It Might Be You

Two

Two

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“Sa lahat naman ng araw na male-late ka, Raya, ngayon pa!” Reese snapped when she saw me get off from the elevator. So talagang inabangan niya ako to harass me?

“Wow. Nagsalita ang laging late everyday.”

“I am not late today!” she snapped quietly.

“Today lang. Ano ba? I told you I had an emergency,” I said, gesturing at my limping foot.

“Napaano ‘yan?” she asked, raising her brow. “Ganoon ka-wild to the point na nabali your foot?”

“Sprain, Reese, sprain. Seriously, don’t you read text messages?” I asked, rolling my eyes.

“Whatever. Bilisan mo at hinihintay ka na niya,” she said in a hurry.

“Ba’t ba atat na atat kang i-impress ang IT? Type mo?”

“Of course not! I will need them in the future, so I have to provide them an impressive background,” she replied.

I rolled my eyes again, remembering her ulterior motive of purchasing the Axis Bank in the future. “Fine. Later na lang ako pupunta sa powder room. Nasaan ba ang IT na naghihintay sa akin?”

“Sa office mo,” she said excitedly. “Basta, ha, be impressive. Dapat makita ng IT kung gaano kagaling ang mga taga-Finance para full support ang ibibigay nila sa atin in the near future.”

“I get it, I get it,” I muttered. Nakakaloka. Ang sakit pa rin ng ulo ko. No effect sa akin ang medicine. At lalong sumakit ‘yung ulo ko noong naalala ko na naman si White Prince in White Horse. Gusto ko siyang makita ulit. Kahit wala siyang white horse, okay lang. Puwede namang siya lang eh. Willing naman akong sakyan, I mean tanggapin siya kahit wala siyang white horse.

Reese gave me a final wave before I went inside my office. She was right. May tao na nga sa loob, nakatalikod, and was waiting for me.

“Hi, good mo—”

I blinked when he stood up. I couldn’t even finish my sentence. He narrowed his eyes in recognition.

OMG. Si White Prince in White Horse!

Ganito kabilis? Kanina lang ako nagdasal sa lahat ng puwedeng dasalan para makita ulit siya eh!

OMG. Bida na ako! Isa na akong bida sa sarili kong Korean novella kahit hindi naman ako Koreana!

“Miss—”

“Raya. Hiraya del Sena,” I said immediately and grabbed his hand to shake it.

He gave me an awkward smile. Shit. Naiihi ako. Dapat talaga dumaan muna ako sa banyo kanina eh!

“Nice meeting you, Ms. Del Sena. I’m Hunter dela Paz.”

“Can I call you mine?”

He blinked. “Excuse me?”

I immediately shook my head. “What I mean is can I give you a nickname? Hunter is quite mouthful kasi eh,” I said.

But really, mukha ka namang yummy, so okay lang kahit mouthful ka, I mean ‘yung name mo.

He nodded. “That would be fine.”

“Then I’ll call you H,” I said, marking him with a nickname specifically given by me, Hiraya del Sena, metro’s epitome of beauty.

“H?” he asked, smiling awkwardly.

“Ayaw mo?”

He shrugged. “It would be fine,” he said.