She took a cab going to the airport since her husband left early in the morning for a meeting the Faulkerson patriarch requested him to attend to. As her ride approaches the airport, she received a call from her manager. Bad news.
"Delayed ang flight ko?! The heck?!" She was horrified.
"Eh bakit ka pa kasi nag Clark? Ano ba naman to... Ano raw ang next available schedule?" Patuloy lang syang nakikipag-usap habang gets naman agad ng mga porter na kunin ang luggage nya.
"In 12 hrs pa! Bakit ba ngayon pa sila nasiraan..."
"Teka, kalmahan mo muna. I will call the agency that booked your flight. Baka mahanapan ng paraan. Keep your lines open, tatawag ako agad after nito," her manager told her.
Kathryn was fidgeting. She needs to get a flight right away para umabot sya sa awarding. She was trying to contain her inis habang nakikita sa screen yung status ng flight nya. The manager of the airlines ushered her to the VIP lounge and asked for apologies.
Habang naghihintay sya ng call back from her manager, narinig nyang tinatawag ang pangalan nya at pinapapuntang customs. Although nagtataka sya, she went parin. Wala rin namang call back ang manager nya. Nakikipag-away pa siguro sa agency.
A man in black escorted her.
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Kathryn's POV
"Ihahatid na kita sa Japan," he said with a serious tone. I was just staring and following his suit.
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Sunod lang talaga ako sa kanya ng sunod until makaakyat na kami sa isang private jet. Wait. A PRIVATE JET?
"Wala na tayong naiwan, right?" Tumango tango lang ako sa kanya. Gaano ba talaga kayaman tong taong to? "Help yourself, Kath. Ipapahanda ko lang yung meals natin. I'm sure you're starving already. Hindi ka na kasi kumain sa hotel."
"Paano mo naman nalaman?"
"Tsk."
Grabe naman, napakaseryoso.
May nag assist na sa akin when he left. He went to the cockpit pala and talked to the pilot. Nang magkalakas loob ako magtanong, I asked the flight attendant, "This belongs to the Faulkersons?"
"Yes, Miss Bernardo."
"Oh."
Hindi naka uniform yung FA kaya I asked him if they originally have a flight to Japan today. He smiled and courteously replied, "Wala po pero nakareceive po kami ng emergency call from Sir. Kanina pa po kasi sya dito dahil sa annual meeting po."
"Benj," tawag ni Alden sa kanya. "Thank you."
"Anytime, Sir A."
When the guy named Benj left, Alden pointed to the seat behind, "I will just be staying there for the next 9-10 hours. If you need anything, just tell me. You can recline your seat if gusto mong matulog sa byahe pero before that, kumain ka muna. Isi-serve ang pagkain pag nasa ere na tayo."
"Thank you. How did you know I was having troubles with my flight?"
"The charter received so many requests kanina eh. When I checked, flight nyo pala yung affected."
"Shux! Nakakahiya naman."
"Hey, ok lang. I have the means to help naman."
"Thanks, Alden. I owe you one."
"Don't mention it. Ang mahalaga, aabot ka sa awarding. The whole Philippines is looking forward to seeing you there."
Nag-smile narin.
Hindi ko namalayan that my eyes misted until he gently wiped the trinkets of tears from my face. "Don't tell me this is the hormones' doing again? You were being emotional since last night."
"Touched lang eh." He made face which made me laugh. By then, lumabas yung pilot and talked to us.
Parang nastarstruck ako when I saw him. Hindi nakaligtas yun kay Alden kaya inihilamos nya ang kamay nya sa mukha ko. "May asawa na yan hoy."
"Look at you, RJ. Marunong ka pala magselos?" The guy who literally looked like Ryan Gosling teased him.
"Wala yan sa vocabulary ko."
"Noon siguro, wala," he smirked and exchanged banters with Alden pa. Magpinsan pala sila. Ngayon ko lang sya nameet eh. Wala sya nung birthday celebration ni Lolo.
When Alden put his arms around me, Capt. Louie scoffed. "Territorial, I see."
"Let's go. I guess clear na ang runway," Alden replied.
Nang bumalik na sa cockpit si Louie, Alden closed the curtain. "Fasten your seatbelt, Mrs. Faulkerson." Ang serious naman nito. Pagkatapos nyang ikabit ang seatbelt ko, bumalik na sya dun sa likod.
