OCEAN'S POV
"Okay, open your eyes now." Arc said excitedly i did what he said and got shocked with the result. My long gray hair was gone, I'm left with a brunette shoulder length bob, which suited me perfectly, the soft brown color compliments my face too much, and it really suits me. I smiled at my reflection.
"What can you say? Mmmm?" Arc asked excitedly. "It's beautiful." I mumbled as I looked closely. "No, darling! You're beautiful! Ah! My hands are such a magic!"
I bid my goodbye since he said he's also attending a conference for his other businesses, medyo nagutom ako pangyayaring yon ah. Naglibot libot muna ako, bago ako nakahanap ng isang vintage vibe na fastfood, pumasok agad ako don para makabili ng makakakain.
Pagpasok ko, maingay na tawanan agad ang bumalot sa pandinig ko, kita ko namang ngumiti saakin yung babae na nasa counter kaya naman dumiretso ako don.
"Hi? What can I get you?" She asked me politely, while I was busy looking at the menu.
"Can I have one chocolate milksplash and a pie? The apple pie."
"Yeah sure, anything else?" I just shooked my head and she went it.
Habang inaantay ko ang order ko may isang lalaking nagpatong ng braso nya sa harapan ko. I innocently look at him. He's smiling widely at me.
"How can I help you?"
"What's your name?" Dahil sa tanong na iyon hindi ko na sya muling nilingon pa. Nang dumating ang order ko ay agad akong kumain. Ramdam ko ang titig nya pero hindi ko iyon pinansin at nagpatuloy nalang sa pagkain. I've no time playing.
"Hey I'm asking you Miss, do you know who I am?" With his question I looked at him without any emotion.
"How about you? Do you know who am I?" Pagkasabi ko noon ay agad akong naglapag ng pera at naglakad na palabas ng fastfood, narinig ko pa ang ilang pangaasar doon sa lalaking lumapit saakin kanina pero dinedma ko rin. Hindi pa ako nakakalayo ay lumapit saakin ang isa sa mga bodyguards ni Mami.
"Miss Aquiesha, mauna na raw po kayo sa mansion, may emergency meeting raw po si Madame." I just smiled at him as he escorted me to the exit. Agad ko namang nakita ang isa sa mga sasakyan namin kaya agad akong nagdiretso ron.
"Miss, your uniform has arrived." Papasok palang ako ng mansion ay agad akong sinalubong ni Butler Ron. Tinanguan ko lang sya at nagdiretso sa kwarto. Nakita ko namang naroon na nga ang ilang pares ng doctors coat na may apelyido ko.
Hindi na ako nagabala pang tingnan iyon dahil wala namang espesyal bukod sa logo nito, at sagisag na isa akong estudyante sa larangan ng medisina ng Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität-München (LMU).
I opened my laptop to check my emails, at hindi nga ako nagkamali, the school emailed me my class schedules, nakasaad din doon ang lugar kung saan ko ikeclaim ang nametag ko once na magsimula na akong pumasok.
***
"I can drive Papi! No need for bodyguards too!" I protested for like the nth time. Habang nasa hapag kami ay ayon lamang ang pinaguusapan, I'm telling them that I am independent enough to handle myself, no need to babysit me with loads of bodyguards, I don't like attention, I just want lowkey, simula noong naging kami ni Kendrick I learned that being lowkey and private has much more benefit. Parang nawalan naman ako ng gana sa naisip ko. Naisip ko nanaman sya, ano na kayang ginagawa nya? Nalaman na kaya nya na umalis ako? Galit ba sya? Nah. Why would he be mad? E diba wala naman na kami? We let each other go."Hey Aquie?!" Medyo napatalon pa ako sa pagtawag ni Papi saakin. "I said you can drive, just be careful." Tumango na lamang ako at mabilis tinapos ang pagkain.
BINABASA MO ANG
Photographs of Her
RomansShe's precious. She's complex. She's a gem. She's Ocean Aquiesha Marcos Alegre, the only woman who made my heart thump hard when she's around, whom I promised to always put a smile on her precious face, whom I hurt big-time. And now that she's gone...