7-A debt to pay
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7-A debt to pay
A man in debt is so far a slave.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
“PLEASE… Please, please kuya—pumayag ka na..” Sanny called her kuya Blaire and asked a favor to him. She wanted to help Ysla to find her perfect partner during the coronation.
“Gentlemen, just 5 minutes to take this emergency call.” Blaire excused himself in the middle of their investors conference.
Tumawag bigla ang kanyang kapatid on his mobile phone that he forgot to switch off everytime he’s in the conference room.
“This gonna be something important, Sanny—you have 5 minutes to explicate everything!”
Sabi ng binata habang at ‘di maiwasang mainis. Sa lahat ng ayaw niya ay yung maiistorbo ang trabaho niya—well, excluded his family, of course pero may conference sila ngayon.
“Kuya naman, 5 minutes—!? Gosh, you’re worst than my Statistics prof!” Sanny just got home and reached a call to his busy kuya.
“Four minutes left, Sanny—“ Blaire annoyingly uttered as he constantly glared at his wrist watch.
He presumed it must have been another sister-prank-call-day? Bored na naman ba ito at siya ang pinagdidiskitan?
“Fine, fine! I was saying—do you have sometime to be Ysla’s escort during coronation night? You know her, right?” Sanny started as she already visioned her big brother’s jaw-dropped face on the other line.
Of course, she knew the story because Ysla told her last time. Kaya, she thought it would be a good time that the two must be acquainted.
And for Christ’s sake—Kuya is already 32 and not getting any younger, so he badly needs to settle down na at nang mabawasan na rin ang pagka-mainitin ng ulo!
Sanny thought that Ysla’s beauty and toughness against her Kuya is the key to smitten his rocky-road heart. Nobody defied Blaire knowing his devious and evil ways—nobody, until Ysla came!
“Are you mad!? She broke my car, Sanny and she didn’t bother asking how much the damage was—at ngayon you were asking me to escort that big mouth witch!? Is this some kind of a sick joke coz believe me, it’s not funny!”
Mahabang wika ni Blaire and felt all his blood stirred up to his head. Pulang-pula siya sag alit as he heard that name!
He’s definitely not yet done with her—maniningil pa ito ng 100 000 pesos for the car’s damage!
“My God, kuya Blaire—you don’t have to shout like I’m deaf! I was asking lang naman if you have sometime.. If not, si Kuya Derrek nalang. Anyway, the coronation is in 25th of this month—in case magbago isip mo..” Sanny felt that she was going to lose another conversation against her stubborn kuya.
“I guess you two got acquainted, huh? You better tell your new friend about her 100 000 debt for damaging my car. I’ll give her 15 days to send her payment—if not, ipapakulong ko siya and you know how much I meant it!” Blaire exclaimed as he ended the call.
Damn! And that brat dared to be acquaint Sanny, huh? What an old pathetic strategy for gold digging!
While Sanny dropped her shoulders for another loss. How can he persuade her big brother to witness such important events? She sadly put the telephone down after their conversation.
I need to talk to Ysla, immediately.. She difinetely knew the darkest side of her Kuya Blaire’s character. He’s indeed serious!
“100 000 pesos!? Eh wala nga akong sampo eh! Totoo bang sinabi niya talaga yan?” Ysla felt nervous hearing out Sanny’s words.
Sanny abruptly called her dahil may importanteng sasabihin daw ito sa kanya at ‘di nito lubos maisip na aabot sa ganun ang pagbabanta ng kuya nito.
“Unfortunately, wala pang banta si kuya that he never did..”
Malungkot na saad ni Sanny sa kanya habang si Ysla naman ay pilit iniisip kong saan hahanap ng ganun kalaking pera na sa hinagap ay ‘di pa nga niya nahawakan.
“..once, there was a guy whom I liked kasi he was very gentleman—we often talk in this tree.. He’s kind of friendly until he spoke his intentions to me—he liked me and wanted a chance to court me.”
Kwento ni Sanny as Ysla tried to listen to her story habang ‘di maalis ang agam-agam sa banta ng kuya nito.
She bets this story is a serious one at nahahawig ‘ata sa kung anong kahihinatnan niya sa pagbangga niya sa isang napakalaking pader.
“..he went at the mansion at saktong dumating si Kuya nun. He was supposed to give me flowers and asked mom’s consent for courting me—pero kuya is ridiculously over-protective! I didn’t know he background checked the guy—he found out that he was once a conman in Manila and were upto our wealth..”
“Then, w-was it true?” Usisa ni Ysla. She just heard how powerful enemy could Blaire be. Gagawin nito ang lahat para protektahan ang pamilya.
At ganun din ang gagawin ko sa mga mahal ko sa buhay!
“Yes.. But he said it was then pero mali daw ang paratang ni kuya sa kanya na naghahabol lamang siya sa yaman namin.. He kept on being with me until kuya showed up and beat him up with his men. He even sent the poor guy in the jail.”
Imbes na matakot si Ysla ay mas lalo siyang nakadama ng poot against Blaire and to his cruelty. Yes, she would fight for her love ones until her very last breathe pero sisiguraduhin niyang nasa tama siyang lugar.
He’s too narrow-minded and close-headed devious man! Pinipilit nito ang gusto nito and yes, never know how to stoop down from his throne!
“But—that was a different story from yours. Nobody defies my kuya until you came, Ysla. You’re fearless and I think—kuya Blaire is very intimidated by you..”
Intimidated by me? Tsk! Talagang walang modo lang yang kuya mo, Sanny! Gustong sambitin ni Ysla.
“Ganun? I stand for what is right, Sanny—yun ako. In my 26 years being an Apyaw—nakikita ko kung gaano kalupit ang ibang mga tao sa’min. Kaya’t hanggang nasa tama ako—lalaban ako..”
“Right.. Kaya let’s start raising money for the coronation. Double purpose ‘to—para mabayaran mo yung utang mo kay Kuya and for the projects!”
Parang may bumara bigla sa lalamunan ni Ysla. Eh, ano pa nga ba ang nararapat nitong gawin ngayon? Ipapapulis daw siya ni Blaire kung hindi niya magawan ng paraan ito sa loob ng labinlimang araw.
Saan ba ako kukuha ng 100 000? Hayst! I’ll never agree with that unless may ipapakita siyang dokumento na nagpapatunay na ganun kalaki ang damage ko sa sasakyan niya—pero, kailangan ko pa rin paghandaan, tsk!
Ba’t ba nagkita pa tayo, Blaire Ademar!?
Ba’t ko pa binangga ang isang malaking pader na katulad mo?
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