Los Ricos #2: A Man Once Mine (Memories)

Part 24

Dahilan

Sobrang lakas ng dagundong ng puso ko. Halong pagkahiya, gulat sa nangyari at kaba dahil sa taong may buhat sa akin ngayon.

Ramdam na ramdam ko siya, his warm body, muscled arms that's holding me at ang tibok ng puso niya.

Every beat of his heart is music on my ears. How is that possible? Napahiya ako pero masaya ako ngayon ng dahil roon.

Natigil lang ang pangangarap ko ng ibaba niya ako sa sofa.

Hindi ko namalayang nasa loob na kami ng office niya. Ni hindi namalayang nagbukas siya ng glass door kanina.

"Are you alright?" He asked but I can't feel the concern on his tone.

Nangunot ang noo ko, akala ko kanina ayos na.

"Are you alright? We have clinic here, you can go down there if you're not able to walk."

Tumiim ang bagang ko at huminga ng malalim. Itinuon ko ang magkabilang kamay ko sa couch sa waiting area niya pagkatapos ay pinilit tumayo.

Nang makatayo pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko kung kaya ko bang lumakad. Masakit ang balakang ko pero palagay ko'y kaya ko naman.

"I'm fine, Sir, I'll go back to my table. Thank you."

Mawawala na rin yata ang sakit sa lamig ng pakikitungo niya sa akin. He's the living cold compress, so frigid. He can heal sore areas without even touching it. Ugali pa lang niya nagyeyelo na.

"Alright, next time you should be careful. I hate wasting my time."

Hindi ko na mawari ang nararamdaman ko ngayon, pero pinili kong talikuran siya. I went out of his office and stayed on mine. Mamaya ko na babalikan iyong notebook ko sa Conference room kapag siguradong wala ng tao roon.

My skirt is wet too, but I didn't pay much attention on that, sa kulo ng dugo ko matutuyo rin iyon.

He has a lunch meeting with the investors, so I needed to remind him again thirty minutes before that, the restaurant is just around the vacinity so I think thirty minutes advance will do.

I called the restaurant for the reservation. Miss Celeste left a note what restaurant and the contact number.

The remaining time I made myself busy with the papers Miss Celeste endorsed to me. At balikan ang notebook ko sa Conference room. Wala ng tao roon at wala na rin ang basa kung saan ako nadulas kanina.

I spotted my notebook on the top of the Conference table, I just get and leave the room. Mabuti nalang hindi iyong tablet ang dala ko kanina.

Exactly eleven-thirty I decided to tell him about his lunch meeting.

"Sir, you have lunch meeting at Santouka." I told him.

This time I used the intercom as he said.

"Alright, get ready. We'll leaving in two minutes."

Napamaang ako, we? Two minutes? Time is really gold for him, huh?

If there's a thing beyond gold, that's most probably the real meaning of time for him.

Exactly two minute he's door opened and he went out. Me is already on the door, ready to go, waiting for him.

Malapit lang ang restaurant kaya sobrang aga namin sa oras na nakatakda.

The waitress guide us to the private room that I reserved.