"I'm sorry for making you wait Dr. Sinclair." Bungad ko sa kaniya nang makarating ako sa kaniyang table.
He was busy sipping his pomegranate sangria when I arrived and sat at the chair across him.
"It's not a problem Miss Arcaza. How was it? May problema ba kayo?" He asked. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang intensyon niya sa kaniyang ginawang pagtatanong but he definitely sounded as if he was genuinely concerned with our problem.
Napa-arko ang aking kilay sa kaniyang tanong and that made his eyes widen in shock.
"O-Oh wait, I did not mean to sound nosy by asking that. I'm sorry, Miss Arcaza." He immediately apologized. He even waved his hands in front of me, like he was trying to convince me that it wasn't really his intention to pry over my business.
"I understand your point Dr. Sinclair, but it wasn't a problem actually. Mukhang araw mo pa nga ito, dahil ang tumawag sa akin kanina ay si Mrs. Sudalga. Sila ang dapat na naka-book sa aming restaurant this Sunday. However, they asked us to have their date re-scheduled because of some unfortunate matters. To sum it up, our restaurant is completely free this Sunday. So, I guess we can start planning your business already?"
I saw his face lit up with hope as soon as he heard the news. Mukhang gano'n nga yata ka-importante para sa kaniya ang booking niya rito sa aming kainan.
"Really? That's a great news then! Wow, what a lucky day for me indeed. Mukhang umaayon yata ang universe sa plano kong pagpunta rito sa restaurant niyo." Naiiling niyang sambit, still keeping the smile of hope in his face.
Tinanguan ko lamang siya habang bahagyang ginagantihan ang kaniyang malawak na ngiti.
"Let's proceed? What shall we discuss with first?" Tanong ko sa kaniya.
I signaled Kristine to bring me my iPad so I can take down notes on his requests and instructions.
"Alright. Hmm, I actually don't know how these things work so I don't know if I can be of any help to you. Can you suggest some of your top ideas and designs? Para iyon na lang ang pagpipilian at pagbabasehan ko." He answered.
I took the iPad from Kristine's hand when she handed it over to me as she reached my seat.
"Thank you Kristine." She responded with a slight nod and a smile before she left for another matter inside her office.
I opened some files on my iPad, and clicked the documentations I had from our previous clients.
"The event you're going to hold this Sunday is an Engagement Party right?" Tanong ko sa kaniya, so that I can sort out the appropriate ideas to suggest to him.
"Yup." Tipid niyang sagot sa akin while intentionally popping the letter 'p'.
"Alright. So, we had an engagement party here in our restaurant also before. We opted for three different themes all throughout. Ang isa ay royalty, the other one was floral, and lastly ay vintage. Among the three previously used themes, did it give you an idea of a theme that you might like?" I asked, finally looking at him. Kanina kasi ay nakatutok lamang ako sa screen ng aking iPad habang nags-scroll sa mga documentation.
I caught him staring at me directly, parang hindi nakikinig sa mga sinasabi ko.
"Dr. Sinclair?" Tawag ko ng kaniyang pansin na tila ay umepekto naman. Napakurap pa siya ng ilang beses bago umayos ng upo at muli akong hinarap.
"Please, Miss Arcaza, just call me Leander. How you previously address me was too lengthy."
My brows furrowed at his comment. At iyon talaga ang inaalala niya? Hindi ba siya nakikinig sa mga sinasabi ko?
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