He Suddenly Came Back

Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11: Nickname Basis

(Zoe's POV)

It was a long explanation I had with Cindy yesterday. She kept on nagging me about Clive. Bakit hindi daw ako nagkwento? Bakit di ko daw sinabi na may boyfriend na ako? Seriously, boyfriend? She's really crazy. My best friend is really crazy. At bakit di daw mukhang European si Clive? And to think na tinanong niya lahat yan sa harap ni Clive. Kung makapagsalita si Cindy parang wala sa harapan namin ang topic.

Ako nalang yung humingi ng pasensya kay Clive dahil sa ugali ng bestfriend ko. Wala narin akong nagawa kundi ikuwento sa kanya every detail. Nakakahiya! Alam niyo na, yung sa reception thingy. Cindy kept on laughing on that part, nakisali din si Clive. Nagkasundo agad yung dalawa pagkatapos nun.

Heto ako ngayon, paupo-upo lang sa office. Bored na ako, wala akong masyadong ginagawa ngayon. I picked my phone on my table. I searched for the 50 Shades of Grey pdf and read it. Hindi ko pa naman to natatapos. I need to finish reading it before they release the movie. I'm in the middle of reading when somebody entered my office.

"Hi." Clive greeted. He's all smiled. Again, showing his dimples.

"Hey. What brings you here?" I asked him.

"Wala lang. Anong ginagawa mo?" isinarado niya nag pinto at naglakad patungo sa akin.

"Reading something." tipid kong sagot.

He went to the back of the chair where I was sitting. Bahagya niyang itinukod ang kanyang kamay sa table at ang isa naman ay sa likuran nag aking upuan. He then looked at the screen of my phone. His thick eyebrows raised. "50 Shades of Grey." He read the title. "Christian Grey, huh?"

"Nagbabasa ka nito?" agad kong tanong? I'm quite amazed. Minsan lang kasi ang mga lalake na mahilig magbasa. They are more on games. Kaya pati puso ng babae ay pinaglalaruan narin nila. And I really suggest they should read because most books that has first person's point of view has a girl's point of view. Para naman maintindihan nila ang feelings ng mga babae, the thoughts and emotions. They should be aware.

"I'm not illiterate Zoe."

"Are you an E.L James' Fan?" I blurted.

He chuckled at my expression. Tumuwid narin siya ng tayo at umiling. "Easy there, I'm not a fan okay, I haven't read that yet. Narinig ko lang somewhere. Is it nice? I heard it's kind of... you know... it contains..." nagdadalawang-isip pa siya kung sasabihin niya kaya ako nalang ang tumaas.

"Dirty wild sex. Yeah, it's very erotic."

"And you're fond of reading that?" he asked in disbelief. He's obviously amused based on his expression. I chuckled.

"It's not about the sex part. It's the plot."

He pursed his lips. Tumuwid na siya ng tayo. He nodded. "I guess you're busy." he stated.

"Bakit? May kailangan ka?"

"Yayain sana kitang lumabas. But I guess you're doing something. Maybe some other time."

"No... I'm not doing anything really. I'm actually bored kaya tatapusin ko nalang sanang basahin. But I can read it later. Saan ba tayo?"

"You sure you're not busy?" he asked again. Tumango ako at tumayo.

"Yes. I'm not busy? So saan tayo?"

"Hmm..." bahagya muna siyang nag-isip. Agad kong kinuha ang bag ko. "Surprise me, then." I said. Nauna na akong lumabas ng office. Agad naman siyang sumunod.

"Jane, I'll just go out. Ikaw na munang bahala." bilin ko sa assisstant ko na nasa counter ngayon. Tumango naman siya sa akin. "Sige po, Miss."

"Pahiram muna ng boss niya ah?" singit ni Clive kaya bahagyang napatawa si Jane.

Lumabas na kami ng shop at nagtungo sa sasakyan niya. Pinatunog niya muna ito bago ako pinagbuksan ng pinto. Nagdrive na siya papunta kung saan kami pupunta, siya lang nakakaalam eh. Hanggang sa marating namin ang mall.

"Oh, anong gagawin natin dito?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Let's watch a movie."

"Okay." Hinila na niya ako papunta sa bilihan ng ticket.

"Maleficent nalang panoorin natin." Suggest ko sa kanya.

Ngumiwi siya sa akin. "Pambata iyan eh."

"But that's Angelina Jolie."

"So you're a fan?"

I shrugged. "Sort of."

"Fangirl ka ah. Okay."

Wala na siyang nagawa. Sinunod na niya lang ako at pumunta na agad siya para bumili ng ticket.

Pumasok na kami sa loob. We looked for seats. Dun kami naupo sa pinakadulo. Nagstart na yung movie. Nung nasa kalagitnaan na ng movie, panay na yung hagod ko sa braso ko. It's getting colder. Naiwan ko yung blazer ko sa office. And then I felt an arms covered my shoulders then he pulled me closer.

I looked at him narrowing my eyes.

"You're cold right? Wag ng maarte. Itong popcorn oh." Tas inabot niya sakin yung lalagyan. Nasali pa yung popcorn. Hinayaan ko nalang siya and concentrated myself in the movie.

Pagkatapos nung movie, kumain kami sa isang diner. While eating, na topic naming yung movie.

"Sometimes, what fairytales are telling ain't true. May reason pala si Maleficent kaya niya sinumpa si Aurora. That's how pain changes people. She was betrayed." Sabi ko sa kanya.

He nodded "But who would've thought na si Maleficent ang true love? She never believed true love existed but in the end, siya parin ang nagpakita nun." Dagdag pa niya.

We continued eating and chatting different stuffs pagkatapos nun nagpunta kami sa sea wall malapit sa mall. Gusto ko kasing panoorin ang sunset. Kaya andito kami ngayon, nakaupo at hinihintay na lumubog ang araw.

"Z." He said looking at the sun that is slowly setting.

"Anong Z?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Nickname." He said, still looking at the sun.

He's calling me Z as a nickname? "And since when did you start calling me names?" I asked him with a raised brow.

"Ngayon lang. Sabi kasi nila, pag binigyan ka ng nickname ng isang tao, it means you're valued by that person, special to be exact."

So I am special to him, is that it?

"Okay. Ikaw bahala." I shrugged. If he's calling me a nickname so it means we're close now. Boy best friend is a good thing, right?