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CHAPTER 18

Penulis: maria adelle
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-18 21:09:48

DIANTHA

Umabot ng dalawang oras ang inuman ko kasama si Icarus at ang mga trabahador.

Wala naman talaga akong balak na uminom at magpakalasing. Ang gusto ko lang naman sana ay makipagkwentuhan sa mga trabahador. Ngunit pagkatapos ng mga sinabi ni Icarus, my need to get drunk had been awakened, and so, now here I am, letting Icarus help me, even though that's the last thing I wanted right now, because I can't walk on my own anymore. I mean, I tried getting to my room all by myself, but I hadn't even taken my second step yet, and I already felt like the world was fucking spinning.

I am quite sure if the others have already gone home. I swear I heard them say goodbye and good night to me, but I wasn't sure if it's because they're going home already or because I'm going to my room and sleep.

But whatever, they can take care of themselves naman na. I should only be worrying myself, lalo na't pakiramdam ko anumang oras ay bibigay na ang mga tuhod ko.

I felt Icarus's hand on my waist tighten
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  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 18

    DIANTHAUmabot ng dalawang oras ang inuman ko kasama si Icarus at ang mga trabahador.Wala naman talaga akong balak na uminom at magpakalasing. Ang gusto ko lang naman sana ay makipagkwentuhan sa mga trabahador. Ngunit pagkatapos ng mga sinabi ni Icarus, my need to get drunk had been awakened, and so, now here I am, letting Icarus help me, even though that's the last thing I wanted right now, because I can't walk on my own anymore. I mean, I tried getting to my room all by myself, but I hadn't even taken my second step yet, and I already felt like the world was fucking spinning.I am quite sure if the others have already gone home. I swear I heard them say goodbye and good night to me, but I wasn't sure if it's because they're going home already or because I'm going to my room and sleep.But whatever, they can take care of themselves naman na. I should only be worrying myself, lalo na't pakiramdam ko anumang oras ay bibigay na ang mga tuhod ko.I felt Icarus's hand on my waist tighten

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 17

    DIANTHAHindi maalis ang ngiti sa aking mga labi habang nakatingin ako sa mga trabahador na nagkakantahan habang nag-iinuman.After eating, doing some karaoke, and taking the dance floor, most of the workers had already gone back to their homes. Now, there were only less than ten left on the outside of Icarus's home, where my welcome party had been held, and they had decided to drink some more.They formed a circle around the table, where two pitchers of mixed lime juice and brandy and four plates of sisig and lechon had been set. Sa harap naman mismo ng lamesa ay doon nakaupo ang isa sa mga lalaking trabahador na siyang naglalagay ng alak sa iisang baso, na iniikot sa bawat isa na nakapalibot sa lamesa."Did you enjoy your welcome party?"Bahagya akong nagulat nang bigla akong tanungin ni Icarus, na hindi ko namalayang nasa likod ko na pala.He was with Ruby and Aling Gemma, Ruby's mother, just a few moments ago, helping the two na alalayan si Mang Berto, Ruby's father, dahil halos h

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 16.2

    DIANTHAI grabbed a knife for myself, then stood beside Icarus again, and started peeling the vegetables that he bought. And since I didn't want the silence and I also didn't want the atmosphere around us to get awkward again, especially since Icarus seemed to be in a really good mood, I started another conversation."The meat and these vegetables all looked fresh," I said, which I know was pretty lame to start up another conversation, but I can't think of any other topic.Thankfully, Icarus did not mind. In fact, okay nga siguro sa kanya kahit ano pa ang pag-usapan namin basta lang makapag-usap kami.Without looking at me and still cutting the meat, "They indeed are all fresh. Itong mga manok at mga baboy ay bagong katay lahat, habang ang mga gulay naman ay bagong ani lang. As for the fishes, well, ang sabi ni Ate na nagtitinda ay bagong huli daw kaya sariwa pa, at mukhang totoo naman base sa itsura ng mga isda."Tumango-tango ako habang nakapokus ang aking tingin sa hinihiwa kong si

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 16.1

    "Hey!" pagtawag ko sa atensyon ni Icarus, na nasa kusina at abala sa paghiwa ng mga iba't-ibang uri ng karne. From pork, chicken, and beef. There's also tons of seafood, which I could guess was one of the many things he bought when they went to town.Nilingon ako ni Icarus, surprise written all over his face. Well, he was so focused on cutting the meats that he probably didn't hear my footsteps."Hey," tugon niya. "Is there anything you need?" Tanong niya."Wala naman," sagot ko naman sa kanya."Okay," he responded before going back to cutting the meat.I made my way towards him and stood right beside him. I looked at the bunch of meat he was cutting and was going to cut and commented, "That's a lot. May okasyon ba?"Of course I acted as if I knew nothing, as if hindi pa nasabi sa akin ni Klarisse ang tungkol sa welcome party na para sa akin. Para just in case that it really is supposed to be a surprise, hindi mapapagalitan si Klarisse.But to my surprise, Icarus answered me with hone

