Slave to Love

Chapter 7

Orja had never been nervous all her life, except that night, of course. She was so puzzled why the major stockholder of IU wants to meet her personally and privately. Hindi na tuloy siya nakapagbihis dahil wala ng oras kung uuwi pa siya sa apartment na tinutuluyan niya. Nagpunta siya ng The Penn na suot pa rin ang kaniyang teacher's uniform at reading glasses. Sa tuwing ninenerbiyos siya ay lalong lumalabo ang kaniyang paningin kaya mas minabuti na nyang huwag iyong tanggalin.

Bakit ba kasi talagang dito pa namin kailang magkita ng Mr. Newman na ito? Masyado naman atang formal, o baka naman mayroon siyang ka-meeting dito at kailangan lang akong isingit sa busy schedule niya?

Dumiretso siya sa reception area ng napakaglamorosong hotel at kinausap ang receptionist.

"I have a reservation with Mr. Newman..", hindi niya alam kung anong klaseng punctuation mark ang inilagay niya sa sinabi niya sa babae, masyado siyang tensed ng mga oras na ito.

"Mr. Newman is expecting you ma'am. However since the restaurant of the hotel is fully booked, he decided that he will just have his dinner with you in his room in this hotel", saad ng receptionist.

Napataas ang kilay niya sa narinig. Iba talaga ang kutob nya sa magaganap na dinner; parang may mali at ramdam niya iyon.

Puzzled, a girl named Johanna, bring him to the elevator up until to Mr. Newman's hotel suite. She knocked three times and unnounced her arrival before she opened the door and let her in.

Orja's heart is thumping loudly and she can feel not just butterflies in her stomache but the whole zoo filled with different kinds of animals are strolling and running inside her stomache.

Calm don Ja, this is a business meeting with your major boss,

she said to herself while doing breathing exercises on her way to the living room.

This suite is huge, I bet this Mr. Newman is a multi-billionaire!

She saw the man sitting standing in the balcony of the room, facing the city lights and is holding a wine glass.

Broad shoulders, fantastic height, and a very dangerous aura

, she said to herself while checking the guy that seem to not realized her presence in the room.

She cleared her throat to get his attention at tulad ng mga nangyayari sa mga pelikula sa sine at telebisyon ay parang nag-slow motion ang lahat ng lumingon ito.

"FUCK!!!", malutong siyang napamura ng Makita ang lalake, with a very mischievous grin on her face hen he saw her.

"I didn't know you are allowed to curse like that Ms. Acosta", he said, grinning. "Is that what you teach your students?"

Hindi agad siya nakasagot sa sinabi nito. Hindi niya napigilan ag mapamura at sa harap pa ng isa sa may-ari ng paaralang pinagtuturuan niya. Nanatiling nakaawang ang mga labi niya.

"Please sit down, Ms. Acosta", at pinaupo siya nito sa upuang kahharap nito na nasa may balcony din.

Kinalma ni Ja ang kaniyang sarili bago umupo.

This isn't happening to me!!!!

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What did I get myself into?,

tanong ni Orja sa sarili habang nakapangalumbaba sa mesa.

Hindi niya namalayan na nakalapit na pala ang lalake sa mesa sa may balcony at pinakatitigan na siya.

"What are you thinking?", maya-maya ay tanong nito na nakagulat sa kaniya. NApasigaw siya at nasagi niya ang wine glass sa mesa kaya naman natapon ang laman niyon sa kaniya.