Cervantes' Match

Chapter 5

Nagising si Jane sa tunog ng shower. Luminga siya sa magulong kwartong ginamit nila ni Lance kagabi. She held the blanket closer to her body. This is a whole different kind of mess... Naisip niya sa sarili. She fisted the sheet in her hand and look to the direction of the shower. I should leave before he gets out of that shower... Ayaw nya sanang kausapin pa si Lance sa nangyari. It felt awkward to her. He didn't even realized that she was inexperienced.

The water was still running. She slowly got up at madaling hinanap ang mga piraso ng damit na nagkalat sa kwarto. Isa-isa niya yung isinuot. The shower was still running... Dinampot niya ang purse niya para siguraduhing nasa loob nito lahat ng gamit nya. Cellphone!!

Dinampot niya ang phone sa loob ng kwarto at dinial ang numero nya. Narinig niyang nag vivibrate na tunog sa may pinto at agad nyang dinampot ang telepono...

[Unknown Number calling...]

She pressed end call but saw a message open.

"Kuya... Make sure Ate agrees to do my wedding. Please do any means necessary..."

Nanlamig ang buong katawan ni Jane. All that last night... For this? She didn't realize she held the phone tightly in her hand. Ang tanga mo talaga Jane... Bakit ba sya pang nagustuhan mo?

She smiled bitterly and looked at the message once again. It was sent last night... Before the moment that they met each other at the entrance of the hotel. He was simply using any means necessary... Gago sya...

 She looked around and found another phone of the same model malapit sa coffee table ng kwarto. She pressed the main button at na-realize na cellphone ni Lance ang hawak nya sa kanyang kamay.  

She had every thought of disappearing from him but she's not backing down on this much needed confrontation. Ipapamukha niya rito na lintik lang ang walang ganti... Sa ginawang panggagamit ng gagong yon!

Agad niyang pinakalma ang sarili at naupo sa sofa. She wasn't going to run... She'd confront him head on.

Lance turned off the shower and wrapped a towel to himself. It's a good thing that Jane was still asleep. He had time to think to himself and what happened between them last night. He didn't expect things to go that way but they did. What a mess... Naisip nya sa sarili nya. At least, he wore protection last night... Right? 

He opened the bathroom door and found the bed empty. Surely she didn't just.... He said panicking. He needed to talk with her. He rushed outside of the bedroom and sighed in relief. She was sitting there on the sofa. Nakatalikod ang dalaga sa kanya. He felt a bit happy na hinintay siya ng dalaga.

What the hell... Why did he felt relieve na nandito pa si Chris? He wasn't really sure. He thought the attraction he felt towards her last night was an itch he just needed to scratch pero having thought na iniwanan sya ng dalagang mag-isa, he didn't like the feeling. 

He walked closer to her. Mukha naming naramdaman nito ang presensya nya at tumingin ito sa direksyon nya. He immediately smiled to greet her pero nakita niya ang malamig na ekspresyon nito. He stopped in his tracks and waited for her to say something. He couldn't say anything to her. He wanted to know what her thoughts were.

"Do you still want me to be the coordinator for Luke's account?" narinig niyang tanong nito. Her shoulders were very square and rigid. He wasn't sure what the question meant.

He was a bit surprised why Chris had to bring that up right now but he should take this chance to convince her to agree to take on Luke's account. It was true that Luke wanted her for the wedding and he knew based from Will's wedding na talagang alam ni Chris ang ginagawa nito pagdating sa mga event planning.