My Boss Sherlock (Boss Series #2)

Sherlock 1 When you believe that you only live once, you should cherish every passing moments of your life. Dahil kung hindi ka pa ngayon mag-eenjoy, kailan pa? Kapag matanda ka na? Nah. She was not born to be like that. Living the life of being fed by everything she wans, lahat ng gusto ni Vanessa ay madali niyang nakukuha. She may be a brat to other people's eyes, but who cares anyway? It's not that she's mingling with their lives. Sarili nga niyang mga magulang, pinababayaan lang siya sa gusto niyang gawin sa buhay. Iyong ibang tao pa ba? Sa kanila pa ba siya magpapaapekto at susunod? "'Sup?" She said upon answering the call of Ainne from the other line. Kasalukuyan siyang nag-aayos para sa pag-gimmick mamaya. It's Friday night, kaya sa bar ni Ainne siya naka-schedule na magpunta. Balita rin kasi niya, nandoon ang ilan sa mga ka-batch nila noong college at mayroong kaunting selebrasyon sa hindi niya alam na dahilan. "Where are you at, Van? Ikaw na lang ang wala rito!" Halos sumisigaw na sa kabilang linya ang kausap habang sinasabi iyon kung kaya't hindi niya maiwasan ang mapangisi. So, they're all waiting for me, huh? "Actually, i'm leaving already. Pero dahil tumawag ka, I am still stuck in my room, talking to you." Tumayo na siya saka kinuha ang maliit na purse at nagmamadaling tinungo ang pinto ng kanyang kwarto. Pagkabukas niya niyon ay tumambad sa kanya ang mukha ng magaling niyang kapatid, si Weigan, na mukhang alam na kaagad niya kung bakit nandoon na naman sa labas ng kanyang kwarto. "Papunta na ako dyan, Ainne. Wait for me, okay?" Aniya sa kausap saka mabilis ng pinatay ang tawag at hinarap si Wei. "What now?" He shrugged at her. "Pasama naman. I need to unwind." She c****d an eyebrow at him. "No. Ayoko." Kaagad naman itong sumimangot doon. "Hindi ba may lakad kayo ni Maxton?" Naglakad na siya palabas ng bahay, habang ang kapatod naman ay nakasunod lamang sa kanya, sa likuran. Weigan is her younger brother, pero kung titingnan, mukhang ito ang panganay sa kanilang dalawa dahil sa laki ng pagkakaiba ng height nila. And also, he's more matured than her? That's what she thought. Hindi man kasi halata sa karakas at pormahan ng kapatid, at the young age of 25, he's already handling half of their family business, while she on the other hand, still doesn't want to have any responsibility handling any of it. Saka na siguro, kapag 30 na siya. She still have three years to figure out if she really wants to handle it or just pass it all to Weigan. "Hindi na kami tuloy. Kasama raw niya sina Angie at saka iyong boyfriend niyang mukhang espasol." Pinigilan niyang mapabunghalit ng tawa doon. My my, my baby brother is still in state of being bitter about his ex-girlfriend, Angie and her boyfriend, I forgot the name. Pero sabagay, she was his first love. Sayang nga lang at naghiwalay sila. She sighed, as she turned around, looking at him, frowning. "Fine. But please, mind your own business and don't you dare hang around our group. Is that clear?" Agad na sumilay ang ngisi sa mukha nito kasabay ng pagsaludo sa kanya. "Aye, captain! See you there." She smiled on that, as she watched him entered his car and leave their house with fast speed. Hindi man halata, kasi parehas silang hindi showy, pero kapag may problema ang isa sa kanila, they always got each others back. They help each other in all the ways that they can. Pero dahil pinalaki naman sila ng kanilang mga magulang na maging independent, na marunong tumayo sa sariling mga paa, as long as kaya nilang resolbahin ang problemang kinakaharap nila, nilulutas nila iyon ng hindi humihingi ng tulong sa iba. Pagkarating ni Vanessa sa District 12, the bar which her friend Ainne was running for almost three years now, ay agad siyang sinalubong ng malakas at nakabibinging party music. Maraming bumabati sa kanya habang tinatahak niya ang papunta sa VIP room. Hindi na siya nagulat na maraming nakakakilala sa kanya doon dahil sa dalas niyang magpunta at tumambay sa lugar. Lahat naman ng mga bumating iyon ay sinuklian niya ng tango o kaya ay ngiti. She's not that snob after all. "Finally! The princess of the group is here already!" She let out a laugh on what Mario has exclaimed. "Akala namin hindi ka na dadating. May lovelife ka na ba? Ang hirap mo ng hagilapin ah." Iningusan niya ito kasabay ng pasadlak na pag-upo sa couch, katabi si Ainne at ang boyfriend nito na si Ark. "Nah. Got no time for that." Tamad niyang sagot saka agad na tinungga ang nasa harap na beer. Hindi pa yata niya nakakadaupang-palad ang lalaking makakapagpatigil ng kamyang mundo. She do have plans on settling down too, but she don't think that'll happen right at this very moment of her life. Wala pang pumapasa sa standards niya na kasing taas yata ng Mt. Everest, if someone could use that as a metaphor. Wala namang naganap na kakaiba, bukod sa ini-announce ni Ainne na buntis raw ito at malapit ng magpakasal kay Ark. Well, hindi na siya nagulat. Alam naman niya na doon din hahantong ang dalawa. Everytime they hang around together, they both look so inlove with each other, na kung minsan, nakakaumay na. Hindi ba sila nagsasawa sa mukha ng isa't-isa? Lumabas muna siya ng VIP room, at sa may veranda ng second floor kung saan sila naroon, doon siya tumambay. Mula