Out of Bounds (Ugly Past Series #2)

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Sophie

Tumatak sa aking isipan ang lahat ng nalaman ko tungkol sa pamilya ni Derrick. Isang linggo na ang lumipas mula noong pumirma ako ng contract pero hanggang ngayon ay nababagabag pa rin ako.

Dalawang tao na ang nakapagsabi namay kamukha ako. It was okay though but the thing is, I look like Sir Tirso's mistress. Sa dinami daming tao sa mundo na pwede kong maging kamukha, sa isang kabit pa.

I wonder how Derrick thinks of me. Did he think of me that way too? Nakikita niya rin ba sa akin ang mukha ng babaeng sumira sa pamilya niya?

I shrugged the thought in my head. I'm driving and I don't want any distractions. Tinignan ko ang hardbound copy ng thesis ko na nasa katabing upuan ko. I hope Derrick's not busy today so I could give it to him.

Ilang minuto ang lumipas at narating ko ang Castellum International. I parked my car outside the building and immediately went straight to the front desk.

"Hi, I'm Sophie Lim. I'm here to see Mr. Derrick Castillo," ibang front desk officer itong kausap ko ngayon. This one looks stricter than the first one I met days ago.

"Alright, let me check his schedule first Miss Lim."

Tumango ako at naghintay sa go signal niya. It's already four in the afternoon, nasa office pa kaya siya sa ganitong oras? I didn't bother telling him that I'm going to pay a visit since I was really preoccupied with the finals. Right after my last subject for today, dumeretso na agad ako dito.

"I'm sorry Miss Lim, but you don't have any scheduled appointment with the COO today. He's occupied until five. Is this urgent?" kunot noo niyang tanong.

Tinignan ko ang hawak kong hardbound thesis. Sayang naman kung hindi ko ito maibibigay sa kanya. Next week pa ako muling makakabalik dito sa Castellum para sa internship ko but I really want to give this to him right now. Kasali siya sa acknowledgement ng thesis ko at malaki talaga ang naitulong niya para matapos ko ito.

"Hindi naman. I just want to give him this," pinakita ko ang thesis ko sa front desk officer. "You said he's busy until five, right?"

She gave me a bored nod and tapped her fingers on the desk. "Okay, I guess I'll wait for him here in the lobby," sagot ko.

She ushered me to take my seat first on the couch. On the first quarter of the hour, I just sat there looking at the elevator to open. Sa tuwing bumubukas ito ay inaabangan ko agad kung sino ang lalabas, hoping it would be him. Pero laging ibang tao ang lumalabas galing doon.

It was almost five when I noticed that the lobby was starting to get crowded. Uwian na rin siguro ng mga empleyado nila kaya isa-isa na silang bumababa.

Inayos ko ang damit ko pati na rin ang buhok ko. Ilang araw ko na siyang hindi nakita. I don't know but I suddenly felt giddy with the thought of seeing him. Huli naming pagkikita ay noong pumunta ako sa condo niyang lasing. He said that he missed me but I didn't exactly felt it was sincere. Because if he was, he'll find a way to see me.

Damn it Sophie! Ayan na naman ang pagiging selfish mo. Ilang beses ko bang kailangan paalalahanan ang sarili ko na kaibigan lang ako at wala akong karapatang mag demand ng higit pa sa kayang ibigay na atensyon at oras ni Derrick?

The elevator pinged again and I fixed my attention there to see if I'll see Derrick. Hindi naman ako nabigo nang iniluwa noon si Derrick. Agad akong napangiti dahil makakausap ko na siya muli, ngunit naging hilaw ang ngiti kong iyon nang makita ko ang kasama niyang babaeng nakakapit sa braso niya.