My Little Secret That Night

Chapter 17

HOTEL
6:17 PM

After a short ride, they finally arrived at a nearby hotel. As per Ethan, it's one of the most famous in-house places at Baguio.

And he's definitely not lying.

Natasha felt her heart lightened up upon entering the place. It looks like she's inside a log cabin surrounded by rainforest.

"Dito na tayo magche-check in and magdi-dinner. If you'll look on that side, there's a resto." ani pa ni Ethan.

Agad naman siyang lumingon sa direksiyong itinituro nito.

She must admit, this place looks so homey and cozy.

She was sitting on the side while Ethan's talking to the front desk representative.

Manghang-mangha siya sa mga disenyong nakikita niya sa kaniyang paligid that she ought to behave at a corner.

"Matrimonial? Twin bed yun ni-reserve ko, miss. Pakicheck nga ulit." narinig niyang tumaas ang boses ni Ethan.

Awtomatikong lumapit siya rito sa may fromt desk area.

"Ethan, may problema ba?"

Di ito sumagot sakanya at mukhang hinihintayng makasagot muna ang babae sa front desk.

"Sir, I'm sorry. Matrimonial bed po kasi yun narecord ng kasama ko. Wala na rin po kami any other available rooms, atsaka extra bed. Fully booked na po kami. Sorry po talaga, sir." nakayuko na ang front desk representative at mukhang wala ito'ng kasamang manager.

Napasapo si Ethan sa noo nito at mukhang nagtitimping mairita sa harapan ng babae.

This is so cliché! Pati ba naman dito sa Baguio ay magshe-share sila ng isang kuwarto? Nasa telenovela ba sila ngayon at nangyayari to?

She feel like some actress playing a boring role at the movies.

And so Natasha remained professional.

"Ethan, it's alright. I can sleep on the couch." thinking na nag-aalala ito'ng matulog sa sahig, I tried to offer an alternative. "Or we can go check-in to other hotels."

"No, no. It's not that, Tash. Worried lang ako na baka maging uncomfortable ka sa set up... Okay lang ba talaga sayo? Medyo alanganin na rin kung magta-transfer pa tayo ng ibang hotels, there's no guarantee." sagot nito.

Tama siya. There's no guarantee if babiyahe pa sila papunta sa ibang hotel. Peak season ngayon at malamang na maraming reservations. As a matter of fact, nase-sense niya na that he's really tired from driving all day and even from rowing at the boat earlier.

Habang masinsinang nag-uusap sila ni Ethan, di nila namalayang may kausap na rin pala sa telepono ang front desk representative.

Maya't maya'y lumapit na ito sakanila.

"Ma'am, sir, kausap ko po yun manager ko and there's an approval to give you a 10% discount as a compensation sa nangyari. Sorry po talaga ma'am, sir." the young lady's trying to be sincere.

Ethan started to smile at the young lady and looked at Tasha while saying, "We really appreciate your efforts, miss. We'll be getting the room. Thank you."

Nagsimula na namang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko.

I don't know what to expect upon entering the room.