Chapter 8
“Hindi ka ba talaga marunong magtanda, ha, Lily?! Ilang beses mo nang pinasasakit ang ulo ko, at kung uulit ka pa ay wala na akong magagawa kun'di paalisin ka dito---”
“Miss Talia...” tawag niya at unti-unting nag-angat nang tingin. She's crying. “H-huwag naman po. Marami po akong pinag-aaral na kapatid... t-tinutulungan ko pa po ang Nanay ko sa gastusin namin sa b-bahay...” dagdag niya.
“Hindi mo ako madadaan sa pag-iyak mo, Lily.” I sat in my swivel chair and avoided looking at her. “Napupuno na ako sa mga pinaggagawa mo. And yesterday? You caught---”
“No, Miss Talia! Wala po akong nakita!”
I was distracted by the sudden rise in her voice. She wiped the tears from her face.
“If you are thinking about what happened yesterday, I did not see anything. I promise, I didn't really see anything,” she said and raised her left hand.
Liar.
I just shook my head and told her to leave the room. I know she saw something, but if she insists on nothing, I can't do about it.
I'll give it to her now, but if she does something I don't like again, I can't do anything but send her away. Madali naman akong kausap, pero kung palagi niya akong susuwayin, magkalimutan na lang kami.
Tinatamad akong pumasok. Parang may gusto akong gawin na hindi ko alam kung ano. Should I call him?
I stood up and took my bag to the side table. Then, I went straight out of my office.
“Re-sched all my meetings, mag-e-early out ako, Lily,” bilin ko bago nagsimulang maglakad palabas.
Some of my staff greeted me that I didn’t pay too much attention. I was thinking about what to do, rather than wasting my time doing nothing.
“Natnat?”
Agad kong hinanap ang tumawag sa akin. Alam ko na agad kung sino iyon, dahil wala namang ibang tumatawag sa akin nang ganoon.
And there he is, Aki, standing right infront of his car.
Tinanggal niya ang suot niyang shades at tiniklop ito bago naglakad palapit sa akin. “Saan ka pupunta? Pupuntahan pa naman sana kita,” aniya pagkalapit sa akin.
Nilibot ko muna ang paningin ko bago siya sinagot. “Baka bigla na namang sumugod ang girlfriend mo,” sagot ko.
He chuckled. “Who? As far as I know, I'm single.”
My eyes widened in shock. They broke up? But, why?
“Are you serious?”
He nodded and smiled. “Do I look joking? We broke up right after what she did to you. Ayoko sa mga gano'ng babae, 'yong sinasaktan ka.”
My expression immediately changed at what he said. Kung siguro gusto ko siya baka kinilig pa ako, pero hindi, e'. Nakakasuka.
“So, paano na 'yan? Single ka na ulit.” Pagbabago ko nang usapan. Baka kung saan pa mapunta, e. I'm not prepared.
Nagkibit-balikat siya. “Mabuti na 'yon, magagawa ko na lahat ng gusto ko. Lunch?” he smirked.
Tiningnan ko muna siya saglit bago tumango. “Tara, wala naman akong gagawin.”
Nakisakay na lang ako sa kotse niya patungo sa pupuntahan namin. Tinatamad akong magmaneho kaya magpapahatid na lang din ako sa bahay mamaya.
“By the way...” he suddenly said causing me to look back. “How did you meet Aiko?”
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General Fiction[ El Paradiso Collaboration Series 1 ] WARNING: RATED SPG! Talia, a fond of perfection. Living alone, tons of money, beauty and brain. She's also known as the heartless, fearless, sophisticated, and expensive woman. But her life were full of surpri...
