Exactly Where They'd Fall (COMPLETED)

Chapter 7

A/N: Places and events are fictional. Sorry for the grammatical errors and misspelled words. Thank you, enjoy reading! Beware: Change of point of view ahead.

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Nakakaloka.

Nababaliw na ata ako.

Di ko siya maalis sa isip ko, huhu.

Ba't ba kasi nagbalik yun dito? Aaaaack.

"Mam may masakit po ba sa inyo? Ayos lang po ba kayo?" Tanong sa akin ng driver that made me came back to reality.

"Ay oo hehe, don't mind me." I simply replied. "Grazia's tayo Kuya."

"Opo Maam." Then he continued driving. Medyo madilim na at medyo delikado din pag gabi kasi ang yayabong ng mga puno at halaman sa paligid. Malayo-layo pa yung Grazia's sa bahay.

I have a passion for singing, that's why I'm doing these kind of things. Buti nalang naiintindihan ako ni Ate, and she let me do this one. Ayun nga lang, mystery singer ang peg ko. Because we're famous in the area, siniguro niya yung kapakanan ko. Who am I to refuse and complain? At least nakakakanta ako. Nilalagay ko nalang sa utak ko na at least meron, kesa wala. It is hard, really, may times na gusto mong makita ka ng mga tao ganun pero di mo magawa. Pero nasanay na ako, I'm good with this set-up.

I jolted when my phone beeped. Kagulat! Haha. Si Maika lang pala.

Maika: Ma'am, cancelled po tomorrow yung meeting with the client at 7AM. Personal matters daw po.

My inner self was delighted by the news. May oras pa ako para makapagprepare para sa board meeting bukas. "Sige Maika, thank you for the info." was my reply.

(Herminio Jose's POV) A/N: Please be observant po sa time frame natin!

Pressing my bluetooth earphone, "Atalia, what were you saying again?" Hindi ko siya narinig dahil sa busina ng mga sasakyan sa labas. I'm at a gasoline station kasi one-fourth nalang ng tangke ang kotse ko, making a U-turn to my office.

"Sir, Mr. Concepcion wants to meet you."

"Bakit daw?"

"A 'very' important matter." I felt the eye rolling of my assistant. I mean, he knows him too well. May chismis na naman yung ipagkakalat sakin.

"Right now?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Text me the location. Cancel my appointments up to 2 o'clock." Bilin ko sa kanya.

"Okay sir. Forward ko nalang po yung message niya." Then she hung up.

Nako nako naman Gabs, ano na naman ba tong kalokohang to?

After a minute, Atalia texted me, apparently what Gabriel wanted to say to me.

"Hi. Punta tayong Grazia's. Sa Baguio. Pick me up here at your office. I had my car repaired, may mini accident lang when I came back in Manila."

Tang- kakagaling ko lang ng Baguio tapos pababalikin ulit ako? At lalong hindi niya ako chaperone!

I dialled Gabriel's number and he picked it up, dali dali akong nagsalita.

"Ops, ako muna. You know, I just came back here in Manila from Baguio. Tapos babalik ako dun? At isa pa, gagawin mo pa akong driver? Gagamitin mo pa tong sasakyan ko? At isa pa, last, pwede namang itext mo ako diba?"

"Iba ka talaga 'tol. Dami mong satsat. Hahahahaha! If I gave you Ms. Velasquez number, will I get a thumbs up from you?"

Napatigil ako.