Love in a Rush II (LR 2)

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KATNISS FOUND GERARD AMAZING. Kung magkakaroon siya ng partner o asawa, gusto niya katulad ni Gerard. Actually, gusto niya nga sana na si Gerard na lang. Unfortunately, Gerard is already taken.

Gahd! She regretfully thought. She couldn't even stop fantasizing about Gerard at night, and she felt awful about it. She felt it abominable to think of her boss that way. And, for goodness sake, he is a married man! Happily married with a lovely wife who's on the way, and 4 adorable kids!

Inuusig siya ng konsensya sa magkahalong nararamdaman at hiya na rin sa tuwing maiisip niyang pinagnanasaan niya ang kanyang amo. At dahil dito ay hindi nga niya makuhang tingnan ang family photo na nasa loob ng opisina nito, sa tuwing naroon siya. Heaven knows she's trying her best not to fall for Gerard, but the more that she was with him, the more na nahuhulog ang loob niya kay Gerard.

He is good looking, and quite a dapper. And his intelligence, gahd! I'm a sucker for that! His boy next door charm, demeanor, and even possessiveness towards his wife is just so damn sexy, it makes him more irresistible that my hormones are running wild. Whenever I see him, I get freaked out that my cheeks might turn crimson as my heart beats faster, and I get sweaty palms! I know this is just because of chemicals and hormones that were doing haywire in my brain and body. This crush I have for him makes me physically crazy! But no one knows. No one has to know, especially Angela. No wonder baliw na baliw din si Angela kay Gerard.

But Angela's case was different. Simula pagkabata ay spoiled na si Angela. What Angela wants, Angela gets. She has to be best in everything, and she must outdo everyone, or else, ibubully ni Angela ang taong lumamang sa kanya, o pag-iinitan nito ang taong iyon. Unfortunately, si Shayla ang pinag-initan ni Angela, because she couldn't seem to be better than Shayla from being a beauty queen, having loving and loyal friends, and now a gorgeous man for a husband, and adorable kids. Angela felt like she has to have what Shayla has. At dahil dito, ginagamit ni Angela ang utang na loob ni Katniss sa pamilya nito, upang malaman ang bawat galaw ni Gerard at Shayla. Angela was completely obsessed with Gerard... or was it Shayla? Either way, all she could do was follow Angela, dahil may utang na loob nga siya dito.

Ang nanay niya ay nabuntis ng isang Norweigan na iniwan din ito matapos ang isang linggong pamamalagi dito sa Pilipinas. Ang lola niya ay yaya ng mommy ni Angela. At nang malaman nito ang nangyari sa kanyang nanay ay kinupkop ng mga ito ang kanyang ina hanggang sa isilang siya. Sa kasamaang palad ay namatay ang kanyang ina sa panganganak sa kanya, at ang tanging nag-alaga lamang sa kanya ay ang kanyang lola. Nakakitaan siya ng katalinuhan ng mga magulang ni Angela at napagdesisyunan ng mga ito na gawin siyang skolar sa isang kondisyon, at ito ay ang maging guardian ng kaedaran din naman niyang si Angela. Angela was sent to US to study, and she had the opportunity to study there, too. Angela treated her as a semi-friend, semi-yaya, semi-confidant, and semi- robot that will do all Angela's bidding. Sa umpisa ay ayos lang naman ang mga pinagagawa sa kanya ni Angela because she always had in mind na may utang na loob siya sa pamilya nito, pero this time ay gusto na niyang umatras.

Subalit hindi niya na rin ito magawa dahil kailangan niyang ng pera. She needed money because she was financing the life support of her grandma. At ang biggest insecurity niya ay pera. Growing up, she realized that money could make the world go round. Money is power. And once she has money-a lot of it, she would retire early, and no one would step on her especially her dignity. Mos of all, she would be free. Malaya sa utang na loob lalo na kay Angela. Pero sa ngayon, tiis tiis muna siya dahil kakaumpisa pa lamang niya mag-trabaho. Thankfully, the CEO of PGC and Gerard think that she was doing her job well as campaign manager, at nakakatulong ang sinasahd niya upang magkaroon pa ng kaunting ipon, makabayad sa condo na kanyang tinutuluyan, personal na mga pangangailangan, at sasakyan. Si Angela rin ay binibigyan siya ng Php 500,000.00 a month para lamang mag-report dito kung ano na ang nangyayari sa kompanya, kay Gerard at Shayla. She thought it was easy peasy. But the longer she was staying with Gerard, the harder it was becoming for her to not fall for him, and the more it hurts to see him focus his whole world around his family.