Prologue
Hi! This is my first story. I hope you like it my story and also sorry if I have a wrong word or wrong grammar. :)
Disclaimer: This is a work of a fiction names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales and incidents are either the production of the author's imagination or use in a fiction manner.
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"M-Ma'am, someone is calling on your phone" I left what I was doing, then I took my phone to her. "Thanks." Nakikita ko pa lang ang pangalan sa screen ng phone ko na iinis na ako.
"What?" I answered with my peevish voice.
[Inis ka ghorl? Did you miss me hah? btw I have a chika on you!, guess what?] with his energetic voice.
"Judah! Do you have work hah? I don't know that's your job now is to being tsismoso na, how poor." I fired back with my sorrowful voice.
[Gaga!, Ayaw mo bang marinig ang i-chichika ko?]
"The question is, would I like to hear that hah?" I said it with my cold voice.
[Ito na nga ang chika ghorl, your ex is came back after so many years and guess what?, he is also your model in your restaurant, so excited right? HAHAHAHA] he is so genuinely happy after saying those words.
I was wondering, why he suddenly appeared again? at bakit, bakit ngayon pang okay na ako. OKay na nga ba ako? Well, I guess is a yes. I am more confident right now and I will assure to him that I will no longer that like before.
[Andiyan ka pa ba? Did I hit something that will hurt you again?] he was so enjoy insulting me to that man. Ang kumag na 'to.
I went out of kitchen and walked to my office, so as not to hear what we are talking about.
"Why do I care if he came back, besides we're both happy and not thinking the past"
[Echos ka din ih, oh so you're okay to be work with him ah. That's nice.] he laughed like an evil.
"W-What did you say? work with him? Do I need to be work with him?" Anu bang nagyayari bakit wala akong alam dito. Itong secretary ko din di man lang sabihin sakin kung sino ang mga modelong pipiliin ko.
[You're not pay attention ah HAHAHA siguro umaasa ka na naman. Karengkeng ka na naman Gabby ah. Well, I mentioned earlier that your ex would be the model in your restaurant. Is that what I called a fate between of you and him?]
"Its's called a bullshit anyway. bakit sa napaka raming restaurants, ih sa akin p na punta yang artistang yan!" my voice was wrath and loud that everyone will hear but thank god the door was bullet.
[Babe! mamaya na. you're so clingy ah]
"huy! napaka aga judah. sino ngayon sa atin ang mas kumakarengkeng ah?" ang baklang to kahit kanino pumapatol.
[huy! atleast may dumidilig, sayo wala HAHAHA.] Ang kupal nato! yari ka sa akin.
"So, Asan na ang Rocco De La Vera ng buhay mo?" now I'm going to revenge.lols.
[Sino yun? may tao bang ganun sa mundong ito?] Inis na sinasabi. Anu ka ngayon bakla ka!
"baby rocky mo diba? diba? HAHAHA that's what I called a reverse baks." he was obviously mad at me right now. Well, I have the last laugh.
[Ewan ko sayo! GOOD BYE MISIS CON-] I immediatley off the call when someone is knocking outside.
Inayos ko muna ang pag kaka-upo ko bago siya pinapasok. "Misis mo utot ka judah bwesit!". "Come in."
"M-Ma'am, the ones you cooked are ready. Can we fix it outside? so we can put the ones you cooked."
"Yes of course, can you call Arya for a moment?, I have something to ask with her" I need to know who are the f*****g models I will choose for the sake of the restaurant and the one I will be with on the TV show.
"Ah, yes Ma'am." Sadie went outside my office to call Arya.
I slowly inhale and exhale, when our past appeared in my mind again. I put my hand on my face and leaned my back in my norwich chair. thinking all of our happy and sad days, apat na taon na din ang nakalipas ng mangyari iyon at hindi ko pa din makakalimutan ang mga sinabi niyang iyon. "I don't love you, you know why? I just want your money at the same time as I lift. Aren't you happy with me? I am famous now and I will soon reach my dream." I removed my hand from my face and turned the chair around and looking the view of the city.
I calm down myself and close my eyes. "Buti at sinabi mong hindi mo ako mahal" I murmured to myself. I starled when someone is knocking in the door again.
"This is Arya, Can I go inside Ma'am?" she said with her monotone voice. "Ah, yeah, come in Arya". I turn back my chair again and I see Arya is coming inside and she close the door.
"I was hoping that you would tell me about the models I was looking for, Is there any progress?"
"Well, Ma'am our photographer and the director of the TV show are having all of the models your looking for. I'm sorry if I didn't tell you earlier because you are busy on preparing the foods of our guest and someone is calling you, so, I did not bother to talk to you." she explain it to me.
"Oh, so kasama na pala nila ang mga modelong pipiliin namin?" I am so excited and restless. I don't know why but everything is gonna be okay, so chill Gabby.
"Yes, Ma'am but some of guys are going to be late because they have a busy schedule right now."
"Can I get the copy of our models?"
"I'm sorry Ma'am but I do not have those copy of our models" I was hoping that she have the copy of our models but, yeah, I will wait for our meeting later. "Oh, okay, call me if our guest are outside na, so I can prepared." Arya nodded and walked to the door and open it then leave.
Hindi ko pa nga pala napapalitan ang chef uniform ko. I was about to stood up when my phone is ring again.
