Chapter 44
Noon ay pagpapaubaya ang nasa isip niya ngunit sa nalaman ay parang gusto na niyang sirain ang relasyon na meron ang dalawa.
She took the bottle of beer at tinungga iyon nang isang lagukan lang, at napadighay siya bigla, kita ang gulat sa mata ni Aliyah at ni Aurora but both of them giggled after.
"Wala nabang mas matapang dito,?"
She wants to drink, masamang masama ang loob niya sobra at kung kanina ay napaka taray nang mukha at salita ni Aurora ngayon naman ay katabi niya na ito and both of them drink habang tawa naman nang tawa si Aliyah.
"So, promise us Cass, gagawin mo ang lahat to win Austin's heart ok? Do'n let him be with Jenna"
Pagpapalakas sa loob niya ni Aurora and she chuckled.
"Of course hindi ako papayag, so stop worrying Aurora and Iyah,akong bahala kay Austin" indeed she was already drunk dahil kung nasa matino pa siya ay hindi niya masasabi ang mga bagay na ito.
And she wink dahilan para matuptop ni Aliyah ang bibig na tuwang tuwa sakanya, she was drunk at nakakailang bote na sila ni Aurora.
" Yeah, kung sana magagawa ko lang yan kay Max, gagawin ko but what can I do? His ex girlfriend who was already gone long ago, siya ang kalaban ko sa puso ni Max, I'm starting to get tired being just his shoulder and a friend for him, I really hate this situation but.. I can't do anything I love him.. "
Aurora took her bottle again at uminom doon.
" Hey girls, baka maparami ang inom niyo, magalit ang mga boyfriend nyu"
Biro ni Aliyah sa kanila, nagkatinginan sila ni Aurora at sabay napabaling kay Aliyah who was beaming dumukwang ito para kurutin ang pisngi nilang dalawa at hindi niya maiwasan ang matawa.
She felt so light ang sarap talaga sa pakiramdam pag nakakainom, bukas nalang niya iisipin ang sakit nang ulo.
Napaka raming problema ang tumatakbo ngayon sa isipan niya, her brother Phoenix, Austin, Jenna, Austin's dad, Juanito gustong gusto na niyang umiyak, kaya pinagbuntunan niya ang alak, she drink and drink hanggang sa halos di na niya marinig ang mga sinasabi nang mga ito.
Her head was spinning and her stomach feels like rumbling inside.
Napahawak siya kay Aurora.
"I.. I need to go at the bathroom..I think I'm going to p**e" napahilot siya sa ulo dahil nasus*ka na siya sa dami nang nainom.
"Gosh! Wait sasamahan na kita!" Tila biglang nawala ang kalasingan ni Aurora.
"No, I'm fine just show me the way"
She tried to stand ngunit muntik pa siyang ma out of balance buti nalang at nahawakan siya ni Aurora.
"No sasamahan na kita, Aliyah excuse us."
At inalalayan siya ni Aurora dahil pakiramdam niya ay hindi na niya kayang ilakad nang tuwid ang mga binti niya.
"Why do you have to drink this much Cassidy? Mahina ka palang uminom"
Sermon ni Aurora sakanya but she just chuckled.
"Oh, it felt so good to be drunk like this hehe ."
She giggled napailing si Aurora at napangiti narin sakanya.
"You know I like your spirit Cass, I hope you won, Austin's heart.."
Napabaling siya kay Aurora at naniningkit ang matang nagtatanong dito.
"How .?"
"How? You mean how to win his heart?"
She nodded with full of determination she wanted to know how to get Austin's heart ayaw niyang mapunta ito kay Jenna, Jenna will be married at siguradong masasaktan lang nang sobra si Austin.
"You have a body, why don't you seduce him?"
Aurora response casually na akala mo normal lang na payo ang binigay nito.
"Seduce..?I.. I don't know how ."
"Well.. just do this..."
Hanggang makapasok sila sa banyo, tuloy tuloy ang kwento nito while she listens eagerly.
Kinilabutan siya sa mga suhestiyon nito at kahit lasing siya naaalala parin niya at malinaw na malinaw.
" So.. promise me you will--"
" Cassidy! "
Sabay silang napabaling ni Aurora sa humahangos na si Austin nang biglang bumukas ang pinto.
Agad itong lumapit sakanya.
"Why did you drink too much?"
Salubong ang kilay na tanong nito at ito na ang umalalay sakanya patayo, napabaling siya kay Aurora and Aurora wink at her and sign about their plan.
" Ok, Austin ikaw na bahala sakanya "at bahagyang tinapik ni Aurora ang braso ni Austin.
