Hi. Can I invite you to lunch? Tanong ni Mike sa akin.
Bakit? Tanong ko.
Wala lang. Come on Alyssa, we used to be friends. Gusto ko lang na maging civil tayo. Sabi nito.
We can be civil without going out to lunch. Sabi ko dito.
Promise I won't do anything stupid. Gusto ko lang magsorry sa nangyari and lunch is my peace offering. Sabi nito at dahil gutom na rin naman ako pumayag ako.
Hindi ako pumayag na sumakay ng kotse niya, good thing naman na wala din siya plano magdala ng car dahil walking distance lang naman yung kakainan namin. I kept my distance, dahil malapit lang ang office ko sa office ng asawa ko at ayokong may makakita na may kasama akong ibang lalaki kahit wala kaming ginagawa.
Dahil alam ni Mike na favorite ko ang japanese food, sa isang japanese restaurant kami kakain.
So how's married life? Tanong nito sa akin.
Seriously? Tanong ko dito.
Bakit anong masama sa tanong ko? Tanong nito.
Wala naman. It's good. Sabi ko.
Kiefer huh. I didn't know you know him. Sabi nito.
We've met a few times, may common friend kami. Sabi ko dito.
You weren't dating naman when were together. Sabi nito.
Of course not. Sabi ko.
But just within a week after we called off the wedding? Tanong nito kaya natawa ako pero sarcastically.
I don't remember us calling off the wedding. Pumunta ako ng simbahan ikaw ang hindi sumipot. Sabi ko dito. Magsasalita sana ito ng biglang dumating yung food namin.
Yeah whatever but less than a week Alyssa? Tanong nito.
Wait lang huh. In case you forgot. We're not together I am married and I don't need to explain to you. Sabi ko.
I know but still I know there's something wrong about it. Sabi nito.
My marriage with Kiefer is fine. Wala naman kaming problema. Ewan ko kung anong sinasabi mong wrong. We're both single when we got married. He was supposed to marry Paula but she decided to call off the wedding so we got married. Walang mali dun. Baka tinadhana lang kami kasi pareho kaming iniwan. Sabi ko.
You weren't in love. Sabi nito at natawa ako.
How did you know? Hindi naman ako pakakasalan ng asawa ko kung hindi niya ako mahal. You know how rich my husband is at kung gaano kalayo ang estado namin sa buhay but it didn't bother him. He loves me so he married me. Sabi ko kahit alam kong hindi naman ako mahal ni Kiefer. Na kaya kami kasal dahil sa isang agreement pero hindi na kailangan na malaman pa iyon ni Mike.
Sabi mo you invited me to have lunch with you so you can apologize. I forgive you matagal na. Sabi ko dito at bigla nito hinawakan ang kamay ko.
I want you back Alyssa. Sabi ko at nginitian ko ito saka pinatong yung kamay ko sa ibabaw ng kamay niya.
Sana noon pa. You had your chance and you blew it kaya move on. Sabi ko ng biglang may nagsalita sa tabi ko.
Hi babe. Sabi ni Kiefer kaya tinanggal ko yung kamay ko na nakahawak kay Mike.
Kief. Sabi ko dito sa gulat ko at lumapit ito sa akin at hinalikan ako sa lips.
Mike. Bati nito kay Mike saka tumingin sa akin.
I have a meeting here. Nakita lang kita kaya lumapit ako. I'll see you later. Sabi nito kaya tumango ako.
Naiinis ako bakit ako sumama dito kay Mike pero mas naiinis ako na I can't read Kiefer's mind. He's not mad but he's not happy. Hindi ko na ulit kinausap si Mike hanggang matapos kaming kumain. I was supposed to go to Kiefer para magpaalam dito pero closed door sila sa isang private room dito kaya nagtext na lang ako na babalik na ako ng office expecting him at least to go out but instead nagtext lang ito ng ok kaya umalis na ako.
