Finding Avie's body

Chapter 27

Drake decided to sit down for awhile after Tita Yelena left.

I guess hindi totoo na tinatawagan na sya ng Daddy nya, naka pangalumbaba sya ngayon na parang bata habang nakatingin sa akin.

“What?” tanong ko sa kanya.

He just looked at me and shrugged. Problema nito?

“Ano nga? Ang arte arte mo. Ano may gusto ka bang sabihin? Natauhan ka naba na ayaw mo kong tulungan dahil kailangan mong iprioritize si Alanna dahil ipinaprioritize ka nya?” nauumay na sabi k okay Drake.

Kung pwede lang na tatlong beses na irap na suno sunod ang kaya ko ginawa ko siguro.

Argh! Kairita!!!

He just laughed at me.

“Ano?!” singhal ko sa kanya.

Nakatingin lang sya sakin na parang tanga, nakatitig na hindi mo malaman kung ano ang iniisip. Nababaliw na yata tong lalaki nato.

“Bakit ba kasungit mo? Hindi mo ba namiss si Tita Yelena?” pang-aasar  nya ulit sa akin.

Pagak lang akong natawa sa sinabi nya, hindi ko alam kung trip bako nito ngayon o ano.

“Yeah yeah funny. Bakit ko naman mamimiss yung soon to be byenan mo? If I know baka sila pa ng soon to be fiancé moa ng dahil kung bakit nagkaganito yung buhay ko.” Ismid ko sa kanya at saka ko sya tinalikuran.

“You look funny Kiesh, kung galit ka sabihin mo. Baka mamaya yung galit mo nay an sap wet mo lumabas nako utot ang labas nyan Kiesh. Ang masakit pa nyan sa sobrang galit mo yung strength ng utot mo maging malakas din, baka maging atomic bomb yan?” he said while laughing.

“Alam mo bago ka pa dumating sa buhay ko talagang galit na ako jan sa asawa ng daddy so what are you saying? You are just imagining things Mr. Drake Christopher Lacson.” I smirked and ignored his remarks.

“Kiesh do you think it will be fine with Alanna if I will ask her to help me find your body?” Drake asked me out of the blue.

My eyes almost fell off with what he said.

“WHAT THE f**k?!” I told him angrily.

He just shrugged and gave a teasing smile.

“What? Sa palagay ko naman ayos lang sa kanya, mabait naman yung kapatid mo and I think hindi nya mamasamain yung pagtulong na ginagawa ko sayo dahil kapatid ka pa din naman nyam after all magkapatid pa din kayo.” He said and then he reclined his seat.

“Stop pestering me please! Umattend ka nalang ng meeting mo at ako ay maghihintay nalang dito sa ospisina mo. Please lang Drake stop with all these bullshits. Malapit na akong mapikon don’t test me.” Naasar na sa sagot ko sa kanya.

“Woah! Woah! Chill!” sabi nya habang itinataan pa yung kamay nya na parang sumusuko sya.

“I was just kidding Kiesha, bakit ko naman gagawin yon?” nakangiti na tanong nya sa akin na para bang sinasabi nya na wala ba akong tiwala sa kanya.

“Malay ko sayo hmp!” ismid ko ulit sa kanya.

“Hindi ko yon gagawin sayo, you know that. Hindi ko kayang ipahamak ka ng ganon lalo pa ngayon na base sa mga nakukuha natin na ebidensya at impormasyon, mukhang malapit na tao sayo yung involved sa nangyari. Hindi tayo pwedeng makampante. Kailangan nating mag-doble ingat,” sabi nya habang naka-pamulsa ang mga kamay.

After a few minutes pumasok si Erik sa office para sabihin na kumpleto na yung mga board members sa meeting room at si Drake nalang ang hinihintay.

“Sige Erik susunod ako I will just look for my phone,” he said to Erik dismissing the guy.

Nakita ko na napansin ni Erik na hawak ni Drake yung phone nya pero sumunod pa din sya sa sinabi sa kanya.

