#24

Sandro's pov:

I was just looking at Natalia while she was bored shaking hands and talking to people she met, her grandfather's business partners and those who were in mafia flied like them.

"Kuya, baka matunaw naman si ate Natalia niyan" Vinny said jokingly and I looked at him and raised an eyebrow at him.

"She's so beautiful and well mannered... I like her hihi" mom said.

You're right mom. She's so beautiful like a sunset.

Lahat ay lumalapit sa kaniya at binabati niya.

I can see at her face that she's bored and so done with the people.

Ngigiti, makikipag kamay at makikipag usap lang siya ng kaunti.

Katabi niya ngayon si ma'am Minerva at si Lolo Rigo na nakaalalay at nakikipag usap din.

"Hi..." We look at the person who own that voice.

I feel uncomfortable and awkward again.

Nasa table kasi namin ngayon yung anak ni ma'am Minerva na si Mina.

Sa akin siya nakatingin at parang shark na gusto akong kagatin.

"Hello..." Vinny said and wave his hand a little.

Hindi naman pinansin ni Mina yung paghi ni Vinny. Nasa akin parin yung tingin niya.

"You're Mina right? Daughter of Minerva?" My mom asked her kaya naman napunta kay mom yung tingin niya.

"Hi ma'am..yes I'm Mina Celest Cardova the daughter of Minerva Cardova. Nice to meet you" she said to my mom.

Nagbago yung expression ni mom sa sinabi ni Mina.

"Nice to meet you too, hija" mom said.

Kinuha niya yung isang glass of wine at isinang lagok niya.
Woah, easy girl hindi ka mauubusan ng alak.

Tumingin siya sa direction nila Natalia and she giggled.

"Lasing na yata siya" bulong ni Vinny sa akin and I nod.

Lasing na nga ang babaeng to. Nakakailang glass of wine na rin siya.

Siya na nga ang umubos ng wine namin dito.

"Ohh look who's here" biglang sabi ng isang babae.

I don't know here and I think she's one of the mafia's.

"Ohh one rat is coming on my way" lasing na sabi ni Mina dun sa babaeng dumating.

Mukang nainis yung babae pero hindi niya pinahalata.

"You're getting drunk now because you don't have the spotlight. Look there, the spotlight is on Lady Natalia and not on you. Poor you" pang-aasar nung babae kay Mina.

Aren't they ashamed? They fight in front of us or they just don't care.

"HAHAHAHA are done?" Laughing like crazy, Mina asked the woman she was talking to.

"What?!" Inis na tanong nung babae.

"Look Kiya, I don't give a damn kung nasa Lady ngayon ang spotlight. I'm happy for her, kung ano ang nararating niya ngayon. Dumadada ka diyan ng kung ano ano wala naman akong pakealam HAHAHAHA" lasing na sabi ni Mina.

"Huh!?" Lumapit yung Kiya sa kaniya at sasampalin sana si Mina. Tatayo na sana kami para pigilan si Kiya but a man preceded us.

"Please stop making a mess, miss Kiya. Hindi makakabuti sayo at sa pamilya mo kung manggugulo ka" sabi nung dumating na lalaki.

I take he's a bodyguard kasi katulad niya yung suit ng mga bodyguards here pero ang pinagkaiba lang ay may silver lines ang suit niya.

Umalis si Kiya at humarap naman sa amin yung lalaki. He now his head to my parents and aunties and humarap kay Mina.

"Kuya Christ naman e, bakit mo pinigilan. Makakatikim din sana siya sakin ng sampal" Mina said to the guy who named Christ.

Inagaw ni Christ yung glass kay Mina.

"Please don't drunk too much, princess Mina" he said.

"Why? Wala naman nakakakita sa akin ah.. unless you will sumbong me to my mother" lasing na sabi ni Mina.

"Let me escort you, princess. Malapit na ang time ng speech mo so you need to be ready" cold na sabi ni Christ kay Mina.

Inalalayan niya si Mina na tumayo at naglakad. Hindi naman sila napapansin ng mga tao at mga cameramen dahil tutok na tutok sila kay Natalia.


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