"Lastly, 4 pm with Ms. Charity." Then his secretary left him at his office. Ang totoo'y wala sa trabaho niya ang kabuuang pansin at isip nito. For the last three days, he can't help himself having deep thoughts in his alone times. Still stuck that night when insanity happened.
Real or not? That question never leave his mind and it sucks. He started thinking na maaring nababaliw na siya. This is not him, what did she do to me? And then bumaling ang pansin nito sa kanyang cellphone, staring at the screen and his conversation with Anna. And actually, ilang oras na itong nakahintay at nagdadalawang isip na tawagan ito. He wanted to clear everything, ask what happened, what she meant pero nagtatalo ang isip nito sa katotohanang ito ang plano niya at gusto niya so why bother?
Bigla itong napatayo ng makita nitong nagsisimula ng i-dial ng kanyang cellphone ang number ni Anna and the worst thing is sinagot na niya ito.
Hindi ito mapakali at tahimik na pinakinggan ang nasa kabilang linya. Wala siyang choice and for the record this is the 3rd time na na-dial niya ang number ni Anna and two times na niya itong kinancel.
"Hi Zach. What's up?" In her soft voice. Walang awkwardness at parang walang nangyari.
He cleared his throat.
"Mom's on the way, gusto niyang sabay tayong tatlo sa dinner mamaya." Keeping himself cool and very carefull to his words.
"Hmm. Yes, kausap ko sila bago ka tumawag. Don't worry, I'll manage." His face red.
"O-ok. That's great."
"Anything else?" He paused. Yes! there's something else he wanted. Gusto niya itong makausap pa ng matagal. Minutes passed whe he came back into his senses.
"Ok, cool! See you later....and mom of course." He ended the call.
Hes's getting more concious around with Anna. This isn't suppposed to be him, it's unlikely him. Is it because of what happened?
His day with his office went well and usual except for the fact na there are times distracted talaga ito, lutang. Eight at night dumaan muna ito sa isang flowershop para bilhin ang Mom niya ng flowers.
On his way nagulat ito ng makita niya ang caller id sa kanyang phone, it's her. He answered it immediately.
"Where are you? Mom's here."
"I'm already here, papasok na ko." Pautal-utal nitong sagot.
Nagmadali itong lumabas ng kanyang kotse at pumasok sa loob. Then there's his Mom, lumapit siya dito hugged her and gave the flowers.
"I miss you sweetie." Her mom hug him back.
Agad nitong naaninag si Anna, she's smiling. Checking the dining, making it perfect for them to have their dinner.
"Kain na po tayo."She's all smile... sa lahat, pati sa kanya.
They eat their dinner, share their days how it went habang wala ang Mom nila sa bahay. They can see how happy their Mom is, sa conversation at sa pagkain na inihanda ni Anna. It was a perfect dinner. A perfect night.
Later, nagpaalam na ang Mama nito para magpahinga sa kanyang kwarto dahil narin sa jetlag. Anna and Zach understood her. They kissed her goodnight hanggang sa sila nalang ulit ang naiwang dalawa.
Sobrang tahimik, pinakiramdaman ni Zach ito waiting for her to save the situation from the awkwardness but she didn't, pumunta pa ito ng pool searching for a fresh air. He wants to talk to her so bad and first that came to his mind, bumalik ito sa hapag and open a bottle of wine. Keeping himself from being cool and calm he offer the other glass to her.
"Steak is awesome." He complimented her and saw her little smile.
"Thank you." She sips her wine.
"How's your work?" This misunderstood her. How he wish to take it back.
"I'm almost done, by the next day maybe I can start working with you, your desired painting." That hits him back. He felt a pinch of guilt. Hindi naman ito ang gusto niyang patunguhan sa pag-uusap nila. Ininom ni Anna ang natitira pa nitong wine hanggang sa maubos ito.
"Actually, I want to talk with you about something...." He can't see himself but he bet his face is red. She looked him in the eye, so expressionless, unreadable. How can she do that? Mas lalo itong naintimidate sa kanya.
"Do you really wanna talk about that 'something'?" Napaisip si Zach, para itong nagising. Gusto niya ba talaga? Paano niya ba gusto ito pag-usapan? How come na ang knowledge nito sa pagiging CEO ay hindi niya nai-apply sa ganito. He's concious, distracted, unsure and nervous. This is very unusual of him.
"Do you wanna kiss me?"
And he's lost, toxicated with her voice. His focus shift in her lips, that red heart-shaped lips of her. Lumapit si Anna dito, got his glass na sobrang willing nitong ibinigay. Searching for the spot kung saan uminom si Zach then lick it habang hindi parin pinuputol ang tingin niya dito.
Unti-unting lumalalim ang paghinga ni Zach, para nitong nalunok ang kanyang dila, he's so out of words. Binalik ni Anna ang baso sa kanyang kamay while both battling with eye to eye.
Fullfillment with her mind because of how she controlled what she wanted. Using her weakness to be strong and unbeatable.
She kissed him.
"Remember what I told you?...."
"Don't talk and don't ask....."
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And that answered all his questions. It happened. It freakin' did!
BINABASA MO ANG
ANNA (R18+)
Mystery / Thriller"Some secrets refuse to stay buried." Anna, who is residing in the US, was finally convinced by her art agency to fly back to the Philippines to receive the proper recognition and a bigger opportunity as an artist. This was also the best way to prov...
