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Nangalaita ako sa galit at napapikit ng mariin. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa ginawa niya. Halos hindi na ako huminga dahil alam kong subrang baho ko na. Muli siyang dumuwal at hindi ko alam kung sinasadya ba niya o ano, pero lahat ng suka niya ay nasa katawan ko na.

Fuck! What the hell! 

"Gusto mo bang mamatay?" Galit na tanong ko sa kanya, pero kasabay non ang pagtunog ng elevetor at bumukas. Tumayo siya ng tuwid kahit na nahihirapan at parang hindi ako sinukahan nang tignan niya kung anong floor na. 

Napasinghab ako habang pinapanood na siya na palabas sa elevator. Hindi niya ako tinignan. Ni hindi nga niya nagawang humingi ng tawad or do anything! She just left, like she's not doing anything! What the fuck? Who the hell is she?

Badtrip na badtrip ako paglabas ko sa elevator and all eyes are on me. Fuck! Nakakahiya! Nakakahiya na naglalakad ako ngayon sa mataong lugar habang may suka ang buong damit. Ang iba ay napapatakip ang ilong dahil subrang baho ng suka ng tomboy na iyon.

May lumapit pang empleyedo na nagtanong, but I was already mad kaya binulyawan ko siya na lumayo sa'kin.

"Fvck! Fvck! Fvck! How dare she do this to me! Fvck!" I said as I got into my car. I immediately took off the clothes and threw them outside. I was irritated because I still smelled it, so I took the alcohol from the side and immediately put it all over my body.

"Fvck! Fvck! Fvck this night!" Inis na sambit ko.

Kapag nakita ko yung babaeng iyon, makikita niya! Sinukahan niya ako, pero ni sorry wala? Anong klase siyang tao? What's with that fvcking tomboy?

I drove fast. I don't have a spare t-shirt, so I just left my body naked while driving. If I didn't have anything important to do, I would have really chased that girl and made her responsible for what she did, or maybe, with my anger, I could have thrown her out of the hotel. I don't care who she is or who her family is!

"What's that smell? Ang baho. Ikaw ba iyon, Zacky?" Agad na tanong ni Tita Dexie nang maupo ako sa sofa kung nasaan sila.

"Someone vomited in my t-shirt, Auntie. I'm sorry for the smell. Tiiisin mo na lang po muna," I said with a frown and immediately looked at Tito Zeyo.

"Kaya ka hubad? Zacky, go upstair and get a shirt!" Galit na sambit ni Mommy.

"Come on, Mom. This is fine," sambit ko sa kanya. I saw dad holding mom's hand like he is saying that she should just let me.

"Do you like that island that much, Zacky? You have many properties. Your aunt Dexie also has an island, so why do you really want my island in Palawan?" Tito Zeyo asked when I looked at him.

"I want that because it's a private property, Tito. It's far from other islands, and in case I'm the only one living there," I said to him.

"You want to live there? How about your company?" He raised an eyebrow at me as he asked that.

"I can work even if I'm not here. Just tell me how much you want to sell that island, Tito. No matter how much, I will get that."

He gets his coffee and sips it. He even looked at Daddy as if there was something in their eyes that made them understand each other.

"I want you to know my daughter," sambit nito.

"And?" Tanong ko because why she suddenly put his daughter in this conversation.

"Make her your fiance," sambit niya rason ng pagkatigil ko saglit. Tinignan ko muna kung seryoso siya, pero napatango nang makita na subrang seryoso siya.

"Okay," mabilis na sambit ko sa kanya.

That's all? That's a small thing for me. I can't see myself marrying someone or letting a girl enter, but in every decision I make, there is something in return, okay? I let his daughter be my fiancé. Marriage is not a big deal to me, and getting married is not a bad idea.

Nakita ko na ang anak niya noon, pero hindi ko na maalala ang mukha dahil isang beses ko lang iyon nakita noon sa birthday ni Tito Zeyo. I always saw Tito Zeyo and her wife, pero ang anak nito ay isang beses lang at bata pa siya noon dahil nanatili ito sa probinsya.

"You're not going to think about it? You're going to agree right away?" Gulat na tanong nito at sinulyapan ulit si Daddy. Nang tignan ko si mommy ay nakita ko ang pagtutol sa kanya, pero wala naman itong sinabi.

"Yes, Tito. Basta ipangako mo ang isla na ibiigay mo," simpleng sambit ko sabay ngisi 

Natahimik siya hanggang sa dahan-dahang tumango, pero ang sunod na sinabi niya ay halos magbigay ng question mark sa isip ko.

"Seduce her and make her a straight woman, and if you do that, the island you want from Palawan will be yours," he said and get her coffe again.

"Make her what? A straight woman?" Takang tanong ko. Binaba nito ang kape.

"She's a tomboy, Iho. I want you to make her a staright woman. Kaya mo?" Paghahamon niya.

"You want me to seduce her?" Gulat na tanong ko.

"Hindi ba subra naman iyon, Zeyo? Babae ang anak mo, siya ang mawawalan kapag nagkataon." Mukhang hindi na na nakaya ni Mommy ang manahimik.

"She's my only daughter, Gillian. It's hard for me to indulge in my daughter's life, but this is the only solution I know for her to become a straight woman and get married eventually. I can't look at her like that for the rest of my life. I want someone to look at her." Tito Zeyo said that to mom.

"Hindi naman masama ang pagiging tomboy, Zeyo," this time si Tita Dexie na iyon.

Natawa si Tito Zeyo. ""I know that there's nothing wrong with being a Tomboy, but as a father, I can't look at my only child like that. It's so hard to think that she will never get married to a guy and not have a child."

"Gagawin ko," mabilis na sambit ko rason ng pagsinghab ni mommy na para bang hindi nito gusto ang ginawa kong pagsang-ayon.

Tumango si Tito Zeyo.

"Make her a straight woman. Be her fiance, and when you can make her a straight woman, she will agree to marry you, and when you do that, let's set aside a time so that if you want, you can divorce her eventually."

I sighed and stood up without even thinking.

"Ready the paper of that island, Tito Zeyo. This is just an easy task," I said confidently and immediately turned around to leave them and to go to my room.

This is challenging, Huh? I want this. I'll get that island, and then I'll enjoy it. That's easy. No one can resist my charm.