Fated To Love

Kabanata 5

"Ano nga, Riv?" Soliel is still forcing her to tell the story. Laking tsismosa talaga ang kaibigan niyang 'to. She wants to know what happened when Magnus went to her house yesterday. At dahil din sa kaibigan niyang 'to kaya nalaman ng lalake kung saan siya nakatira at ang buo niyang pangalan dahil tumawag sa phone niya, na siyang sinagot nu'ng damuhong unggoy.

"Oh, please leave me alone, Soliel!" Kanina pa niya 'to tinataboy dahil marami siyang ginagawa. Lunes na Lunes, heto ito't siya ang ginugulo. "Don't you have work to do today?"

"There is, but I want to know what he did in your house, huh?" patuloy sa pangungulit nito. Goddamn it! Talagang sinadya lang siya nito para pag-usapan ang lalakeng iyon?

"Ako tigil-tigilan mo, Soliel, uh kung ayaw mong mahampas nitong measuring triangle na hawak ko," naiinis na siya. Hindi niya matuloy-tuloy ang ginagawa dahil sa pangungulit nito sa kanyang harapan.

"Just a bit detail--"

"I kissed him. Okay na? Puwede ko na bang tapusin itong trabaho ko at baka hindi na talaga kita matantiya. Alis!" pagtataboy niya. Tumayo na siya sa kanyang upuan at siya na mismo ang humila rito para makatayo at maitulak palabas ng opisina niya.

Knowing her friend, she knew that was all Soliel wanted to know. Dapat malaman nito kung sino ang nilalandi niya o kung may nilandi ba siya. Lumaki ngang tsismosa 'to, eh!

"Really you kissed him? Why? Do you like him, huh?" Binibigatan nito ang katawan upang mahirapan siya na hilahin 'to.

"Of course not!" Para namang bago rito ang paghalik niya, na kung tutuusin ay nakikita pa nga siya ng mga 'to kapag may hinahalikan siya sa bar.

"Why? He's a fucking handsome, Riv! So fucking hot and has a fucking beautiful voice, iyon nga lang---poor." She doesn't care about those qualities. What she cares about is that she should leave her office right now especially since it's her work time.

"I kissed him because I wanted to get revenge. That's all, nothing more!"

"Wait, wait, wait! What?!" Pagkapit nito sa pinto na ngayo'y nabuksan na niya. "Revenge for what?"

"Because I don't want to date him, okay?"

"Woah! Did he ask you out on a date?" Bingi lang, amp. "Oh, my gosh, Rivi!" pagtili nito. "I really like him na for you. Baka siya na talaga si Mr. Right mo. Ehhh!" Akmang tutusukin nito ang kanyang tagiliran nang mabilis niya nahampas ang kamay nito na ikinangiwi. "Ouch!"

Anong Mr. Right ang pinagsasabi nito? Inaya lang siya ng date, Mr. Right na agad? Minsan, 'di niya masabi kung bobo lang ba talaga ang kaibigan niyang 'to o sadyang mababaw ang basihan ng pagkagusto? Ni hindi nga niya alam kung ano ang nakita sa nobyo nito't nagustuhan ang mukhang bakulaw na iyon.

"Alis na sabi!" she pushed her out and quickly closed the door and locked it.

"Rivi! Damn you, bitch! We are not yet done!" pagsigaw nito. Maya-maya lang ay tumahimik na ang kanyang paligid.

Now, this is what they call peace. But that was only for a moment when her cellphone rang on top of her desk. She took it and immediately furrowed when she saw the caller's name on the screen.

Mrs. Federova Calling...

After the day Mrs. Federova came to her office, she immediately started designing her resthouse even though she didn't know what she wanted yet. It's easy to change it if ever because she's just getting started.

"Good morning, Mrs. Federova!"

"Good morning, Rivi darling!" she greeted, ecstatic. "Can I invite you tonight for dinner? Also, we will talk about the resthouse."