I leaned on my office chair.
I slowly closed my eyes and gently massaged my temple.
Makalipas ang ilang sandali, tumanaw ako sa labas. Naghahalo na ang kahel na kulay sa kalangitan.
I picked up my phone and typed a message to Dean.
"Let's have dinner. Wait for me at the Sky Deck View Bar on Bayleaf Hotel."
I put my phone back in my pocket. I laid my eyes on the desk. I noticed that my nameplate was not positioned properly.
Ibinalik ko ito sa tamang ayos. Hindi ko namalayan na napatagal ang pagtitig ko dito.
"Engr. Grazia Alejo," I said and I can't help but smile.
I got up and walked near the corner of my office. From where I stand, I gazed at the street lights of the city.
Who would have thought I will be here today? I am now a Structural Engineer under one of the top Engineering Firms in the country.
I heard my phone beeped.
I took my phone into my pocket. Magsasalita pa lang sana ako nang isang malambing na boses ang bumungad sa akin.
"I've investigated the whereabouts of our former classmates back in Senior High School, as you requested. Guess what!-- Ops I'm on a mission right now. I'm gonna send you the details after this. Bye-bye!"
This girl never fails me - Dani Lopez, a sophisticated woman, and my long-time best friend. She is currently working as a CIA agent.
"Take a vacation and get ready. We are going to visit them." I replied.
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After five days of waiting for Dani's arrival from Washington, D.C., she went straight to my condo.
At ten o'clock in the morning, I saw her sashaying across the hotel's restaurant.
Her long blonde wavy hair fell around her shoulders and she wore her usual outfit of jeans, a brown coat over a white turtleneck, and matched with black boots.
Oh girl, nasa Pilipinas ka ngayon. Imbis na punahin ang kasuotan niya, I waved at her and smiled genuinely.
She glanced at me as she raised her aviator sunglasses.
Napatingin naman ako sa suot ko at nanliit sa sarili. I am wearing a checkered button-down dress and flip-flops. Well, I'm not as fashionable as her so.
We ate breakfast together. While we're eating, she discusses the details of her investigations.
Afterwards, we were in the parking lot. I insisted to drive her car because she might be tired of jet-lagged.
We went inside a Bugatti Chiron.
I drove fast. As we got closer to the place we were talking about, I stopped the car.
As planned, Dani came down and acted as if our car broke down. She opened the car's engine.
Nang makita ko na may papalapit na upang tulungan siya, I went down. As she came nearer she gave us a shocked look. For a few minutes, she stood in shocked silence.
Sofia Miller, a Licensed Mechanical Engineer, a delicate woman. She now owns a well-known automobile repair shop in the city.
We stood embraced for a time. Cute kiddo was next to her. She has a daughter now whom she named Beyl Summer Chly.
I crouched down and I giggled as I patted her head.
Then a tall, dark-haired, and... well, a hot young man also approached us. He put his arm on Sofia's shoulder at kinarga niya ang kanilang anak sa kabilang bisig.
