moirai

curiousity

"You know them?" Rj said in between chewing on his pizza as Steven returned to their table and sat down.

"Yeah! Pauleen and I worked on a project last month." was Steven's reply.

"I knew of Ruby back in college pa. She was in the org of my ex.." Rj shared.

"Oh."

"Anyway, who's the other girl. She's pretty, ha."

"Uuuuyyy...Her name's Maine. She's pretty nga. She works with Pauleen.....yiheeeee"

"Dude! Shut up!"

"Hahahaha! Pare! You're really obvious when it comes to these things! Hahahaha!! Your ears are turning red na naman o." Steven teased.

"Enough na nga! Let's finish this na. I have to go back to the office pa."

"Ah yeah." Steven suddenly turned serious. "How's that last project going, pala?"

"It's a bit frustrating..." Rj started and then gave details to Steven while finishing their meal.

They discussed more about Rj's work as they walked to get coffee at Starbucks. Both men walked towards Rj's building and parted ways at the canopy on the sidewalk.

"Sige pare, I'll call you later." Steven said as he turned his heel and walked away. Rj walked into the building's lobby and headed for the elevator for his office.

He had a meeting with his colleagues and interjected ideas shared with him by Steven. It seemed plausible so they put the information down on their proposals, sent it to the client and hoped for the best.

At 5pm, Rj was among the last to leave the office. He bade goodbye to the 2 other people who were left and drove home. He was tired.

"Good evening, Toto Rj!" An elderly maid greeted him at the door and took his bag as he entered the house.

"Good evening, Nanay!" he replied and followed her to his room.

"Maniyapon ka na?" she asked.

"Yes, please. Si Mommy?"

"May gin panyapunan sila ni Daddy mo."

"Ah ok. Sige, makaon na ko, please.

He opened his bag and took out some papers. He was a bit compulsive with his things so everything had to be in order all the time. He removed his shoes and shirt then checked on papers that he needed for the next day. As he put the last of his papers in his bag, the dinner bell rang and he went to the bathroom to wash up for dinner.

He ate at the kitchen counter as the maids disappeared into their bedroom. He turned on his bar stool and clicked on the tv remote control to watch TV that was on the wall near the kitchen counter. He watched some action flick while eating dinner. He washed his plate after eating, took a glass from the cabinet and chugged down 2 glasses of cold water before washing his glass and setting it on the dish drainer.

He walked back to his room and plopped on his beanbag then he got his phone from the night table beside him. He checked on his messages. He replied to some and then checked on his social media accounts. He opened Facebook. He was scrolling down his timeline when he saw that Ruby had posted a picture of her and her friends. "Pizza and pasta time with my gals" was the caption and there were 3 Comments.

Rj found himself clicking on the comment tab and read them...

Maine Mendoza

We do this everyday...

Ruby Rodriguez

Treat mo naman bukas, diba?

Pauleen Luna

Saan tayo tomorrow?

So....Maine Mendoza...Maine...why does that name sound a bit familiar?

He clicked on her name and browsed through her profile. He looked at some of her tagged photos she had with Ruby in them. They were mostly group shots of company or brand related events. She was pretty in everyday office clothes (she was in slacks and a simple printed blouse earlier) but was stunning when dolled up for formal events. Rj scanned more pics and tried to find out more about the Maine Mendoza girl before hitting the shower before bed.