Torn Between Professions [COMPLETED]

XXII

"Congrats, Sazha!" Aaron hugged me and I hugged him back tighter.

"No, Congratulations to us, buddy"

I am so happy, kakatapos lang ng ribbon cutting ng resto ko. "Zhavory", my dream resto is finally open.

My dream life. I have my resto goal, I have my Zeke, I have Aaron, I have kuya and family. I'm just so happy.

"You really can settle now. I'm sure papatok to" Aaron told me while he's drinking champagne.

I'm just lucky I have you, Aaron.

"Ito muna" I winked at him and he surely laughed at it.

Ezekiel is not yet here but I understand. A major stockholder went here and so, they had meeting. I understand. We've been celebrating a lot of special occassions together. And I'm just totally happy about it.

"Sazha! Congrats kapatid!" Hinalikan ako ni kuya sa pisngi kaya naman napangiti ako. Sobrang dami ng lalaki sa buhay ko, napakaswerte ko sakanila.

"Salamat kuya, kain na ikaw" he made his way to one of the VIP table and ate his meal. I'm sipping at my wine when Aaron waved at me to go over his direction so I did.

"I want you to meet someone" I just shrugged and waited for the person to appear.

"Tristan?!/Sazha?!" Halos sabay kaming nagulat at nanlaki ang mata ng makita ang isa't isa.

What a fucking small world. Tsk

"You know each other? That's nice, I will skip the introduction part then" Natawa si Aaron.

"Oo tol, siya yung sinasabi kong may fiancé na masungit sa Ilocos!" Halos sumabog naman ako sa inis dahil sa paglalarawan niya sakin.

"She is? What a small world" Utas sa kakatawa si Aaron.

Nalaman kong si Tristan pala ang Architect ng resto ko, at close sila ni Aaron.

Si Aaron kase ang hinayaan kong magdesisyon sa bagay na yun kaya nagugulat ako.

That asshole is an architect? Wow.

"Cheers! Congrats Ms. Sazha" He motioned his wine for a toss and so I did. Inirapan ko siya ng marahan kaya natawa nanaman siya.

Nagkwentuhan lang kaming tatlo nina Tristan at Aaron hanggang di na namin namalayan ang oras. Sobrang saya naman pala kausap ni Tristan, parang si Aaron lang. Napatingin ako sa relo ko pero wala pa si Zeke.

It's 9:48pm

"Pupunta pa ba si Ezekiel, Sha?" Tanong ni kuya na kakagaling lang sa kusina ng resto. Ewan kung ano ginawa dun, di naman marunong magluto.

"Oo daw kuya, baka nalate lang"

Pero lumipas ang oras

Walang Zeke na nagpakita.

"Uwi na tayo Sazha" Sabi ni Aaron na agad namang sinang ayunan ni Tristan at kuya. Kakami nalang ang nandito. 12:10 ng madaling araw na din kase.

Pinilit kong antayin si Ezekiel eh. Pero di siya dumating.

I understand.

"Thanks, Tris" nagpasalamat ako kay Tris dahil kahit papaano, naging masaya ako kasama sila.

"Always" He winked at me and drove hus car home.

Napasalampak ako sa kama ko nang makauwi. Hinatid ako ni Tristan dahil nagkasabay na si Aaron at kuya. Magkakaiba kase kami ng way kaya sumabay nalang ako kay Tristan.

Parang pinipiga ang puso ko. Hinintay ko si Ezekiel pero hindi siya nakarating. Naiintindihan ko.

Pero alam niya na ito ang isa sa pinakaimportanteng kabanata sa buhay ko.

Napatingin din ako sa cellphone ko pero wala talaga kahit isang tawag o text man lang para ipaalam kung okay lang siya. I took a shower and sleep. I'm hopeless.

"Good morning ma'am Sazha" bati ng mga empleyado ko.

Nginitian ko lang sila. Napatingin ako sa phone ko, pero wala paring paramdam talaga. Nagaalala na ako. Pero naiinis din ako kase hindi man lang siya magparamdam, kahit isang tuldok man lang.

Nagsimula na akong nagcheck at pumirma sa nga files sa ibabaw ng lamesa ko. I was focused when suddenly Aika, my secretary went to my office.

"Ma'am may bisita ka po" I just nodded. Kung di naman si Aaron ay si Tristan lang naman ang aasahan kong tumambay dito ngayon.

Pero amoy palang ng pumasok, kilalang kilala ko na.

Napatingin ako sakanya and I saw his eyes, lacking sleep his tired aura and all.

"B-babe I'm sorry" He was holding his bouquet of tulips.

Hindi ko maiwasang maawa sakanya. He must be so tired.

"Come here, it's okay" I hugged him tight. I know how stressed he is. I can't deny the fact that I hated him for not appearing yesterday but I'm guilty for judging him instantly.

"N-no, I know it's important for you, I'm s-sorry" I just nodded and motioned him to sit at my couch.

I called Aika to prepare breakfast for us.

"Eat Ezekiel, You look tired" I prepared some food in his plate and signaled him to start eating so he did.

I just can't understand my feeling right now.

I'm sad.

But I understand. I will always understand.

We are silently eating when Ezekiel broke the silence.

"Babe, a-are you mad at me?" Nagaalangan na tanong niya saakin kaya napatingin ako sakanya.

"No, babe. I understand. I will always understand" I focused my gaze at the coffee I am drinking. I don't know but I can't look at Zeke right now. This is the first time I felt this way towards him. And I don't like it.

"I'll cancel all my schedules for today. Can we have a date?"

I immediately sighed at tsaka umiling.

"I understand Zeke, please if you have a lot of things to do, it's alright. You don't need to. catch up. I can wait okay? Besides, madami ding kailangan asikasuhin dito" Sunod sunod na sabi ko sakanya. I saw defeat in his eyes.

"Okay, but are we okay?" Tanong niya habang nakatungo.

"Oo naman, ano ka ba!" Tinabihan ko siya at hinalikan sa pisngi. I saw his genuine smile.

"I love you, Sazha" He almost whispered. He's really tired.

"I love you more"

"I don't wanna be so far away from you anymore" Para siyang bata na nagmamaktol.

"You can always, visit me here. You know that" I kissed his forehead again before going back to the seat infront him.

"Move in, Live with me baby"