Love me or Hate me

Chapter 12 love is not my forte?

Chapter 12

"Verna, what did I tell you hm? And flirting during working hours are you asking for punishment again?"

He asked flatly at napa atras naman siya she can't do anymore punishment again dahil kailangan niyang maka alis she shook her head at hindi na sumagot.

She turned around and go back to her post behind Austin.

At tiningala siya nito and he was frowning like she did something terrible.

"You like him?"

He asked giving her a deadpan expression.

Gusto niya itong taasan nang kilay sa tanong nito.

'akala ko ba trabaho lang?..'

"Hindi po sir, tinanong niya lang ako kung single ako''

At nag iwas siya nang tingin dito nang mapansin na matiim na nakatitig si Austin sa mga mata niya.

Ngunit nagulat siya nag bigla itong tumayo at dumukwang papalapit sakanya she almost took her breath away her eyes widened sa gulat at hindi na siya nakapagsalita habang titig na titig sakanyang mga mata si Austin.

.' gosh...!'

bulalas niya pakiramdam niya ay sasabog ang puso niya sa kaba,now that she can smell him,and they were so close.

" Your eyes were different today,are you wearing lenses?",

Napalunok siya so he remembers the color of her eyes.

Nag iwas siya nang tingin.

"O-opo malabo po kasi mata ko.."

"So the real color of your eyes was pitch black..?"

Lalo pang tumiim ang titig nito sakanya and she now regretting why she tell him that.

At wala siyang maisagot dito buti nalang Lazarus interrupt them.

"Sir you receive a call from Mr. Huxley"

Austin look excited after hearing the name at dali-daling tumalikod ito at lumapit kay Lazarus at nakahinga siya nang maluwag.

"You know you reminds me of someone, I know in the past.."

Akala niya ay tapos na ngunit nandito pa pala si Lance.

"A-ahm, marami po talaga ang magkaka mukha.."

At nagiwas siya nang tingin dito.

Lance nodded.

"You're right.. and it's impossible,by the way what's your name?"

Hindi siya makatingin dito nang deretso sa kaba na baka mahalata siya nito o makilala.

"V-Verna sir ."

"Hi Verna, nice to meet you, you know I'm curious what Austin sees in you to choose you to stay with him"

Tila curious na tanong nito while scanning her body.

" Are you wearing a corset? "

Her eyes widened at napa tingala kay Lance who's beaming at her na akala mo naka jackpot.

Her lips parted half open maayos ang pagkakakabit niya nang corset the purpose is not to have a perfect shape body but to hide it by adding another layer of clothes para mukhang medyo wala siyang kurba but this as*hole!

She can't believe na wala paring pagbabago si Lance he was still very observant and it's scary.

" So you are--"

" Lance..! "

Agaw sa atensyon nito ni Austin at pareho silang napabaling at lalong nangunot ang noo ni Austin nang makitang tawang tawa si Lance habang yukong-yuko siya at nagpapasalamat siya kay Austin baka mabuko siya ni Lance.

She can read Austin's lips.

'' are you making fun of my maid? ''

Salubong ang kilay na tanong nito but Lance just response while chuckling.

This is dangerous Lance need to leave this place dahil baka mabuko siya ni Austin.

Like what Austin wants she follows him around everywhere he goes and Hernandez look desperate habang panay papansin at halatang may gusto si Roxanne dito dahil nagiging masungit nanaman si Roxanne sakanya.

And the truth ay humahanga siya sa ugali ni Hernandez because he was so nice to her despite of her physical appearance na halos isuka siya nag mga kasama nito lalong lalo na si Regine.

Austin let her stay behind him it was so awkward ngunit hindi niya maintindihan kung anong tumatakbo sa isipan nito for letting her stay close to him for almost the whole day.

'.. this is really a punishment..! '

Bulalas niya nang saglit itong umalis at naiwan siya while Hernandez walk towards her again.

"Verna, can I get a glass of cold water?"

