Our days together here at California seems to be quite okay I guess?
Simula nung bumalik kami last week naging maayos naman ang lahat.
Katulad nga ng sabi ko magkasama kami sa trabaho. Kaya naman ngayon inuulan kami ng mga tanong ng mga officemates namin.
"You know, I really had been waiting for these days to come" Mel said to me while sipping her coffee.
Isa siya sa mga pilipinong ka trabaho namin dito.
Nagtaka naman ako sa sinabi niya. "Waiting? For what?" I asked trying to get her specific answer.
Naiiling nalang siya ng nakangiti sakin.
"I just don't know if you're dumb or just playing innocent" she said in a teasing tone. "Lahat kami dito alam ng may gusto yang si Danny sayo ever since. Ikaw nalang itong manhid" she explained while looking at some of my other officemates.
"Yeah Calli, we've been waiting for him to confess, and I'm just happy I can be able to see you happy together before I'll resign" Mr. Clint said quite seriously. He's one of the veterans here at our company.
I just gave them an unsured smile. Hindi ko naman kasi talaga alam na meron na palang hidden feelings si Danny sakin. Akala ko in born nalang talaga sakanya ang pagiging sakit sa ulo.
Lunch break came and so is he. Nakangiti niya kaming sinalubong sa lobby habang may dala dalang paper bags na may lamang pagkain.
"Buti naman dumating ka pa" medyo yamot na sabi ko sakanya. Kanina pa kasi ako nagugutom pero kanina pa din siya nawawala. May inasakaso lang daw kasi siyang papers na inutos sakanya sa head office.
He just laughed at me teasingly. "Ito naman, sandali palang akong nawala miss mo na agad ako" makapal na mukha niyang sabi na ikinatawa ng mga kasama namin.
"Uy ang aga aga LQ agad" Mel teased us again.
Inakbayan lang ako ng loko dahil nananahimik ako sa sobrang hiya. Hindi ako sanay ng may 'kami' dito sa trabaho. Ang awkward!
We headed to the lounge kung saan may mga coffee tables at doon kami lahat na umupo.
Danny and I were both at the left end while Melpomene, Rhea and Travis were at the right.
"So? When do you plan on spending the Christmas holiday?" Travis started the conversation while we eat.
"Hmm I think I'll just stay here" Mel said sounding sadly. Hindi kasi siya makakabalik ng pinas this year dahil bago palang siya sa trabaho.
"How about you?" Travis then asked Rhea.
Mukhang nag isip muna si Rhea ng matagal bago sumagot. She's even looking at the ceiling trying to find her answer to the question.
"Ah-hm I think, I'll probably spend my time with my boardmates"
Hmm sa tono niya mukha siyang nag aalangan. May problema kaya siya?
Rhea was one of my officemates na halos kasabayan ko lang na nagtrabaho dito so I'm quite familiar with her. Kaya alam ko kung may dinaramdam siya.
But still I remained quiet. Ayoko naman kasing manghimasok, baka mamaya may masabi pa akong di maganda. Magpapasko na pa naman niyan.
Lumipat naman yung tingin nila saming dalawa.
Nakaakbay lang sa sandalan ng upuan ko si Danny habang tinititigan kaming mabuti ng tatlo.
"Us? We were going back to the Philippines on Christmas holiday" Danny announced.
Nagtaka naman sila. Their looks were questioning.
"Again? Why don't you just spend your holiday together. Hello this is your first Christmas with each other right?" Rhea asked as if we were going to do some odd thing.
