Nauna na akong pumasok sa cottage ko ng tumayo si Thunder para sagutin ang tawag sa phone niya. I just informed the people near me to avoid drawing attention.
I woke up the next morning feeling well rested. I admit that his presence made me feel restless but I still slept well last night. Siguro dahil na rin sa pagod kahapon.
I heard a light knock on the door. Maybe they're having breakfast right now.
I checked myself in the mirror before opening the door. One of the resort staff is in front.
"Miss Prim, your team is having breakfast at the resto right now. They're asking if you want to join them po or iserve na lang dito ang breakfast niyo?" She asked sweetly.
"I'll be there in a few. Mag-aayos lang ako."
Umalis na rin siya agad to inform the people waiting for me para di na sila maghintay pa. I arranged my things in the small luggage I have kasi after breakfast, mauuna na akong umalis. I want to go home and rest for the whole day kahit hindi naman na ako pagod.
"Prim! Come, nagsiswimming na ang iba, ikaw na lang at si Sir Thunder ang hindi pa nagbibreakfast." Magiliw na saad ng baklang director. Napatingin agad ako sa buffet table kung nasaan si Thunder na kumukuha ng pagkain. He's still here?
"Direk, I will not stay for long na. I'll just have my breakfast and will head home after this."
"Why? You should enjoy the beach. Sir Thunder extended our accomodations here until tomorrow afternoon."
"Uhm, I still have appointments to attend to. I have to shoot for my partnered brands pa eh." Kahit wala naman talaga, I just really want to go home.
"Sir Thunder!" Napabaling ang tingin ng direktor sa likod ko kaya nalito ako kung haharapin siya o mananatiling nakaharap sa direktor.
"You should eat breakfast, Prim. You're getting skinnier than before." Malamig na saad ng bagong dating sabay lagay ng platong may lamang pagkain sa table kaharap ng upuang pinaglagyan ko ng clutch at phone ko.
"Yes, I will, sir." I formally said and faced him. May multo ng ngiting nakapaskil sa mukha niya. Maybe he's mocking me in his mind. I'm skinny even before at yun ang palagi niyang kinukutya sa katawan ko. Di naman sobrang skinny, siguro mas bet niya yung mga voluptuous body type.
Aalis na sana ako para tunguin ang buffet table ngunit pinigilan niya ako at pinilit na umupo.
"Sit and eat." Malamig niyang saad.
THE PLATE HE GAVE IS FULL OF FOODS!
"I will get my food first. How can I eat without it?" Patay malisya kong saad.
"I already gave you food." Saka tiningnan niya ang inilapag niyang pinggan.
"That's too much, Thun- sir!" Agad kong binawi ang pagfifirst name basis ko sa kanya.
Thunder Montero is my ex-fiance. We've been engaged before, separated ways because of so many conflicts, and then just got acquainted last night. Our engagement do not involve love. It's out of business. My father asked his father for a merge in business and his father agreed because he wants Thunder to settle down. He is 5 years older than me.
Though his father liked me for him, his mother loathed me. She doesn't want someone like me, a model, a socialite, a tv personality, a product of a broken family to be part of their own. She insulted me in many ways she can while her husband and Thunder who at that time has nothing else in mind but to just obey his father, is busy and has no time to mind me.
Thunder and I separated ways when his mother accused me of cheating. She hired someone to stalk me and took photos of me and one of my co-model in an intimate pose. She also payed the brand not to release those photos which is originally part of the shoot para palabasin na wala talaga yun at hindi yon parte ng shoot namin for that brand.
His mother insulted me, slapped me, and even posted things in social media about me. Thunder did nothing.
"You look skinny and-"
"Mind your own business, Mr. Montero."
I stood up and get my clutch and phone. I will not eat in here. I decided to just leave. I don't want to create a commotion in there, the director is silent the whole time. Hindi rin naman kami talagang nagpataasan ng boses ni Thunder pero baka mapunta na doon.
For others, he is just acting normal, or maybe sweet. But for me, I know he is mocking me. He's been commenting on my body since then. He's even feeding me a lot before.
"Miss Prim!" Narinig ko ang pagtawag sakin ng director. I managed to get in my car before he can reach me.
I immediately started the engine and drove away.
My phone vibrated and a call came in. It's the director. Hindi ko sinagot. My work is done for their team.
Another call came, this time an unknown number.
I accepted it, thinking it was from my parents since they're always using different numbers every now and then.
"Primrose, speaking."
"Where are you?" Malamig na boses ni Thunder ang bumungad sa akin.
"None of your business." I ended the call immediately.
Ano bang nakain niya?
The same number called again a few times. Hindi ko na sinagot.
When I arrived at my condo, mag-oorder na sana ako ng pagkain pero may nagdoorbell kaya't sinagot ko muna. A food delivery came. Addressed to me, already paid. It's lunch time already. Tinggap ko ito, it's normal naman for me to receive foods from my partnered brands and companies who hired me.
When I am half way through my lunch, I saw a small note inside the paper bag.
"Eat. Don't skip meals again."
The hell.
After years of not seeing each other and no communication at all with a very chaotic split, he's acting like this? Why?
