Red's P.O.V
INALIS ko ang salamin ko at kinusot-kusot ang mata ko dahil namumula na naman ito. Siguro dahil kulang ako sa tulog at matagal na masyado akong nagtratrabaho, but it's only 5pm in the afternoon.
Nagpasya akong tumayo at kinuha ang kape kong in-order ni Dion kanina. I'll just take a good walk in the rooftop.
This building is up to the 47th floor. I personally asked an architect to organize our rooftop there. It has been my comfort zone. Ang ganda ng kinalabasan ng disensyo. There is a mini garden and fountain there, anyone like me who is frustrated at work will surely love it.
Pagdating ko sa itaas nilabas ko ang key card ko papunta sa rooftop pero napansin kong nakabukas ito. I restricted this area so that I can only be the one to enjoy the rooftop. Aside sa caretaker nito, wala nang ibang nakakapasok. Pero mukhang naglilinis siya ngayon dahil bukas ang rooftop.
Pagkaapak ko palang palabas ng rooftop ay may napansin akong babaeng nakaupo sa may swing. May swing kasi akong pinalagay sa tapat ng mini fountain.
Then I suddenly heard that woman humming. And the longer I listen, the delusional I become because the tone sounded comforting and familiar.
Since I didn't want to argue with someone over taking my favorite swing, I just went back to my office.
Pagbalik ko sa office ay pinagpatuloy ko ang ginagawa ko at habang inaayos ko ang mga papeles ay napatingin ako sa kamay ko kung saan may suot na sing-sing. Ilang sandali pa ng pagtitig doon ay nabulabog ako nang pumasok si Maico. Ngumiti itong lumapit sa akin na may dala-dalang beer.
Agad syang nagbukas ng isa at nilagay sa table ko ito. Hinatak niya ang isang single couch at umupo sa harapan ko.
"Is it a girl?" tanong ko kaagad kay Maico at nilagay sa gilid ang papel nang inabot ko ang canned beer na nilahad nito sa akin.
"You know I just play," he sighed as he sip into that good beer. "You should remove me from that project, you know the one in the pipeline for Japan's Venture."
"Because you can't handle, Rosette," napatayo ako dala ang beer at saka umupo sa coach na nasa tabi lang ni Maico.
"Lalo siyang sumusungit habang tumatagal," napailing na lamang ito. I do agree with Maico because Rose is getting meaner to him every time. Para bang hindi na matiis nito ang presence ni Maico.
"Bakit hindi mo subukang ayusin?" mungkahi ko naman sa kanya.
"There nothing to be fixed, Red. I though we could even be friends like how we used to when we were kids."
As far as I am aware of, Maico and Rose broke up just because they thought that their relationship is getting boring. Dahil lumaki naman kaming magkakasama, nang maging sila ay halos walang pinagbago ang relasyon nila. Rose and Maico were still cool after their break up but when Maico suddenly started going out with other women. that's when Rose started getting mean to him.
"She's frustrating but I kindan miss the little Rose I used to know..." napahinga pa ito nang malalim. "Rose has become stronger, hindi na siya 'yung lampa na bata na kailangan ng tulong ko tuwing aakyat sa puno."
"It's sad...when people around us get stronger and they won't need us anymore," tulirong saad ko naman.
"You got an invitation over there, hindi mo pa ba binuksan?" napatingin kami parehas ni Maico sa center table kung nasaan ang envelope na maliit na tinutukoy niya.
"Ah, I opened that a while ago. She even called me for it."
"How do you feel, then?"
I was silenced for a bit a stared at the invitation for a few more seconds.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Runaway Hearts
RomansWhen a woman searching for her purpose in life meets a man who has been living a soulless life, she unintentionally falls in love with him secretly and chose to run away from him everytime she's given the chance to tell him how she feels. *** Faith...
