I woke up when the ray of the sunshine touched my skin. I slowly opened my eyes and felt Nathan's small kisses on my face. I held his arms and hugged him tight.
"Wakey wakey, mommy. You're late for work." Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig sa narinig ko.
I grabbed my phone on the table and found out that it's already 10! I have a meeting with NK Travel Corps. at 10:30!
"You should have woken me sooner, baby." Sabi ko at tumayo na sa kama.
"I did, but you won't wake up." I went straight to the bathroom to take a quick bath.
I must have lost my mind last night. Ang dami ko sigurong nainom? Heck. And what about the other girls? Hindi rin nila ako ginising?!
Wala pang 10 minutes ay natapos ako. Mabilis din akong nagbihis at dinry ang buhok ko. Pagbaba ko ay nakita ko si Nathan na bihis na bihis at nakaupo sa couch.
"Are you coming with me?" Umiling siya.
"Auntie Jess will bring me to blanc. You go to work and focus, Mommy." Kumuha ako ng toasted bread sa dining at hinalikan ang anak ko bago tuluyang lumabas.
I'm already five minutes late!
Hindi na ako nag park at hinayaan ko na ang butler ang gumawa noon. Diretso ako sa 10th floor kung saan nandoon ang conference hall at sinalubong ng Secretary ko.
"Am I late?" Tinagilid niya ang ulo niya.
"A little, Miss."
Secretary Lee opened the door for me and familiar faces welcomed me.
For a second, I felt betrayed.
On the large u-shaped table was Krystal on the right, with Hani beside her and other Hotel staffs; in front of them are Nichkhun, Lesley and some other people from the Travel Corp.
"I'm sorry for being late. Let's begin." Marahan akong umupo sa swivel chair ko, ang pinaka gitna at napa sandal nalang habang unti unting mamatay ang ilaw.
My eyes darted on Krystal and Hani who are both grinning at me. Then, it shifted to Nichkhun and Lesley who are both seriously looking at the screen and listening to the staff explaining about the project.
"We will also provide transportation for the delegates and we are already in talks with some bus company regarding that. We will offer a package to them where there will be discounts but will be beneficial to us, as well. As for the menus, we still haven't consulted with the head chef about that."
"We shall give them healthy foods that could give them energy to play their sport. Maybe we could offer a buffet breakfast? Then a three course lunch and full course dinner?" I suggested.
"Buffet breakfast will do, because it's the most important meal of the day. But a full course dinner? Some athletes prefer eating nothing at night." I gulped when Lesley disagreed on my opinion.
"I agree with Miss Chiang, too. We could also do a buffet at night or maybe they can get to choose the food they want to eat?"
"We have a dietitian, do we?" Nichkhun asked to everyone.
"Yes, there's one on duty."
"Good. Then ask the dietitian. We shouldn't argue about a matter like this."
The meeting had a recess because it's almost time for lunch. Babalik nalang after lunch as there are a lot of things to talk about.
Naiwan ako sa conference hall kasama sina Krystal at Hani. I was crossing my arms while looking at the both of them.
