Nginitian ko ang guard bago tuluyang pumasok sa loob at doon bumungad sa akin ang nagsusumigaw na karangyaan ng bawat sulok ng lobby na madadapuan ng mata ko, napakaganda na kahit ang sahig ay mahihiya kang tapakan dahil sa sobrang kintab nito, na nakikita mo na ang sarili mo.
Naglakad ako palapit sa information desk at doon nagtanong kung saan ang floor ng CEO, sinabi naman nila kaagad, nagpasalamat muna ako bago naglakad papunta kung nasaan ang elevator.
I clicked the up button and wait until it arrives. It didn't take long for the elevator arrives, when the door's open I immediately go inside and press the 59th floor, the floor where he is. i closed my eyes and silently prayed na sana sa pagkakataong ito ako naman ang paburan ng maykapal.
When I heard the elevator's door open, I open my eyes and breath a large amount of air, before I step out. 'This is for Ezequel, serenade for your son.' I said na para bang pinapalakas ang loob ko.
I walked towards his secretary I presume, I smile to her, "Can I talked to Mr. Suarez?" I asked her she smiled to me, "Can I ask if you have an appointment?" she asked me umiling naman ako sa kanya bilang tugon.
"Can I asked you're name Miss?" she said and she looks like she'll going to call someone shegreeted someone which is I supposed theo , "Serenade Deryn Salamanca." I said she repeat my name on the phone and she nodded like she's being ordered.
"Ms. Salamanca, you can now enter." She said at iminuwestra ang kanyang kamay at naglakad siya kaya naman sumunod ako sa kaniya, we arrive at at door na may nakalagay na 'CEO's Office'.
She knocked three times then she twist the doorknob and enter, hindi muna ako pumasok I waited her signal before I enter his office. My heart is beating so fast that it made me winced because I felt a pang of pain in my chest.
She smiled to me and signaled me to enter, bumuga ako ng hangin at nginitian ang secretarya niya bago ako naglakad papasok. Bawat hakbang ko ay mabigat na para bang ayaw ako nitong papasukin sa loob.
When I enter the office a black-gray motif welcomed me, my eyes wandered around. I can't help it every details seemed to be well thought.
Even the furniture's seems to be well fit, and when my eyes landed on the man sitting in the middle of the office with his tux and eyeglasses, his eyebrows are furrowed na para bang may kaaway siya sa hawak niyang papel.
"What do you need?" he asked in a cold voiced that it gives me chills, nag-angat ito ng tingin sa akin. His eyes are full of raged and his awra screams danger. Dang, I think going here is really an insane idea. Shit.
Lumunok ako at sinalubong ang tingin niya, his emotionless eyes seemed to be foreign to me, hindi na ito katulad ng dati na kapag tumitingin ako sa kanya ay puno iyon ng pagmamahal.
Just how the night changes, once I'm in love with him, insanely in love Now I don't think I can still love him. Huminga ako ng malalim before I compose myself and I start to speak.
"I'm here because I need to tell you something." I said straight to the point, wala akong panahon para makipag-kamustahan sa kaniya.
"What is it?" he said and look at the paper in front of him, like his not interested on what will I say. 'Calm down serenade, remember you need him okay?' I said while trying to give him my best calm look.
Gosh this is harder than I thought, "I supposed your not here just to stand there." He said and look at me. Kinuha ko ang mga dokumentong dala ko at naglakad palapit sa kaniya. Inilatag ko iyon sa mesa niya at mabilis na lumayo sa kinaroroonan niya.
"What's this?" he asked me and started to read it, his calm posture is now gone, I immediately looked away when he look at me.
"What the fvck is this Serenade!" he shout napapitlag ako at napapikit, his voice is like a thunder. A thunder that will hunt me.
"Answer me! Damn it!" he said ngayon ay nakatayo na siya, "We have a son Theo." I said and looked at him directly in his eyes.
"You're saying that we have a son, after you runaway with your man huh? Serenade!" he said he's fuming mad right now.
"I don't care if you don't believe me but I already gave you the evidence that he is you're son." I said without blinking while looking straight in his eyes.
"What is this again serenade? Huh? One of you're games?" he asked me, "I'm not playing any games Theo, I'm here because you're son needs you and if you don't want to believe me then that's fine with me." I said at kinuha lahat ng dokumentong dala ko.
Nang masiguro kong wala akong naiwan ay tinalikuran ko siya at naglakad palabas. ngunit bago pa ako makalabas ay narinig ko siyang nagsalita.
"I want to see him." He said with firmness in his voice, I looked at him "Bring him to me." He said. Nagpakawala naman ako ng isang malalim na hininga at tumango bago tuluyang lumabas nang makalabas na ako ay napasandal ako sa pader na malapit sa akin.
"I'm sorry Ezequel but this is just the only way." I whispered out of the blue napapikit naman ako nang maalala kung ano ang dahilan kung bakit ako lumapit sa kanya.
Kung ako lang ang masusunod ay hindi na ako muling lalapit sa kanila ngunit hindi lang ito tungkol sa akin tungkol ito sa kinabukasan ng anak ko. Ayos lang sakin na masaktan ng paulit ulit wag lang ang anak ko.
But do i have a choice? faith already decide what will be my future.
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Choices
Short StoryChoices-are the variety of choice that you can pick or decide between two or more possibilities. For Serenade Deryn Salamanca choices are already part of a humans life, for her you always need to choose between something or anything. That's why when...