" Why did she drinks to much Au? "
Tiningala ni Aurora si Austin at nagkibit balikat.
" I don't know.. you should asked her"
At nag paalam na si Aurora na lalabas,while she left alone with Austin napatitig siya sa gwapong mukha nito and she frown.
" You.. you know what? "
She cupped his face na ikinagulat ni Austin.
" You're drunk"
He response flatly.
" Yeah, I know I mean, look at you you're.. you're so handsome --"
And she giggled Austin held her hands and stared at her intently.
" Cass, stop you're drunk."
Austin removes her hands from his face at embes ay pinulupot nito ang kamay sa bewang niya at amoy na amoy niya ang mabangong damit nito.
She leaned towards Austin and she couldn't help but sniffed his shirt.
"Hm, you smell so good.."
Austin flinch dahil sa ginawa niya and Aurora was right.
"Cass.." Austin almost whispered na tila ba nahihirapan.
Austin voice lowered but her eyes feels like spinning kaya napapikit siya nang matiim and she loses her balance buti nalang at nasalo siya ni Austin.
"Cassidy, let's go at my room --"
"Please, let's just stay for a while, baka masuka ako.."
She whispered habang nakasubsob ang mukha sa dibdib nito she also encircled her hands on his waist she can feel it the vibration of his chest his heavy breathing his warm body everything ngayon lang niya naramdaman ang ganitong pakiramdam, she was hugging him and their body are touching each other.
Her heart beat is normal, like it was so comfortable being with him.
"Okay, let's stay for a bit"
Austin voice is like a music in her ears. She wanted him like Aurora told her to be able to get his heart.
("If you are able to get Austin's heart, everything will turn out to be fine like what I did to Max he will blindly follow you and listen to you, try it Cass seduced him kiss him and hold him, eventually he will be your follower")
Aurora's words are vivid, at kung gusto niyang iligtas si Austin kay Jenna she has to go these lengths para magtagumpay.
Nakakatulog na siya when she heard voices a woman's voice na tila pinapapunta na sila sa higaan ni Austin.
" Cass, let's go to my room"
Bulong ni Austin sakanya matapos itong makipag usap .
And she remembers his father's reaction towards her kaya naman umiling siya, she was unwelcome.
"You're father obviously didn't like me here,Please, I wanted to go home.. I-ihatid mo nalang ako.." she was drunk but she can still remember it the way his father look at her.
She heard him sighed heavily.
" Cass, no that's not true you're just drunk, "
Natawa siya nang mapait and look up on Austin.
" It's fine, nobody wants me by the way" natawa siya nang mapakla but not Austin he cupped her face.
"Stop overthinking, c'mon let's go home" his voice was gentle and it sounds so sweet like what he sounds when he's with Jenna.
Her head was spinning but her heart was aching she wanted to cry but of course wala naman siyang karapatan to complain lalo na kay Austin
Pinalibot ni Austin ang kamay sa bewang niya and pulled her out of that bathroom.
At nang makalabas sila Austin put her to chair.
"Stay here, magpapaalam lang ako"
But instead of replying she just closed her eyes ngunit naaalala parin niya ang mga sinabi ni Aurora maybe it's the right time para malaman ni Austin ang totoo about Jenna.
Someone hold her wrist ay napamulat siya.
"Cass, c'mon we have to go, lasing kana"
Inalalayan siya nito hanggang sa sasakyan nito but she grabbed his arms kaya napatitig sakanya si Austin.
"Jenna, has a fiancee Austin she was just deceiving you"
She murmured ngunit ramdam niya ang paninigas ni Austin kahit hindi niya ito tingnan.
"Who told you that?"
"It doesn't matter, just let her go.."
Ngunit embes na umimik ay natawa lang si Austin.
"That's insane, the woman who also deceived me before was giving me an advice now" pagak nitong sabi Austin open the door at pinapasok siya sa loob nang sasakyan.
At nang makapasok na ito sa drivers seat.
" Please trust me now, totoo ang sinasabi ko, maybe I deceived you many times but--"
" Stop, I don't want to hear anything about it Cass"
Austin response nonchalantly at embes ay pinaandar nito ang sasakyan nito.
" It's hurt Austin but that's the truth, like what you did to me I just wanted you to believe me right now, inaamin ko I deceived you, by disguising myself as Verna, but I was true to you when we're on relationship "
Austin frown at glanced at her.
" No you're not Cassidy "
" What? I am Austin, I am" she was hurting so she just closed her eyes pakiramdam niya ay wala ding mangyayari.
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