"Family is not always on blood related but the bond and companionship that you have."
Jasmine
I am enjoying my own serenity when someone interrupts."So, you're absent for two days just to come here and enjoy yourself?" Umangat ako ng tingin sa taong nagsalita and it was Prof. Kiglen.
Nandito kasi ako sa isang cafe at kagagaling ko lang sa puntod ni mama. What a perfect time hindi ko na kailangan magpapansin para mapalapit kasi kusang lumalapit.
"I just arrived here, may pinuntahan lang ako.And you are supposed to be in school also teaching not in here. May ka-meet up ka noh?" Pang-aasar ko sa kaniya. Baka may date siya ngayon kaya nandito.
"None and it's already dismissal. I'm off duty already and I came here to relax." Sagot niya sa akin kaya tumingin ako sa orasan ng cafe. Hindi ko napansin ang oras na lumipas.
"Off duty?Then pwede mo ba akong samahan?" I asked and smile at him. Don't snob me again.
"Use your seduction power." Shea's voice echoed in my mind.
"Student and teacher are not supposed to be seen in public just the two of them some people might say something." Sagot niya at diretsong nakatingin sa akin. Despite of his eyeglasses, I can still view his cold beautiful brown eyes.
"You're off duty you mentioned earlier and also we're out of the campus.Let's just tell them that we are having tutorial class." Sabi ko sa kaniya at hindi nawawala ang ngiti ko with matching mapupungay na mata. Ang hirap niyang yayain, maraming pasikot.
I heard him sigh."So, why are you absent Ms. Verlice?" He asked and sit in front of me,finally.
"Well,I just fixed something important." Sagot ko at tumawa ng marahan. I watch him remove his eyeglasses revealing a full access of his drop dead gorgeous face, kidding.
"Wait me here. I'll just order in the counter. Ano gusto mo?" Tanong ko sa kaniya. Step one, daanin sa libre para makuha ang loob.
"I can manage to order for the both of us." He said being a gentleman and supposed to stand but I stopped him.
"I let you stay here so leave it to me." Sabi ko sa kaniya at tumayo.
Mukhang ayaw na niyang makipagtalo sa akin."I'll have an americano iced coffee." He said and I nod.
"Noted Prof." Sabi ko at naglakad na papunta sa may counter.
Naabutan ko si Lilly na panay ang sulyap kay Prof. Kiglen."Date mo?" Salubong na tanong sa akin ni Lilly.
"Pwede." Sabi ko at ngumiti.
"He looks like a hollywood actor because of his features. Baka may pinsan siya? Susugal ako, kayo ang magkakatuluyan." Tanong niya at tumawa. Prof. Kiglen Adler really have a physical foreign feature.
Maybe, I can ask him later."Sira! You know me Lilly flower." Sabi ko sa kaniya at tumawa.
"Ang isang Verlice ay naghahanap ng tunay na pag-ibig. Mukhang seryoso naman siya." Sabi niya na ikinatawa ko. Naramdaman ko nalang na may tumabi sa akin kaya napatingin ako. It was my Dad's business colleague's son.
"Do you mind to have a coffee date Ms. Verlice?" The man beside me invited
I just ignored him."Two Americano iced coffee at itong cupcake nga." Sabi ko kay Lilly sabay turo sa bagong product nilang cupcake.
"Iba talaga ah, special treatment iyan?" Sabi ni Lilly at tumawa. It's a way to get closer, treat them in a special way.
"You're with someone?" Cohen asked again.
BINABASA MO ANG
In The Professor's Shadow
AksiJasmine Ellis Verlice is a student who is working under an agency together with her friends. The agency promised to give justice to her mom's death in exchange of doing a mission given to her. She was given a mission wherein she needs to get close a...
