Duskfall

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

"Bee, what do you want to eat?" Tanong sa akin ni Lucius habang nakatayo kami sa tapat ng elevator, waiting for it to reach our floor.

"Anything, but I want so rice." Unless I ate big, I won't feel full without rice. It's probably because it contains a lot of carbohydrates.

"Alright. Let's look on the way." Sabi niya. Sakto namang bumukas ang elevator. We entered it and he pushed the ground floor button.

Habang pababa ang sinasakyan naming elevator ay tumitigil ito sa ilang floors, kaya lang kapag nakikita nilang si Lucius ang sakay ay hindi na lang sila pumapasok, or they will scoot over to the side.

"Tesoro, are you a notorious boss?" Bulong ko kay Lucius dahil sa inaakto ng mga empleyado. But it seems it's loud enough for the other people to hear because some of them flinched.

Tesoro chuckled. "I'm strict when it comes to work but I don't do anything unreasonable. Though thye might think otherwise, if that's what you are thinking."

Kaagad na napasulyap sa amin ang iba nang tumawa si Lucius. It seems they are baffled seeing him laugh, or even smile, base on their reactions. Napapatingin pa nga sila sa akin at sa magkahawak naming kamay. Kapag nakikita nilang nakatingin ako sa kanila o si Lucius ay kaagad silang nag-iiwas ng tingin, acting as if they are not listening to our conversation.

Pagdating namin sa ground floor ay iginaya ako ni Lucius kung saan nakapark ang sasakyan niya. He opened the door for me and assisted me going inside.

"Are the restaurants far? Why do we have to take a car pa?" Tanong ko.

"It's hot outside, bee."

"Can't we just use umbrella?"

"You just want to use umbrella, do you?"

Oh, busted. I saw some people using umbrella and I want to try holding one. But of course, hindi ko aaminin iyon because it will be ridiculous. "Hindi 'no. I can buy my own umbrella and use it all day."

"Sure, sure." Sabi niya, but it sounds like he doesn't believe me.

We stopped in front of a spanish restaurant. It just 2 blocks away from their building kaya nakarating kami kaagad.

Once we are done eating ay hinatid na niya ako sa penthouse. Sabi ko nga ay magtataxi na lang ako pero hindi siya pumayag. Urgh, that's my chance to ride it. I never tried riding cabs alone.

"I'll go now, bee. Don't open the door for strangers, even staffs that we're delivering, okay?"

I rolled my eyes. "I'm not a kid. I won't do that so don't worry about me."

"I'm just making sure. I can see you with the cameras but it's not all over the house so I'm just making sure." Sabi niya. Yes, even the penthouse has a lot of CCTVs pero sa ilang places lang like the living room, and around the entrance and balcony. Connected lahat ng iyon sa phone niya. I also have an access pero lagi naman akong nasa bahay so I don't have the need to use it.

After kissing me goodbye ay umalis na siya. I bet he'll be a litle late so I didn't delay him any longer.

I sighed. Now I'm all alone again. Matapos hubarin ang suot kong heels at coat ay inilagay ko ang mga ito sa tamang lagayan before going to the art room. Tiningnan ko ang mga gawa ko, which all littered on the sides. Ang iba ay tuyo na habang ang ilan ay basa pa, but I didn't move them since there are still spaces. It's close to 2 months since I started painting and drawing, and I made a significant number, including the ones in our house.

Habang tinitingnan ko ang mga paintings ay naisipan ko na picturan ang mga ito. I sent them to Cason and asked for his opinion. A few minutes later ay nagring ang phone ko.