Vee and Vince (V series #3) (#Wattys2019) - COMPLETED

32 - Courting You

Veera's POV

I wasn't able to sleep last night. Iyak lang ako nang iyak. And I don't know why. Maybe because of Kuya Vince. Or maybe because I'm hurting too. Dahil sa mga nasabi ko sa kanya.

Medyo late ako nang pumasok ako the next day. Nag-in ako kaagad at dumiretso na sa desk ko. Si Moira pa lang ang nandon. She greeted me.

"God! Super late na ako. Nandyan na ba si Ma'am Trish?" I asked. 15 minutes na yata kasi akong late.

"Wala pa naman, absent yata." She answered. "Why are you even scared? Kung tutuusin nga, ikaw ang boss niya eh." She added with a laugh.

If this is a normal day, I'll tease her pa but no, I don't feel very happy today. Inayos ko na lang ulit ang mga gamit ko sa desk ko.

"Moi, ito na 'yung mga files ng kailangan mo." Napalingon ako when I saw na pumasok si KD.

Napatingin din siya sa akin and we held each other's gaze for a moment bago siya nag-salita.

"Hey, Vee. Good morning." He greeted with a smile. But that smile doesn't look genuine to me. Parang pilit.

"Good morning, KD." I just greeted back.

Ngumiti lang siya ulit bago siya dumiretso sa desk niya. Tumingin naman sa akin si Moira. I know that look very well. Curious siya because she knows that something's different today.

I mouthed to her that I'll explain everything to her later.

Lumapit ako kay KD. "Uhm, KD, can we talk? Later after work?"

Tumigil siya sa ginagawa niya saglit and threw me a look. Akala ko pa nga hindi siya papayag but then I saw him smile.

"Sure,Vee. After work."

Hindi na kami nakapag-usap ulit after that. We just continued working. Tanong pa nang tanong si Moira kung anong nangyayari pero ayoko namang magkwento sa kanya habang hindi ko pa nakakausap si KD.

"Okay, but if you want you can tell me everything ha?" I'm glad that she understood.

I nodded at her at tinuloy na rin namin ang trabaho namin.

5 pm came and it's time for all of us to go. Naunang umalis si Moira while me and KD went to the café malapit sa hotel.

"What do you want to have, Vee? My treat." He said and smiled. Though his smile looks stiff, too formal.

"I'll have what you'll have." Sabi ko na lang.

He ordered. Affogatto for both of us.

"KD, I'm really sorry about what happened." Ako na ang unang nagsalita to break the awkward silence.

He took a deep breath bago siya sumagot.

"That's fine, Vee." Sagot niya without even looking at me. "I understand Vince. He just wants to protect you."

"But he doesn't need to protect me from you."

"But he's right, Vee. We don't know each other well enough. Kaya hindi ka dapat sumama sa akin." Seryosong sabi niya. Kahit naman saglit lang kaming nagkakilala, I know he's a good guy.

"But still, hindi niya dapat sinabi lahat ng sinabi niya sa'yo. Kaya I'm really sorry." I pushed.

Nanahimik lang kami ulit and drink our orders silently.

"Vee," He called. "I know that this is not the right time to say this but. . ." He trailed off, parang hindi alam kung paano niya sasabihin whatever he's going to say. "I think I'm starting to like you."