LOVE At First Sight

Quatorze

"Lex, I'm sorry." Panimula ni Kristene. "Wala ako sa posisyon para sabihin sayo kung bakit nagta-trabaho si Tiffany. And I'm sorry if kinunsinti ko sya. Nakiusap kasi sya sa akin. Kaya sana huwag ka magalit sa akin o kay Tiffany."

He laughed humourless. "Paanong hindi ako magagalit Rae? The fact na tinago nyo 'to sa akin, diba dapat naman talaga akong magalit?"

"Look Bud. My wife is pregnant so don't stress her out. Si Tiffany ang kausapin mo huwag ang asawa ko dahil pag may nangyaring masama sa asawa ko at sa anak namin, ako ang makakalaban mo."

At para namang natauhan si Alexander dahil sa sinabi ni Vincien sa kanya kaya't agad syang humingi ng paumanhin. "S-sorry Rae. Hindi ko sinasadya."

"I understand Lex. But please hear her out first okay?"

He took a deep breath before he nodded at Kristene.

Iyon din naman ang gusto nya. Kailangan nya munang pakinggan kung ano ang sasabihin ni Tiffany at kung bakit ito nagta-trabaho. Wala naman sanang problema dahil pagkakakilala nya kay Tiffany, napaka-independent nito at pwede nito gawin ang gusto nito kahit kailan. Hindi naman nya ito pipigilan eh. Kaso bakit hindi nito sinabi sa kanya? Dahil ba wala pa silang relasyon at wala syang karapatan na malaman?

Hindi masasagot ang mga katanungan nya kung hindi nya pupuntahan si Tiffany. Hindi na sya nag-abalang magpa-alam sa kanyang Boss at agad nagdiretso sa sinabi ni Kristene na Convenience Store na pinagta-trabahuhan ni Tiffany.

And from the outside of the Convenience Store, he saw Tiffany, working, with a smile on her face. But by the looks of her, she's already exhausted.

So what he did, he went inside of the Convenience Store, grab some energy drink, a pack of dark chocolate and a slice of bread and walked towards the cashier where Tiffany is. She's currently looking down at the cash register that's why, Tiffany can't see him.

Agad nyang inilapag ang mga kinuha nya at nang matapos ito sa pagbibilang, Tiffany immediately looked up with a smile on her face.

"Good Afternoon Sir—"

And from there, their eyes met and he can see that Tiffany was surprised to see him.

Tiffany immediately looked down and bit her lower lip while she scanned the goods on the POS scanner before she spoke. "178 pesos po S-sir."

He handed a 500-peso bill and immediately turned his back on her.

"S-sir! Yung sukli nyo po at p-pinamili!" Narinig nyang tawag ni Tiffany sa kanya at bago pa sya makalabas, agad na may sumigaw na babae kay Tiffany.

"Anong tinatayo-tayo mo dyan! Habulin mo yung customer ang tanga mo naman talaga!"

"O-opo!" Rinig nyang sabi ni Tiffany at agad itong tumakbo papalapit sa kanya. "S-sir ito po—"

"Cut it already Tiffany Love."

Tiffany bit her lower lip to contain her tears. She wanted to cry badly at this moment because he can't see any emotion on Alexander's eyes. Alam nyang galit ito sa kanya.

Then Alexander held her hand. "Come on. We're going home."

"A-Alex. Hindi p-pwede. Mawawalan ako ng trabaho pag umalis a-ako."

Still holding her hand, Alexander walked towards the cashier. "Where's the store manager?"

"Alexander..."

At nang walang sumagot kay Alexander, nagsalita syang muli. "Call the store manager now." He firmly said.

Agad naman tumalima ang mga staff at tinawag ang store manager. At pagkalabas nito, agad itong ngumiti kay Alexander.