Owned By The Ruthless Mafia Boss

Chapter 7

I sniffed. My eyes closes on their own as I let myself indulge that relaxing scent of sweet tangerine. I wonder whose scents it is? I just love how the tangerine mixed with hints of this morning breeze.

Piper America. The lady who enters my room last night and called Ender, Kuya (older brother) wipes the side of her lips the moment she stopped sipping her latte.

Using her forefinger, she asks me to come near her. Like a child called by some magical fairy, I oblige willingly. The wonderful smell of tangerine and morning breeze strengthen. Now I know who's using that scent.

She tapped the vacant rattan chair on her left side, telling me to seat. "I love your perfume. Personal, mix? I haven't smell something like that before." She take a pause. She puts down her toasted bread and the bread knife she uses to spread the nutella on it.

Her eyes almost popping out of their socket. That sweet curve in her peach colored lips is even wider than the horizon I sees in movies and pictures.

"You notice it? You love scents too?" I stop mixing my pesto and look at her earnestly. Looking back, perfume is the only thing that I love collecting. I have thousands of them at my home. Chanel, Bulgari Jo Malonne, name it... I have it all. One time, I even dreamed to become someone who makes and mix perfumes.

"Oh. My. God!" I clapped my hand. She looks both stunned and puzzled as I suddenly stood up from my seat and looks around. I can't find Hedero near here? Is she busy with something?

With the same excited smile. I settled myself back on the rattan chair and face Piper America. "Is there a problem?" she asks worriedly.

I shook my head. "Nope. None. You, because of you and your scent. I know now what I want to take for College."

She signal me to spill the tea. "I will be a Chemical Engineering then I'd create my own sets of perfume."

She rose to her feet then inch our distance excitedly. Ender tells nothing about what course should I take so I'm having this assumption right now that he will let me take a course that I want for myself.

Piper pointed herself. "I'm a chemical engineering to." She showed her finger to make me know that she's just in her freshmen.

"But this semester started already, like a month ago," I said. She slam her elbow with my arms and then wink mischievously as if she's up to something.

She made me face her. Her finger forces the corner of my lips to stretch. "You'll be needing Mr. Mendeleev's help. He can and will definitely make anything possible for you." Piper walks back on her seat. Will he really do that for me?

I took my cell phone, that one he gave me. I nervously type words to complete my request and after I hit the send button. My heart started to calm a bit.

My first day in the Mendeleev's Villa is about to end yet I receive no message from Ender as reply to the one that I sent to him earlier. I opened the french door that will lead me to the patio.

"Wow." From where I am, I can see the majestic view of Metro Manila's night life, something that I haven't seen before. The orangy with hints of white light that I can see give this aesthetic vibe in me. The way it twinkle and sparkle, I couldn't help but think that they're some sort of star. Star made by human and their busy life.

I rested my hand on the bannister and looks down. I painted a small smile in my lips after I saw the pool. The ocean blue like of color of the villa's infinity pool changes color too whenever the christmas carol that I'm hearing ended and another one starts playing.

Christmas is coming. The joyous curves in my lips didn't last long at the realization that hits me. I will celebrate this christmas away from my family.

I moistened my lip and amble to the couch.

With phone on my hand and the boredom kicking in, again. I layed on the three-seater couch. My hand reaches for a snow globes placed on the coffee table. Like a child trying her best to entertain herself with it. I shake it then watch how the so called snow falls down. My entertainment with it didn't last long. I was about to leave the patio so I can wash myself and sleep but the incoming calls stops me.

Ender's calling.

I cleared my throat and with quivering finger, I slide the answer button.

"Have you eaten?" I moved the phone away from my ear. I needed to make sure that I really am talking to Ender right now. His voice sounds soft and endearing right now that I couldn't believe that I'm actually talking to him.

I nodded my head. I heard him chuckled. Wait, he chuckled? Did he see me moves my head in response for his cute question?

My eyes went to scan my surrounding. "Is there a cctv here? Surveillance camera or anything that'll allow him to see everything that I am up to?" I whispered to myself.

"Ender, I already know what I want for college."

"Hmm?" I heard another noise from his background. A baritone voice asking him about something. I think he's California now. Is he working already?

"Baby, I'm doing something here but go on, I'm listening," he said. I wish he'll stop calling me 'baby' it's making my mind chaotic every single time.

"I said, I want to take a Chemical Engineering in the same university as your sister but this semester started a month ago." Silenced filled my ears. I checked my phone again. He didn't hang up but why am I not getting a response?

"Okay, I'll tell Esquivar to work on it." Just like that, without even saying his proper goodbye, our conversation ended.