My Serendipity

25: Long time, No see

After Three years...

Alaia's pov:

"I don't care about that special guest, Rei. So leave me alone. start working, or you want me to fire you?!" I snapped, oh gosh, this dummy has been pestering me for three freaking days now!

"Hoy! utos ng Daddy mo 'yon! ako na nga ang nagpapaka pagod na umakyat akyat sa pukinginang top floor na'to!" she screamed at me, I can see the irritation on her face, I want to laugh but I stopped myself.

"Fine, just send me the meeting location, and I will inform that special guest that I don't need another shit in my company."

I am now the Chief Executive Officer of our company, and I can proudly say I've done an exceptional job. Our ratings and sales are thriving. I don't need any arrogant, entitled investors trying to leech off the success I've worked hard to build.

"Hay! salamat naman, hindi ka kasi nadidiligan kaya ang sungit mo!" she said laughing.

I grabbed the book beside me, and threw it at her. "Get the fuck out!"

mabilis siyang tumakbo palabas sa pintuan, pero bago niya isinara 'yon nang tuluyan ay narinig ko pa siyang sumigaw "Hindi kalang binalikan e!"

Oh God, I can't really keep my cool when I am with that bitch.

I spend the next three hours working, and checking every file that I needed to sign. masakit na ang ulo ko kaya naisipan ko munang magpahinga kahit ilang minuto. I took off the eyeglasses I am wearing, and then closed my eyes.

This has been my routine for almost three years now. I'm not even sure anymore. After she left, I became someone I never expected to be.

I threw myself into my career. I never really entertained anyone else. For the past three years, I've treated myself like a sinner, like a prisoner who needed to repent.

And somehow, I still do.

I stayed like that for minutes, until my phone buzzed. Rei messaged me.

Rei: call me, this is important! wag magsungit baka malanta lalo ang keffay!"

I rolled my eyes in annoyance. This bitch is really testing my patience. If she weren't my cousin, I would've kicked her out a long time ago.

I wanted to ignore her message, but something inside me kept telling me to call her.

So i did.

"oh? bakit ka napatawag?"

I rolled my eyes for the hundredth times now, she really is crazy!

" Stop fucking with me, Rei!" I hissed.

"anong fucking fucking sinasabi mo! ayaw ko sa incest gago!"

Tangina!

"I will end this call!" I said, and was about to end the call when she said something that made me froze.

"she's back."

I couldn't move, my heart started beating so fast and worst i felt scared. "s-she w-what?" I asked, baka nabingi lang ako.

"Nasa lobby na nga eh, gusto raw ako makausap, ikaw hindi." she laughed "dasurb!" then she ended the call.

I slipped on my coat and walked as fast as I could, doing my best to stay composed. When I reached the elevator, I took a moment to fix myself, straightened my clothes, smoothed my hair, and breathe heavily.

I couldn't stop biting my lip. The emotions were overwhelming, nervousness, excitement, and fear all tangled up inside me.

Will she even talk to me?

God, I'm pathetic. What was I expecting? She hasn't even tried to reach out.

The moment I stepped out of the elevator, I saw her walking toward my direction. I froze, and my hands began to tremble.

She had changed.

Her brown hair suits her perfectly, she became taller too.

She wore a black long-sleeved polo shirt tucked neatly into her black trousers, with a navy blue coat that fits her perfectly.

She looked like she had just arrived in the Philippines and came straight here.

There's so much that I wanted to tell her.

I wanted to tell her that she completely changed me. She's a people person, she never failed to make me feel loved and valued.

The first time i met her she has this cool as cucumber vibe of a person, i know from the very start that we're far different from each other.

I'm a horrible person...

I let her go.

And for the second time, we met again, as strangers.

after three repentance years, i saw her again.

She changed a lot, it's like i'm staring at a different person, her eyes were blank and cold, i couldn't read nor feel them.

She's not my baby anymore, the person who loved me...

I feel like she's a stranger, strangers with memories indeed.

"Miss, staring is rude." Walang buhay na sabi nito, i blinked my eyes twice when i realized that i'm staring at her for too long now, ngayon ko lang napansin na nakaharang ako sa daraanan n'ya

"I-i'm sorry" i said and looked away, what the fuck is wrong with me! Why did i stutterred?

After i said my apologies she proceeded to walk away, leaving me dumbfounded, i couldn't move, i never felt so embarassed in my entire life. The fuck!

It hurts, if only i can turn back the time, i would treat her right.

I missed her, i can't deny how much i longed for her presence, i'm too dumb to think that she would hug or kiss me...

After all, I hurt her, and i deserved this treatment from her.

I watched her back slowly fading away from my sight

I hurt you, and i regret everything, i missed you, is it too late now, my serendipity?