[Omg! Is it T ba? You and your ex are will be together in work?] The hell, had they gossiping about me?
"Lauren, Is that what Judah said to you hah? Napaka rabil talaga ng bunganga nun, anu palang T? t**i?" I laughed so hard when I said that to her.
[HAHAHA gagi, dilig na dilig ka na ba at yan naisip mo sa T? Well, T means True. Parang hindi ka millennial. so totoo nga makakatrabaho mo ex moooooo!] she said it loudly so I pulled away my phone a little.
"Ikaw din na kumag ka bunganga mo ang laki! Wag ka maniwala kay Judah dahil pati ako ay di ko pa nakikita ang mga models ko but If he is one of my models, I will reject him." argh.
[Wow, parang dati lang hindi kayang mawala pero ngayon reject agad ah. Balita ko sikat na sikat na yun lalo na't modelo pa yun sa canada."]
Is she annoying me? well, it works!
"Lauren if you think my restaurant will not be famous without him you are wrong because my restaurant has always been famous even though he was not there before."
[Woah, easy if I were you don't be so annoyed okay kaya ka tumatanda ng mas madali ih. HAHAHA]
"You fool, you're insulting me hah" damn, I need to bump their heads so that they will conscious. In that situation , I will tell them that I do not had a care to that man but nevermind.
[It's true naman ih, you have a wrinkles na in your forehead. babe do not stressing yourself okay! I'm going na, bye MISIS CONDE]
What the heck why those two are saying s**t on me!
"huy! kup-" binabaan pa nga.
I stood up and place my phone in the table again. I went to my mini bathroom and I removed my uniform and replace with my black long sleeve dress bodycon slim fit and partner with clover black velvet high heels. I untied the clip into my hair and comb it, I allow my hair not to be tie. I split my hair in the middle and place it my hair both in my ears. I also put a gold cuff earrings in my one ear and on the other ear is long dainty chain earinggs.
I retouched my make up and I used the red lipstick when I am finish to my doing , I went outside of the bathroom and just as there was a knock on the door.
The door opened and Arya enter. "Excuse me Ma'am if you are finished in what you doing right now, our guest is waiting in the table setup now." habang nagsasalita siya ay inayos ko na din ang mga files sa lamesa at kinuha ko na ang phone ko.
"let's go" I was walking with my secretary Arya in the hallway and when we reach the table were my guest are there too.
I greet and I genuinely smile to them. "hello Ares, how are you?" The Director of the TV show. We've do a quick kiss on each cheek and also to my photographer Brax.
"I am okay Gab, just sleepy HAHAHA btw your restaurant are more cozy and modern style. I like it." I smile at him and we all sat down. "Thank you for your compliment in my restaurant. It's a pleasure."
"By the way, Your three models are already here but the two will be late, the managers said. This is Carlton Von Espinoza, Zachary Alvarez, and Rocco De la Vera and the two guys who are not here are maybe later if they arrived here, it's that okay?" Tinitingnan ko sila bawat pag banggit ng mga pangalan nila ni Direct Ares pero nagulat ako ng marinig ko ang ex ni judah si rocky. Model pala siya.
I startled when our eyes met and he smile at me awkwardly, and I give him a return smile and then he removed the eyes with me.
"Ah yeah, of course. Can we start now?" I said it with my modest voice. I called the manager of the restaurant and tell her that bring out the ones I cooked earlier.
We started the conversation while my co-chef are putting the ones cooked in each sitting person. "So, the first thing we will do is the photoshoot which is all of you are had a different dish to hold on." while I was talking they serve the wine and carbonara, it's an Italian dish from Rome. Also they serve the dessert which is blondie vanilla with ice cream.
My co-chef are almost done to putting the food on every sitting person, when the front door opened and I look there I was shock when the two man enter my restaurant. They are now walking towards our table. I awkwardly take my eyes off to them while going to their seats.
I stand up and I said I'm going to the bathroom. Now they are looking at me especially Alaric right now. Halos takbuhin ko na papuntang cr buti na lang at malapit lang. Pumasok na ako at isinara ko ang pinto. "Relax Gabby! you should act normal." I was murmuring myself with my trembling voice. "This is cannot be happen, oh my gosh! what should I do?" I calm down myself and looked at the mirror. "We can do this Gab" After calming myself I went outside and I stop walking when Adrian it seems to be waiting with someone. I tried to walk straight again when he call my name and I stop for walking again.
"G-Gab?" he calling my name with his stuttered voice. "Yes?" I was calmly ask him.
"Are you still mad at me?" he said it with his gloomy voice. "You know I asked myself. why did you do that? why didn't you just say it but it's too late for me to ask you that. I'm going to our table now" I'm walking again when he started to talk again. "Do you still love him?" I did not stop and continued walking towards my seat.
I can see on my left side that Alaric is looking at me but I ignored that and I just listened to what Direct Ares was saying. Habang nag sasalita si Direct ay pabalik na din sa kina uupuan si Adrian "Naka habol pa kayong dalawa, later I will tell the first thing what was Gabby said earlier. By the way this is Adrian Colins and Alaric Conde" I awkwardly smiled at them and I immeditely take my eyes off with them.
"I know her" he said it with serious voice. I choked when I drinking the wine, I startled for what he said. I wiped my mouth with napkin. "How do you know her?" Direct Ares ask Alaric.
"She is my wife"