The Dawn in Aseana (Dream Chasers Series #1)

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"Khaly?" I ask Khaly when I saw him sitting beside me and doing something in his laptop. He didn't answer back or even look at me, he stayed focus on what he is doing so I speak again.

"I said what are you doing here?" I repeated, that made me caught his attention.

"What do you think?" he said sarcastically and smirked at me. I rolled my eyes and stood up to go to the toilet room, to freshen up. Maybe, he has a business in New York since doon naman talaga naka base yung business nila.

"My girl went to the toilet, just put her meal here" I heard Khaly talking to the flight attendant, and saw him pulling out my table. So, I'm the one he called his 'girl?' girl my ass! Unbelievable joker, after hurting and stepping on my ego, he still has the guts to call me his girl? Kung malalaman lang talaga ng flight attendant na 'to kung gaano mo ka ayaw sa'kin.

"Have a nice trip, ma'am" salubong ng flight attendant sa'kin nang makitang uupo na ako, nginitian ko lang siya bilang sagot because I'm not in the mood to greet back.

"Eat your breakfast and then rest, you don't have enough sleep yet. It's 7 am you still have 3 hours to take a nap" tinaasan ko lang s'ya ng kilay at 'di na sumagot pa. alam ko naman yung gagawin ko, he doesn't have to tell me what to do. He's not my boss right now so I can do whatever I want, with or without his consent. I rolled my eyes at him even when his facing he's laptop.

"Wake up, we're here" gising naman na ako bat gigisingin niya pa ako? Secretary ko ba siya? Naka pikit lang ako dahil inaantay ko siya na maunang tumayo, pero dahil hindi siya tumayo ako nalang ang naunang tumayo at sinuot agad ang back pack ko bago tuluyang lumabas ng eroplano. Nakaka irita na kase masiyadong feeling close

"Wait, Autumn!" habol niya nang naka labas na ako sa airport, sakto naman na nakita ko si Savi na nag iintay sa isang bench dito kaya agad ko siyang nilapitan nang hindi pinpansin si Khaly.

"Autumn!" Savi shouted and run towards me. We hugged each other before she started talking "Soooo, he's Khaly? I thought you sto—" hindi na niya natapos ang sasabihin niya dahil agad nang nag lahad ng kamay si Khaly at nag salita "Yes, I'm Khaly. Pleased to meet you. I'm here because I want to accompany my girl, here in New York and I want to be with her whenever she has a problem. I know her, she won't file a leave if this is just a vacation" kung makapag salita akala mo talaga ay kilala ako. I'm sure ma'am Chelsea just told him that I haven't filed a leave, yet even before.

"Don't mind him. Let's go where's your car?" tanong ko at mag sisimula na sana akong mag lakad papuntang parking lot, nang pigilan ako ni Savi "You might want to join us since you haven't changed your peso to dollars" pipigilan ko na sana siya nang nag oo na si Khaly kaya no choice kung hindi isabay nalang siya, baka sabihin napaka sama ng ugali ko.

Nang makasakay sa sasakyan ni Savi ay nag kukurutan kaming dalawa, alam niya na ang ibig sabihin nang ganyan. Pag hindi kami makapag salita tuwing naiinis kami sa isa't isa ay ganyan ang ginagawa namin.

"I'll just drop you to your preferred hotel. Which hotel do you want to check in?" tanong niya habang kinukurot ko siya sa tagiliran kaya naman napapa ngiwi at tagilid siya bumawi rin naman siya sakin "stop it" she said in an irritated voice, when what she did is more irritating "I'll go where Autumn is checking in" Savi laugh a bit.

"She won't check in. They have a house here. Didn't she mention to you that she is the daughter of —" I didn't let her to finish her statement. I need to make up an excuse "Oh! Y-yeah we have a house here, I'm a daughter of an ofw here" I don't want him to know that I'm the daughter Engineer and Architect Hermosa, because it seems like they know each other and I'm afraid na baka magustuhan niya ako dahil parents ko sila. Maraming ganoon, nagugustuhan ako because of my looks and will like me more because of my parents.

"Oh, okay?" 'yon lang ang isinagot niya at nag brows na siya ng hotel. Back to serious mode, mabuti na rin 'yan kesa mag salita siya dahil na iirita lang ako lalo. Baka mamaya makalimutan kong ayaw ko na pala sakan'ya.

