The Wedding Crasher

Chapter 6

Chapter 6
Desperate

Buo at matapang ang loob akong sumugod sa kompanya ng mga Brockmann.

"Excuse me, Miss? Anong sadya mo?" pagharang ng guard sakin.

"Si Mr. Brockmann."

As if on cue ay dumating si Lisa, ang natatandaan kong secretary ni Mr. Brockmann.

"Guard, papasukin niyo siya."

The guard nodded and let me in.

"Mr. Brockmann is expecting you at his office. This way please," mwestra ni Lisa sa daan.

See? I'm not fool enough to not know that he is indeed expecting me! Ang walang hiyang iyon!

Sumakay kami sa elevator at huminto sa huling palapag ng building base sa numerong nakalagay sa button ng elevator which is eighteen.

Lisa knocked on the door and came inside first. I stayed outside, waiting for her instruction. A minute later she came out.

"Pwede ka nang pumasok."

I nodded then strongly stepped inside the den of the Devil. He's sitting in his swivel chair, checking papers. When he heard how forcefully I closed the door his eyes landed at me.

His dark, dagger-like eyes stare at me and I fought myself not to weaken just by his stare. Masyadong mabigat ang titig niya na naging dahilan para bahagyang manginig ang mga tuhod ko.

"I'm Inah Mauve Mangaldan," pakilala ko. "And I am completely aware that you're expecting me."

"Yes."

My inside shivers at the sound of his low baritone and authoritative voice.

"We-"

"But not quite now."

Tila mabubuwag ako sa kinatatayuan ko nang makita ko kung paano niya hagurin ng tingin ang katawan ko. I gulped. "Nandito na ako kaya nakikiusap akong ibalik mo na ang trabaho ng mga kaibigan ko. Wala silang kasalanan sa ginawa ko. It was all along my fault so they don't deserve such sufferring."

"Aren't you happy?" He stared right through me. "Hindi ka ba masaya na hindi ka nahihirapan? You should be thankful that you're free, aren't you?"

"Pero walang kasalanan ang mga kaibigan ko!"

"Uh-huh." He growled lowly while shifting his weight in his chair.

I saw how the muscles in his arms flexed when he crossed his arms. His Adam's apple moved twice when he once again raked my body with his burning eyes.

"Y-you should give back to them what they deserved! Pinaghirapan nila iyong mga trabaho nila and they can't just lose it all just like that."

Itinagilid niya ang ulo niya kasabay ng pagpungay ng kanyang mga mata. "Please me, baby."

I swallowed hard before saying the magic word. "Please, Mr. Brockmann."

I heard him pushing his chair away as he stood. "Alright, then. Madali akong kausap."

Tumalikod siya sakin at may kinausap sa cellphone. I tried hard to eavesdrop but due to his low voice I couldn't grasp a single word. Kaagad akong naalerto nang humarap siya. Umayos ako ng tayo at diretso siyang tinignan sa mga mata.

"Are you ready now for jail?"

Napaawang ang bibig ko sa sinabi niya. Thousands of bad scenarios crept on my mind.

"I'm not quite sure what case to sue you but I can surely sabotage everything," dagdag niya pa.

"Please..." Napayuko ako sa sinabi niya kasabay ng pagpipigil kong umiyak at manghina sa harapan niya. It was so hard to swallow the unknown lump in my throat but I managed. Kaya nga lang ay kasabay niyon ay ang pagkabasag ng boses ko. "I'm willing to do everything. Just please don't put me up in jail."