Connecting Threads (Book 2 of KOV series #2)

II: One Word, One Person

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Jonathan Eros Rodriguez

Today is the day that Psyche and I will definitely see each other again, her grandmother had already reminded me that she will stop by today so she can get her ID. But unfortunately, I did something stupid. I drank too much last night, I was alone and I feel like drowning myself in Whiskey so I did what I wasn't supposed to be doing in the first place.

I woke up late today, and now? I'm actually on my way to work despite the fact that I haven't even took a proper shower nor I haven't changed my clothes. I didn't smell like Whiskey so I just let it be, it's not like she and I will hug nor cuddle each other. I'll change once I arrived in my office, I'm sure I still have a lot of spare clothes in my own private room.

I drove fast enough to reached my destination in just a few minutes and after I parked my vehicle, I noticed that her car was already here. I cursed numerous times and I almost bumped into someone else's car because I was in a hurry but I managed to avoid it, this is really fucking embrassing!! I'm just really lucky enough because no one is around at the moment.

First of all, I didn't even get a chance to take a shower. Second thing is that I haven't change my clothes, in other words? I'm still wearing what I was wearing yesterday and now? I'm late?! This is the worst day of my life!!

Since I'm done making sure that my vehicle won't be robbed by some random individual, I immediately run towards the elevator and the funny part was I even pressed the button countless times. Well, it's funny because only a kid does that. It won't change the fact that you still have to wait, I just literally wasted my time and effort.

Nang mag-bukas ang elevator, agad akong pumasok doon tapos pinindot ko ang buton para kusa itong umakyat papunta sa 20th floor kung nasaan ang totoong opisina ko. Sa totoo lang ay marami akong lugar sa loob ng DWSI pero ang floor na ito ang pinaka pag-aari ko kasama na ang kalahati ng rooftop area dahil nandoon ang silid kung saan pwede akong manatili.

Makalipas ang ilang minuto, tumigil na ang elevator dahil nakarating na ito sa 20th floor. Kusang bumukas ang pintuan kaya mabilis akong lumabas para hindi ako maiwan sa loob. Wala akong ideya kung bakit ko ito ginagawa pero kanina pa ako nag-mamadali, isa iyon dahilan kung bakit hindi man lang ako nakaligo o nakapag-palit ng damit.

It seems like my body couldn't help but miss her so much.

Kasalukuyan na akong nag-lalakad sa hallway kaya bahagya kong binagalan, nilabas ko ang telepono ko para gawin iyong salamin dahil tama nga ang hinala ko. Wala sa ayos ang itsura ko ngayon, ni hindi ko pa nga nai-aalis ang panis na laway sa gilid ng labi ko tapos mayroon pa akong dumi sa mata ko.

Sinigurado ko muna na mukha akong tao, ayoko namang makita niya ako na mukhang gusgusin na hindi maintindihan. Kahit na ano'ng mang yari, dapat palagi akong presentable kapag nasa harapan ko ang babaeng mahal ko.

Huminga muna ako ng malalim bago ko binuksan ang pintuan ng opisina ko, hindi ko inaasahan na nandito na rin pala siya...

Now, it finally made sense to me. Naiintindihan ko na kung bakit tinanong ako ni Señorita Anastasia kagabi, tinanong niya ako kung nasaan ang mismong opisina ko. Sinabi ko ang buong detalye dahil baka bibisita siya para makita ang lugar kung saan ako palaging nananatili lalo na kapag wala na akong oras na umuwi pa sa mansyon namin.