CHAPTER 35
"No, it's my natural face..." I denied.
Shit, what am I saying? My goodness.
Naalarma nalang ako nang tumawa sya, hindi malakas na tawa kundi mild lang. Bakit tumatawa 'to?!
"My bad..." Tawa nya.
"I mean... A-Almost natural face. You know a superstar like me, uhm... always fully scheduled so, because I was exhausted, I forgot to wash off my make-up." Umiwas ako ng tingin.
Akala ko ay magpapatuloy sya sa pagtawa pero nabigla ako nang bigla syang mag seryoso.
"Oh, sorry for laughing, I didn't realize your excuse would be that serious. I get what you mean—"
"What excuse?"
Ngumisi sya. "Nothing..."
"Come on, I'm not making excuses here, I didn't put on this makeup for you or to impress you, because I'm just naturally beautiful in and out!"
Nakita kong kumurap lang sya at hindi nakapagsalita kaagad dahil sa sinabi ko. Hindi rin ako nakapagsalita kaagad nang marealize ko yung sinabi ko. Kaya't maski ako ay natahimik din.
"Hahaha alright then, you don't have to explain..." Nakangiting sabi nya. "... I know that." He grinned playfully.
I gulped hard. Baka mamaya sa daldal ko ay mag ala isda ako na nahuhuli sa sariling bibig!
Saglit akong umiwas ng tingin. "Anyway, kanina I'm about to message you already pero naunahan mo lang ako." I confessed.
Sumeryoso muli ang muka nya at umayos ng pagkakasandal nya sa headboard "Really? For what?"
"I'm free tomorrow afternoon, so I just want to ask if you would allow me to go to your place tomorrow?"
Kumunot ang noo nya. "Why?"
"I just want to discuss something with you, it's uh... A professional one."
"Professional? Like about work?"
Dahan-dahan akong tumango. "Yes."
Umakto sya na parang seryosong nag-iisip. "Work? Hmm... But as far as I remember, I'm here on vacation... Or maybe I forgot?" Pilyo nyang sinabi habang nakahawak pa sa chin nya at parang seryosong nag-iisip.
Saglit akong napa-irap.
"If you're interested in knowing it more instead of judging and nagging, then I'm willing to discuss it tomorrow." Walang emosyon kong sinabi.
Tumawa sya. "Fierce, eh?" Pang-aasar nya.
Humarap ako nang seryoso sakanya. "Mr. Ramirez I'm—"
"Just call me Dillan." Putol nya.
Napahinto ako saglit. "No! Mr. Ramirez, we're talking professionally—"
"Come on! Let's just talk casual—"
"Can you please just let me continue?!"
He froze. "Okay."
"As I said we're talking professionally, so in a long run, I need to call you Mr. Ramirez as a sign of..." Napahinto ako nang humikab sya at parang hindi naman nakikinig saakin ang loko!
"Ramirez! Ano ba!" Inis kong tawag.
Nagulat sya nang pagharap nya muli sa screen ay nakatingin ako nang masama sakanya.
"Ow... Hehe, Continue." Nangiting sinabi nya.
Umirap ako. "As I said it's a sign of respect that's why I'm calling you that or else I'd sound rude."
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