THIRD PERSON'S POV
MAAGANG nagising si Ashannah kinabukasan. Matapos syang maligo at makapag-ayos at bumaba na agad sya para mag almusal. Nang makarating sa dinning area ay umupo na sya sa pwesto nya
"Nakita mo ba so Ythaniel, Yaya Lilith?" She asked the maid
"At naku Señorita, Hindi pa nakababa si Señorito Ythaniel" sagot ng katulong sa kanya na ikinakunot ng nuo nya. It's already 6:30 in the morning and usually Ythaniel will go downstairs at exactly 6:00 in the morning. What's going on?
"Sege Yaya Lilith, pakihanda nalang ng agahan. Pupuntahan ko lang si Ythaniel" Paalam nya sa katulong. Tumango naman into sa kanya kaya nag lakad na sya paakyat sa silid ng kapatid. Nang makarating sa tapat ng silid nito ay kumatok agad sya ng tatlong beses
"Bro?!" tawag nya mula sa labas nang hindi nito binuksan ang pintuan
"Don't open the door, Asheng. I'm putting my shirt on" Rinig nyang sagot nito mula sa loob
"Okay. I'll just wait for you on the dinning. Please hurry up!" sagot nya. Akmang tatalikod na sya nang hindi ito sumagot pero biglang bumukas ang pintuan at dahil malapit lang sya dito at halos magkadikit ang mga mukha nila sa isa't isa nang dumungaw ito mula sa loob. She saw how his adams apple moves up and down. They're staring at each other in five minutes when Ythaniel flicked her forehead
"Ouch!" daing nya at pinandilatan into
"You're too close. Distance!" saad nito sa kanya kaya napangiwi sya
"Too close, Too close. Sipain kita dyan eh. Ang sakit ng noo ko" maktol nya sa harapan nito. He just used his famous poker face on her
"Tsk! Let's go" Ythaniel said then he walk to the dinning area. Nakanguso syang sumunod dito habang hinihimas ang noo. Sabay silang bumaba at pumasok sa dinning area. Walang araw na hindi sila sabay na kumain ng agahan
"Bakit ang tagal mong bumaba?" She asked him while his putting some rice, egg and bacon on her plate
"Kasi matagal akong nagising" simpleng sagot nito. Ngali ngali nyang sapakin ito ng sandok na hawak nya dahil sa sagot nito. Sarap kausap! Walang kwenta! Kumain nalang sya kaysa kausapin ito. Matapos kumain ay tumayo na sya.
"Una na ako. Bye Bro!" Paalam nya at akmang tatalikod na dito nang mag salita ito
"You have a car or ride?" Kunot noong tanong nito sa kanya
"Of course I have. Did you forgot that I already received my car two years ago and I have a license because I am 19 years old now? I can drive on my own bro so no worries" she confidently said that made Ythaniel smirked. May pakumpas kumpas pa sya ng kamay habang nag sasalita
"At nakalimutan mo atang nasa school ang kotse mo dahil naka red tide ka kahapon. Did you forgot that I gave you a ride yesterday?" Ythaniel said that made her stop mid air
"Ow. I forgot about that. Kung ganun, sasabay ako sa'yo" Nakangiting saad nya sa kapatid. Nang makitang tapos na ito at hinila na nya ito patayo mula sa upuan nito at kinaladkad palabas. Napabuga nalang ng hanging si Ythaniel at nagpaubaya sa kanya
"Open your car, Bro! Let's go to school!" She cheerfully shouted
"Tsk! Childish" Ythaniel commented then he opened his car's door. Ashannah immediately slid her self inside the car
"Put your seatbelt on" utos ni Ythaniel bago sinara ang pinto kaya naman kinabit na nya ang seatbelt nya. A moment later, Ythaniel slid himself inside the car as well and he drove off to the school
"Mauna kana, Asheng. I need to check your car first" Ythaniel said when they are already on the school's parking lot. Tumango sya dito bago binuksan ang pintuan ng sasakyan nito at lumabas saka nag lakad papasok sa school gate
"Ashannah Zacharias, My dear!" she rolled her eyes at Avia who called her full name
"I know how beautiful my name, Avianna Bernardo. But you don't need to shout it in the whole universe. You w*tch!" mataray na saad nya dito na ikinangiwi nito
"PMS? sabagay, may r*gla ka nga pala" nakangising sagot nito sa kanya bago isinukbit ang braso sa braso nya
"Tigilan mo ako, Avia!" banta nya dito at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad habang ito naman at parang tuko na nakakapit sa braso nya. Tinawanan lang sya nito
"Fayrea Collins!" halos mabingi sya sa tinis ng boses nito kaya pinandilatan nya ito
"Hello Avia, Asheng, My dear" napabuntong hininga nalang sya sa dalawa
