Chapter 9
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“Ram Jordan is such a grumpy old man…”
Inis na bulong ni Lexie sa sarili nang sa wakas ay maka bawi na sa gulat matapos pa balibag na isinara ni Ram ang pinto ng silid na iyon.
“Well he’s a grumpy hot uncle, surely not an old man.”
She once again whispered as she tiptoed to the gigantic closet, which she thought are much bigger than her apartment’s bathroom.
Lexie felt a twinge of jealousy realizing how wealthy he is.
“Wealthy- s***h- grumpy- s***h- freakishly handsome uncle Ram.”
Pakantang sabi ni Lexie sabay ikinumpas ang mga kamay na tila ba sumusunod sa isang non-existent na beat.
Lexie slipped on a huge white t-shirt that almost looked like a dress than a tees and suddenly thought of keeping her denim short shorts, she finished her look by putting her hair into a bun and smiled after she glance at her reflection on the mirror.
Nag mukha kasi siyang isang teen-ager na nag papaka trying hard maging gangster.
Nang masigurong maayos na ang itsura ay agad na siyang kumilos para lumabas na sa silid na iyon, alam niya kasing nag hihintay na sa kanya si Ram para mag lunch at wala sa itsura ng lalaki kanina na game ito para mapag tripan niya.
“Well, wala namang masama ang magpakabait paminsan-minsan.”
She whispered to herself as she danced her way through Ram Jordan’s dining.
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Agad na kumalam ang sikmura ni Lexie nang makita ang mga putaheng naka hain, excited at nag mamadali pa siyang mag lakad patungo sa isang bakanteng silya nang agad ding matigilan nang makitang naka busangot si Ram habang naka titig sa kanya.
Lexie fight the urge to lift one of her perfectly plucked eyebrow at him, sa halip ay pinilit niyang gawing tila isang mabait na tupa ang sariling ekspresyon.
“Sit, let’s eat.”
Matabang na sabi ni Ram na agad namang nagpa kunot sa noo ni Lexie.
‘Whatever your damage is, keep me out of it.”
‘I don’t like being used Lexie.’
Ram Jordan’s voice echoed to her head, kasabay ng tanong na,
Ano nanaman kaya ang ginawa niya at bigla na lamang uminit ang ulo ng lalaking ito?
“A-are you okay?”
Wala sa sariling tanong ni Lexie, tinapunan naman siya ni Ram ng isang tinatamad na tingin bago sumagot.
“Yes, shut up and just eat.”
Masungit na sabi nito, napakagat labi naman si Lexie nang mapagtantong hindi lamang nag gagalit galitan ang lalaki.
Gustong batukan ni Lexie ang sarili dahil sa isiping iyon, malamang hindi ito nag gagalit-galitan dahil una, wala sa itsura ni Ram ang mag inarte, pangalawa, wala naman siyang nakikitang dahilan para mag kunwari itong galit sa kanya tulad ng hindi niya rin alam kung bakit nga ba ito galit sa kanya.
“Gosh I hate this.”
Lexie said, and like a child, she started to walked pass through the dining chair that was closed to Ram while stomping her feet.
Lexie’s attitude only caused Ram to crease his thick eyebrows.
“Huwag kang mag dabog at kumain ka na lang.”
Inis na sabi ni Ram.
Sinamaan lamang naman ng tingin ni Lexie ang mga pagkain, aba sino ba naman ang gaganahang makikain kung ganon ang trato sa iyo ng may ari ng bahay hindi ba?
“Eat.”
Ram ordered then lightly pushed the utensils even closer to her, Lexie heard the clicks and clatter of metals and ceramic plate.
“I don’t wanna…”
Naka ngusong sabi ni Lexie na tila lalo lamang nag painit ng ulo ni Ram.
“I said eat, then after that I want you to leave.”
Sabi nito, agad namang nangunot ang noo ni Lexie dahil doon.
“No freaking way!”
Inis na sigaw ni Lexie.
“There is just no way that you are asking me to leave now after forcing me to get here earlier, I wasn’t supposed to be here in the first place, not until you dragged me in to your car so no,”
Mahabang pag tutol ni Lexie, hindi niya na rin nabigyan pa ng pagkakataong mag salita si Ram dahil sa inis,
“And I am not leaving, not until you tell me why the f#ck you are treating me like this right now, ano ba ang problema mo?”
Galit na dagdag pa rin ni Lexie.
“You are here because you just wanted a pass time to get over your ex, and to be honest, it irate the crap out of me knowing that you were with me and all of a sudden madaratnan kitang umiiyak, let’s get straight to the point kid, ano ba ang kailangan mo sa akin?
