All Clear, Attorney

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Thank you, @sgracemmm (Shayna), for letting me use your name! <3 

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PINAGTITINGINAN SILA NG mga tao. She could feel their stares that it somehow made her feel jittery.

Did someone see through her even with makeup on?

Did her disguise fail?

Is her behavior that readable?

But the news already said that she died. Hindi pa ba ito tapos na maghabol?

Are they still following her?

She dug her thumbnail into her palms and diverted her feelings on the pain on her palm. Something is stirring up inside her stomach, and her brain is filled with whirlwind of questions and doubts, lurking around the corners of her consciousness. 

"Stop thinking about things that won't happen, Jacinda. Don't mind their stares. Ngayon lang nila ako nakitang may kasama, and they're surely not used to it," Alex muttered beside her and gave her a quick look. "If you want, you can cling to my arm."

He offered his arm to her, and her breath almost got suspended in a gasp had she not been able to prevent it. 

Oh, shit. He was just being. . . kind. She shouldn't give meaning to his actions. 

Napatingin siya sa bisig ng lalaki. The beige fabric hugged his biceps perfectly as if urging her to accept his offer.

Her fingers itched in wanting to hold him and knowing how it would feel like to wrap them around his arm. With that, she didn't hesitate any longer. 

She clung to his arm, wrapping her fingers around his biceps. Their contact made her heart jump, at muntik niya nang pisilin ang bisig nito kung 'di niya lang napigilan ang sarili.

Isa pa sa mas nakapagpagulo ng kanyang utak ay ang perfume nito na mas lalo niyang naamoy dahil sa pagdikit nila. 

Ang bango ni Attorney. 

Nang tiningnan niya si Alex, wala itong karea-reaksyon. Muli niyang binalik ang tingin sa dinaraanan nila. See? He doesn't seem to mind. Wala rin itong malisya para kay Alex.

Her whirlwind of questions died quickly, and people's stares didn't bother her that much anymore. Ngayong mas lalo niyang naramdaman ang presensya ng lalaki sa gilid niya, pakiramdam niya'y ligtas siya.

Alex has always been her savior when she needed help the most, kaya ligtas ang pakiramdam niya kapag katabi ito.

They kept on walking until they reached the end of the hallway where a glass door has been waiting for them to enter. Alex pushed the glass door open, and a room enclosed in a glass wall greeted her.

'Di niya makita kung ano ang nasa loob kasi natatakpan iyon ng blinds. But outside the room was a huge secretary desk, and a woman with long straight hair was sitting behind it.

Kaagad tumayo ang babae nang makapasok na sila. She greeted them and gave them a smile that reached her eyes. Sinuklian niya ang ngiti nito. 

She's pretty. 

"Mr. Guiterrez is inside, Mr. Futore. He is expecting you. I will tell him about your arrival." Tumingin ito saglit sa kanya at saka siya binigyan siya ng ngiti bago pinindot ang intercom button. 

"Mr. Guiterrez, Mr. Futore is already here." Tumigil ito saglit, pinapakinggan ang sinabi ng nasa kabilang linya bago tumango at pinatay ang button. Bumaling ang babae sa kanila at inilahad ang kamay nito sa pinto. 

"You can now go inside."

"Thanks, Ms. Glory."

Bahagya itong tinanguan ni Alexander at saka nagsimula na silang maglakad patungo sa pinto. She didn't hold any expectations, but somehow, she could feel her heart racing, awaiting who would greet them behind the glass walls.