"How's the girl who have a romantic feelings for her so called brother?" Avia asked out of the blue kaya agad nyang tinakpan ang bunganga nito
"Ang ingay mo! Br*ha ka! Hinaan mo nga 'yang boses mo at baka may maka rinig sa'yo. g*g*ng to!" asar nyang turan dito
"Don't be so mean Avia, Dear. You know how Asheng hide her feelings for that guy and she will be doomed if you'll continue being a big mouth of the year" suway naman ni Fayrea kay Avia
"Hide her feelings for that guy? who's that guy? What's the name?" Nanlalamig ang kamay at nanlalaki ang matang tumingin sya kay Ythaniel. Si Avia at Fayrea naman ay napako sa kinatatayuan nila. Oh sh*t! she's really doomed this time. Did he already heard everything? Alanganin syang ngumiti dito
"B-Brother!" kinakabahang tawag nya dito
"Yes I am. Who's the guy that your hiding your feelings with?" she can sense the seriousness in his voice. Napalunok sya ng sariling laway sa paraan ng pagkakatitig nito
"It's not what you think, Ythaniel" Fayrea said trying to explain everything
"Yeah. It's not what you think. We're just joking around" dugtong ni Avia
"Ashannah?" Napapikit sya nang banggitin ni Ythaniel ang pangalan nya. Isa lang ang ibig sabihin noon. He's d*ad serious right now at kahit mag sinungaling pa sya ngayon ay hindi ito maniniwala. Her brother knows her very well. Isa lang ang paraang naisip nya at sana gumana
"I'm asking Ashannah Zacharias. Who's the guy?" The tone of his voice coated by extreme coldness
"It's.... it's..." sh*t! she's nervous! " It's Nix Jude Valdez" Mariin nyang naipikit ang mga mata habang binibigkas ang pangalang yun.
"What the h*ll!" Sabay sabay na bulalas ni Avia at Fayrea. Nix Jude Valdez is her long time suitor. Alam ni Avia at Fayrea na wala syang nararamdaman para dito kaya ganun nalang ang gulat ng dalawa
"Yes! What the h*ll! Komento ni Ythaniel na hindi makapaniwala sa narinig
" You have feelings for me? I didn't misheard it right, Ashannah?" Ngayon ay sigurado na syang lagot na talaga sya. Nix is there. Standing beside Ythaniel while happily smiling at her. Holy sh*t! wrong answer! Paano na 'to?
"No! You totally misheard it" A very dangerous tone used by Ythaniel that made Avia, Fayrea, Ashannah and even Nix step back
"Follow me Ashannah" isang malamig na tinig ang narinig ni Ashannah mula ulit kay Ythaniel. Minsan lang nyang makitang ganito ang kapatid kaya alam nyang seryoso ito. Nang magsimulang maglakad si Ythaniel ay tiningnan nya ang mga kaibigan
"I'm sorry, Ashannah, Dear" sabay na saad ng mga ito. Umiling lang sya at tiningnan si Nix
"I'm sorry about that, Nix. Let's just talk about it next time" saad nya dito at naglakad na para sundan si Ythaniel. Buti nalang at walang masyadong tao kanina sa kinatatayuan nila kaya walang naki usyuso. Nakita nyang huminto ang kapatid sa isang bench na walang tao kaya lumapit sya dito
"You stay away from that Valdez, Ashannah. Do you understand me?" She can sense the authority of a brother in his voice and she doesn't like that idea. She want to be scolded by him not as a sister but as a woman. H*ll! she's insane!
"And why is that, Brother?" she asked him. Tiningnan nya ito sa mata at Nakita nya ang sari saring emosyon mula dito ngunit agad din na nawala
"No other reason. Just stay away from him!" Ythaniel answered. Kunot nuo nya ito ng tiningnan
"No. I won't" Matigas na saad nya. Kung magiging dahilan si Nix para mawala ang nararamdaman nya para sa hilaw nyang kapatid na 'to ay gagawin nya ang gusto nya. At yun ay ang ituon ang atensyon sa iba
"You stay away from him or I will destroy their company from root to tips. Choose Ashannah" right there, she felt nervous for Nix. Her brother really knows how to manipulate her! She totally knows who really Ythaniel delos Reyes is. In his young age, he become a ruthless business man under his father's name. He's the one who made their companies work even though their parents are on two months vaccation
"That's unfair, Brother!" she shouted at him
"No battle will be fair in this sh*tty world, Ashannah. You need to play dirty to get what you want" saad nito sa walang emosyon na boses
"Stay away from that guy. Don't dare me Ashannah. I'm not kidding" dugtong pa nito
" Let's go. I'll walk you to your room" saad nito nang hindi sya sumagot at hinila sya papunta sa classroom nya. Tahimik lang syang nagpaubaya dito