His Slave

Chapter 29

"Hi.." I said with a smile.

"A-Aiah?"

Tumango ako at ngumiting muli. He looked at me in astonishment as he run towards me. Nang nasa harapan ko na siya ay hinawakan niya ang magkabilang pisngi ko. "It is really you." as he stared at me for a moment. Bigla tuloy akong nahiya ng magkalapit na ang aming mga mukha. He gently kiss my forehead and squish me into a hug. "I've missed you.." as he tightens his hug.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko at tuluyan na akong naiyak. "Scotch.."

He was my crying shoulder. Lahat yata ng pinagdaanan ko noon ay alam niya, kahit hindi ko man sabihin, alam kong alam niya. He was a good friend of mine. He was my bestfriend.

As he gently pushed away, breaking our hug. He cupped my face again. Agad niyang pinunasan ang mga umaagos kong luha. "You may be the infamous Lauren of England but you're still the crybaby Aiah, I've known." as he tousled my hair.

When suddenly we heard some clicking sounds and there were flashing lights coming from different direction. The students were taking picture of us.

"I told you it was Lauren Walsh!"

"Oh my God! Are they dating?"

"Magkakilala pala sila ni Sir Shinichi..."

"Kyaa! Pa-autograph naman Miss Lauren!"

Hindi ko na alam kung sino-sino 'yung mga nagsasalita dahil sa sobrang ingay na ng mga estudyante. Scotch immediately took off his blazer and covered my head. And he pulled me beside him. Sabay lakad naming dalawa habang pinapaalis niya ang mga estudyanteng nakaharang sa aming dinadaanan.

"Move aside guys, please..." saway niya sa mga estudyante habang inaalalayan ako sa aking dinaraanan.

Nakahinga na ako ng mabuti ng dumating na kami sa kanyang opisina. Tinanggal ko ang blazer na nakapatong sa ulo ko at nilagay sa swivel chair. "Now what?" he uttered as he locked the door. Nagtinginan lang kaming dalawa at bigla siyang humalakhak. At ginulo niya na naman ang buhok ko. Agad ko naman 'tong sinuklay gamit ang kamay ko. "Sorry. Nakagulo pa tuloy ako... Hindi ko naman kasi akalaing makikilala ako.. Na kilala pala ako dito."

He cocked his head in disbelief. "You really haven't change.. You're still air headed." I eyed him. He chuckled. "We'll discuss things later, okay? I need to fix this ruckus first. Babalik din ako agad."

"O-Okay. Sorry talaga..." sabi ako at nginitian niya ako bago tuluyang lumabas ng office.

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"Napagalitan ka ba?" tanong ko kay Scotch when we're already on our main course. He gave me a sigh. "Pwede ba Miss Lauren kahit ngayon lang, 'wag mong isipin ang ibang tao..." he cleared his throat at biglang naging seryoso. "So, who else knows you're already here?"

I started slicing my steak. "You... and I think also Myr."

"You could have told me, para nasundo kita sa airport. Mabuti na lang at walang nangyari sa'yo."

I cock my head. "Ba't ba atat kayong sunduin ako?"

He opened his mouth in disbelief. "Haven't you seen what happened a while ago? It was even inside a campus. Ano pa kaya kung nasa open public ka na talaga? You're really not thinking, showing yourself in public like that. I thought you've took some safety precautions coming here."

"Hindi ka ba talaga marunong makiramdam sa paligid mo." as he gazed around the restaurant. The staffs were looking at us. Some were even gossiping. Agad din namang silang bumalik sa kanilang mga ginagawa ng mapatingin kami ni Scotch sa kanila. "You really think na hindi aabot ang mga mukha mo dito sa Pilipinas. You're one of the fashion's most in-demand models. Everyone knows you, if you weren't informed by the way."