Brother in Love

C H A P T E R 5

He came...unexpectedly

"Criszelle," Napahinto Ako sa paglalakad nang marinig ang baritonong boses na iyon. Kabababa ko lang ng hagdan dahil papasok ako ngayon sa trabaho at nag-aantay na sa akin sa labas si Romel. Unti-unti Kong nilingon kung sino ang tumawag sa akin at hindi nga Ako nagkakamali, it's my kuya.

"I just want to apologize for what happened last night," He said and bowed his head a little. I looked at him from head to toe, he's still wearing the same clothes last night. Mukha ring Wala pa siyang almusal and to be honest...he smells like alcohol. Uminom ba siya kagabi?

"Are you sincere?" I questioned and crossed my arms across my chest. Napatingala naman siya sa akin na may nagpapaawang mga mata.

"Yes, zelle. I'm sincere, I'm sorry for what I did last night," Sunod-sunod na sabi nito.

"Tingin nga kung sincere ka talaga. Let me see," Inilapit ko ang mukha ko sa kanyang mukha at hinuli ang kanyang mga mata gamit ang akin. I made eye contact with him and I tried my best to dive into his ocean blue eyes to know if he is genuine of not. This thing, bata pa lang ay ginagawa ko na ‘to, to test someone's loyalty and truthfulness.

One blink and I saw sparks in his eyes. Based on what I saw, mukha namang sincere siya sa paghingi niya ng tawad. Inilayo ko na ang mukha ko sa kanya at ngumiti bago magsalita.

"Apology accepted. Basta ‘wag mo nang uulitin, Donovan," I said and turned my back on him. Binilisan ko na rin ang paglalakad upang tuluyan nang makalabas sa bahay.

When I'm already outside the house, I immediately opened the door of the car and sat. Hindi ko na hinintay pa si Romel na pagbuksan ako dahil medyo maraming trabaho ngayon at nagmamadali ako.

I looked at myself on the mirror that I got inside my bag. I put a simple make-up on my face with my lips shining because of the crimson red lipstick painting it. I'm wearing a black blazer partnered with white a bodycon dress na hindi lagpas ng tuhod. My 5 inch heels are also black with a little ribbon on top of it. I tied my hair in a clean ponytail kaya tuloy sumasabay ito sa bawat galaw ko dahil hanggang bewang ang haba nito.

Ilang sandali pa ay naramdaman ko na ang pag-andar ng sasakyan. Kinuha ko ang iPad sa aking bag at binuksan ito upang mag-scroll sa Social Media.

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Binasa ko sa isip ang headline ng balita. Tahimik lang ako pero tumatalon na ang puso ko sa tuwa. My best friend is finally back! Tatlong buwan din siyang nawala dahil inayos niya ang problema ng company nila sa USA. Now that she's back, she'll definitely grab my hand and bring me in a club to have a party. Wrong timing if she would tell me to have fun. I was absent for two consecutive days and I definitely have a bunch of paperworks in my office right now. Wala akong magiging time para ilaan sa pagsasaya.

I kept scrolling until we reach the company building. Nang makarating ay agad akong bumaba sa sasakyan at dumiretso papasok. I told Romel to not follow me and just park the car somewhere he wants to reason why I entered the building all by myself. No body guards dahil ayoko ng pakiramdam ng sinasakal. Though, my life is not in danger naman dahil private ang buhay ng mga Monterey. Every transactions and encounters with people who are not a public figure, binabayaran na namin kaagad upang manahimik.