Missing Piece

Chapter 2

-Lea-

A throbbing headache is what greeted me a good morning... I gradually opened my eyes to check if my friend is already awake, or if they took care of me last night, like change my clothes, but I am still wearing the same clothes... Darn it, mga walang kwentang kaibigan!

When I fully regained my vision, I roamed my eyes around the room because this place isn't familiar to me.

Walang masyadong gamit... Sobrang linis... Puro black and white... Parang lalaki ang nakatira...

"What the hell?" I muttered under my breath. Napasabunot ako sa buhok ko nang mag-sink in na sa utak ko kung ano ang nangyayari at kung nasaan ako. Kung nasaan man ako, ang tanging alam ko lang ay wala ako sa unit ng kaibigan ko.

I quickly stood up from the couch and grabbed my car key then I carefully sauntered my way to the door, but a tall man blocked my way.

"Where do you think you're going, little miss?" He asked in a casual tone. I kept looking down because I was really ashamed. Feeling ko ay wala na akong mukhang maihaharap pagkatapos ng gulong naidulot ko sa kanya. Ni hindi ko nga siya kilala dahil mukhang bagong lipat lang siya dito sa building, just by mere looking at his things ha.

He cleared his throat. "Por favor quédate. Hice café para tu resaca, sígueme. (Please stay. I made coffee for your hangover, follow me.)" I did not move. Nagulat ako dahil marunong din siyang mag-espanyol, at ang mas nakakagulat ay bakit niya ako ginamitan noon kahit na hindi naman niya ako kilalang marunong ng ganoong language. Sinundan ko siya ng tingin habang papunta siya sa may countertop. I can feel that my forehead creased due to the thoughts running in my head.

He noticed that I did not even move an inch, so he looked back at me and raised the mug. "¿Qué? ¿No te gusta? (What? You don't like it?)" That is when I saw his whole face and features and all I can say is that he is very handsome. Parang may lahing Espanyol nga... But he seems familiar to me. Eeeh! I don't know!

I walked closer to him, but not close enough, then I put down my key. He was about to give me the mug, but I did not accept it, so he placed it down again. "Why do you keep on speaking Spanish and how did you know my name?" His face remains straight and shows no emotion.

"Why don't you ask yourself? Can't you remember? You were the one who was knocking violently on my door last night while speaking that language, and the reason why I know your name is because it is embedded in your uniform." He pointed my name on my left chest. "If you don't want the coffee, fine." Kinuha niya yung mug at itinapon ang lamang kape sa lababo. I felt guilty, of course, because his effort was wasted.

"Cierra la puerta al salir. (Close the door on your way out.)" He instructed me without looking at me.

"Lo siento mucho señor por las molestias y gracias por el esfuerzo. (I'm really sorry sir for the inconvenience and thank you for the effort.) But I don't really drink coffee for my hangover, that's why." I managed to say before I leave his unit, but the thing I find weird is that I saw him smile when I told him about the coffee.

I closed his door when I left his unit as what he had instructed me and that is when I saw the room number, 176... Our room is 178...Must have been because of my vision last night... Buti na lang at mabait si kuya dahil pinatulog niya ako sa couch niya kahit na hindi niya ako kilala.

Naglakad ako nang kaunti para matunton ang unit namin. I was about to knock when the door opened by itself... "Lea! Where have you been all night? May chika ako! Dali! May pogi raw na bagong lipat diyan sa kabilang unit. Gusto mo tignan natin?" It was Vice. I ignored her and directly went inside so that I can clean myself and change. Naiwan siya sa may pintuan, hindi makapaniwala na hindi ko siya pinansin.