Leni was staring blankly at the wall of her AB office for a few minutes now. There's a lot of things and scenarios are going inside her head, and she's afraid to some of it.
"Boss!" Kit waved his hand near her face bringing her back to reality.
"H—hi! Oh my god! Hi!" She beamed, stood up to hug him.
"How are you? Buti naabutan kita dito. May speaking engagement ka daw ngayong araw eh." Kit said, sitting on the chair across her.
"Mamaya pang 2pm. May mga hinahabol lang akong docs na need ng signature." She said.
He peeked at the documents at her table, he then looked at her unconvinced. "Paano mo nababasa yan eh baliktad ang folder?"
"Ha? Uh—" She panicked a bit, realizing that he's right. She just sighed and arranged the docs. "Sorry."
He sighed, "Tell me what's happening. Nakatulala ka pagpasok ko kanina."
She then looked at him with teary eyes, he panicked. "What happened?" He asked, worried.
Her eyes were full of tears, her mouth was slightly shaking, trying to fight back her tears.
"Leni, what happened?" He's now seriously worried for her.
She finally cried. "Bongbong hates me."
He stood up and hugged her tight. She cried louder to his chest. "Di nya na 'ko mahal."
For the first time, he didn't know what to say. He can feel the pain in her cries and the heaviness of her heart as she said those words. He just hugged her tight believing that saying nothing would be better.
"Di nya na 'ko mahal, Boss." She said in between her loud cries. "Di nya na 'ko mahal."
He felt teary as well. She's so broken and down. Her loud cries echoes inside her small office. He also knew that the staff outside can hear it too, but he doesn't care. Leni needs to release all her emotions.
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"How are you?" Jorge asked after kissing Leni's cheek.
She smiled faintly. "Okay naman. Medyo busy lang."
He nodded and assisted her to her chair. They were in his house for dinner. He cooked for her.
He was sharing some funny stories over dinner, but she seemed not interested. "Are you sure you're okay? May sakit ka ba?"
"Ha? Uh wala, wala. Pagod lang talaga, sorry. Ano nga yung kwento mo?" She chuckled awkwardly.
He can sense that she's not okay. "Let's just rest, okay? Huwag mo na pilitin ang sarili mo makinig saakin."
She nodded, "Thank you. Pasensya na, pagod lang talaga."
He nodded. "Dito ka na matulog."
"No, it's okay. Kaya mo pa naman magdrive." She refused.
"Leni, 11pm na. Dito ka na matulog." He insisted.
She sighed. "Can we talk?"
He nodded, "Sure. What is it?"
She looked at him, teary. "Jorge, I'm sorry."
He was worried, he cupped her face. "What happened?"
"I'm sorry." She cried. "I can't do this, Jorge. I'm sorry."
"Leni, ano bang sinasabi mo?" He asked, trying to wipe her tears.
She looked at him in the eyes, "Jorge, I— I am not sure if I am still in love with you."
