. The asshole is calling...
"Where the hell are you? pinaglalaruan mo ba ako, huh?" giit ko.
"Turn left, find the hidden door there."
"There's a hidden door?"
"Stop asking and do it." pinatay a niya ang call.
Geez. I did what he told me, medyo nahirapan ako dahil tago iyon pero nahanap ko pa rin ang sinasabi niyang "Hidden door". Kumatok ako roon, no response. I was about to knock again when the door suddenly opened, then his stoic face greeted me.
"Pasok."
I don't know but i am feeling an unusual nervous, i stepped inside. I didn't know na may ganitong tagong lugar rito sa school. The place is actually great, parang sa penthouse niya lang.
"How come na nagkaroon ng ganito sa school?"
"Privilege." maiksing sagot niya.
Napairap naman ako. Ang yabang.
"Ikaw lang ang nandito?" i asked.
"With the band."
Napatango naman ako. I can't help but to be amazed with the whole place, it's very cozy. The wooden style is very welcoming to my eyes. Plus the decorations are well done.
"Bakit mo nga pala ako tinawag? I'm in the middle of the class, this is cutting classes you know, baka magkarecord na naman ako." umirap ako.
"You don't have to be problematic about it. Basta ang gagawin mo lang ay susundan mo lahat ng utos ko."
"Whatever." i rolled my eyes. "So ano nga?"
"Before that, i have another rule to settle."
"Ano na naman?"
"Don't call me names, just like what you did earlier you called me asshole. Don't roll your eyes on me, huwag mo akong pakitaan ng attitude mo, it's not cute."
"Why? did i told you that it's cute."
Sinamaan naman niya ako ng tingin. Fine. I stayed silent na lang baka kasi anong gawin niya pa saakin lalo na't kaming dalawa lang nandito sa loob. I crossed my arms and i was about to sit on the couch not until he stopped me.
"Did i allow you to have a seat?"
Napaawang ang bibig ko. What the hell? pati simpleng pag-upo bawal ako?
Now this is cruel!
Wala na akong nagawa kun'di ang tumayo na lang. Masama ang tingin ko sakaniya, he's there sitting on the couch feeling like a king.
"Get me some coffee." utos niya.
Palihim akong umirap at sumunod sa gusto niya. Lucky him, i know how to make a coffee kung pwede ko lang lagyan ng lason ay ginawa ko na. I served him his coffee.
I was confident that he will like my coffee. But seeing him frowned, i know he's up into something.
Ginagago niya ako!
"Too sweet." he frowned.
Because i like sweet coffee kaya sweet ang tinimpla ko. What do i know about his taste when it comes to coffees. He should've told me earlier na gusto niya ng mapait!
"I'll make another one."
So i made another one. I made sure na sakto ang pagkatimpla ko. Not too sweet, nor too bitter. Binigay ko ulit sakaniya, but he frowned again. I gritted my teeth. His torturing me.
"Ang tabang." simangot niya.
This fucking asshole!
Kinuha ko muli ang cup sakaniya at gumawa ulit ng isa pa. I gave it to him again, gustuhin ko mang haluan ng chilli pepper kaso hindi pwede dahil baka magsumbong lang siya.
"What? okay na po ba, master?" i sarcastically asked.
"It doesn't taste good."
How dare he to insult my coffee. I am expert of doing a coffee, no one ever said that my coffee doesn't taste good. Siya lang talaga!
"E'di 'wag mo inumin! give me that!" i was about to get the cup when he moved it away from me.
"No."
"Akala ko ba it doesn't taste good?" i crossed both of my arms.
"I have no choice." he sipped on it.
Napairap na lang ako sakaniya. He's trying too hard to torture me. Duh? i'm not a quitter.
I was just standing here, watching him enjoying the coffee i made. Alam kong masarap ang pagkagawa ko sa kape ko, he's just too proud kaya hindi niya maamin na masarap ang gawa kong kape.
"Iyan lang ba? can i leave now, i still have a class to attend to." i said.
"We're going somewhere."
Tinaasan ko naman siya ng kilay.
"At saan naman tayo pupunta? and you think makakalabas tayo, mahigpit ang security rito." .
He only smirked at me.
And yes. Nakalabas nga kami ng university. He just talked to the the guards and then-- voila! nakalabas kami. This must be the privilege that he's talking.
Nauuna siyang naglalakad habang ako naman nasa likod niya. Pinasakay niya ako sa kotse niya, and no, he did not open the door for me. Ako ang bumukad noon, hindi ko na aasahan na maging gentleman siya dahil first of all hindi talaga siya gentleman, and second i am his slave so why would he do such thing like opening the door for me? that's very impossible to happen.
"Where are we going ba?"
"Mall."
We went to a nearest mall. I didn't see him as a shopping guy type not until today. He shopped too many clothes and some instruments. Few groceries and more.
And guess what! ako lang naman pinagdadala niya sa lahat!
Maybe he's not the shopping guy type, he does this to torture me.
Ang effort ha!
Hindi na kami bumalik sa school, instead dumiretso kami sa penthouse niya. May tutulong sana saaking bellboy but the asshole scold the guy.
"She can do that." malamig niyang sambit sa bellboy.
"Pero sir--"
"I said, she can do that." mariing sambit niya sa lalaki at nilampasan ito.
Napakasama talaga ng ugali niya!
"I'm fine, i can do this."
Gaganti talaga ako, i swear. This cold blonde asshole, i will make sure to make even to him.
I am not named Chloe Castaniego for nothing.
To be continued.