His Secretary

Chapter Twenty

MABILIS na lumipas ang mga araw habang nasa Paris sila Hestia at Ashton. On their fourth day, they went Musee de l'Orangerie, Ashton is not a fan of Museum and Arts, but Hestia is. She forced Ashton to be with her, sa una ay ayaw pa ng binata dahil nga daw nakaka-buryong 'yon, ngunit napilit pa rin s'ya ni Hestia sa huli. Habang nasa museyo sila ay halatang bored na bored na ang binata, kaya naman lalo pang tinagalan ni Hestia ang pamamaligi do'n, atsaka natutuwa s'yang mag-interpret ng mga artworks ng mga pintor do'n. Sunod na pinuntahan nila ay ang Palais Garnier. Ang Palais Garnier ay idinisenyo noong 19th century ni Architect Charles Garnier. The said place was the most expensive building on its era, maybe because this is the home of the National Opera here in Paris, and besides, Phantom of the Opera was filmed here, that's why some French citizens recommended it to them. Hindi naman sila na-bored do'n dahil natuwa silang dalawa sa estraktura nito, may nakita pa nga silang nagba-ballet at enjoy na enjoy silang pinanood 'to. To end their fourth day in Paris, they tried riding the Seine Cruise. It cruises on River Seine that runs nearly 800 kilometers, it also passes under different bridges. It is one of the most romantic thing that a couple can do in Paris. S'yempre, masayang-masaya na naman silang dalawa dahil nga sa romantic ambiance ng pagsakay nila sa cruise na 'yon. On their fifth day, they just simply roamed around the streets of Paris and also, Ashton spoiled her with different branded clothes. She don't want to accept it, but Ashton insisted. Nang mapagod na silang mag-ikot-ikot at bumili ng mga damit ay bumalik na rin sila sa Hotel bandang hapon. And as usual, her boss didn't end their day with no romantic dates. Ashton prepared a romantic dinner date for them. Nag-date sila sa may veranda ng kanilang kwarto at doon nag-kwentuhan ng tungkol sa kanilang mga sarili. Pero, s'yempre, hindi n'ya sinabi ang tungkol sa pagkatao n'ya, hindi n'ya rin alam kung bakit ayaw n'yang sabihin, dahil siguro sa kasunduan na hinihingi ng kanyang ama.

Today is their sixth day and they went on Musee Rodin. At s'yempre, ayaw pa rin ng binata sumama, pero pinilit n'ya pa rin ito, ayaw naman n'yang s'ya lang ang mag-punta sa Museum na 'yon, gusto n'yang nasa tabi n'ya lagi ang binata, dahil baka kahit anong oras ay may sumundo sa kanya na tauhan ng kanyang ama, lalo na't may nakakita na nga sa kanya rito sa Paris.

"Ashton, aren't these sculptures amazing? " she asked with a wide-smile on her face. Ashton just shrugged at her.

"You're so annoying! "

"What? You know that I don't want to go here, but you forced me to. "

"Can you just pretend that you're happy, because you're with me, can't you do that?" She just rolled her eyes when Ashton didn't answer her.

"Hay nako, umalis na nga tayo rito, " walang-gana n'yang sabi saka iniwan ang binata doon.

"Hey, babe.. " tawag sa kanya ng binata at agad naman n'ya itong hinarap.

"Ano? "

"Sorry na, hindi ko lang talaga kayang mag-tagal sa gano'ng lugar, eh, I find it boring. "

"Yeah right. " she heard Ashton heaved a deep sighed.

"Babe, please, understand me, okay? I'm not just into arts and museums, just like you, you're into coffees, right? Babe, we both have likes and dislikes. Your likes might be my dislikes, and vice versa. " she felt guilty when she heard that. Ashton was right, they are opposite from each other, but Ashton exerted an effort just to make her happy by joing her with in museum like this.

Hestia walked towards Ashton and hugger him.

"I'm sorry, you're right, we both have our own likes and dislikes, I shouldn't forced you to visit museums if you don't want to, I was so selfish, I'm sorry, baby. " she felt that Ashton hugged her back.