Song of the chapter: Milk Teeth by Niki.
CHAPTER 18
Dahan-dahan akong nagmulat ng mga mata at agad na napapikit muli dahil sa nakakabulag na liwanag ng araw na tumama sa bintana.
My lips automatically smiled when I remember what happened last night. Pikit-mata kong kinapa si Taliya sa tabi ko ngunit nagulantang ako.
The bed's empty.
She's not beside me the moment I opened my eyes.
Napabalikwas ako mula sa pagkakahiga at nilibot ang paningin sa buong suite. I tried to spot her things if they were all still here, but none of them were left with me here.
My heart pounded hardly against my chest as I stood up.
"Taliya..." I whispered in the wind.
Agad kong kinuha ang aking telepono at tinawagan si Jerry.
"Good morning, engineer—"
"Have you seen, Taliya? She's eating breakfast, isn't she?"
"Uh. No, I haven't seen her yet, sir. Would you like me to send you breakfast?"
"N-No... No, thanks." I ended the call.
Where the hell is she?
I dialed her number but her phone seemed to be turned off. I let out a frustrated sigh.
What the hell? Did something happen?
Bigla ay kinabahan ako. Sinubukan kong tawagan si Belle, ngunit hindi niya rin 'yon sinasagot.
I almost lost my mind thinking about what might have happened to her. I almost forgot to wash myself. I was about to leave the room, half naked, when I realized I needed to get my shit together.
"Shit..."
Madali akong naligo at inayos ang sarili. Paglabas sa hotel suite ay saktong nasa ere na ang kamay ni Jerry upang kumatok.
"Sir—"
"Let's go back. I need to do something." bigkas ko.
Naglakad na kami patungo sa elevator. Sandali niya akong tiningnan, sinubukang basahin ang ibig sabihin ng bawat ekspresyon ko.
Mas matanda siya sa akin ng dalawang taon. Bago pa ako naging parte ng La Moire ay nagt-trabaho na siya roon. Mula nang ako ang maging chief executive ng kompanya ay siya na ang naging sekretarya ko.
However, he's the type of person who puts boundaries between his professional and personal life. Nung una ay ang hirap niyang biyakin na maging personal at komportable sa akin. It took me years to befriend this asshole.
Even now that I am able to crack him open, may pader pa ring natitira sa paligid niya. He'll attach and detach. But I don't mind it now.
It's probably his defense mechanism.
Huminga siya nang malalim at tumango nang may mapagtanto sa akin.
"What about your schedule for today?"
"Cancel them all. I have an urgent matter to attend."
"Alright,"
"Thanks..." I gave him a pressing smile.
Nang makababa na kami ay nagcheck out na si Jerry sa lobby. Pumunta na kami sa kani-kaniyang sasakyan since we went here individually. Bago pa ako makapasok sa Montero ay naramdaman ko ang pag-vibrate ng telepono ko sa aking bulsa.
"What the..." rinig kong bulong ni Jerry.
Through my peripheral vision, he immediately looked in my direction. He was about to open his mouth to tell me about what he received when he saw my darkened expression after reading something on my phone.
BINABASA MO ANG
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