Renown

Chapter Seventeen

He will always be

Kakatapos lang namin makipag usap ni Clark sa representative ng big client namin tama nga sya na ako ang gustong kausap ng mga ito kesa sa kanya

"What do you want Aurie?" Clark asked me nasa isang restaurant kami ngayon para mag dinner

"Anything will do Clark" he just smile bago sinabi sa waiter ang order namin, nakatingin lang ako sa madilim na parte ng dagat na tanaw mula sa kinauupuan namin

"Aurie..." napatingin naman ako kay Clark

"Yes"

"Problem?" sa tagal na namin na magkaibigan ay mukang kilalang kilala na ako ni Clark

"Si Ryre"

"Ay?"

"He's back..."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Im not comfortable Clark, when I saw him again I think I will fall on my chair" tinawanan lang ako ni Clark

"It's still him I guess?"

"He will always be..."

"Yeah kaya di mo nagawang mag entertain ng ibang suitor for the past years.."

"But im afraid"

"Afraid of what?"

"What if he already in a relationship? What if my girlfriend na sya?"

"Aurie...Mainit sya sa mata ng media at press alam mo yan for the past years na kahit nawalan tayo ng contact sa kanya ay alam natin ang nangyayari sa kanya, wala ka naman nakita or narinig na naging girlfriend nya diba?"

"Malay ko pa Clark baka tinatago lang nya yon, besides baka hindi na din ako mahal ni Ryre it's been years siguradong madami syang nakasama at nakilala na higit pa sakin" umiling lang si Clark

"By the way malapit na kasal ni Cha at ni Ian" he said

"Oo nga I think we can't make it to their wedding Clark"

"Hmm...let's see kapag maaga tayong natapos ay uuwi agad tayo para mag attend ng wedding nila"

"Sana nga"

After ilang weeks were getting busy sa project namin next week na ang kasal nina Cha and hindi pa kami sure ni Clark kung makakarating kami sa wedding nila I wanted too but our schedule doesn't permit us to do so

"Break muna Aurie"  I glance at the clock it's past 1pm Europe time

"Let's eat Clark"

"Yeah that was a good idea" lumabas muna kami para makakain na din sa nearest restaurant, pareho kami nagulat when we saw ryre he was with a beautiful girl, she looks like a model

"Gusto mo sa iba na lang tayo?" Clark asked me

"Hindi ok lang naman Clark let's just take out the food sa site na lang tayo kumain?"

"Alright"

Pareho na kami pumunta sa unahan para mamili ng pagkain namin hindi ko mapigilan na hindi lingunin sina Ryre they are laughing...they look good together too at nasasaktan ako at naiisip kung sana ako na lang ang kasama nya ngayon kung ako na lang katawanan nya, I want to cry pero wala naman akong karapatan, ako ang may kasalanan umiwas na lang ako ng tingin dahil sumasakit ang lalamunan ko

"Are you Aurie Manjares?" the girl on my side asked me kaya napalingon ako sa kanya

"Ah yes"

"You look so pretty in personal"

"Thank you"

"Can we take picture together?"

"Sure" she get her phone at lumapit sakin

"Thank you" ngumiti lang ako at tumingala ulit sa menu dahil ako na ang susunod sa pila after ko makapag order sabay na kami lumabas ni Clark ng restaurant bumalik kami kaagad sa site para kumain at makapag trabaho na ulit, that night habang nakahiga sa kama ay may nakita akong ilang articles sa social media it was a picture of me and clark habang palabas ng resto kanina and Ryre and the girl habang nag uusap sila I read some

"Aurie Manjares was seen leaving the restaurant in europe together with Clark Villin, netizens think that the two has a relationship already, they also seen on the past years working together...on the other hand Ryre Allejo was also seen in the same restaurant with the model Anja Clemente, are the four seen each other inside the restaurant?"

My phone rings kaya agad ko sinagot ang tawag unknown number

"Yes?"

"Aurie" hindi ko makilala ang boses nya

"Who's this?"

"This is Ryre" shit!

"Ah hi Ryre where did you get my number?"

"I get it from Cha, your in the same restaurant this afternoon...I never saw you"

"Uhm mabilis lang kami ni Clark nag take out lang ng food"

"I see...by the way can I invite you for a dinner tomorrow? Kayo ni Clark you know it's been a while"

"Sure"

"Alright see you then" he hangs up the phone oh my gosh!

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