Mabait nitong pasuyo sakanya tumango namam suya at bahagyang ngumiti.

"Why are you keep on talking to her?, you're disgusting"

Nakairap na sabi ni Regine nang papaalis na siya at hindi nakatakas sa pandinig niya iyon.

She experience bully before, but not as bad as now being Verna at naaawa siya sa sarili being Verna.

Napailing siya this is so funny yet annoying.

Kumuha siya nang tubig at dumiretso kay Hernandez nagpasalamat ito at ngumiti nang matamis, while she just nod and ignored Hernandez.

"Hernandez!" Tawag sa atensyon nito.

"Verna, usap tayo mamaya ok?"

Bahagya pang dumukwang si Hernandez at kinindatan siya and she just nodded and slightly smiled.

Ngunit nagulat siya nang biglang tawagin ni Austin lahat nang mga bisita o mas masasabi niyang mga trainee nito.

"Assemble!"

Nangunot ang noo niya nang mapabaling siya kay Austin na nakatitig sakanya at salubong ang kilay.

'.. what did I do?..'

" One,! Two! Three! Give me five laps, all of you!"

He gave them command dahilan para napakamot ang mga ito sa ulo but not Hernandez na kumaway pa sakanya at tumakbo nang nakangiti.

She sigh heavily at napailing habang halos hindi tumigil si Austin na pahirapan ang mga ito.

She was also exhausted sa maghapon na pag sunod-sunod na ginagawa niya.

And another thing that pisses her off is Austin has a favorite of course it was Regine while the boys are breaking their limit ay nandito si Regine nakaupo malapit kay Austin at ibang bagay ang pinag uusapan nang mga ito.

Hindi siya kumikibo but Regine's company makes her annoyed of Austin.

'..If he likes Regine then why didn't he just tell her? Hindi yung obvious na obvious na bias siya.. '

"Sir, Ma'am Rica will be here"

Mula sa pagbabasa nang cellphone ay bahagyang sinulyapan lang ni Austin si Regine and Austin nodded.

"Sure."

Matipid nitong sagot at bumaling ulit sa cellphone.

'.. Rica.. is that--'

"AK!"

She startled nang biglang may babaeng posturang postura na dumating and her eyes widened upon realization.

'.. Rica!I remember her! she was Jenna's close friend! Bakit ba sa dinami-dami nang pagkakataon ngayon ko pa sila nakita sh*t!.. '

Nagmumura na siya sa isip nang makita si Rica na kasunod si Lance at naka akbay pa dito she lowered her head but when she heard Austin stood up para salubungin si Rica ay hindi niya maalis ang tingin niya lalo na nang yakapin ni Austin si Rica at halikan sa pisngi.

'.. so after we broke up, Rica is now his friend..'

"Hey, where's Jenna?"

Agad na tanong ni Austin dito and her heart felt tightened after hearing him mentioning Jenna's name.

The truth is kasalanan naman talaga niya why they ended up.

She is the one to be blamed that's why she just let him go that time because she knew he deserves someone better than her it's almost seven years pero sariwang sariwa parin sakanya ang lahat-lahat.

"Jenna will be here in two weeks! i know you missed her, she misses you so much she wanted to see you"

" Oh, really I wanted to see her too, I wanted her to visit here at my manor, please do tell her that I missed her"

Habang nakayuko siya at iba ang tumatakbo sa isip niya ang ala-ala nila ni Austin.

She knew he hates her so much at nagsisisi din siya she never tell him the truth but seeing how happy he is now makes her realize one thing.

Buti nalang binitawan niya ito noon and she needs to accept the truth that Austin isn't meant for her he was really meant for Jenna maybe Austin was just waiting for Jenna to return kung nasaan man si Jenna ngayon.

Kailangan na niyang kalimutan lahat.

'.. Phoenix.. '

She closed her eyes and remembering her brother face.

'.. love is not my forte, my brother is my priority at wala nang iba not especially Austin.. '

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