rito sa taas ay kitang-kita lahat ng mukha ng mga kabataan at ilang personalidad na nagkakasiyahang nagsasayaw sa ibabaw ng dance floor. Halos puno rin ang mga couch tables. Ainne's business is doing fine. Napangisi siya ng maalala ang naging pag-uusap nila kanina ng kanyang mommy. She's desperately asking her questions like, kailan daw ba siya maghahanap ng boyfriend na ipapakilala sa kanila at kailan raw ba niya balak lumagay sa tahimik? Kahit kailan talaga, her mother is always like that. Palaging nagmamadali sa buhay. Hindi pa naman siya matanda, ah? Bakit pinagmamadali na siya nitong mag-asawa? She's still enjoying her single life. No hooks. No commitments. She's just applying  Justin Bieber's song, Love Yourself, to real life. At saka isa pa, gusto niya, kapag pumasok na siya sa isang relasyon, she wants him to be her first and last. She wants her first boyfriend to be the last man she'll say her I love you's with. Natitiyak rin naman niya na pagkakalooban siya ng isang maayos at masayang relasyon, sa tamang panahon, dahil hindi naman siya kagaya ng ibang babae na kung sino-sinong lalaki na lamang ang pinapatulan para lamang masabi na may boyfriend sila. She may be a party-goer but she's not a heartbreaker. Wala naman siyang pinaasa at pinaiyak na lalaki sa tanang buhay niya. Oh well, maliban pala kay Weigan, noong mga bata pa sila. Gusto rin niya, kapag nakita na niya ang lalaking makakapagpakabog ng husto sa kanyang dibdib, makakapagpalambot ng kanyang tuhod sa klase ng mga tinging ibinibigay sa kanya, gusto niya na ito na talaga hanggang sa huli. Plano na sana niyang bumalik sa kwartong pinagmulan niya kanina pero hindi iyon natuloy ng mapukaw ang atensyon niya ng lalaking nakaupo sa isang stool malapit sa counter, habang matamang nakatitig sa itaas. Hindi naman dapat iyon pagtutuunan ng pansin ni Vanessa kung hindi ito sa kanya nakatingin. Pero dahil siya lang naman ang bukod tanging nakadungaw sa railing ng veranda mula dito sa ikalawang palapag ng bar, ay nasisigurado niya na sa kanya nga nakatingin iyong lalaki. She can't clearly see his face because of the lights striking back and forth his face and also because he is wearing a cap. Duh? Who would wear a cap inside a bar? And for pete's sake! It's night time already! Tama bang magsuot pa rin ng cap sa loob ng bar? Is he in his right mind? Anong klaseng trip naman kaya ang mayroon ang lalaking iyon? She lifted up the glass of Bacardi she's drinking to him and tilted her head to the side before drinking it. When she looked back at him, she saw how the corner of his lips moved to the side before turning his gaze away from me. She huffed a sigh before turning back too. But instead of going back inside the VIP room where she was in a while ago, she decided to went down and walk her way towards the mysterious cap guy. Pero laking dismaya niya ng paglapit roon ay wala na ang lalaki sa kaninang kinauupuan nito. She moved my eyes around, hoping she could still sight him but to her dismay, she didn't. "Looking for someone, beautiful?" She almost jumped when she felt a hot breath brushed against the tip of her ear. Masama ang tinging nilingon niya kung sino ang gumawa niyon. Her hand immediately jerked up and it landed right on Weigan's head. "f**k you to death, Weigan!" She hissed, slumping down on the couch near the stool where that mysterious guy sat a while ago. "Hindi ba sabi ko sayo, walang pakialamanan? Go away!" She shooed him but her brother just laughed at her and throw his body next to where she was sitting. "Hindi naman talaga kita dapat lalapitan, Ate, but then I saw that you're flirting up there." Tumuro ito sa taas kung saan siya mismong nakapwesto kanina. Napanganga naman siya sa sinabing iyon ng kapatid. "I am not flirting, you idiot!" Muli niya itong sinapak. "Hep!" Pigil ng binata saka hinuli ang kamay niyang sasapak pa ulit dapat dito. "Before you s***k me again with your steel-made hand, baka interesado kang malaman na kilala ko 'yung lalaking hinahanap mo." He grinned at her while wiggling his eyebrows. Her eyes widened on that. Binawi rin niya ang kamay mula sa pagkakahawak nito saka naupo ng maayos. She tucked some hair behind her ears as she eyed him again. "You were saying?" Kunwari'y hindi niya narinig ang sinabi nito. Tumawa naman ito sa kanya ng mahina na kaagad niyang ikinasimangot. "Come on, Weigan! Tell me! Do you really know him?" Her brother nod at her. His grin became more wider this time. At kapag ganito ang ngisi niya, alam niyang may hihingiin itong kapalit. But who cares, anyway? She just wants to know the guy's name and some of his where and whatabouts, and that's it. She'll stop. She just want to kill the curiosity that has started to build up inside her head. At minsan, kahit uugok-ugok 'tong kapatid niya na ito, maaasahan ito sa mga ganitong sitwasyon. She thought she'll going to owe him this one. She's just curious about that guy and his loop-sided grin that made her heart palpitate for some seconds. Iyon lang. She know after this night, once she learned who he is, her curiosity will die down at sigurado siya na hindi na niya ito iisipin pang muli. ------ 2nd installment for my Boss Series. Yey! Nawa'y suportahan niyo rin ang story ng pinsan ng poging boss nating si Liam, si Vanessa. Maraming salamat po!