Missing Piece

Chapter 3

-Lea-

Bakit kaya sa bawat panaginip ko ay siya ang laman? Ano bang kinalaman niya sa akin at ako sa kanya? And what could be the connection between my dreams and our real life?

We just got home, both Vice and I were silent. No one dares to speak.

She placed her bag down. Pagkatapos ay tumayo siya sa harapan ko, nakapamewang. "Are you sure that he's the man in your dreams? The one you're always telling me about?" I simply nodded as a response.

"Eh! Ano naman kayang connection niya sayo?" Nagpabalik-balik siya sa paglakad na para bang nag-iisip nang mabuti.

I walked a bit and sat down on the couch. "I don't know! That's my question, too! His face keeps showing up in my dreams, but I don't even know him or met him before. I swear, the first time I saw him was when the drunk incident happened."

"Iyan lang ang pagkakaalam mo sa ngayon."

I straightened up my body, "What do you mean? Do you know something that I don't know?"

Vice was shocked by my question. "What? Lea, no! I know nothing about you before the accident. I am just stating what are the possibilities, okay? At kung may alam man ako, bakit naman hindi ko sasabihin sa iyo?" She told me as she occupies on the space beside me.

I sighed in relief. "I trust you naman." Then, there was a deafening silence. I can also feel na parang sobrang nagiging seryoso na rin ang paligid at hindi ako sanay sa ganito.

"Hindi mo ba siya bet?" I asked her trying to lighten up the atmosphere.

"Ha? Sino?" Kunwari pang hindi kilala ni Vice yung tinutukoy ko.

"Si Mr.176"

"Hindi pwede, loka!" She slapped my shoulder and laughed awkwardly.

"Bakit hindi naman pwede? Wala ka namang jowa, ah?!" I mocked her more.

She rolled her eyes at me. "Basta, hindi pwede. Eh ikaw, hindi mo ba bet?" She fired back.

"I am not available!" Then I gave her a very playful smile.

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The next day, I woke up early to prepare myself because I am going to work. When I went out, I saw Mr. 176 at the front of his unit.

He is wearing a hoodie, jogging pants, and running shoes. His clothes were soaked in sweat and his face was dripping with sweat, too. Baka nag-jogging... Healthy living naman pala itong si Kuya.

Before entering his unit, he looked at me for a while, parang may gustong sabihin, pero wala naman dahil pagkatapos niya akong tignan ay dali-dali siyang pumasok. Weird!

Hindi ko na siya pinagsayangan pa ng oras at umalis na ako dahil mahirap nang ma-late lalo na kapag boss mo ang boss ko.

I reached my workplace in no time. Wow! For the first time in forever, no traffic and that's a freaking miracle especially when you're living in Metro Manila!

When I entered the company, I was greeted by my boss! Yes, good morning to everyone except to myself. I was about to pretend not to see him, but he noticed me first and talked to me.

Kay aga-aga pero parang ang init na agad ng ulo at talagang natapat pa sa akin huh?Ano ba ang nagawa kong masama sa buhay ko at sinisingil na ako ngayon? Sa dinami-dami ng makakasalubong ko ay siya pa talaga.

"Ms. Ramirez, how is the search for sponsorship going?"

I stopped walking and showed him a fake grin, kunwari ay masaya akong nakita siya. "Mr. Lim! Hi, good morning! I haven't found a sponsor yet, but I will surely find one."