Chapter 7
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"Got a problem?" twitching my brow. "What's with the weird look?"
"I admired him. He made you stayed here all day, holidays. Where all of your friends are there in Manila."
"Who's "He?" and you really waited for me here outside my room?" I stopped at my door.
"The guy last night. What's his name again?"
"Who? No-nolan?"
"Yes, him. Was he the reason why you're not bugging our parents to go back in Manila?"
"I don't know what you are talking about." I locked my door and walked past him.
"Have you talked with Emjei?"
I stopped suddenly. He's more of a forgotten topic now. A week had past and I never got a call from him. It's not that I wanted him back. I was more than happier, he never showed himself up or contacted me lately.
"Nope, and that's more better."
"That's good. Never take him back."
I smiled at Rui. He probably knew about the real score between Emjei and I but he kept his mouth shut.
"I'll go ahead. Let's continue this later."
"Where you heading to?" he was still following me.
"I'll be back shortly."
"So girls like you can do courting now?"
"Shut up, Rui!"
"I pitied the guy."
Rolling my eyes not to minding him. When I finally ditched him out I jumped in the car. While on my way to his home I couldn't stop the smile creeping onto my lips.
Like Christmas eve I invited myself here. Their house was like that night it was silent, and I know that Libeth was with Mom in one of her Post Christmas Program. And I was very sure, he's alone here in his house.
I knocked a few times before pushing his slightly open door.
"Nolan.. Crush.."
I walked straight to his living room but he wasn't there. Then I decided to go to his kitchen.
"No-lan.." I was halted from my step and my body got froze.
They both stopped from what they were doing as he pushed the girl away from him, my eyes dropped to the girl she was almost naked.
"What are you doing here?"
"Who is she?" the girl asked while fixing her unrully clothes.
"Sorry for interrupting you guys, just continue what you were doing!" I turned my back and hurriedly ran away from them.
My chest tightened. It felt like I couldn't breathe well and my head hurt suddenly it even affected my walk.
"Krayol! Wait!"
I almost sprinted towards my car. But before I had a chance opening my door, a huge figure blocked my view.
"Move." I whispered not even bothered on looking at him.
"Why are you here? Do you need anything?"
"I don't need anything from you, so move."
He blew a loud breath. "What you see there-"
"I don't care. And you don't have to explain."
"Krayol-"
"I said move." my eyes gazed up to his face. "Get out of my way. And please go back to your girl."
Coz right until now I could hear the girl calling his name. He sighed in defeated as he move away from my car. I got in and never looked at his way again, I sped off away from his house.
I bit my lips in disappointment. Of course the man has a great looks and got a girl. Why on earth I assumed that he's single and might like me as a girl.
"Oh you're back so soon?" Rui said when I bumped on him again.
"Why are you always here?" I asked him back. "Aren't you have business in your room?"
"Huh?"
"Nevermind." I left him there puzzled.
When I got in my room I looked for my phone. I skipped using my phone to avoid hearing news about Emjei. But now..
"Hello Shilin.."
"..Krayol. What's up?.."
"I'm planning to go back there soon. My house is free for you girls.."
"..Of course.. but why?.."
"I got bored and do miss you girls."
"..Is that so? Come on Krayol. Tell me what really happened?.."
I burst out laughing. "I am fine. I'm just bored that's why."
"..Silly.." she giggled.
"I'll call you when I'm on my way."
"..You're not shitting on me?.."
"Not really.."
"..Good then.."
I ended the call and dropped my body on the matress. This was just nothing, I like him but we were not a thing. I was just overreacting. To think Emjei and I have just broken up recently.
But if it was just nothing, then why it felt like my heart was crushing in my chest and it felt like it was more painful than my break up with Emjei.
I was silently sitting on my seat and just listening to their never ending conversation. They were talking about business and Rui's masters. And rarely commenting if were asked about my studies.
"Aren't you feeling well?"
I blinked and looked at Mom because of her question.
"I'm fine. Just overslept." I smiled a little.
"You should be. Nolan is on his way now to fetch you."
"Why?" my head snapped at Dad. "No. If that's about the newly acquired farm, then I'm out."
"We have talked about this, Krayol." Daddy placed down his utensils and gave his full attention on me. "Finish your food and get dressed. He will be here in half an hour."
"I don't want that farm. Rui is already here, he can give a hand to manage our farm." I glanced at Rui who looked puzzled, again.
"But Rui is busy with his papers. He doesn't have time for our farm."
"And besides, I wont be here to supervise the farm. I have to focus on my studies, little sister."
Rolling my eyes at him and faced our parent. "Daddy please, give me other business to handle. I am not into farming."
"Vasilis, give your daughter a break. She's too young for taking care our business. If Rui is not available then let Nolan manage the farm."
"Okay. Nolan will manage the farm.. for now."
I heaved a sigh. Good that Dad stopped insisting his idea. Coz I really didn't like working with Nolan.
"And I wanna go back to Manila soon. Can I come back here on New Year's day instead?"
"No. Tell Emjei to celebrate New Year's here if he wanted to be with you."
"I'm not gonna see him. I will be meeting my friends not him."
"Your Daddy is right. Phone him and extend to Emjei our invitation."
I heard Rui's clearing his throat but not say a thing.
"We're over. Emjei and I.. were not together anymore."
I thougt it would be a good idea if I'd be honest to them about Emjei and I's broke up. And they would let me go back to Manila. But that was only me, because my father didn't let me home for my friends.