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 15

    DIANTHAMy first day at Icarus's hacienda was quite eventful. Pagkatapos naming mag-agahan ay ipinasyal ako ni Ruby sa buong hacienda. Icarus told me that he wanted to do it himself—giving me a tour around the hacienda—but because there was something important he needed to attend to, si Ruby nalang ang inatasan niya na magpasyal sa akin.Actually, sa una ay tinanggihan ko pa siya nang sabihin niya na ipapasyal ako sa hacienda. As much as I love being toured around, ayoko namang makaabala sa trabaho ni Ruby, since I thought that touring me around doesn't mean she would be spared from working at Icarus's house and that even though she would be tired from touring me around, she will still have to work. Ngunit tila nabasa ni Ruby ang nasa isip ko, so she immediately said, "Kung iniisip po ninyo na makakaabala po kayo sa akin, Ma'am, ay, wag po. Gustong-gusto ko po na ipasyal kayo sa buong hacienda. Sa katunayan nga po ay kahapon pa po ako excited na ipasyal kayo.""Pero may trabaho ka. Ay

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 14

    DIANTHAI didn't want to do it because I knew it would be rude, but I just couldn't help but stare at the three people eating with me at the same table.In a rectangular table, our sitting arrangement goes: Icarus in the middle, I am on the left side, while Ruby and Klarisse are sitting side by side on the right side.Yes, kasabay naming kumakain si Ruby and Klarisse. Don't get me wrong. I see nothing wrong with that. It's just really shocking to see because I've never seen or heard about rich people eating together with their maids at the same table. Kahit sila Ashton at ang mga magulang niya, they are good people and were treating their housemaids well, but I never saw them eat with their maids or even ask them to eat with them. And so with that, I had this thought that Icarus was just like them. In fact, Icarus would be the last person that I'd think of when it comes to this. But this scene right in front of me proved me wrong. Kaya naman talagang nakakapanibago sa akin ang tagpong

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 13

    DIANTHAJust like yesterday, the drive to Icarus's hacienda was quiet. And it stayed that way hanggang sa makapasok na kami sa hacienda at makarating na kami sa bahay niya.Again, Icarus was the first to get out of his car, at sumunod naman ako habang dala-dala ang isang malaking bag, na siyang naglalaman ng mga damit at mga personal kong bagay. I also brought my laptop with me."Let me take that," Icarus said nang umikot siya at lumapit sa akin.Gusto ko sanang magpaka-independent woman and tell him that it's fine, that I can carry my bag on my own, but the thing was too freaking heavy, so I gave up my idea of being an independent woman and let Icarus take the bag from me.I silently followed him as we went inside his home, where his two housemaids, Ruby and Klarisse, whom I had already met yesterday, were waiting for us."Magandang po, Sir Icarus at Ma'am Diantha," sabay nilang bati sa amin ng may ngiti sa kanilang mga labi."Magandang umaga," nakangiti rin na tugon ko sa kanila.Kl

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 12

    DIANTHA"What's with the face?" Ang tanong sa akin ni Ana nang madatnan niya ako sa aking opisina na nakabusangot ang mukha. "May nakaaway ka na naman ba sa kalye? Or is it your nosy neighbor again?"Isang malalim na buntong-hininga ang pinakawalan ko. Sana nga ay iyon lang talaga ang mga nagpapagulo sa utak ko at nagpapakulo ng dugo ko ngayon. But no. It isn't. It's worse than those Ana had mentioned. And it's something na hindi ko na kayang atrasan.My thoughts went back to yesterday, kung saan pumayag ako na makipagtrabaho kay Icarus. Yes, I agreed to work with him. And thinking about it now, hiyang-hiya na lang ako sa sarili ko. Ang lakas pa ng loob ko nang sabihin ko na walang makapagpapabago ng desisyon ko at hindi-hindi ako papayag sa gusto niya, ngunit sa huli ay napapayag niya pa rin ako. I was even so excited as I talked to him about my plans on how to make his garden beautiful, as if I just did not initially decline his work offer.Ah, gusto ko nalang talagang i-untog ang u

  • HIS TO CLAIM   CHAPTER 11

    ICARUSMahigpit na nakakuyom ang aking mga kamao habang naglalakad ako. Kung saang parte ng bahay ako patungo? Hindi ko alam. I was too fucking mad that my brain had stopped working. All I know is that I need to put a distance between me and Diantha before I could say anything that would ruin the atmosphere, though it seemed to have happened already.When Diantha mentioned her longing and wanting to have a complete family, I immediately imagined a future of the two of us. I imagined us getting married and living here in my hacienda, here in my house with our kids. But my imagination was shattered into pieces when she said that the person he wanted to build a family with would be my brother.I mean, that was obvious. After all, it was my brother she was engaged to. That was the reality. But just because that was the reality doesn't mean I have to like it or suck it up. No. There's no way in hell I would accept that. I already made up my mind to claim Diantha, and I would have to die fi

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