"How is she?" Tanong ko sa kausap ko sa phone.
"Shes doing fine sir. Im staying beside her table dito sa cafe. She's with her friend"
"Nagorder naba sila? What is she eating?" Tanong ko habang nagrereview nang mga papeles dito sa office.
"Yes sir. She's eating right now. Base on what I'm hearing, Her friend is pushing her to move on" Napabuntong hininga nalang ako.
"Okay just keep on guarding her. Don't make anything bad happen to her. And don't forget to send me pictures. As many as you can and report to me everything she's doing. Bye" Tinapos kuna ang tawag dahil habang tumatagal mas lalo ko siyang namimiss. Damn! I miss her so much. I've been living the 3 years away from her in hell. May nareceive akong message galing sa mga tauhan ko and when i opened it, it was a picture of her biting the straw of her frappe looking from afar. Mukhang malalim ang iniisip niya.
Damn I miss her. and Yes, pinapasundan ko siya simula nang umalis ako. I have to leave her for the better of our relationship. Walang oras na hindi ko siya iniisip. At walang oras na hindi ko pinagsisihan ang desisyon kung iwan siya but i have to I really have to. I love her so much.
My dad blackmailed me, kailangan ko siyang iwan para hindi sirain ni dad ang negosyo nila. My family like her, they actually love her but dad thinks that siya ang magiging hadlang sa business namin. My dad saw how inlove i was with her to the point na i was planning to propose to her and yun ang kinatatakutan ni dad. I was too inlove with her and baka daw makalimutan kuna ang pagpapalaki at pagpapaunlad sa business namin kapag may asawa na ako so dad blackmailed me na kapag hindi ko iniwan si Natalia ay gagawin niya ang lahat para mahirapan ang family ni Natalia and I can't let that happen. I saw all the efforts they put para lang mapaunlad ang business nila and I can't let dad ruin what they have just because of me. At first ayaw kung pumayag but dad assured me na after 5 years at maganda ang takbo ng business namin internationally ay siya mismo ang gagawa ng paraan to have her again and yun lang ang pinanghahawakan ko.
Maybe dad was right, kung nagpropose ako kay Natalia baka hindi niya ako sagutin cause i once heard her talking to her sister at tinanong siya kung anong edad ang gusto niyang mag asawa na and her answer was around 28 or 29 and she was still 23 that time. I was so confused and scared that time. I don't know if i should go with what dad proposed or propose to her. I talked to her brother and asked for advice sinabi ko rin lahat nang napagusapan namin ni dad. Her brother is one of my bestfriends. Her brother is the reason why i met her. We were business partners and i really need advice that time so kinwento ko sa kanya lahat. He said that maybe i should follow my dad. He saw how Natalia loves me and baka daw hindi na makapagconcentrate si Natalia sa kanyang field. I cried while talking to him. He said na baka daw kailangan ko munang palayain ang ang taong mahal ko. He assured me na maybabalikan pa raw ako kaya umalis ako nang walang paalam sa kanya. I need to dahil kung sasabihin ko sa kanya ng personal na aalis ako baka hindi ko na kayang pigilan ang sarili ko at hindi na ako aalis.
I told her parents about everything. At first galit na galit ang parents niya but then i explained to them my side and gladly they understood my situation. I was torn between my Dad and my love. I told them how much i love their daughter and when the time comes ay palakasalan ko ang anak nila. " kung may babalikan kapa" yan ang sabi nang dad niya and her mon just hugged me. I cried while talking to them. Nakakbakla man na palagi nalang akong umiiyak wala na akong pake. Pagdating kay Natalia talagang nanghihina ako. Her mom assured me too that she will do everything para may balikan pa ako. I always call her family to ask how she is. At first galit ma galit ang ate niya sa akin kasi lubos kong nasaktan ang kapatid niya so i just call everynight asking how she is and so far nagiging okay na siya.
My 1st year here was so sad. Pumupunta ako nang office sa umaga tapos uuwi at uminom nang alak tuwing gabi. Yan lang ang cycle and one morning, pumunta si dad sa kwarto ko at pinagalitan ako. He made me realize things and yun ang naging inspiration ko para madaliin ang pagpapaunlad ng expansion dito. If i would work harder at maganda ang takbo nang companya ay mas madali akong makakauwi sa Pilipinas at mas maaga kong makikita si Natalia.
So I hired people to guard her, to report to me whatever she is doing and take pictures para matahimik ako. Para na akong stalker sa kanya. I Love her so much para palayain siya.
Her dad called me one morning during my 2nd year of staying away from her. Tito told me to just let Natalia be and bigyan ko muna nang space si Natalia kasi nakakahalata na ang daddy niya na maysumusunod sa kanyang anak. He told me to let her grow on her own first. He assured me na tutulungan niy ako pagbalik ko but the decision is still with her. pero kailangan ko munang hayaan ang sugat sa puso ng mahal ko na maghilom. i agreed but I'm not that dumb para gawin yun so sinabihan ko ang mga tao ko na wag magpahalata. I called her bestfriend si Meg at Thalia to help me and they agreed. Sabi nila sila ang bahala kay Natalia and i trust them na hindi nila papabayaan si Natalia.
I stared at her picture in my office. Picture niya talaga ang linagay ko sa wall infront of my desk para may inspiration ako.
"Bro!" Sinamaan ko nang tingin si Marco na pumasok sa office ko. His my bestfriend here. sa kanya ko sinasabi lahat ng problema ko.
"Why are you here?" I asked and stared at Natalia's picture again.
"Dude! You're staring at her picture again?" Hindi makapaniwalang usal niya. "Everytime I come here yan nalang ang palagi mung ginagawa." tuloy niya at napailing nalang. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako.
"sabagay maganda naman talaga siya" ngumisi pa ang loko. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.
"Back off dude! She's mine" I said in a dangerous tone.
Itinaas niya ang kamay niya na parang sumusuko at humalakhak. Alam kong iniinis lang niya ako at talagang naiinis ako.
"Possessive! Bakit hindi ka nalang umuwi? Everythings doing well you know. Tito once asked me kung kailan ka uuwi?" seriousong tanong niya.
Nagkibit balikat ako. "Soon. I miss her so much"
"Dude what if she already found somebpdy else? What if she don't love you anymore?"
"That will never happen" Hindi ko kayang makita siyang masaya sa iba. Just thinking of her with someone else parang gusto kunang pumatay nang tao.
"Hypothetical Question. What if?"
"Aagawin ko siya. If i need to play dirty then be it" I said firmly
Napailing nalang siya. "You really love her, don't you?" Marco asked smiling widely at me.
"I wouln't wait this long if not"
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