Take Me Deeper [R-18]

TMD-10

Aya’s eyes already felt like they have salt in them when she got back to her condo unit. Alas nueve na ng gabi noon at gustong gusto na niyang itaas ang mga paa niya sa kanyang ottoman. At sumimsim ng paborito niya ng latte. Today was so stressful. Paano ba naman kasi ay nagkaron ng biglaang site meeting bandang alas singko ng hapon kung kailan pauwi na sana siya at balak na lamang na ipagpatuloy ang ginagawa sa comfort ng kanyang condo unit. She had to drive outside Manila for an hour of meeting and she hates driving. Ikinonsidera na niya noon na kumuha ng sariling driver, like her mother suggested but she thought that she will have to spend unnecessary amount of money since she also knows how to drive. Wala naman problema sa kanya kung mga fifteen to thirty minutes na driving lang. Pero iyong mahigit isang oras siyang nagmamaneho ay ibang usapan na.

She walk up to her condo building’s lobby and was greeted by one of the security guards.

“Good evening po,” Bati niya rito. Hindi basta basta ang condominium building na kinuhaan niya ng unit. It was heavily guarded and secured. There are CCTV cameras on every corner and every floor of the condo. Hindi rin naman kasi papayag ang kanyang ama na bumukod siya kung hindi makakasiguro ito sa seguridad ng lugar na titirhan niya. The money she paid for her unit isn’t a joke, too. It made a significant dent on her trust fund, to say the least. But she’s proud of her purchase, itinuturing niya ng isang investment din ang lugar, because once she’s ready to settle down ay ibibenta niya ang unit niya or rent it out. Balita ni Aya ay may mga celebrities na nakatira rin sa building niya--though she still haven’t had the chance to meet them dahil palagi siyang nasa opisina, kaya alam niya ng hindi siya mahihirapang ibenta iyon pag nagkataon. It’s in a nice location anyway.

“Good evening po, Ma’am Aya. May delivery po na naghihintay sa inyo sa front desk.” sinabayan siya nitong lumakad patungo sa front desk kung saan may isang receptionist na nakaupo. “Alam po namin na hindi pa kayo nakauwi kaya si Sir Mark na po ang nag-receive.”

“No problem,” she answered with a smile.

Mark, the receptionist gave her a bunch of flowers and a small box. Her smile turned down to a frown. Kunot noong tinanggap iyon ni Aya. It was bouquet of sunflowers. Who would send her these? Hinagilap niya ang card na kalakip niyon ngunit walang nakasulat doon bukod sa ”My Dear Aya, I’m looking forward to seeing you again soon.“. Kumabog ang dibdib niya nang makilala ang handwriting ni Nick sa card. She recognized his handwriting dahil iniwanan din siya ng note ni Nick noong unang gabi nilang magkakilala.

Oh my God! Why would he send me flowers?!

Nagmamadaling tinungo niya ang elevator. She stared at the flowers in her arms as the elevator door closed. How did he even know that she likes sunflowers? There’s just something in the bright yellow petals that draw her. It looks so lively, so happy. Nang bumukas ang lift sa floor niya ay inilabas na rin niya ang kanyang susi. Kagat labi niyang inilapag sa kitchen counter ang bulaklak at ang maliit na kahita. She took a vase, tossed the artifical flowers aside, filled it with water and put the pretty flowers in it.

She sat on one stool and admired the flowers. Ganito ba si Nick sa mga ikinakama nito? Does he really send flowers to them to let them know that he’s looking forward to fucking them again? Noon naman niya naalala ang kahitang hindi pa niya nabubuksan. Inabot niya iyon mula sa gilid ng vase at nanlaki ang mata niya nang matagpuang isa iyong Hermes watch.

“I can’t accept this!” sabay balik ng relo sa kahon. Napapikit siya. It sure is a nice watch. But it’s too much. She’s pretty sure that this would have cost him a fortune, malamang ay nasa six digits ang halaga niyon! She knows, because she once fantisized about buying one for herself ngunit dahil gumastos nga siya ng malaki ng halaga sa condo niya ay ipinagisang tabi na muna niya ang pantasya niya ng iyon. Kailangan niya ng ibalik kay Nick ang relo! Sobra na nga ang mga damit at sapatos na ibibigay nito noong nakaraan na hindi nito tinanggap nang subukan niyang isauli. He said that it’s a gift and nothing else. But she’s really not comfortable with accepting gifts from him, specially one’s that are this expensive!