"Savi, Daanan ko muna si Rei sa hospital pag hatid natin kay Sir Khaly" sabi ko kay Savi at tumango naman siya. Halata sa muka niya ang lungkot at pag aalala kay Rei kaya siguro hindi rin siya masyadong maka daldal "I'll go with you, first" aangal pa sana ako pero tumingin na si Savi sa rear mirror at tumango, ayoko na makipag talo dahil unti unti narin akong nilalamon ng pag aalala.

Halata kay Savi na nag aalala siya kay Rei dahil madalas na maingay 'to pero ngayon sobrang konti ng daldal niya at hindi ng aasar, pareho kase sila ni Jace na mahilig mang asar at naughty. I wonder if Jace is able to focus on her work today because Rei is in the hospital and I don't think she can stay calm while knowing the fact that Rei is not fine. Wala akong idea kung ano sakit ni Rei pero nagulat ako nung pag dating ko sa hospital.

"You heard what the doctor said, ha? Take care of yourself. We're all here for you, susuportahan at tutulungan ka namin so don't hesitate to call one of us whenever you need something, alright?" she mouthed thank you, hindi kasi siya makapag salita dahil paos siya kakain ng sweets foods and drinks. Akala ko nga stress eating s'ya. Tiningnan niya si Khaly na kasama ni Savi galing sa labas, inabot niya sa akin ang isang canned coffee kaya binigyan ako nang nag tatanong na mata ni Reisha.

"Rei, this is Khaly my boss. Sir, this is Rei my friend" Khaly chuckled, he offered to shake hands with Rei but she just smiled at him because she can't move properly kaya binawi nalang ni Khaly ang kamay niya. "Oh yeah, right. Sorry my bad. I'm Autumn's suitor" napatingin sa akin si Reisha kaya umling iling ako.

"No, no, no, Rei he's not courting me in fa—" tumawa si Khaly at hinatak na ako palabas siya na rin ang nag paalam kay Savi. Wala pa doon si Jace dahil naka duty pa sa Museum of Arts and Design, nag e-earn s'ya ng mga credentials para pag nag apply sya sa MET, 'yon kase ang plano niya. First is Museum of art and design, second is Frick, Third MoMa, fourth Guggenheim, and her goal is MET, even though she wont be able to enter Guggenheim or MET I'm still proud of her because she's able to do what are the things she really love and she proved to everyone that having a financial problem can't stop you from achieving what you love!

"What now?! Ba't hinatak mo'ko palabas do'n?! Seriously, what's your problem? I don't get you!" medyo pasigaw na tanong ko sakaniya para hindi masyadong maka agaw ng pansin, hindi ko narin kasi mapigilan yung inis ko dahil sumusobra na siya hindi ko alam bakit ganyan yung inaarte niya ngayon kahit na yung totoo naman ay diring diri na siya sakin! "Your mouth won't stop talking there, Reisha wants to rest" he said calmly as if we're in good terms. Parang wala siyang pakealam na naiinis ako sakaniya. Hindi ba niya maintindihan na ayaw kong kasama siya ngayon?

Nag lakad ako palabas ng hospital at papara ng taxi nang maalala kong hindi pa nga pala ako nag papa exchange ng money, kaya napalingon ako sakaniya at nakita kong naka pamewang siya at parang alam na alam ang kailangan ko.

"We'll ride a taxi. I'll drop you off to your house before I go to hotel" hindi ko siya pinapansin. I took out my phone to send a message to my mom but I remember that I didn't inform them that I'm here and I don't have a plant to tell them, anyway. "I'll just check in kung san ka mag check in, ayoko sabihin sa parents ko na andito ako" hindi na siya sumagot at pumara nalang ng taxi. My god! Kung hindi lang talaga kailangan hinding hindi ako mag titiis na kasama siya sa loob ng isang sasakyan!

"I'll just pay you when we got back to Manila" I said while he's opening the car door, for me "Did I ask you to pay back?" he answered and sat beside me.

"Since we're here, I'll go wherever you are. From now on will court, whether you reject me or not and please do remember that I don't accept no for an answer. So, I won't stop even if you want me to"