Kabanata 14

Kabanata 14

HINDI rin maipinta ang mukha ni Lucas nang dumating sa bar. Agad iyon na humingi ng alak sa ka-brother, na napamasid lang naman sa kanilang mag-pinsan.

“And you just shared your jinx to me,” Lucas said as the man sat on the stool.

Helios just knitted his brows, “What jinx?”

“Ayun, inaway-away ako ni Liza dahil nagpaalam ako na pupunta ako rito. Mambabae raw ako.”

“What do you expect from them? Magkapatid sila ni Avva.”

“Was that the same reason why you're here?”

“Exactly,” agad na sagot ng binata, “She was questioning me for acxepting this intern, who was my Dad's apple of the eye. Sa lahat ng scholars ni Dad, I mean, sa libong estudyante na tinutulungan ng Cervantes, siya talaga ang pinakakilala ni Dad. And then, there was Avva who turned down the girl. pinabalik ko sa office at tinanggap ko, and there it was. We fought… I mean, she…”

“Nakakapagod,” buntong hininga ni Lucas habang nakatingin sa alak na iniinom.

He just looked at his cousin. Nakikita niya sa mukha nito na