In His Kiss

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Laure Ri Daza's Point of View

The two of us were quiet the whole ride. And I was thankful for that. Dahil hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko kay Hiro.

That's when everything started to sink. It all happened once in a matter of seconds. The company employees knows that I am having an affair with the Hiro Stanislaski. They are now aware of my personal life. Alam kong hindi rin sila magdadalawang isip na tanggalin ako sa trabaho. Madali lang naman akong palitan. Maybe this scandal will be covered in the news or will be posted online. After all, Hiro is a Stanislaski. Everything about a Stanislaski is newsworthy. This scandal could hurt the company big time. This is not me thinking ahead but investors could pull out their investments. And I met Hiro's parents pretending to be his sweet little fiancée. Ngayon malalaman na nila na hindi talaga si Hiro ang aking kasintahan. This is enough to ruin my life.

Inilipag ko ang nanginginig kong mga kamay sa aking hita. And now, Kuhn is in coma. It's because I let him go to the graduation party he wanted to go. Basta ang alam ko lang ay pauwi na si Kuhn pabalik sa bahay nang maaksidente ang sinasakyan nilang van. I should applaud myself for not breaking down. I looked like I wasn't scared in the outside but I am losing my shit. Hindi ko lang ito pinapahalata kay Hiro. Maybe because Hiro also looked like he was worried.

Napatingin ako sa may gawi niya at hindi maiwasan mapaisip. How come he's with me right now? I even saw him turned off his phone a while ago. Sunod-sunod kasi ang tumatawag kay Hiro at mukhang kahit isa doon ay wala siyang balak sagutin.

"Don't think about it, Laure. Let me handle this." Hiro must saw me looking at his direction and got a glimpse of my worried face. Agad akong umiwas ng tingin.

"The company—,"

"The company will not be affected in this situation, Laure. And why are you even worried about the company? It can operate perfectly. The investors could pull out their investments for all I care. And the company won't even struggle." Napatingin na rin sa gawi ko si Hiro at nakita ko kung paano niya ako bigyan ng isang malambot na tingin. It was as if silently telling me that I don't have to worry, he could fix everything.

"But your position could be at risk." I whispered. I remembered Hiro telling me that the competition is tough. So I am also putting him in danger.

"And I don't care. They could get the CEO title from me. You don't have to worry about these things, Laure." Hiro's voice is reassuring. Trying to make me lean on him. It almost makes me cry again. Is this the feeling of having someone to lean on? Could I trust him? I hurriedly removed my gaze on Hiro before he could even see a drop of tears on my face.

"Thank you for driving me." I said and looked outside. Konting oras na lang ay makakarating na rin kami sa hospital. The two in a half drive felt like eternity and I couldn't wait to reach the hospital. Kailangan ko na makita si Kuhn dahil hindi ako mapakali. My body started to numb when I still hear my mother's voice in my ears telling me that Kuhn had an accident. Thanks to Hiro's quick thinking, he held my hands and told me he's going to drive me back to my hometown.

And when we reached the hospital, I don't know what gotten into me and let Hiro accompany me inside. Or maybe I wasn't thinking about it anymore. Mas nanaig ang pagkagusto kong makita si Kuhn. When Kuhn told me that he badly wanted to go to that graduation outing, I persuaded my mom to let him go. Kung alam ko lang na ganito ang mangyayari ay sana hindi ko na lang pinilit si Mama na payagan si Kuhn. At the hospital, I hurriedly went to the front desk and ask details about my brother. Binigyan naman nila kaming dalawa ni Hiro ng visitor's badge at tinuro sa akin kung saan ang daan papunta sa kwarto ng kapatid ko. But I can't seem to remember the complicated direction. Lalo na at parang nalilito ako kung tama ba itong daan na pinupuntahan ko.