Beyond Elegance [Divinagracia Series #1] - COMPLETED

BE Chapter - 21

Seraphina Brielle Divinagracia

21 | The Other Puertollano

Another day, another pretending session.

"What?" Mainis kong sinagot ang maagang tawag ni Zach sa akin.

Napahikab pa ako ng ilang beses nang 'di marinig ang kanyang sagot. Nagawa ko pang tingnan ang screen ng phone para siguraduhin kung may tumatawag ba talaga o muni-muni ko lang ba 'yon.

"Zach?" Naalimpungatan kong tanong.

["Zuri, gising ka na ba? Gumising ka na kung 'di pa. Baka mahuli ka mamaya sa meeting at mapapagalitan."] Nag-unat ako sa sinabi niya.

There is no sign of him having his bedroom voice at all. Mukhang kanina pa siya gising! Is this why he called me in the middle of the damn night? To wake me up? I have my own alarm clock for goodness sake! But the difference is it's set an hour from now.

"No, I'm not yet awake, Kuya." Napairap pa ako kahit wala siya sa harapan ko.

My brother is just too responsible.

Inalis ko na lamang ang makapal na comforter sa katawan ko para maghanda na. It's three am and my whole body is still drowsy and I'm not fully awake.

This is one of the reasons why the first generation Divinagracias say I have a light job when I'm abroad. Hindi kasi ako ganito kaaga gumigising para sumali sa mga meeting.

Well, this day is just fully booked that's why meetings and gatherings are really laid-off and scheduled for all of us.

Bago ako tuluyang makapasok sa banyo ay tumunog muna ang aking cellphone, hinuhudyat na may nakuhang mensahe. Kunot-noo ko itong tiningnan.

The text is sent from one of our group chats called The Divinagracias. It's the formal version of our conversation with the second generation Divinagracias, ang mga magpipinsan.

Tsk, I remembered that this took years before it got active again.

River D.

This message is intended for Zachariah, Wyatt, and Seraphina only. Let's meet at the Divinagracia Enterprises and Corporations later at 6 am sharp. Hindi pwedeng ma late, Zuri.

I hissed because of River's last sentence. May pa special mention pa ito sa akin! I scrolled down because his message isn't finished yet.

P.S React to the message if you understand. If not, exclude yourself in my life.

Muntik na akong mapatawa sa P.S niya. Really, River? Para kang bata!

Naligo na lamang ako para hindi na mahuli pa. I prepared myself two baths which will take about two hours. Matatapos ako by 5 am and I have an hour to pick an outfit, do my makeup, and travel to our Company.

Mabuti at nandidito ako sa malapit lang. I purposely bought a condominium in Horizons 101 last night to avoid any transportation hassles. Hindi ko pa kasi gusto sa mansyon tumira. Hindi rin naman masyadong traffic dito base sa naalala ko. But that was what? Years ago?

"What the fuck?"

Halos magsalpukan na kami ng mga sasakyan dito sa Fuente dahil sa traffic! Iritado pa ako dahil ibang sasakyan ang dinala ni Alvin sa condominium. I switched the sportscar I brought yesterday for this SUV.

"Oh, my goodness!" Napasalampak na lamang ako sa manibela nang may makitang gustong mag U-turn at mag-overtake at magkasabay pa talaga!

I cannot believe this! I thought it's not traffic here? Malapit na akong malate! I tapped the stirring wheel when I saw the time.