LUSCIOUS POISON

Chapter 14

Kalmadong nakatingin si Arthus sa kampo ng kalaban nilang si Landon habang busy ang mga ito sa pag-check sa sasakyan na gagamitin ng player nila. Sa katunayan nga ay inaantok pa s'ya dahil pareho silang magkakaibigan na wala pang tulog dahil galing pa silang apat sa bar bago dumiretso sa lugar na ito.

There are people around the area waiting for the actual game and they were having their bet in between teams.

"You should at least act like you're a bit nervous so they won't go pissed off."

Arthus only scoffs with what Lance's girl of a cousin said the words for he think, it would always be the best of a game when the enemy go ballistic and all. That is more exciting and he wants that game so he could have the best license to never show a mercy.

"Piper," he faces the woman, "would you be mad if you lost your half a million bet?" he asked wearing his smirk.

"No! I actually want to bet like 3 million but Lance was the best kill joy that he snatched back the 2.5 and gave it back toi me!" asar na sambit ni Piper at inilabas ang gitnang daliri saka itinaas ito sa harapan ng pinsan nitong si Lance.

"Great. Because I have no plan of playing this game according to the rules," saad n'ya kaya kumunot ang noo ng dalaga habang ang kaniyang mga kaibigan ay nagkanya-kanya sa pagtawa na para bang alam na ng mga ito ang kung ano ang plano n'ya.

"What the hell?!" Bulalas ni Piper at saka hinarap ang pinsan nito.

"What is going on, Lance?"

Nakangising tiningnan ni Lance ang pinsan nito. Nagkibit-balikat naman sina Toni at Laurenz habang si Arthus ay cool na cool lamang na nakasandal sa sasakyan na gagamitin n'ya.

"Dearest cousin, in case you forgot, that is Landon's team and was there a time that play fair?"

Nagtaas ng noo si Piper na para bang na-gets na nito ang kung ano nga ang ibig sabihin ni Lance sa sinabi nito.

"I'll add another half a million, if that so," saad nito kaya nanlaki ang mga mata nina Lance at Laurenz habang si Toni naman ay mahinang natawa habang si Arthus ay nag-smirk lang.

He is not showing his full face in the game and when he came in here. He has to make sure that no one in this place would have the chance to capture his face and pot it on any social media. His father and his brother's connection are no joke. Although he can block them, still, for less effort to do, he is just making simple things he can personally do.

"Hoy wag!" Tumaas ang boses ni Lance dahil sa sinabi ng kaniyang pinsan.

"Let her." Pagsingit ni Arthus kaya lumapad ang ngisi ni Piper na napatingin sa kaniya. "Let her lost a million, we'll just accompany her at the bar where she has to cry and get drunk for losing."

Piper's smile on the face vanished just like that and gave Arthus a death glare.

"I just heard a best thing to hear and I kind of agreeing that by the way, I am calling my men now to prepare the VIP room for us again," sambit naman ni Toni kaya mas lalong sumama ang timpla sa mukha ni Piper.

Akmang magsasalita pa si Laurenz nang unahan ito ni Piper habang naka-cross pa ang mga braso nito sa dibdib. "Huwag ka nang dumagdag pa, Mr. Celebrity, don't forget that I have your face here in my gallery. I can spread them on the facegram and then viola, you got trending and bashed."

Nagtawanan silang magkakaibigan dahil sa pananakot nito kay Laurenz na talaga namang nagpatahimik sa binata. Dahan-dahan na lumingon si Laurenz sa seryosong si Arthus at binigyan ito nang nakakamamatay na tingin.

"I told you, being a celebrity is no fun!" Himotok nito pero hindi iyon binigyang pansin ni Arthus at pumasok na sa loob ng sasakyan.

Tinted ang sasakyan na ito ni Toni kaya hindi s'ya makikita nang kahit na sinong nasa labas. Pa-simple n'yang pinagmasdan ang grupo ni Landon at nakita n'ya kung gaano ka-stress ang mukha nito.

"My bad, Landon. But I never let go any amount of money unless it's for the food," sambit n'ya habang hindi inaalis ang paningin sa kalaban.

His eyes landed to that sexy woman wearing a tiny skirt and a crop holding the flag on her left hand while a gun on the right.

"Get into the position!"

He heard the host announced and since he already got his car positioned, he didn't move it a bit. Landon's team bring the car in the position.

Hindi na s'ya lumabas ng sasakyan pero ibinaba n'ya ang bintana upang makita ng kaniyang mga kaibigan ang loob nito. Matulis na paningin ni Toni ang sumalubong sa kaniya kaya mahina s'yang natawa dahil tingin pa lang nito ay alam na agad n'ya na may sasabihin ito tungkol sa sasakyan nito.

"Ayusin mo iyang, sinasabi ko sa 'yo Russo, kakalimutan ko kung sino ka kapag magkaroon yan ng kahit isang millimeter na gasgas," anito kaya natawa na nga s'ya.

"You sounded like a woman," asar n'ya rito kaya mabilis na lumipas ang kamay nito at tumama sa batok n'ya na hindi n'ya inasahan.

Sumeryoso ang kaniyang mukha nang makita kung gaano kaseryoso ang mukha ni Lance na nakatingin sa kaniya. Inilabas nito ang cellphone at inabot sa kaniya. Nakita n'ya ang naka-type dito kaya pasimple n'yang iginala ang kaniyang mga mata at nahagip nga n'ya ang hinahanap n'ya.

"How long?" Tanong n'ya sa isang kalmadong boses dahil nasa gilid lang ni Lance ang busy na si Piper.

"Right after you get inside," si Laurenz ang sumagot kaya tumango s'ya.

He then rolled the window up and looked at the way straight and hard. He never knew that things for him is getting easier like this. Lots of money is getting closer to him and things are getting too so much of excitement.

Napatingin s'ya sa gilid ng bintana nang hampasin ito ng kung sinong nasa labas at nang tingnan n'ya ito ay nakita n'ya ang galit na mukha ni Toni. Ibinaba n'ya ang bintana.

"Tang*na mo, balak mo na bang magpatalo sa simula pa lang?" Galit na sambit ni Toni.

"What?!"

"Damn it! Get the engine and fly you idiot!" Sigaw ni Piper kaya napatingin s'ya sa unahan at nakita n'ya ang nakataas na flag ng babae.

"Oh f*ck!" Natatawa n'yang sambit kaya agad n'yang binuhay ang makina ng sasakyan at isinara ang bintana nito. Ilang segundo lang ang lumipas ay agad n'yang narinig ang pagputok ng baril.

He counted 60 seconds before he got the wheels and while doing that, he was looking at the outside, and he was laughing so damn hard while seeing the face of his friends as he just let Landon's team get into the way first.

"There is no way I will get lost by this kid."