The One I Hate (Ongoing)

31 [TOIH]

I was not my self the next few days. Naapektuhan nun pati ang OJT ko. Its just freaking Monday, nakagawa ako.ng abala ng mabasag ko ang vase sa isa sa mga rooms na nandoon. I also clean the wrong room. So I end up here in the managers office.

"Sorry Mr. Castro. Maybe Ms. Secang is not feeling well. I can handle her. I hope this wont affect her grade."

For a moment I thought I was with someone more mature, more unlikely like Cloud. He was seriously talking to the manager and making excuses to spare me from something.

"Yes, Sir."

Wala parin ako sa sarili ng makalabas kami ng office. Lumabas kami ng Hotel at nagkape sa isang coffee shop. Cloud owns the hotel so there's no big deal about leaving the hotel kahit na may duty pa kami.

He gave me the coffee and I sip it without even testing if its hot or not. So I end up burning my lips.

"Geez, are you alright?" he asked and I just nod.

"What happen? Wala ka sa sarili nitong mga nakaraang araw. Family problem ba? Tungkol ba sa Kuya mo at mga Cortez?" They all know about the thing between us and Cortez family. Hindi ko nililihim sa kanila ang mga isyu ng pamilya ko. Its not really a good thing, too much information. But they were my friends kahit itago ko pa yun malalaman at malalaman din nila.

"Wala. We are okay. Just...something is bothering me."

Someone to be exact. Hindi ko alam kong bakit hanggang ngayon ay nasa isip ko parin. Its no big deal but It keeps running on my mind. What is the problem with me? I'm not my self lately. There is sonething unexplainable happening with in me. Unconsciously it changes me.

"I wont fudge anymore, Yesha. Just keep those things on the other side of your head. Next time na magkamali ka baka hindi na kita matulungan. I maybe own that Hotel but business is business Jariesha. I hope this will not happen again." he said and I look at him.

"what's with that look?" he asked and sip his coffee.

"For a moment I thought I was talking to someone I don't know." I said.

He laugh and look outside the glass window.

"I need to take it seriously Jariesha. I will manage that Hotel after I graduated."

Ininom ko yung kape na hawak hawak ko at nagsalita. "You should have take management related courses Cloud. Why HRM?"

"I just love hotels and cooking. Gusto ko nga sanang maging Architect eh. I wan't to build and design my hotel someday." pahayag nito ng nakangiti.

"Andami mong gusto." sagot ko at tumawa.

"Ikaw. Ano bang gusto?"

Napatanga ako sa tanong niya. Ano nga bang gusto ko? Hanggang ngayon di ko parin alam. Nakakatawa.

"Makapagtapos at makahanap ng trabaho." I shortly said and look outside.

"And I plan to work outside the country. Walang mangyayari sakin kong mananatili ako dito. Kailangan kong tumayo sa sarili kong paa. These past few years halos iaasa ko na lahat sa inyo. I think I depend to much on you. Sa inyong lahat. Masyado na akong pabigat." I blurted out.

I heard him sigh. "You are thinking too much Jariesha. To be honest I also depend on you. Remember nung finals last year. Kung hindi mo ko tinulungan mag aral siguro bumagsak ako. Halos lahat nga ng project ko tumulong ka. You were ther by my side Yesha. So don't give me that shit. I'm lucky to have you. We are lucky to have you." he said sincerely.