MISTRESS SERIES: UNRESTRICTED DESIRE

CHAPTER TEN

ROWENA'S POV

"Let's go, Ms. Rowena ..."

"Yes... Just a minute, I will just call my husband..." sambit ko na lamang sa kasamahan ko at kinuha ang aking cellphone to call him, Gabriel Mondragon... I already missed him yet hindi man lang siya tumatawag sa akin. Tsk. Its been a week already.

Ilang pag-ring pa bago niya ito sagutin.

"Hello, Honey?" bungad ko na may ngiting nakapaskil sa aking labi kahit alam kong hindi niya man ito nakikita.

"Hello, Mrs. Mondragon... pasensya na po kung sinagot ko ang tawag niyo, naiwan po kasi ni Sir Gabriel ang phone niya rito sa office." What? Tumingin naman ako sa aking relo to check what's the time in the Philippines, naka-set pa rin kasi ito sa PH time kahit andito ako sa New York City ngayon... and its aleady 6:00 in the evening there. Kaya siguro umuwi na ito.

"Oh... umuwi na ba siya, Clara?" tanong ko sa kaniya upang sa bahay na lang ako tatawag.

"Yes, Ma'am. Pero hindi ko po sigurado kung makokontak niyo po siya sa bahay niyo. Sir Gabriel went home earlier than usual because he had a business trip somewhere..." Napakunot-noo naman ako... business trip? Bakit hindi siya nagpaalam sa akin. O baka naman...

"Just tell it to me, Clara ... Is he going here? To visit me? Don't worry, I won't tell it na sinabi mo, baka gusto niya lang akong surpresahin..." sambit ko naman at hindi ko mapigilang mapangiti sa sobrang saya habang iniisip na dadalawin niya ako ... Hays, I miss him really.

"Sorry, Ma'am Rowena... pero wala po talaga siyang sabi kung out of the country. Basta sabi niya lang po, two days siyang mawawala... for a business trip. At sa palagay ko po ay business trip talaga ang pupuntahan niya, kasama niya po kasi si Engr. Primotivo Alarcon," sagot naman ni Clara, sekretarya ni Gabriel.

"Okay, Clara. Thanks for answering his phone... atleast I am aware that I can't possibly contact him for two days. But if ever he calls there in the office, let him know that I called." Nanlumo naman ako, at ibinaba na ang tawag.

What's up with Gabriel? A week of not contacting me, his wife... hindi niya ba ako nami-miss? Tsk. Ang workaholic talaga niya.

Tawagan ko kaya si Primo?

And I dialed his cousin's phone number...

It's ringing...

"Hello, who's this?" sagot naman ng manly voice sa kabilang linya.

"Prim... it's me, Rowena... kasama mo ba si Gab?" direkta kong tanong.

"Oh... hi Wena, hindi ba nasabi ni Gab sa'yo? He is going on a business trip for two days..." sagot lang nito...

"Hindi eh, and I've called him a while ago ngunit naiwan niya ang phone niya sa office... saan ba siya pupunta? Baka naman dadalawin niya lang ako, its okay to tell me, Prim. I will still act surprise pagkarating niya rito..." nakangiti ko na namang tugon sa kaniya.

"Asshole talagang Gabriel iyon... anyway, sorry to say this but he is really going out of town for a business trip, Rowena. And it's just here in the country..." imporma naman ni Primo...