I Ruined My Best Friend's Wedding [COMPLETED]

Chapter 22 - Pride

(POV Kim)

Tapos na ang college life and I am working for almost a year now. Elijah and Lolo Demmy insisted for me to work in one of their companies.

Who says you need to have good credentials in school when you have connections?

Ganto kasi yun, gusto ni Lolo Demmy na magtrabaho ko sa HR team ng isa sa mga pag-aari nilang hotels, pero feeling ko naman, nandaya ako.

Since mapride ako, I applied to several companies and whenever there is one that seem to be interested in my employment, I always ended up losing the actual job offer. I have a feeling that Elijah is using his connections for me to fail in my job application.

After two months of non stop job hunting, tinanggap ko na din yung alok ni Elijah na magtrabaho sa isang kanilang five star hotel sa New York. It was a fine job with acceptable pay and benefits.

Pumayag lang ako only if Elijah will not show up in the office anytime. Ayokong malaman ng mga colleagues ko na friend ko ang CEO at ang big boss nila.

Ang parents ko naman ay naiwan sa Pilipinas at kapag umuuwi si Elijah sa Pilipinas gamit ang private plane niya, palagi ako nakikisabay sa kanya.

Pero si Elijah, matigas ang ulo. He will do exactly what you don't want him to do. Isang araw nang pauwi na ako sa apartment ko, a black luxury car suddenly stopped in front of me. The window rolled down and I saw the gorgeous man himself.

"Are you waiting for a zombie apocalypse? Get in!" sabi ni Elijah sa akin. Di na ko nagsalita and I followed him like a loyal dog.

"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Akala ko nasa London ka?"

"Ganyan ka ba magsalita sa big boss mo?" tanong niya sa akin pero hindi niya ko tinitignan.

"Tinatanong kita, ano ginagawa mo dito?"

"Secret, walang clue."

"Are you kidnapping me? Wow, Elijah. Finally!"

He frowned but he did not speak. Weird. Anong problema nitong gagong to?

There is a long agonizing silence at the back of the car. He is just looking outside the window like he was lost in his own world.

Emotero? MTV?

Tumigil kami sa favorite niyang Italian restaurant and he motioned me to get out of the car. Sinundan ko lang siya at may seats na naka reserved para sa amin. We ordered our usual pizza and pasta, but he remained quiet.

Ano bang problema?

Bihira ko makita na ganto ka seryoso si Elijah. Ibang level ang seriousness sa mukha. My heart began to pump faster as if I am watching an Asian horror movie.