Kung gusto mo ng pampalipas oras dahil broken hearted ka, then I am sorry to say but I am not the right man for that.
And if you are just like other women who wanted to be closer to me because of my status, pasensya na but you are not getting anything from me either.”
Halos hindi na huminga si Ram dahil sa bilis ng pag sasalita nito, mahina lamang ang boses ng lalaki ngunit ramdam ni Lexie ang galit at inis doon.
Ilang sandali pa ang ginugol ni Lexie upang ma-absord ng kanyang utak ang mga pinag sasabi nito, marahas siyang bumuntong hininga saka iniwan ang silyang inuupuan,
She felt a pang of pain because of his harsh words as she encourage herself to meet his gaze.
“Fine, tinatanong mo kung anong kailangan ko sa iyo? Well surely, you are a billionaire but that is absolutely not what I wanted from you, I have my own money and I don’t need a man to secure me a bright future ahead.
To make it simpler, hindi ako mukhang pera Ram, and it is such a shame that you thought of me as that.”
Seryoso ngunit inis na sabi ni Lexie.
“Yes, I won’t try to deny that I am indeed broken hearted and I believe I have all the right to be, I have all the right to cry because I was hurt, pero hindi ko sinabing pati iyon intindihin mo, what?
Is there some kind of a rule here that women can’t cry habang kasama ka?
At hindi kita ginagamit para maka move on sa hudas kong ex!”
Sabi ni Lexie, God’s teeth, kung nakamamatay lang ang pagsisinungaling malamang sa hindi, naka handusay na siya ngayon.
She literally has plans of using him to hurt her ex, and she will go with the plan no matter what it takes.
“I didn’t say that you can’t cry, Lexie.”
Ram said annoyed.
“No but that is what you are trying to imply!”
Lexie said, her voice cracked at sa hindi malamang dahilan ay sunod-sunod na tumulo ang kanyang mga luha.
“I am just saying, I don’t want to see you cry because of some stupid man who has cheated on you while you are with me.”
Ram answered.
Why on earth is she even crying?
Nakita ni Lexie ang bahid nag pag aalala sa mukha ni ram ngunit ganon pa man ay nanatili pa ring itong tila walang pakealam.
“I am not a bad person Ram, hindi talaga…
And I am sorry that I came to you, I am sorry that I am forcing myself on you when you are already made it clear that you don’t want me.”
Dagdag pa ni Lexie.
“That is because you are a child Lexie…”
“I am not a child and stop treating me like one!”
“Yeah, but I can’t help it, I feel like it’s illegal to be with you.”
Seryosong sabi ni Ram, kahit umiiyak ay hindi pa rin naman napigil niyon si Lexie na samaan ito ng tingin.
“Just one night, Ram. Isang gabi lang, and for Christ’s sake I am not a child.”
“What?”
Naguguguluhang tanong ni Ram, napa buntong hininga naman si Lexie,
“You are asking what I wanted from you, at naging malinaw ako tungkol doon una pa lang,”
Sabi ni Lexie saka buong tapang na tinitigan sa mata si Ram.
“I want you to sleep with me, just one night and it’ll be over, I want you to f#ck me Ram, gusto kong buntisin mo ako.”
Deretsang sabi ni Lexie habang hindi pa rin inaalis ang tingin sa binata.
“God forbid, Lexie. Are you hearing yourself right now?”
Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Ram.
“I am, at alam kong hindi dapat ito pag usapan ngayon lalo pa at nasa harap tayo ng pagkain, but you asked.”
She answered dryly.
Ilang minuto na ang lumipas ngunit nanatali pa ring tahimik si Ram.
“Gosh, will you at least say something? Tell me anything, kung ayaw mong magamit sa ganitong bagay then just tell me.”
Hindi na naka tiis na basag ni Lexie sa katahimikan, narinig niya pa ang pag buntong hininga ng binata bago nag salita.
“Sit down, let’s eat and talk about this later.”
Seryosong sabi ni Ram, Lexie nodded as she brushed her tears away before easing herself back to the dining chair.
“Ang pangit palang makipag away bago kumain, nakaka wala ng gana,”
Sabi ni Lexie, alam niyang ayos na ang lahat nang marinig ang mahinang tawa ni Ram.
“Eat.”
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Matapos ang madrama nilang tanghalian ni Ram ay bigla na lamang nag yaya ng swimming ang binata.
Hindi naman nakuhang tumangi pa ni Lexie nang basta na lamang siyang higitin ng lalaki patungo sa likod bahay nito.