“Para kang ewan bakit ba parang ang lakas ng trip mo ngayon? Nakita ni Erik na hawak mo yung phone mo, buti nahiya yung tao sayo.” Naiinis na sabi ko sa kanya.

Imbis na tumayo sya sa pagkakaupo nya dahil hinihintay na sya panigurado sa board room, lalo pa nyang nirecline yung upuan nya as if wala talaga syang balak na bumangon.

“Hey! What’s wrong with you? Kumilos ka na! Everyone is already waiting for you at the board room. Is that how you treat your investor? Buti di ka iniiwanan ng mga investor?” tanong ko sa kanya.

I saw him smiled and opened his eyes.

“I don’t need them. Isa pa I am just lightening up my mood bago ako pumunta sa board room. Gusto ko nga  na maghintay pa sila ng tatlong oras kung pwede kaya lang ang ingay ingay mo nakukulili na yung tenga ko sayo,” naiinis na sabi ni Drake at saka tumayo.

He got his tux and then head out.

Hindi man lang ako hinintay. Ugh! Ang sama talaga ng ugali mong tres ka! Tatlong piso ka lang naman pero yung usansya mo higit sa tatlong milyon!

I decided not to follow him, kesa naman magtagos-tagusan nanaman ako sa pader I decided not to follow him mag-iikot ikot nalang ako dito sa office nya.

I looked around and notice how neat and calm the color of his office, it was manly yet very neat and calm in the eyes.

Kung titignan para syang nasa isang hotel dito sa office nya, ang nagpa-mukang office lang nga dito ay yung table nya sa gitna.

I looked at his displays and saw a very familiar miniature.

It was the first gift that I have ever received from him, na ibinalik ko din noong nag-away kami. Hindi pa kami nung binigyan nya ako nito, actually parang kaka-kilala kilala pa lang naming noon at ayaw ko pa yata syang kausapin.

“Sige na tanggapin mo na to Akiesha, mula pa to sa puso ko,” sabi sakin ng senior na, nakasalubong  ko habang hawak hawak ang isang miniature house at naka-ngiti ng todo.

“Pwede ba Mr. Lacson tantanan mo ako. I don’t need whatever it is from your heart and will you please stop calling me Akiesha? I am Avie. A-V-I-E.” I said to him trying to dismiss him.

Mag-mula nung isang lingo na nakalaban ko sya sa debate hindi nya na ako tinantanan nakaka-irita! Para kulugo sobrang kulit naiinis na ako! Argh!

“No, for me your name Akiesha suits you more. It sounds really unique. Just like you. Kaya sige na tanggapin mo na to please,” he said trying to give me his ‘gift’ while doing puppy eyes.

“Alam mo? You’re so pathetic do you think I wounldn’t know? This is just a dare right? Siguro dahil natalo kita sa debate last week and your ego was clutched you wanna redeem yourself through this lowliness, wag ako Mr. Lacson dahil di ako katulad ng mga ibang babae na kakilala mo. You will only break yourself on me.” I said as I smirked.

His friends suddenly appeared and ‘BOO’ him. Hah! I knew it! They are really trying to test me. Sorry boys you got the wrong girl to play with. I flipped my hair and thenj walked away.

Two days after I was waiting for my ride when he suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

“Hey Akiesha,” he said shyly.

I didn’t mind him and acted like I didn’t heard him.

“Hey, I just wanna say sorry for what happened, hindi lang ako maka-tanggi sa tropa. But it has nothing to do with you really, hindi ka naming planong paglaruan. It was a dare but not to play with you. They really dared me to find the most beautiful yet feisty girl in the campus and yeah I thought of you.” He said trying to redeem himself.

I just looked at him and have him a nod. I didn’t really wanna waste my time and effort with this kind of person. Spoiled Rich self-entitled boys.

Mga mayayaman na pera lang ang meron.

That’s was how I used to treat him before, yung miniature nya na pinipilit na ibigay sa akin, itinabi nya at saka nya ibinigay sa akin nung first monthsary naming dalawa.

Drake was really one of the most sentimental person I know.