Not His Type

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

"Are you here to kill me?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

He sat on the chair beside me then stared up in the sky. He looks so calm and relaxed it made me feel guilty.

"I'm not mad." Sagot niya.

And here I thought na sobrang malalagot ako sa kanya. This is bad. If his patience is this long, I might take advantage of it. Hindi ko yun gusto. What's the point of me living here, trying to make his life miserable if he's not reacting the way I want him to react.

"Why? I've humiliated you a lot of times. Paano mo nagagawang hindi magalit." I asked again.

This guy is not normal. He might've lost his temper a few times pero sa nangyari kanina alam kong may karapatan siyang magalit. Pero hindi, he's here, casually having a conversation with me.

"For the past days, I've actually got a hold of your personality. You will never do something without a reason." He answered which shocked me.

A smile quickly registered on my face. Nakakatawa, we're actually having a calm conversation, at like 2 am in the morning. Samantalang kapag normal na araw ay halos hindi kami makapagusap ng matino.

"What makes you so sure?" Tanong ko. He speaks as if he knows me too well.

"I just had a feeling." Then he stood up and said, "Goodnight I'll see you tomorrow."

He left me there, wondering what just happened. Why is he being considerate when he has all the reasons to be mad at me? Kainis, he's making me feel more guilty. Zade Evardome, you make me question all my ideals. Why are you not fitting in my image of a filthy rich guy? It infuriates me! You're proving me wrong, and I hate it.

A few days passed and of course I still have my work to do. Because I didn't come to work for a couple of days, a pile of junk was waiting for me when I arrived at my office. I had no choice but to finish them as soon as possible even if I had to sacrifice my breaks. I also have a lot of meetings with different people so I had to drive around the city. I've been doing this ever since the week started and today's a friday so I will have the weekend to rest my ass off.

"Don't you think its about time to take a break?" Natalia asked. "Buti nalang at isa ako sa mga clients mo so you're able to rest a bit."

Isa si Natalia sa mga kliyente ng kompanya. I was actually the one who brought her to the company. Natalia and I became friends way back in college kaya naman alam niya ang lahat tungkol sa buhay ko.

"I heard the news, you know. You embarrassed Zade in front of so many people."

"Pati ba naman yan alam mo."

"Sabihin nalang natin na may mga kaibigan ako sa party na iyon. And hey, some girls are furious, just so you know."

"Let them be. Besides, I don't care about their opinions." Sagot ko. I'm too tired to even think about it. And the person I humiliated is already okay with it, bakit sila hindi maka-get over?

"By the way, who's your next client?" She asked.

"Oh right. Alfred texted me the next client. Hindi ko pa nakikita kung sino."

Then I grabbed my phone inside my bag and looked for Alfred's text. I almost dropped my phone after I've read his message. Of all the people naman talaga. I still haven't recovered fully from the last time that I saw her and I'm gonna see her again, wow, I'm sure it'll take a lot of energy from me.

Natalia must've noticed the change in my expression that's why she grabbed my phone from my hand and read the text, "Sandra Alviar? Are you serious?"

She knows how serious this matter is to me kaya naman ganyan nalang ang naging reaction niya. Pagod ako dahil buong linggo akong nagtrabaho at ito pa ang huling gagawin ko? So exhausting.

"You know what, you don't have to go. Sabihin mo natagalan ang meeting natin." Natatarantang sabi niya. If only it was that easy. Trabaho 'to and I can't just say 'pass' kung ayoko ang klinyente.

"I can't. I have a lot of work to do after this so I need to finish everything today. So, that concludes our meeting. Bye, I'll see you next time." I hurriedly fixed my stuff and stood up.

"Bye! Take care, okay? I'll send someone over just in case."

"Ano ba sa tingin mong gagawin ko sa babae na yun?"

"Basta!"

Since Sandra likes Japanese food kaya naman sa isang Japanese restaurant ako pinapunta ni Alfred. And here I thought that I would never see that girl's face ever again. But I'm quite surprised at myself right now though. I usually do anything just to avoid seeing an Alviar, but today, I don't even have the energy to think of way to avoid them.

I'm feeling kind of weak today.

The moment I entered the restaurant, nakita ko agad kung saan nakaupo si Sandra. Her face is like a warning sign to me. It catches my attention once we're in the same place. She stood up and waved at me to let me notice her presence.

"Goodafternoon, Ms. Alviar." I greeted.

"Why are you being so formal, Kashmere? Para namang hindi tayo magkamag-anak." She said. Patience, please. "Please, have a seat."

I sat down dahil wala naring enerhiya ang mga binti ko upang tumayo. Just by hearing her say the word family makes me want to puke. Its ironic, disgusting even.

"Its been a while. I've heard a lot of good things about you." She started the conversation.

"We need to get this meeting over with." Sagot ko.

"Mom wants to see you." She said. I felt my body becoming weak just by hearing those words. Disgusting, so disgusting. "As much as I hate it, you're still family and even Dad wants to see you too."

"Don't talk about that woman in front of me."

"Kashmere, why can't you just forgive Mom. Karina was able to do it. Why can't you?"

Damn it, why are we talking about this matter right now? This should be a freakin business meeting! Hindi ako pumunta dito para maging emotional or para makipag-bati sa mga taong wala akong balak makita pang muli. Why can't people understand that?

"Wala kang alam sa nararamdaman ko. Hindi ikaw ang iniwan." I said.

She can easily say those things dahil siya ang taong binigyan ng atensyon. That woman went to your side to take care of you and guide you, while Karina and I suffered. I stood up and prepared myself to leave. While packing my stuff, I felt kind of dizzy.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? You look kind of pale." She said while trying to help me keep my balance.

I still tried to to remove her hands from my shoulders even though she was getting blurry from my sight.

Then I passed out.

"Mom, wag mo kami iwanan." Karina said while holding our mother's leg.

Karina was already in her right mind during that time habang ako walang kalam-alam sa mangyayari. I can still remember how Karina looked so pathetic that day. She was the one who begged our mother to stay kaya naman hindi ko lubos maisip kung bakit ganun nalang kadali sa kanyang patawarin ang babaeng dahilan ng pagkawasak ng pamilya namin.

Dad became sick a few years after and Karina had to work hard for the both of us. She worked day and night just to support my education. She sacrificed her teenage years for me. She should be enjoying with her friends pero hindi, she worked and worked. After I graduated from college, she was offered a scholarship abroad by a company and that's how she met her husband. But when we were finally earning a lot, Dad died. Karina and I were so devastated. We swore that we would work hard for Dad, but he's no longer here to receive it. We were too late.