“Ayos ah, papasa na ang pool mo bilang isang resort.”
Pabirong sabi ni Lexie, natawa naman ang binata dahil doon.
“Yeah, I loved swimming, it’s actually one of my favorite things to do, I don’t like going to resorts or beaches, masyadong hassle so I decided to just build my own.”
Ram informed her.
“Hmm ikaw ang nag design nito?”
“Designed and construct, it’s all me.”
Proud na sagot ni Ram.
Hindi naman maiwasang humanga ni Lexie sa binata, sa itsura kasi ng lugar aakalain mong nag tulong tulong ang ilang magagaling na architect sa pag buo niyon, Lexie didn’t know that a man like Ram can actually build a haven as beautiful as this.
Ano pa nga ba ang aasahan niya? The guy was a multi-billionaire, he can be whatever he wants and he can do whatever he wants.
Lexie closed her eyes as a soft wind gushed over her skin, nilipad niyon ang ilang hibla ng kanyang buhok dahilan para matakpan ang maganda niyang mukha, little did she know that Ram Jordan was watching her.
“So relaxing…”
Bulong sa sarili ni Lexie saka napa ngiti nang ang sunod na hangin ay nag hatid ng mala paraisong bango, the wind smelled like grass and flowers, with her eyes shut, she could almost feel as if she was in the middle of a forest.
“Baka maka tulog ka na.”
Natatawang pukaw sa kanya ni Ram.
Agad namang napa mulat ng mata si Lexie saka sinamaan ng tingin ang lalaki.
“Panira ka naman, hindi ko madalas maramdaman ang ganito, madalas ko pang naamoy usok ng mga tambutso ano.”
Naka ngusong sabi ni Lexie.
“You liked it here?”
“Loved.”
She corrected.
“You can come here anytime you want.”
Sabi ni Ram, napa tanga naman si Lexie sa binata.
“Seryoso ka ba?”
“Well yeah, I mean if you want to.”
“Oh hell I do.”
Naka ngising sabi ni Lexie.
“But on one condition.”
Dagdag pa ni Ram, nanatili namang tahimik si Lexie at hinintay na lamang ang sunod nitong sasabihin.
“In this place, we don’t talk about ex’s.”
Seryosong sabi nito, napa nguso naman dito si Lexie.
“Does you officially welcoming me here actually meant that you agree on having s*x with me?”
Naka tawang tanong ni Lexie, inirapan naman siya ng binata.
“Don’t open up s*x with me right now kid.”
“I am just asking, and talking about it isn’t so bad.”
Sabi niya pa.
“No it isn’t, but talking about it with you sounded so wrong.”
Sagot ni Ram.
“You know I have been advised to seek out ‘s*x’ as a way out of my sad predicament and it was really you whom I want to seek it out with.”
Sabi ni Lexie habang suot ang pilyang ngiti sa mga labi.
“You sounded so wild.”
Naiiling na sabi ni Ram, tinawanan naman ito ni Lexie.
“Hah, oo naman, makikita mo, baka sa sobrang wild ko, hindi ka makuntento sa isang gabing hinihingi ko.”
Lexie said seductively.
“Hm, is that so?”
Mapaglarong sabi ni Ram, ngumisi lamang naman dito si Lexie.
‘Gee, whatever will this man do if he ever found out that I was a virgin and I don’t even have a freaking idea about any of the words I just said?’
Sabi ni Lexie sa isipan.
Naiiling na lamang sa sarili na muli niyang tinapunan ng malagkit na tingin ang binata.
Things that she could do just to get this hot uncle’s nephew felt the same pain that she’s been dealing with right now.
“You are a child, and I am old.”
“Hindi pa matanda ang trenta y sais, Ram.”
Sulsol niya pa sa binata,
“Stop luring me into sleeping with you, you are a huge temptation.”
Saway sa kanya ni Ram, agad na napa ngiti si Lexie nang makitang hindi ang mga katagang iyon ang nababasa niya sa mga mata ng lalaki.
“Bakit? Na te-tempt ka ba? Huwag mo nang pigilan, you know I want you, Ram Jordan.”
Sabi ni Lexie saka lakas loob na hinila sa batok ang binata, walang pagdadalawang isip niyang tinawid ang pagitan ng mga labi nila.
Lexie felt a twinge of excitement as Ram immediately answered to her kiss.
The next thing she knew, nasa loob na sila ng maliit na silid sa may pool area na iyon, magkayakap habang mainit na tumutugon sa halik ng isa’t isa.
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