Shades Of Blue

Chapter 4. See her gone

Rich POV

   The time I went home, wala na siya. Sinabihan ko siya na pwede siya magstay pero hindi ito nakinig.

  Naiisip ko minsan na hanapin ito but I dont know where to start. Besides she wanted to end their met up that way. Gusto ko pa siya makilala. Gusto ko malaman bakit siya umiiyak nong gabing yon. Yon lang ba ang rason na dahil pinalayas ito ng tatay nito at niloko siya ng boyfriend niya.

    Ang babaw lang talaga. Bata pa ito and she should think positive pero sa naramdaman ko she seems lost and lonely.

    Maganda pero malungkot.

    I tried to look for her sa mga lugar na pwede ito mapadpad. Parang binigyan siya nito ng problema na hindi masulosyunan.

    I hoped everyday.

    I silently wished every night.

    Na sana paglabas ko sa work, andon siya at naghihintay.

    Times passed and I moved on.

    Four years is enough to set things straight, naman diba. Nothing last forever. Even feelings and people. They moved on and life goes on.

   After four years, here I am, the now chief operating officer of our company. Under na sa sakin ang dating mall na pinagtrabahuhan ko. Mga mall, real estates, housing and land development, construction firm at advertising company ang hawak ng mother company namin. Dugo at pawis din ang pinuhunan ng mga ninuno ko para mapalaki ang kompanya.

  Pero malaki din ang kanilang responsibilidad. Our family don't fully own the company syempre. They founded it pero sa paglago nito kailangan din namin ng mga partners at investors. Major shareholders kami at 75%, kaya hawak namin ang board with Lolo as the CEO.

   I dated some girls pero hanggang doon lang ako. Busy ako lagi sa work at wala pang natitipuhan.

   " Sir, hindi po sumasagot si Mr. Hemsworth sa mga tawag ko." Sabi ng secretary ko

  I asked her to call Mr. Hemsworth para sabihing pupunta siya sa office nito to talk about some matters.

  " Okay. Pupuntahan ko na lang siya siguro" I said

   Pagdating ko sa office niya, binati ako ng secretary niya. She said he got a guest. A woman.

  "Oh, his wife?" I asked

   "Im afraid not, sir" sagot ng secretary.

   Dumiretso ako sa office niya. Hindi ako konsintidor na tao kaya the least I can for his wife is discontinue what they are supposed to be doing right now.

  Before I hold the knob, me narinig akong ungol. Sound of pleasure. It stop me but I pursue to enter.

   "Good morning, Mr. Hemsworth" I said not caring of what they are doing.

   Parang hindi nila ako narinig dahil patuloy pa din ang pag taas baba ng galaw ng babae who is sitting on his lap. Nakatalikod ito.

  Kinatok ko ang mesa and it made them stop. The girl unintentionally look back and it made me shocked.

   Pretty eyes.

  Small pointed nose.

  I clearly remembers her.

  Ivy.

  Pero wala akong masabi.  I just look at her supressing my emotion.

Her used to be colored hair is now silky black.

  "Mr. Mercado, what brings you here?" Patay malisyang tanong ni Mr
Hemsworth sakin after giving them time to fix themselves.  Mr. Hemsworth embarrassingly pull up his pants while the woman uncaringly wear back her panty.

   She bid Mr. Hemsworth goodbye at hindi man lang ako sinulyapan.

  After all the longing and searching na naramdaman ko at ginawa, ito lang ang mapapala ko.

  "Bye,  Vanessa" Mr. Hemsworth said as she go away.