Love On Taft

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. NAMES, CHARACTERS, BUSINESSES, AND EVENTS ARE PRODUCTS OF AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION OR USED IN A FICTITIOUS MANNER. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO THE ACTUAL PERSON, LIVING OR DEAD, IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL.  AUTHOR'S NOTE: Expect typographical and grammatical errors in this story so please bear with me because I'm still young and learning. Please stay with me while doing the whole story, your comments, votes, and opinions will be much appreciated by the author. Thank you! Prologue: "What?!" I was shocked when I heard his name. "Si Rhys, your beloved ex-boyfriend," at nagkunwanring inlove na inlove tong si Mer at may pahawak-hawak pa sa dibdib niya. Parang di iniwan ah. "Bakit andito siya sa Canada?" I asked her. "Aba! malay ko, baka may business meeting. Balita ko CEO na daw siya ng isang Wine Company sa Pinas," she answered at umupo na sa kama ko. Day off ko ngayon from work. I'm a Doctor here in Canada and I also have my own clinic. After kong mag laro sa UAAP for La Salle and matapos ang Pre-Med ko dun ay bumalik na agad ako dito sa Canada to continue my study para maging Ophthalmologist . Meryana is having a vacation here dahil nag leave siya sa trabaho niya sa Philippines. "Hindi naman siguro kami magkikita sa Canada diba?" I asked her like assuring anything. I don't want to see him again...after all he did. "Siguro? hehe," then she bit her lip. I sighed. "Let's forget it, I don't want to talk about him," We ate our lunch at nagbihis dahil mag kikita kami nila ate Mich sa one of the biggest and famous coffee shop here in Canada na pag-aari niya. I wore grey sleeveless fitted crop top na turtle neck, high waisted denim pants, brown leather coat, bonnet, gloves, and boots, at naka glasses rin ako na transparent. Habang si Mer ay same lang rin sa akin but all green, napailing nalang ako at napasapo sa noo. She's really a La Sallian. Ng makarating kami sa Coffee shop na sinabi ni ate Mich ay bigla siyang tumawag. "Hello ate?" [Ali, pwede bang pumunta kayo dito ni Mer sa Haylee's? Dito nalang tayo magkita may urgent business meeting kasi ako, okay lang ba?] "Doon daw tayo pumunta sa Haylee's, doon nalang daw tayo magkita dahil may urgent meeting daw si ate Mich, okay lang ba daw?" I whispered to Mer. "Ofcourse," She answered. "Okay ate, no problem," I told ate Mich na nasa kabilang linya. [See you babies,] "See you CEO," I giggled. [Sira,] and she giggled also. She ended the call dahil andiyan na raw ang ka-business meeting niya. When we got here at Haylee's ay agad naming hinanap si ate Mich. We saw her talking with some guy. They both wear business suit. Ate Mich saw us so she excused her self para puntahan kami. "These are Ali and Mer," she introduced us sa ka meeting niya. "Good Morning," we greeted him. "I'm Mr. Santos, oh? Filipina also?" He asked. "I'm half," I said. "I'm full," Mer said. I stopped my self from laughing because of her stupidity. "I mean pure, ganon haha," She corrected. "Mga kababayan naman pala," He talked nicely then gave us a smile. "Just order all you want, I'll pay it later," Ate Mich told us because she's still having a meeting with that Filipino guy. Mer and I just ordered Americano. While waiting ate Mich ay pa scroll-scroll lang ako ng IG ko. I saw some post from my former teammates. Ali_jimenez: Ganda naman dis girl. Esterly: Talaga ba doc?hahaha! After kong mag IG nag YouTube naman ako and I decided to watched some of my highlights during UAAP days. "Our CEO will be here sooner, to settle everything," I heard Mr. Santos said. I was about to taste my coffee when I heard some familiar voice. "Sorry, I'm late," he said in a cold voice. "Oh! He's here," Mr. Santos said. I looked slowly to the man who just talked, just to make sure na hindi siya iyon. Parang maduwal ako ng makita ko siya. The man who gave me ultimate heartbreak. Fuck!Anong ginagawa niya dito? The man who I trusted more than anyone. I looked at Meryana and she blinked twice and was shocked ng makita ang lalaking iyon. Even ate Mich. The man who fooled me. Nagka sagupaan ang tingin namin. Napakunot ang noo ko ng taasan niya ako ng kilay niya. "What's the problem Dr. Jimenez?" He said in a low voice, but casual. "Nothing Mr. Cautivar or should I say CEO," then gave him a small smile. Rhys Cautivar, the man that I loved 8 years ago.