When in France

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A Piece of work

Ilang araw din akong nag-stay sa bahay ni Mommy bago ako bumalik sa London. Luckily, walang Wade na nanggulo sa akin but I know he will come back again and I will make sure na kapag bumalik ulit siya dito sa apartment ko, wala na ako dito. That's it, I'm leaving...for now.

I need a fancy vacation too, you know?

Buong araw, nag-ayos lang ako ng mga gamit at naglinis ulit ako ng apartment ko. Ipinaalam ko na kay Nancy na pupunta ako ng France at halos mabingi na ako dahil sa pag-tili niya nung sinabi ko ang tungkol doon.

Of course, Nancy, excited as ever dahil magkikita na daw ulit kami and me? I'm not even excited.

I'm nervous actually. But maybe, ayaw ko munang magpakita sa kaniya and I'm sure ayaw niya din akong makita so he's the last person I want to cross path with in this world right now.

He hates me. I'm sure he really hates me.

Since next week pa naman ang flight ko siguro for one last time, I'll just enjoy the remaining time to have fun here in England. Medyo magtatagal pa kasi ako sa France. I only just have a one-way ticket after all.

Halos mapatalon na naman ako sa gulat dahil may kumalatok sa pinto ko. Gabi na, sino naman kaya ito? Si Nancy? Or--

Oh no! If it is that assh*le again, I swear I'm gonna kill him!

Kinuha ko 'yung baseball bat sa gilid ng shoe racks ko at isa-isa kong binuksan 'yung mga locks ko at nagbilang ng tatlo bago ko binuksan 'yung pinto at pagkabukas ko...

"Damn you! Sabi ko wag ka ng---"

"Hey it's me, Louise!!" Tinignan ko siya at mabilis na itinago sa likod ko 'yung baseball bat at napakagat ako sa labi. Muntikan ko na siyang mahampas doon ah!

"I'm so sorry, Niel. I thought you were someone..." nahihiya kong sabi at tinaasan niya lang ako ng kilay.

"I'm not that psycho bastard and your bloody bat almost got me, jesus christ!." Kilala ni Niel si Wade dahil isang beses niya narin itong nasapak dahil sa panggugulo sa akin.

Hindi tulad sa ibang lalaki, mas komportable ako kay Niel dahil... oh well... let's just say kahit gaano pa ka-guwapo at masculado si Niel... he never fancied a woman.

He likes men more than anything. If you know what I mean.

Niel Williams is a piece of work.

He got the looks, a perfect body, a creative mind and brainy too. A perfect ideal man to be exact.

But he wasn't made for a woman to have. Nancy really nailed that one though.

When Nancy finds out about him, she was never disppointed that much in her whole life.

"I'm sorry okay?" Sabi ko at pumasok na sa loob at sinundan niya ako. "Ano palang ginagawa mo dito?"

Imbes na sagutin ako ay may ibigay siyang newspaper sa akin at tinitigan ko lang ito. Anong meron dito?

"Page 10." Tipid niyang sagot at sumandal siya sa pader. Oohh, that familiar look on his face. Have I done something again? Pero wala naman akong maalala.

Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako at tinignan kung anong meron sa page 10 at halos ma-out of balance na ako sa kinatatayuan ko.

"You're the talk of the town, Louise. You really did a great job on that one." Sabi niya at tinuro yung dyaryo. He means the special page of the newspaper, page 10.

'La nuit des Lumiéres' captivated a lot of people's heart at the Prisma Art gallery

La nuit de lumiéres or The night of the lights is one of my favorite work. It was a painting inspired from the lights of Paris, France.

Hindi ko akalain na mafe-feature ito. This painting means a lot to me. It holds a great memory in my life.

"And it's not just in the papers. It's all over in the social media too," sabi niya at lumapit sa akin at tinapik ako sa balikat "and that my friend, it means you owe me a dinner, a treat perhaps?" Natawa lang ako sa sinabi niya at napayakap ako sa kaniya.

"Thank you very much," Nang kumawala ako sa kaniya, ginulo niya lang yung buhok at ngumiti. "You did a great job too!" Sabi ko at tumawa siya. Malaki ang naitulong niya sa akin bilang isang artist agent.

Siya ang tumulong sa akin sa pagpro-promote ng mga works ko at dahil hindi ako masiyadong marunong makipag-business transaction ay nandiyan siya para gawin iyon para sa akin.

Even in my children books too, although si Nancy talaga ang editor ko, tumutulong din si Niel sa akin. I'm so thankful na naging kaibigan ko sila at nandiyan sila para sa akin and same goes for me.

"Come on, off we go." Excited na sabi ni Niel at natatawa lang ako na pumunta sa kuwarto ko para magpalit ng damit. I guess dinner in a classic restaurant is lovely.

"What?! You're invited--hmmpfff!!" Mabilis kong tinakpan 'yung bibig ni Niel dahil bigla siyang napasigaw nung nasabi ko sa kaniya 'yung tungkol sa invitation ng Museé d'orsay.

It was supposed to be a secret pero nadulas ako!

Nang inalis ko yung kamay ko sa bibig niya, nanlalaki lang yung mata niya at bumulong sa akin. Pinagtitinginan na kami dito sa loob ng restaurant.

"Is it true??"

"Yes!" Sigaw ko pero pabulong lang. Nakita ko namang napa-suntok siya sa ere dahil sa saya. He's that happy huh? I was like that too!

"I'm so proud of you." Sabi niya at umiling ako.

"It's US."

"Hey, you're the one who did the paint job not me." Sabi niya sabay higop sa wine glass niya. This italian restaurant is great! The foods and it's ambience, it feels like you're in Italy.

"Amd you're the one who did the talking not me." And we both laughed at that.

Sinabi ko rin sa kaniya na huwag niya munag ipaalam sa iba and he should keep his mouth shut in this. Minsan kasi may pagka-chismoso ito. He talks a lot.

"Hey, Niel." Kanina pa kasi kami tahimik na kumakain.

"What?"

"I'm going on a vacation. Will you please take care of Nancy for me?" Napakunot 'yung noo niya sa sinabi ko pero ngumiti din ito at natatawa.

Kahit hindi sila nagkakasundo minsan I know they are good and comfortable with each other and this is just a secret.... I ship them. I hope there's a chance for them hahahaha.

"Even if she's a pain in the ass, I guess I don't mind doing so."sabi niya at parang may na-realize siya kaya napatigil siya at tumingin sa akin na parang hindi makapaniwala.

"Wait, why are you saying that to me? Where are you going?"

"France? Oh yeah, France."

He did freak out again but I managed to calm him down but he understand me. I really need to take a break too that's what he said. We spend our time laughing and trust me, he keeps on checking out some attractive guy on the table from the other side and I noticed they were grinning at each other and I can't help but to feel uncomfortable with the looks in their eyes.

Oh Niel, I hope you can noticed the way those ladies look at you on the other tables too. Some of them were already drooling to that handsome face of yours.

Okay, I give up. Wala ng chance na maging straight ang isang ito.

The dinner just ended very well and as a british gentleman, hinatid niya ako sa apartment ko.

Minsan talaga nakakalimutan kong hindi siya lalaki dahil sa ikinikilos niya.

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Hihihi boring ba??

Sorry, i just want to take it slowwww