Over The Rainbows, Sydney (España Series #1)

Prologue

España Series #1

This is a work of fiction.

Read at your own risk.

Characters are not affiliated with anything nor anyone. This is purely out of the author's imagination.

Disclaimer: anything about the stories I write DOES NOT necessarily reflect to me, NOR to the institutions that might be mentioned.

[2020]
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"She'll be here any moment from now." Cyreen said using an intriguing tone.

We're inside the conference room with the construction and design heads of the company because Buenavidez Furnitures is one of the companies who submitted their portfolio when our company posted hiring for a new furniture supplier. Sila ang napili ng boards of construction and design, reason why they're here today.

I raised a brow at her. She's been teasing me since morning, pagkapasok ko palang ng opisina. I don't know why she's still teasing me, when she knows that I'm long... over that person..

I rolled my eyes at her. She smiled sarcastically at me, I just shook my head.

I've been showing no emotions, except only kapag inaasar ako ni Cyreen, since earlier. I shifted uncomfortably on my seat. Wearing a formally fitted cream longsleeve dress, paired with a natural looking makeup, my reflection on a glass door in front of me showed. I looked so professional with my cold aura and my attire. Main reason why most of the people who goes to a meeting with me gets intimidated.

Pero ngayon... Hindi ko alam kung bakit nawala ang kapangyarihan kong gawin iyon.

Maybe it's the thought that, it's her who's the one I'm going to meet with later, bothers me.

Bumukas ang pintuan ng conference room, dahilan kung ba't ako napabaling doon. It was not her. Thank goodness!

Not that I'm nervous. But I'm just not ready yet.

"Hindi daw affected..." Rinig kong pang-aasar ni Cyreen.

I sighed problematically and glared at her, "are you just going to tease me all day?"

She laughed.

I shook my head at rolled eyes at her. I really can't blame her, though. She knows what me and Sydney had been through.

"Ma'am Samantha..." Called my secretary, Carl. "Miss Buenavidez will be here in a few minutes."

Carl checked something on his iPad pagkasabi niya noon. I nodded coldly at him. But my insides were turning crazy. My heart is pounding sooo loud while my intestines are starting to entangle with each other.

Cyreen on my left is still smiling at me meaningfully. Hindi ko na lamang iyon pinansin. Napapitlag ako nang marinig ang muling pagbubukas ng pinto. But this time I didn't dare to look at the door.

Pumasok ang tatlong tao sa loob ng conference. Two women, and a guy. But only one of those two girls caught my eye.

I smiled at them when our eyes met. And there I saw her again, right before me, after five years. My ex girlfriend. Right in front of me.

I didn't look at her for long. Because hell, she's so insanely hot and stunning. Bumaling ako sa lalaking kasunod niya. The first woman who entered the room extended her hand to me. I shook her hand and turned to Sydney. I shook her hand as well.

"Hi," she smiled.

I smiled back at her, "Hi."

Medyo matagal ang pagkakahawak ng kamay namin kumpara sa nauna kaya niluwagan ko na ang kamay ko. But her hand is still on me. I looked behind her para ipabatid ang aking kagustuhang makipag-kamay sa lalake sa kanyang likruan, but it took her moments before she finally realized it and released my hand.

The meeting went fine. The boards approved the designs they proposed. When there seemed to be no problem at all, I, as the head executive of the boards, adjourned the meeting immediately. I couldn't focus much because of Sydney's presence but I can't be so obvious about it kahit pa hindi ako tinitigilang sulyapan ng palihim ni Cyreen.

I listened carefully to the one talking in front. Mabuti na lang at hindi rin si Syd ang nagsalita. Well...

Kinamayan ko ang lahat matapos ang meeting at inexcuse ang sarili ko. Cyreen followed me and excused herself as well. Naiwan lang doon ang iilan sa aming mga executive at sila Syd.

Mabilis akong pumunta sa aking opisina at tinapos ang trabaho. I went home to my condo thereafter. I sat outside the balcony to gather some air.

Syd's face flashed in my mind again. Hell, she's still so beautiful! The word beautiful itself is an understatement!

I sighed. I'm long over her... That's what I thought... Pero why do I feel like this? I know this feeling. This is really familiar to me. Because this is what I also felt back then.