End of the Endless Void

Chapter 19

Her

"What's our agenda for today?" I asked my secretary. I just finished signing different papers from different departments regarding my clothing business and my libary.

It has been five years now, five years since I left Erebus and I still.... Nevermind.

"Ma'am, we have to attend a business meeting today with Yu's Executives and a board meeting for the upcoming merge of a company from the Philippines." I paused when she said that country. I miss everyone.

Kumusta na kaya sila? Si Naia, sila Nicole, si Tita Lisa at si...Erebus.

"What company is it again?" I asked her.

"They said, they will say it on the meeting ma'am." She replied.

"Dami namang arte." I whispered. Hindi ba dapat sinasabi in advance kung anong company para sana makapagresearch kung anong klaseng kompanya sila. Jusko, mga Pilipino talaga.

"What ma'am?" Irene, my secretary, asked.

Ngumiti naman ako sakanya. "It's nothing." I answered. Tumango naman siya kasabay ng pagbukas ng pintuan.

Yttrium came, he's my friend since I started studying here at Greece. "Hey." He greeted me.

"Ano nanamang kailangan mo?" Tanong ko, acting annoyed. He cannot speak in Tagalog but she can understand our language. He said he has Filipino blood, though.

"What's your plan for today?" He asked.

"Hibang ka yata, ano. Kung makapagsalita ka parang nag aaral palang tayo, parang di ka may ari ng airlines. Lumayas ka nga." Taboy ko sakanya. Pano, magtatanong parang hind busy yung schedule niya. Baliw talaga.

Si Irene naman ay nahuli kong nanunudyo yung mga matang nakatingin saamin. Halatang nag iisip ng kung ano ano. "Irene, can you give us a moment?" I said.

"Yes ma'am." Dali dali naman siyang lumabas, may ngiti pa sa labi.

"Why can't people normalize a woman and a man being friends without having feelings towards each other? The world sucks." I said as I opened a document and started reading it.

Tumawa naman si Yttrium at umupo na sa may sofa. "Just don't be bothered by them, ignore them. Masyado kang maganda para kabahan sakanila."

Umangat ang ulo ko, kasabay ng pagsalubong ng mukha ni Erebus and his words echoed on my ears again.

"Masyado kang maganda para kabahan."

Paulit ulit. I closed my eyes tightly and when I opened them, the living room in my office and Yttrium sitting on a sofa welcomed my sight. I smiled faintly.

"You're the one who's crazy." He said while shaking his head. After a while, the tone of his voice became serious. "You still love him, don't you?"

I smiled to myself. "Always have been and always will."

"But, I know he's mad at me now. I left him without any explanation." I said as I looked down on the papers again.

"If he really loves you, he'll wait for you Sandra, he'll wait." He said making me look at him. This was the first time he talked about love. Sabi niya wala siyang alam don.