Under the Billionaire's Possession [R18]

(28) He's Back

Stone's POV

I am in the middle of taking my early dinner when I suddenly heard my phone rings. Napatingin sa akin ang ilang pares ng mga mata dito sa isang mamahaling restaurant na pagmamay-ari ng kakilala ko.

I took the white napkin and wipe my mouth before taking my phone inside my tuxedo. Kaagad na kumunot ang noo ko nang makita ang pangalan ni Caleb ni caller's name.

Ano na naman kaya ang pakay ng lalakeng 'to.

"What?" Bungad ko sa kabilang linya nang sagutin ko ito.

"Wala man lang bang, hello diyan?" Wika niya. I drank my red wine before answering him.

"You're disturbing me, Caleb."

"No way, don't tell me you're currently f*****g someone else? At this hour? Man, masyado pang maaga para diyan." Napabusangot ako sa sinabi niya.

"What I mean is, I'm currently eating my--"

"Damn, you don't have to tell me what you're doing at this moment in full detail, Stone. Eating p*ssy while talking me on a phone is a talent, bravo for tha--"

"Hindi 'yan ang ibig kong sabihin! I'm just eating my early dinner, that's it!" Natigilan ako nang mapagtantong medyo napataas ko ang aking boses dahilan upang mapatingin ang ibang mga tao sa aking direksyon.

I instantly gripped my phone harder before standing up and excused myself to the diner. Dumiretso ako sa restroom dahil sa kahihiyan. Tangina, kasalanan ni Caleb ang lahat ng 'to.

"Oh, my bad. Kala ko kasi iba ang kinakain mo eh... Anyway, I want you to come and see us after taking your early dinner or whatever it is. Dumireto ka rito sa bahay ni Roezl, I bet you still didn't hear the news." Kaagad na nagsalubong ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya.

"What news?"

"Basta, pumunta ka na lang dito."

"Bakit hindi mo na lang 'to sabihin sa'kin ngayon?" Bigla akong naintriga sa sinabi niya kanina. What kind of news was it?

"I want to see your reaction when I tell you the news." Mas lalong kumunot ang aking noo. That's kinda odd. What makes it odd is that fact that Caleb's voice is not in his usual normal voice. It sounds serious which is not Caleb's nature, but it also contains excitement at the same time.

"Fine. I'll be there in several minutes."

"Yown! Oy, Roezl! Papunta na raw dito si Stone, ilabas mo na 'yang pinakamahal mong alak diyan!" Rinig kong sigaw ni Caleb sa kabilang linya.

"Kita na lang tayo mamaya, Stone! Ja ne!" He said those last words using his mother tongue language in Japanese. Caleb is a british-filipino-japanese man. That multi-lingual man ended the phone call right away.

Tinignan ko ang aking sarili sa harap ng salamin bago tuluyang lumabas atsaka naglagay ng ilang pera sa ibabaw ng aking mesa bago ako kaagad na umalis.

I went straight to my car and started the engine as I drive fast as I can out of the place. My curious ass doesn't want to end this night without knowing what kind of news Caleb was talking about.

NAGDOORBELL kaagad ako matapos kong iparada ang aking sasakyan sa labas ng bahay ni Roezl.

The door immediately opened and before I can speak, Roezl suddenly pulled me inside and pushed me towards his main office in the office.

I heard it's a soundproof room.

Kaagad kong nakita si Caleb na prenteng nakaupo sa isa sa mga kumportableng upuan ni Roezl dito sa loob ng kanyang opisina.

"Where's Rhin and Rosie?" Tanong ko sa kaibigan ko.

Napatingin sa akin si Roezl habang nagsasalin ng alak sa isang babasaging baso.

"They're with Mom, namamasyal pa silang tatlo ngayon. I bet they'll be back in a few hours." Tumango-tango ako bago umupo sa tapat ni Caleb.

Isang ngiting aso ang ibinigay sa akin ni Caleb nang tignan ko siya matapos kong umupo. He waved his hand at me before drinking his drink.

Roezl handed me the glass which made me thank him in return.

