CHAPTER 12
AS Miss Aminah order me to take a rest for a while, I'm already burden in this apartment so I decide to finish some of Mrs. Gustavo painting request.
"How could Ms. Aminah conclude at all...? I know in myself that I don't have a special feelings for Mr. Gustavo... he is the man that save me six years ago... that I almost adore in that time... I don't care either... Ms. Aminah is like a sister to me... I know that she knows what the best in me... yeah she knows it... "I muttered while I'm arranging the paintings that I draw in these past days.
The paintings is ready to deliver because they are already done, I just wait to this one to dry then I will deliver this one personally.
I GET the cab that can sent me to the house of the Gustavo... it take a cost but it's okay it takes me an hour to be at the house of Gustavo.
I'm standing in the front of the house I take a deep breath first before I push the door bell... it takes a minute before the gate opens.
The maid quickly helps me to carry the ten paintings inside.
"Ms. Can you please sit for a while I'll call madam first." The maid said
I nodded for response... the maid leaves and I sit in the couch... I roam a look in the house I see how the house improves after many days... shall we say weeks that I've been here.
"Zinn?" Call from nowhere
Who would be that is he here? I look around and I see him in the front of the glass door, I stand...
I don't know what to do... I'm stunned the way he looks he is more matured... he only wear a white polo and a black slacks that suits him very much and he is handing his black suit on his left hand.
I smile for a little.
I guess I need to leave... well he is here now, maybe he can tell her mom that the drawings are here.
"What brings you here?" He ask me
I just realize that he is already in the front of me as he speaks... I blink and look away for away I clear my throat and look at him again.
"Hmm... okay... I'm here for your mom... but you are already here, I think you can tell your mom that the paintings Is already here and here the photos." I said
I handed him the envelope of the photos that I copied for me to paint. He accept those and I nodded... I started to walk but suddenly he grips my wrist so I turn and look at him.
"Is there anything that you need sir?" I said
He raises his eyebrows so I raise mine too... I'm confused what he wanted to state.
"What did my sister tells you?" He said in a hard tone
He is still griping in my hand, like his really wanted me to state the truth.
"Nothing... it's all about the case... your sister, I mean Ms. Aminah just worried... can you give me my wrist?" I said while I'm looking in my wrist that's gripped by him.
He drop of my wrist and he looks away and he's nodded then he grin... he grip his fist then he look at me again... I see her eyes are already teary why would he?
"Really? Fine prove yourself that you are not lying that what my sister said is just nothing and it's all about the case and there is nothing.... Just nothing." He said
"Of course I will... see you tomorrow." I said then I walk away but I meet Mrs. Gustavo and she is with Ms. Aminah and the kids and her husband Mr. Lacsamana
"Is the both of you fine? " mrs. Gustavo said and ms. Aminah look at me and then he look at in his brother.
" Yes... ma'am, good afternoon... by the way the paintings are already here, you may take a look." I said
"Of course I'm really waited in this... how are the paintings by the way... name the price." Mrs. Gustavo said while walking towards the painting
"It's all ten thousand ma'ams." I said the she looks at me with a shock while handing one of the paintings that I draw.
"That's so cheap... okay I'll buy all of these one hundred thousand pesos... isn't that a right price ami?" she said while she looks at Ms. Aminah
" Yes... mom that's a right price, honestly one hundred thousand is not enough, paintings are really expensive, especially if they are customized." Ms. Aminah husband said.
"Ihja... is one hundred thousand is enough for you?" Mrs. Gustavo ask
"Ma'am that's too much... I'm not a professional painter so-"
"Nahh... that's okay... send me your account information to my son then I will take care of the payment." Mrs. Gustavo said then he looks at her son.
"Send Ms. Deogarcia at her apartment son, I don't want anything else happened to her especially what happened last time." Mrs. Gustavo instructed alyx
And he just nodded.
"Mom, can I talk to aleeza first?" Ms. Aminah said
Mrs. Gustavo just nodded and Ms. Aminah walk away I just follow her till we reach in their garden.
"Aleeza? Are you okay I hear the fuss happening here earlier with you and my brother is he knows?" Ms. Aminah said
I take a deep breath and look away for a while and look back to miss. Aminah
"No ma'am... I'll take care of if just give a few days I'll arrange the documents then all will be fine." I said with assurance
"I set all the things... for you... you will be trained in the company of my friend Krystal and you'll working in Thailand in the company of my husband their... is that okay to you?" Ms. Aminah said.
