Connected Cords

Chapter Eleven

Parang bigla ding nagblackout ang lahat ng nararamdaman ko. Halos nakalimutan ko na nga na naroon ang anak ko sa hospital na 'yon. Umurong ang luha ko ng makilala ko kung sino ang babaeng iyon. How can  you forget your top earning employee?

Bumilis ang paghinga ko at kaagad kong inilagay ang susi at cellphone sa pantalon na suot ko. Glad I chose to wear something ragged today.

Nakita ko ang pagkataranta sa mukha ni Elsa nang makita niya ako na papalapit sa kanila. Yes, it was her. Elsa Hamlett. The one and only. Shit, my instict was right. Siya iyon. So she girl that Greg was fucking? She was his mistress?

"You traitors!" I shouted at the top of my lungs and instantly grabbed Elsa's arm and pulled her up.

Lalo akong nangatog dahil sa galit. I swear, that was the first time I felt so much anger. Yung parang sasabog na ang ulo mo dahil sa sobrang galit. Hindi ko na napagilan ang sarili ko, binigyan ko ng isang napakalakas na sampal si Elsa. And bitch I know that hurts a lot.

"Margaux.." Awat ni Greg sa gilid ko pero inalis ko ang kamay niya sa aking braso at hinarap siya. I gave him the slap that he deserved too.

"Really Greg?! Hanggang dito sa hospital ha?! Tangina, may lakas ng loob ka pa talaga na ipakita sa akin yang babae mo?!" Halos maputol ang litid sa leeg ko dahil sa aking pagsigaw. Tangina, parang isang tusok nalang ay sasabog na ang puso ko.

"Margaux, you're making a scene." Nagpanting ang tainga ko dahil sa sinabi ni Elsa. Her Australian accent was so evident and I fucking hate it. Before I like people who has an Australian accent but I'm startin to hate it.. no I already hate it.

Napatawa ako ng pagak. "And you think I care, Elsa? Wow! Mas matigas pa pala yang mukha mo kaysa sa bumbunan ng asawa ko eh! Nagawa mo pa talagang mag-apply sa kompanya ko ha? Shit. If I only knew this beforehand.." Hindi ko makapaniwalang sabi at napasabunot ako sa aking buhok.

"And you're a fool for wholeheartedly welcoming me in Dernier Cri, Mrs. Baudelaire." She smirked at me. Tangina, siya pa may ganang gumanyan sakin ngayon?

I gritted my teeth. "I know, Ms. Hamlett. But now, I am also wholeheartedly ending your contract with my agency. All of the shows and shoots that you booked will be passed to a more descent and chaste model."

"You can't do that!" Her neck turned red. Oh, how white she is. Kitang kita ang pamumula ng leeg niya, at ngayon pati ang mukha niya. Napangisi ako nang makita ko ang kamay ko na bumakat sa pisngi niya na sinampal ko.

"Margaux, stop this.." Greg touched my arm again but I shrugged it off.

"I can do that because I am the owner of my company and you're just one of my employees." I smirked at her. Sa totoo lang, kating-kati na ang kamay para bugbugin ang malanding babae na nasa harap ko but I don't want to initiate the fight. Sinampal ko siya kanina, but I was her to attack me this time.

And I wasn't wrong. She was going to slap but I was fast to slap the other side of her cheek. "Too slow, bitch." I hissed.

"Argh!" Bigla niya akong sinugod. I was caught off guard kaya napahiga kami sa sahig. She was on top of me at sinumalan niya na akong hampasin. I was blocking her attacks, though my face was not being hit, I was blocking it with my arms and man, my arms were getting numb because her hands were fucking heavy.

"Stop that!" Sigaw ni Greg habang hinihila si Elsa sa ibabaw ko.

"Let me go, Greg!" Sigaw ni Elsa at patuloy akong hinahampas.

Dahil sa laki at lakas ni Greg ay nahila niya pa din si Elsa. Tumayo ako at tumingin sa paligid. Nakita ko ang panonood ng mga nurse at ibang mga civilian sa amin. Dumako din ang mata ko sa puting double doors sa dulo ng emergency area. Malapit lang kami doon. Halos katapat na namin. And I assumed that my child was there.