Forgetting Samuel

Kabanata 45

Kabanata 45
Painter

“Margo, give Jerry a call. Sabihin mo magpapapaint na ulit ako ng walls. Glum yellow for this month.”

Sambit ni Ady pagpasok niya sa studio kinatanghalian, kasabay ng pagtanggal niya ng kaniyang suot na shades dahil sa tindi ng araw sa labas. Maghahanap pa siya ng perfect dress para sa dinner nila ni Samuel mamayang gabi.

It wasn't a date night. Obviously, because Ady will be the one to pay. It was a treat, a thank-you dinner for a billionaire.

It wasn't a date.

Ady was so sure of that.

Kanina pa niya pilit na inaanalisa ang sinambit ni Samuel bago nito ibinaba ang tawag. No questions asked, no permissions needed from her. It was all set and done for him.

"Okay, Miss Adelaide." Margo nodded, and immediately went to the desk and surfed through the emails.

Nag-aayos kasi siya ng mga bagong labas na collections, dahil magpapalit na si Ady ng stocks for this month at ipapa-pull-out na niya ang hindi napapansing items. Kung kaya’t napakagulo ng Doll House ngayong araw. Panay hanay ng mga damit sa bawat rack. Nakaseparate na ang mga bago sa ipu-pull-out. Pero hindi pa nakabalot ang mga ipu-pull-out. Margo had her way of things though, she knew which is which.

Dumiretso naman si Ady patungo sa walk-in closet. She was about to look for a perfect dress, nang may maalala siya, at agad na nilingon si Margo na immersed na sa computer sa desk.

"Mar—"

"Miss Adelaide, The CEO of DLTNCORP sent you a time and location." Margo announced, not noticing Ady's cut-off opportunity to speak.

"Uh, yeah, about that..." Ady was taken aback by the immediate response dahilan para agad siyang tumikhim, "Where?" she simply replied after recovering.

"Parisia Infinite Hotel and Restaurant, 7 PM." Margo answered blankly as she raised her head from the monitor, meeting Ady's eyes.

"Okay. Tell him I'll be there." Ady said with a slight nod and already turned to twist the knob of the walk-in closet nang may maalala siyang muli.

"And Margo... Just Adelaide is fine, you're an associate now." Ady winked before vanishing to another room, ignoring Margo's surprised reaction.

Ady just picked her most decent attire after rummaging through the closet. She stared at her reflection on the human sized mirror on her studio.

First on her face; she wasn't wearing any make-up, she has the natural beauty. She contemplated wearing a lipstick, pero naalala niya noong nasa senior high pa sila at binura ni Samuel ang kaniyang lipstick sa labi. It frightened her.

Putting a lipstick on when meeting Samuel kind of scared her, dahil baka mamaya ay sabihin na naman nitong hindi bagay o hindi maganda. She doesn't want that to happen, crashing her confidence. Napaka hirap kayang magpatatag ng kompiyanse, especially kung involve ang isang Samuel Dalton.

Although, hindi na rin naman talaga kailangan ni Ady ng lipstick dahil natural na mamula-mula na ang mga labi niya. Her eyebrows were thick enough as well, nadadala ng weekly na pag-aahit niya, kung kaya’t may pagkaperpekto rin ang hugis nito. Her lashes were also curly and thick. She doesn't need mascaras or anything. She also had a tall nose, so it's fine.