"Ma'am that's too much-"I said but she cut me
"No... aleeza this is not enough to all what you done to my family company.... You make my family form once again... because of you the truth that I seek for many years I already see it... this is my appreciation... and I want the best of you... and if my brother likes you he will fight you I know that." Ms. Aminah said sincerely
What she said in the last part makes me confused the most I don't know why?
"Ma'am I don't understand... I know that alyx don't like I know that-"I said but she cut my words again
"I see... I won't stop you for being close of my brother that's fine... she changes a lot since fourteen... because of Zinn that she meet." Ms. Aminah said
And when I hear about my name I'm shock... how she could now...
She know Zinn she knows me
"You know that?" I said with a shock then she nodded at me
"Of course, my brother always finding that lady-"she said but I cut her words
"No... she is me ... she I mean just nothing with your brother but the stupid girl that he saves six years ago." I said
Yeah... I'm stupid he said those words at me last time in the hospital
"So it's you... I guess so right why did he always convince me to approve your application, but I see how good you are that's worth it at all." Ms. Aminah said
"I will take a resign ma'am just wait for few days." I said.
Ms. Aminah will speak but she stops but she sees her brother is coming.
"I think we've done a long talk." Ms. Aminah said
I just nodded, I walk towards to alyx direction I nodded to her and we go to their garage. He enter to the car and I do too... he start the engine and the maid opens the gate.
A long ride filled in silent ambiance no one attempt to speak not until we stuck in the traffic.
"What happened earlier...? I apologize." Alyx said
"No need... if you guess that I'm lying then continue to believe that... don't trust me either." I said
And as we drove again the silence between us back again till we reach my place.
He stops his car engine as we reach in my place, I quickly get down, I don't bother to say thank you... I walk towards the gate but suddenly I hear the car's door closing so I turn back and I see alyx who's standing outside the car...
I look around and I see the renters who's college students is looking to alyx... well he really got a drop –dead look that makes all girls looks at her... I don't deny in myself that I got stunned as I look around and see him the way the light of the dawn hits on his face... so perfect.
He walks towards at me...
"Do you report at the office tomorrow?" He ask me
Did he really need to get down in the car just to ask me that question? I said to myself while looking at him
I nodded as a response, he look at me like he is thinking.
"Oh... I almost forgot, your account information by the way-"he said but I cut his words
"I'm going to send that to you-"I said but he cut me
"Nahh... I'm busy in my assignment latter can you give it now?" he said
He got a right point... so I just nodded and walk to my apartment he just follow me... I see the look from the girls that we passed by.
"It seems they're dropping their jaws right now." I said
He's on my side right now... well I don't bother his presence nor I don't feel uncomfortable in his presence... I don't know why.
"What do you mean?" He said.
"Nothing... here go inside." I said as I open the door of my apartment.
He just sits on the couch while I put my sandals on my shoe rack.
"Can you wait for a while? I'll go to shower first." I said
He just nodded as a response, I go to the bathroom and I take a quick shower... after that I change my clothes... I choose my white t-shirt printed with a hello kitty in the chest and my white pajama. I bun my hair although it's still wet and I go to the place where alyx stays.
It seems that he waited for so long as I see him fall asleep.
I let out the deep breath and I go to my bed room to get my account information, my book and my ball pen and paper... I go back the place after I get what I get my inside in my bed room.
I clear my throat... and I sit in the couch in front of him.
"It seems that you are tired sir... you shouldn't sent me home." I said
And he awake I see his eyes is reddish and it seems that he is to really tire.
"Nahh... I'm fine." He said
I handed him the piece of paper where my account information had written.
"Do you need anything sir?" I said
I sit properly and look at me... his gaze is like he's eating the whole so I look at him with confuse
"How can you act... like there is nothing happened between two of us... how can you? Did you know what you done right now driving me into nuts?" He said
"What do you mean? I don't understand? And what happened to the two of us sir... enlighten me coz I don't know what you mean..." I said and he laughs at me sarcastically.
"Really... damn! Aleeza! How could you do that! Hell that night you kiss me back! You kiss me back don't you remember that! Don't you! If you how can you do this to me huh!" He said.
"That night... it just nothing... nothing... and don't bother to remember that either-"
"That's it! Easy to say... okay..." he said
"Maybe it just a hard day... by the way you can go home now." I said while I'm looking away.
"Okay you said that..." he said then we walk towards the door...
I walk next to him for me to lock the door.
"Have a good night." He said then he pulls the door for it to close.
As the door close I took a deep breath and I sit weakly in my couch...
"Holy fuck!"