His Midnight Mistress

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Subsob si Blaze sa trabaho para makalimot at para pigilan ang sarili na bumalik muli sa Isla. Tinatapos niya lahat ang mga iniwan niyang trabaho para makasama ang dalaga. It's been 2 weeks since he left the Island. His parents talked to him about the plan but he could no longer do what they were asking him to do, dahil siya na mismo ang nahulog sa sarili niyang bitag.

Matagal na talaga niyang gusto si Nathalie kaya nang iutos ng kaniyang ina na akitin ito ay hindi na siya tumanggi pa dahil kusa niya talagang gagawin iyon... at ngayon mas lalong lumalim ang nararamdaman niya para sa dalaga. Mali man, ngunit ito lang ang unang beses na magdedesisyon siya para sa sarili niya... At disisyon niyang mahalin si Nathalie.

"Knock! Knock!?" si Luke iyon na mangungulit na naman. "Ano na naman ang gusto mo?" ani Blaze.

"Charannn!!!" may hawak itong alak.

Napailing na lamang si Blaze dahil sa asta ng kaibigan "Pumuslit ka na naman ng alak!."

Luke sat down in the swivel chair and took out the champagne that was in his pocket. "Mala-Doraemon yang bulsa mo ah"

"Yeah...yeah...I am stressed so I need alcohol" ani Luke.

"Ayoko na ng alak, napapahamak ako" he said flatly. Luke laughed at him "You probably won't fantasize me, will you?" Luke said to teased him.

Blaze acted nauseous "Ang baboy mo!" he threw a ballpen at him and his friend immediately avoided it. "Iinom na lang natin yan."

Luke poured wine into a champagne glass and handed one to Blaze "Cheers?."

Blaze sipped his wine as he leaned back in his swivel chair and did nothing but look out at the wide glass window to see the sunset.

AT THE COFFEE shop, near the N.A.L Apparel Company Building. Rain was there and waiting for someone. She looked at her watch several times... her break time was almost over. "Asan ka na..." She was right to leave when the person she was waiting for arrived.

She was wearing a sky-blue coat paired with a skirt, flat shoes, and wearing sunglasses. "Kailangan mo pa ba ng grand award sa pagiging late? kanina pa kita hinihintay."

"Sorry na, ang traffic kase '' aniya.

They both sat down and called for the waiter to order brewed coffee, a Mocha, and 2 mango pies "Kumusta ang napakahaba ng bakasyon ni Snow white?" ani Rain kay Nathalie.

Rain used to call her Snow White sometimes because her life was so freaking similar to that fairytale. Kung hindi ba naman siya inaalila ng madrasta niyang may sa demonyo ang ugali!

"Masaya na medyo magulo" aniya.

"Ahh... Ano pala ang sadya mo? may plano ka na?" ani Rain kay Nathalie habang sumusubo ng mango pie.

Nathalie was hesitant to ask but she had to swallow her pride "Nasaan si Blaze? I want to talk to him."

Rain sighed and shook her head "Yun eh!— si Kuya pala ang sadya. Malamang nasa trabaho 'yon"

Nathalie took a bite of mango pie and sipped her brewed coffee "Nagutom ako" she complained. "Where does he work, he didn't mention it to me" aniya.

"Sa malamang dahil hindi ko din alam kung anong trabaho ang meron siya. It was a suspicious job and Kuya said don't interfere with what job he has. It's better to just know nothing... so yeah!... Pero ewan ko ba talaga dun, papalit palit ng takbo ng utak yun eh... Balita ko nung minsan nag resign na siya tapos ngayon, mukhang bumalik na naman ata sa trabaho— wala kase siya sa kumpanya ng mga magulang namin— sigurado ako bumalik na naman yun sa dati niyang trabaho" Rain looked at her watch again and she was 10 minutes late for work. At dahil malakas sa kaniya si Nathalie, okay lang sa kaniya kahit pa mareport siya.