Finding Love

Chapter 8

"I told you, this is of to no avail." I explained to him. "Magiging sayang lang ang efforts mo sa akin, Fetcher."

He just shakes his head but still insists on giving the flowers to me.

Kinuha ko ito saka nilapag lang sa lamesa. "Please, stop. I may be heartless, pero ayaw kong magambala ang ibang tao nang dahil sa akin."

He shook his head again. "I insist." tumalikod ito saka umalis na.

Weirdo.

"Sec, please bring a glass vase to my office."

Maya-maya ay may pumasok. Akala ko iyon 'yong secretary ko pero hindi pala.

"Wala ka bang kompanyang aasikasuhin? Work? Girlfriend?"

He smiled at me. "Meron."

I slightly frowned at his response. So he does have a girlfriend? At that thought, a sudden pang on the chest hits me.

Sa sobrang pagkabigla, napasinghap ako. It's been years since I last felt this.

"Are you-" tanong ni Fetcher sa akin. I cut him off.

Lalapitan na sana niya ako pero inangat ko ang kamay ko, signaling him to stay where he is.

"I'm fine. Anyway, meron naman pala. Could you stop bothering me?" iritado kong tanong.

"It's my day off. Plus, I'm not needed at the company."

"Hindi ka ba kailangan ng girlfriend mo? I asked him sarcastically.

"Nope. She's strong and independent. She usually pushes me away saka-" parang proud pa nitong sagot pero pinutol ko agad.

I felt my ice-cold heart melting with the anger and irritation I'm feeling.

"Edi 'don ka. Like I care."

"cuts me off while I'm talking, gaya ngayon." he smiled at me and winked at my direction.

At first, I didn't get his meaning. But when he did, I needed to build up higher walls around me to prevent all of them from crumbling down and freeze my heart back to avoid melting it completely.

I put up my mask, a blank and nonchalant face.

"Talaga?" I deadpanned him. "Sorry, hindi ka na-inform na hindi pa kita sinasagot."

"Does that mean I can court you?" hopeful nitong tanong.

"Uh, no."

"You just said it.

"Uh, no."

"C'mon. Don't deny it. You got my hopes up." parang bata nitong atungal.

"Not my fault."

"Payag ka na."

"Uh, no."

I walked towards the my private C.R. because I felt like I was a deer caught in headlights.

Muntikan na ako no'n, ah. Before going out of the C.R., I told myself to build my walls higher, dahil masyadong magaling sa paggiba si Fetcher.

I heard a knock on the door. "Una na 'ko, babe." tawag sa akin ni Fetcher.

"Like I care." I rolled me eyes. I opened the door saka lumabas. Pagkalabas ko, wala na si Fetcher doon.

I pressed the button on my intercom to call my secretary. "Sec, saan nagpunta 'yong bisita ko?"

"Ah, 'yong boyfriend niyo po ba ma'am?" may nanunudyo pa itong tingin at ngiti. "May aasikasuhin daw po eh, babalik daw po siya."

"Wala palang aasikasuhin, huh?" I whispered to myself. "Hindi ko siya-" boyfriend. 

Dugtong ko nalang sa isip ko kasi nakalabas na pala ang sekretarya ko. Naalala ko bigla 'yong naputol na tawag namin ni Kyna noong nakaraang araw kaya tinawagan ko siya ngayon.

"Hey, Vyle." natatawa nitong bati sa akin.

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

"Ah, wala. May pinapanood kasi akong video." tumikhim ito. "Ba't ka napatawag? Tungkol ba ito sa tanong mo?"

"Hindi. Itatanong ko lang sana kung anong ibig sabihin kapag parang biglang parang may tumusok na punyal sa dibdib ko? Masakit, eh. May gamot ba ito?"

"Ahm, naiinis ka ba? Sinong kaharap mo kapag nangyayari ito sa'yo? Anong pinag-uusapan niyo?" tuloy-tuloy nitong tanong.

"Ahm, yeah. I get irritated and angry kapag pinag-uusapan namin ni Fetcher ang isang babae na parang proud pa ito." I almost screamed at her through my phone dahil naalala ko na naman ang pinag-usapan naming iyon.

"Sino ba 'yong babaeng 'yon?"

"Ako." I blurted out beofre I coud even stop myself.

"Huh? Nagseselos ka sa sarili mo?"

"Nagseselos? As in me? Jealous?" naghi-hysterical na ako dito sa office ko. "Hindi ah."

"Para sa akin, kaya ka nagseselos kasi in love ka na ulit."

"What?! Never!" binabaan ko na ng telepono si Kyna bago pa man siya makasagot.

Never again.