"So... Tell me about the news so I can leave afterwards." Walang gana kong saad atsaka sumandal sa aking kinauupuan.

"Luh? Ang bilis naman, minsan na nga lang tayong magsamang tatlo dahil palagi kayong busy," wika ni Caleb sabay turo sa amin ni Roezl.

Nagkatinginan kami ni Roezl bago ito umupo sa tabi ko.

"You just need to keep yourself busy too, Caleb." Roezl said the moment he took his seat. Sumangayon naman ako kaagad sa sinabi niya.

Caleb just shrugged his shoulders before finishing his drink.

"What took you so long to tell me the news?" Hindi ko na maiwasang medyo mairita dahil sa pananahimik nilang dalawa bigla.

Nagkatinginan sina Roezl at Caleb dahilan upang magsalubong kaagad ang aking dalawang kilay.

I traced the corners of my mouth using my index and thumb before placing my glass to the center table.

"Pinagloloko niyo ba akong dalawa? May sasabihin ba talaga kayo o pinapapunta niyo lang ako rito sa wala?"

"Yow, chill man, parang sasapakin mo na kami niyan ah." Napatingin ako kay Caleb ng magsalita ito.

"Sabihin mo na Caleb, I don't have the guts to say it." Tinignan ko naman si Roezl sa aking tabi nang magsalita ito.

"Fine." Caleb stood up and put another round of scotch in his glass.

Tinignan niya ako bago isinandal ang kanyang bewang sa gilid ng mesa ni Roezl. He licked his upper lip after taking the scotch and looked at me.

"Hayden is back," he said in a very serious tone which made me straighten my back in just an instant.

"After 6 long years of not seeing nor hearing a thing from him, he finally step his foot out from the shadows." Dagdag pa niya habang nakatingin sa akin ng deretso sa mata.

"That selfish bastard, matapos ng ilang taon nating pangungulila sa kanya, may gana pa talaga itong bumalik." This time, Caleb said it with a hint of irritation in his voice.

Hindi galit sina Roezl at Caleb kay Hayden, they just don't want to accept the fact that Hayden suddenly left us without any reasons spoken.

Isang araw, bigla na lang itong nawala na parang bula. Sinubukan namin itong kontakin pero hindi namin siya mareach out, kulang na lang ay ipahanap namin siya.

We even asked his family about him but they kept their mouth shut. They won't tell us a single reason why our friend left us. Hindi namin alam kung saang lupalop na siya ng mundo nakatira ngayon o kung humihinga pa ba siya.

6 long years...

For 6 damn years, Hayden is nowhere to be found.

Tumahimik bigla ang buong silid hanggang sa nagkatinginan kaming tatlo. Roezl buried his face against the palm of his hands and suddenly cried silently. While Caleb looked away but I saw how a single tear rushed down his cheeks.

Napayuko naman ako habang seryosong humihinga ng maayos.

"Hayden is back..." Mahinang sambit ni Roezl atsaka suminghot.

"Yeah, he is..." Caleb uttered and simply wiped the single tear in his cheek.

"Ang saya ko, potangina." Mahinang napatawa si Caleb sa gilid nang sabihin 'yon ni Roezl.

"Bwiset na Hayden, sa oras na makita ko siya ng harap-harapan, sisikmuraan ko talaga 'yon." Inis na wika ni Caleb habang salubong ang dalawang kilay.

Napatingin ako sa kanya at ganon din siya sa akin nang sabay kaming mapailing habang nakangiti.

"He better run for his life this time," wika ko na ikinatango kaagad ng dalawa.

Tumayo ako atsaka tinapik ang balikat ni Caleb bago kinuha mula sa kanya ang alak atsaka ko sinalinan ang aking baso.

I poured on Roezl's cup too and gestured a toast.

"Let's plan for his death." I said as I raised my glass.

"Let's plan for his death." They repeatedly said before clashing their glass against mine and drink their scotch. Sabay kaming napangiti matapos naming maibaba ang baso.

Fucking Hayden, you better run for your life, bud.