My Nerd Mafia Queen

Chapter 07: Gamble

Chapter 07

Zeke Pov (continuation)

Pag pasok namin sa loob, all eyes are automatically on us. Karamihan sakanila ay naka tingin pa mismo sa kamay ni Iris na naka kapit sa braso ko. Hindi ko sila bini-bigyang pansin pa, dinala ko na agad si Iris sa upuan niya at pinag hila ko agad siya ng upuan.

"Thank you Zeke..." He said while looking at me I just smiled at her as an answer, umupo na din ako sa tabi niya.

Kanina ko pa pinag aaralan ang kilos niya, she's calm and composed all at the same time, pero hindi mo makikita sakanya ang pag ngiti she has this neutral poker face.

Hindi mo makikita sakanya kung ano ba talaga ang iniisip o nararamdaman niya at that moment, it's like you need to guess on the spot kung ano ba ang emosyon na bumabalot sakanya.

Nakuha naman ang atensiyon namin ang biglang pag sasalita ni Dad.

"It's good to see you both casually talking hija" my dad said to Iris habang hawak hawak ang baso na may alak at sumisimsim pa dito.

"Yes Tito, Zeke and I are just reminiscing about our past, medyo napa haba po ang usapan namin kaya hindi kami agad naka balik" pag sasalita ni Iris while still in her compose and calm self.

"No worries hija, walang problema sakin kahit mag tagal pa kayo mag usap, pinatawag ko lang kayo dito sa loob para may pag usapan na importante" hindi pa man sinasabi ni dad pero alam ko na agad kung ano ang tinutukoy niya dito.

"Hija Iris, we want to talk about your decision about you and Zeke's proposed marriage" segunda naman ni mom, lahat ng tao sa paligid namin ay tila mga hindi humihinga at pawang nag hihintay sa isasagot ni Iris, most especially me.

Everyone who knows me knows how calmed and composed I am in every situation, hindi nila ko maki-kitaan ng kaba, pero hindi ko malaman kung bakit pag tungkol kay Iris ay hindi na ako agad mapakali.

Is this woman starting to tame me??

"We don't have to talk about it anymore Tito and Tita, I already made my decision..." nag ka tinginan naman agad sila mom and dad at nag bulung-bulungan naman ang mga kamag anak namin na nandito.

Tila may drum roll na tumutunog sa mga oras na ito na hinihintay ang isasagot ni Iris.

"I already accepted it the moment I accepted your invitation for me to come here, in our family we don't usually oblige on some events. Even if we are close as a family, hindi po ako pupunta dito basta basta at ta-tangapin ang welcome party na ito lalo na po kung napag usapan na ang marriage right before, it would be disrespectful for us to do that. Our family is seriously ruled by Respect and Loyalty, we hold our promise as sacred to us. That's why I'm telling you all na wala ng dapat pag usapan. Because I'm already accepting this marriage, long before Tito Zavian I know that your family already considered ours a family too and ganoon din po kami sainyo lalo na ang daddy ko. So doing this is just making it a formality for two families to be one."

Parang lahat kami na nandito ngayon ay napatigil at napa tulala sa mga salitang sinabi ni Iris, it's so amazing how she can casually say all of that while maintaining her so composed and calm self about it.

"This woman is really something" I mumbled to myself, while still trying to absorb all of the things she said.

I can't put into words how amazed I am while listening to her. She really looks like a woman who came from a family of royalty.

Iris Pov

Habang nag uusap kami ni Zeke kanina, the questions I asked him made me wonder about a lot of things. It's true that a lot of years had passed at mukha naman na madami na din talagang nag bago sakanya.

Especially his facial and body features, his looks changed a lot actually, he became more manly and sige na nga gwapo na din. And ang pinaka napansin ko ay kung paano niya ko t*tigan all throughout the party earlier, yung tingin na may malalim na iniisip, and also his possessiveness and territorial attitude towards me also caught my attention.

He's like putting a fence around me already, para bakudan na agad ako kahit ngayon lang kami ulit nag kita. He's already showing emotions that I still can't determine if it's true or not.

The talk that we have earlier made me think, sa kung ano ang kahihinatnan naming dalawa all throughout this marriage.

Well because I like to gamble about a lot of things I decided to push through this, yes papayag ako sa kasalan na ito.

Tutal alam ko namang walang mawawala sa akin kung papayag ako, most especially I'm sure that I won't be a submissive wife to him, with that I'm a thousand percent sure of.

I know my dad very well, hindi niya ako basta basta ipag kakasundo sa mga Guerrero kahit pa matalik niya na kaibigan si Tito Zavian ng walang tamang dahilan na hindi ako ang makikinabang.

I'm her daughter, I know that he will still protect me in every way even though he's not here with me. I'll trust my dad and mine's intuition for now, I'm still in control of the situation, I can always back out if I wanted to and no one can ever stop me.

The Guerrero's are not bad, they are really genuine actually. I'm good at knowing if a person is just acting in front of me, cause that's my forte.

But earlier, while they're all talking to me I didn't even feel uncomfortable by their presence, hindi ako nakaramdam ng panganib sa paligid nila. Which is good on their part, kasi once na naramdaman ko iyon.

I wouldn't even have a second thought, talagang hindi ako papayag sa marriage proposal ng mga pamilya namin.

I already expected that the marriage proposal will be the main topic tonight, at napag handaan ko na iyon. Bago pa ko pumunta dito, I've already decided, it's just that I want to watch their personalities first, most especially kung paano nila ako tatratuhin at tatanggapin. Kasi yun ang importante sa akin, I can just say no to them on the spot cause it's my choice in the first place.

Hindi din naman ako nag mamadali mag pakasal, I'm only 23 years old at the moment. While si Zeke is only 26 years old.

We're both young for this actually, pero dahil sa relationship ng pamilya namin lalo na at nasa last will ng daddy ko ang fixed marriage na ito, I decided to accept it.

I just hope that my will to gamble in this situation won't be put to waste, I trust my intuition most of the time. But still, I can't foresee what our future will hold for both of us, but I know myself very well, I wouldn't let anyone betray me that's for sure and Zeke wouldn't be an exception.