"Ma'am si sir po kanina pa kayo hinihintay. Mga 7pm nandito na sya." Sabay turo sa direksyon ng lalaking nakaupo sa sofa sa may reception.
"Paaalisin na po sana naman kaso nagmakaawa po na gusto kayong hintayin dito."
Nakatulog na siguro kahihintay itong si Mr. Coffee. Kung kanina pa syang 7pm dito, past midnight na, halos anim na oras na itong naghihintay.
"Sir," bahagya kong tapik dito.
"Oh, Jasmine!" Napayakap pa ito, naalimpungatan siguro. Mahigpit ang yakap nito pero ng bumitiw, hindi na ito nakangiti ng mapagmasdan ang suot ko.
"You shouldnt have waited for me, sir! Its already past midnight, I think you should be heading home."
"Nobody in the office know why and where you went. Akala ko may sakit ka ulit kay maaga ka umuwi so I went straight here only to find out you already left again. I tried calling you for like a thousand times, but you never answered my call."
"I left my phone in my condo." Matipid kong explanation. "Im fine. Umuwi ka na sir." Malamig kong sagot.
"Sir na naman ulit?" He asked irritably brushing his hair with his finger in frustration. "Ive been waiting for more than six hours here! You owe me at least some explanation!"
"I dont owe anybody explanation with what I do with my free time."
Tinitigan nya ako. I could see his eyes get teary from the coldness of my words. Naawa ako totoo, pero pagod na talaga ako. Ano ba kasing ginagawa nya dito?
"I mean it. Im tired. I want to sleep. Nobody asked you to wait for me here."
All of a sudden, Mr. Coffee became a small man who looked like he lost everything.
Wag ka magpaawa sa akin.
Not now.
Not after Cindy.
No, not now.
"Jasmine, talk to me, please?"
Maluha-luha na ako. Bat ba ayaw mong umalis Mr. Coffee? Hindi mo ba nakikita na nahihirapan na ako sa set up natin?
"Lets talk upstairs. Please?"
Ayoko sana pero alam kong nakamasid ang recepcionist sa amin. Ayoko namang gumawa ng eksena dito.
I felt obligated when he took my hands and lead me to the elevator. Dont worry, Jasmine, it will be a short talk. Very very short talk.
"You look so gorgeous, Jasmine," bulong nito ng pumasok kami sa elevator.
His eyes tells it all. How he lust for me. Yung malalamlam nyang mata na may eyebags na ata sa puyat at pagod. But there it is, as clear as a brand new summer mornings, burning in his eyes how much he adores me.
Hindi ako sumagot. Napayuko na lang ako. This is so confusing! Gusto ko panindigang galit ako, pero hindi ko mapigilang hindi kiligin. Kasi naman, kahit frustrated na sya sa akin, nagawa pa din nga akong i-complement sa suot ko.
Nakasunod lang ito sa akin ng pumasok kami sa condo ko. Umupo ako sa sofa at tumabi sya sa akin.
"Jasmine, please? Talk to me? Whats bothering you? Where all these coldness coming from?" Mahinahong pakiusap nito.
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MR. COFFEE AND I (completed) CURRENTLY EDITING
Fiksi PenggemarFollow the story of Richard and Jasmine as they prove that all it takes is a chance meeting to find your true love. This is an ALDUB inspired story. When I wrote this, I didnt realized that it would be a three part story. I guess when you start writ...
