In The Arms Of An Angel (ON HOLD)

CHAPTER 30

"Relax, bro! Nandito na ko sa labas ng venue. Papasok na ng building. Sobrang traffic lang talaga sa SLEX kanina. I'll see you guys in a bit..." He was still laughing lightly as he put his phone back on his trouser's pocket when he spotted a vision in red about to exit the door of the events place.

RJ stopped in his track for a moment, caught off guard by the woman's graceful though somewhat hurried steps. He can't see her face clearly for she was rummaging through her purse at the moment, her soft wavy hair blocking his view. He saw her suddenly stop and turn around still looking for something inside her bag. This gave him a full visual of very elegant shoulders, tapering to slender arms and as his eyes move down in his perusal, a slim but curvaceous backside.

"RJ, mata mo! First time mo lang ba makakita ng sexy na babae? Umayos ka!" He reprimanded himself as he resumed walking towards the entrance. But instead of going straight inside to the event, he found himself walking towards the woman. It's as if there's an invisible magnet pulling him towards her.

The closer RJ gets, the more he appreciates what he is seeing. The woman's flawless tanned skin is luring him towards her. He was almost behind her when the woman suddenly turned around that she collided with him. RJ immediately held her arms to steady them both.

"Hey, are you alright?..." RJ asked. His senses were immediately assaulted by the scent of pears and freesia emanating from her.

"I'm really sorry..." The woman said at the same time.

But they both froze in place when their eyes met as they both gazed at each other's faces.

"Oh, fudge!" The woman exclaimed wide-eyed, appearing too stunned to say anything else.

RJ on the other hand immediately forgot his initial intent when he recognized the woman before him.

"Ikaw na naman?!" He blurted out. They both stepped back from each other as if electrocuted. RJ immediately let go of the woman's arms.

"I'm sorry..." The woman apologized again but RJ did not let her finish.

"Miss, are you stalking me? Hanggang dito talaga nasundan mo pa ako? Ang layo na nito sa bundok,ah!" He smirked at her.

He saw how the woman's cheeks turned almost as red as her dress either from embarrassment or from anger he is not sure. What he is sure of is that he found it both very cute and sexy at the same time to see the blush spread from her cheeks to her shoulders. He is sorely tempted to goad her further just to see her blush some more.

"Don't you think masyadong assuming ang statement mo?! Event mo ba ito para isiping s-sinusundan kita dito?" She literally spat out at him leaving him momentarily speechless when he saw the intensity in her eyes.

"Ang ganda talaga ng eyes nya...ang haba ng pilik..." He thought.

He was in that state when the woman decided to make her exit. She walked pass him to step out of the door and to the parking lot of the venue.

"Sino ba talaga ang babaeng yun? Sobrang weird pero iba ang dating nya..." He can't help but shake his head in amusement at the thought.

"RJ, bro! Ano ginagawa mo dyan? Bakit di ka pa pumasok? Hinahanap ka na ng barkada sa loob. The late RJ ka talaga as always!" Kris exclaimed from behind him. He turned around still smiling and they did their bro hug.

"Huy! Grabe sya! Natraffic nga ako kasi galing pa ako ng Laguna dinalaw ko sina lola." He explained as they walked together towards the party momentarily forgetting the encounter earlier with the lady in red. He can already hear the loud music coming from the ballroom along with the cacophony of human chatters around them.

"No need to explain, bro. Importante nandito ka na so kompleto na ang barkada. Let's party!" Kris shouted as they enter the ballroom.

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"Joyce, congratulations on your company's anniversary! You really throw mean parties every year! Ang daming guests!" RJ greeted Kris' girlfriend with a beso as they approach a group of young professionals chatting near the stage. She only gave him a wide smile and a salute with her champagne glass as Kris proudly wrapped his arm around her waist. He then turned to bro hug with the guys and more besos with the other two women in the group.

He chatted with the group until the others except for Kris and Joyce decided to hit the dance floor. He was watching their friends on the dance floor when he saw again the vision in red enter the venue and frantically talked to another woman by the buffet table.

He moved closer to Joyce and Kris to ask them: "Guys, kilala nyo ba yung girl na nakared sa may buffet table?" Kris immediately spun around to look. "Hoy! Kris, wag masyadong obvious kasi nakatingin sila dito sa direction natin." He reprimanded softly.

"Sino? Si Dei? Friend sya ni Valerie, yung dating creative consultant sa modeling agency ni daddy. Bakit type mo?" Joyce asked him with a glint of mischief in her eyes.

"Tinanong lang type na agad?! Nakabangga ko kasi sya kanina sa entrance. Medyo weird lang sya kaya ako nacurious..." He answered immediately all the while feeling uncomfortable with his friends' knowing smirks.

"Bro, nakalimutan mo yatang matagal na tayong magkakaibigan so hindi ka makakapaglihim sa amin. Yang curiosity mo may laman. At ngayon ka lang uli namin nakitang interested sa isang babae since..." Kris did not continue anymore his statement when he saw the shadow that suddenly clouded RJ's eyes at the obviously still sensitive topic.

"I'm sorry, bro." Kris started but RJ raised his hand to stop him.

"No, it's fine. Matagal na yun. Tahimik na sya. And let's just forget what I asked a while ago. Nacurious lang naman talaga ako kay weird girl." He answered dismissively as he try to appear not interested anymore with the lady in red. But his eyes, like it has a mind of its own, would still involuntarily stray towards her, Ms. Weird Girl.