I stayed the next days till New Year's Eve. And I was locked up here in my room coz of Nolan's presence around here in hacienda. When he offered a help for New Year's Eve.
"Then, what's the matter if he's here?" I murmured to myself then sat up from the couch.
What's the problem if he's here? It didn't mean that we're bumping to each other, when hacienda was as huge as castle.
I looked outside from the balcony of my room. Everyone was busied doing their job and it would not take others attention if I would going for a swim.
"Better enjoy the water."
No one dared to bother me till I reached the pool side. I removed my blouse and shorts and let my bikini alone. The freshness of the water was giving me a chill feeling. It's more colder now that it almost winter season.
After a few minutes of dipping I just went for a floating. The blue skies were giving me the calm feeling now that some part was turning to orange, what a beautiful sunset.
"Magaling kang lumangoy." (You swim very well.)
My eyes looked for the owner of that voice then when it landed on him, I gave him a glare. I thought I could enjoy the sunset without any interruption.
"What are you doing here?" I glanced at my towel on the edge of this pool.
"I passed by and saw you."
"Really? Then you can leave now." raising him a brow and took a swim to my clothes.
Instead of getting my clothes I continued my swimming. It took a minutes before I gave him a glance at his direction. And my jaw dopped when I saw him there, he was still there watching me.
I got irritated and finished my swimming. I walked to my towel that was placed near him.
"I thought you were just a passerby then why you're still there?" still pissed at him when I got my towel and covering my wet body.
"Why suddenly you became distant and you never visited Libeth's house."
"And why I'm going to your house?"
"Yeah, I will ask you the same. Why you're coming to my house lately?"
I bit my lips and glared him. This guy was making me pissed and started getting on my nerves.
"Because of my Daddy's favor. I needed to get close to you for our business. Purely business."
His eyes blazed before it went blankly. "Yon lang ba talaga?" (Is that so?)
"Why? Are you expecting for other reason?" I scoffed and picked up my clothes.
"Magpalit kana agad ng damit bago ka pa sipunin." (Change your clothes right away so you won't get cold.) he then turned his back.
He was gone my sight but the intense of his stares lingered in my skin. I c****d my head and went inside.
I asked our helper to bring me my food coz I did not want to go down. I told Mom that I wasn't feeling well and I couldn't join them for Medianoche.
I already greeted my family a 'Happy New Year'. And they didn't force me to celebrate New Year's Eve together when I told them I was not feeling well. Mom even got worried about me. They all understand. And also I greeted my friends who were all busied at their home.
When I heard the loud fireworks outside. I ran to my balcony and witnessed the enchanting and colorful fireworks in the skies. I really loved watching fireworks display here in our hacienda. And I more enjoying watching from here this beautiful fireworks.
My eyes dropped to the people on their tables, they were all screaming for happiness. And it stayed to another particular table. My smile faded when my eyes landed on him, Nolan was there looking back at me. I was sure it was him because of the color of his shirt earlier. I was hipnotized and couldn't get my eyes off him.
Why when I pulled off from that wonderland, I turned my back and immediately shut my window. I was biting my lips while lying on my bed.
I didn't have to lock up myself here anymore coz days from now I would go back to Manila for my school.
"Happy New Year!" her wide smile greeted me.
"Happy New Year Krayol!" Shilin and Lyra greeted me too.
"Happy New Year girls! I missed you a lot!" we both hugged each other and later on burst out in laughing.
We talked about our vacation together with our family. Why when our professor came in we still not finished about our chat and mouthed one another to make a continuation later. We still had lunch break for Lyra's long story.
"Then we went to Disneyland. And it was great and magical indeed. Hope you were there with me girls."
"I went there before." I smiled.
"Me too." Shilin added.
"Then I was the only one behind, and never been in Disneyland?"
"Unfortunately!" Lyra exclaimed.
I saw her grieving face. And suddenly feeling sad for Quinna. We all know her family background. She once a breed winner in the family and she only afford studying here, thanks to her sponsor.
"I can take you there." I suggested and saw how her eyes glinted.
"Really?" her eyes went big and twinkled. "How does it possible?"
"I'm not Krayol Ginger Villacarlos for nothing." I winked at her.
"Don't forget about us." Lyra grinned and suggested that we better off to Disnelyand together.
"Thanks, but no thanks." she smiled sadly. "I wanna go to my dream place.. but I want to do it by myself.. and besides.. I wanna bring Mom and Carreon with me."
"But surely Kra-"
"Thank you, girls! I really appreciate it but no thanks!" she widened her smile. "Or we can go to Enchanted Kingdom, it is nearer than Disneyland.."
"Sure, why not?" I gave her a smile.
"Next saturday?"
"Krayol.."
We both shared weird look before I glanced at him. And couldn't stop but rolling my eyes.
"What do you want?" my mood instantly turned to sour.
"Can we talk?"
"We're actually talking now. Unless you consider this as a group study?" raising my brows. And my friend giggled.
"I mean can we talk in private?" his eyes past through my friends. "I wanna talk with you alone.."
I blew a breath and nodded at him. "Girls.. see you later."
I passed him. I had to make sure our talk should be done before my class. And how this guy get into our school premises?
And had to look back at him when he cleared his throat. "Fastfood."
Does fastfood have a fewer customers than this restaurant? Of course we couldn't have talk inside our cafeteria. Jeez Krayol!
- Writer
