SAMANTHA AIDEN CARBONELL
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Pilit kong inabot ang telepono sa bedside table. Kanina pa iyon tumutunog.
I was still half asleep nang marinig ko ang tinig ni Ava.
"Good morning po, Ms. Carbonell. Hindi po ba kayo papasok sa opisina ngayon? Kanina pa po kasi tumatawag si Mr. Perez. Wala pa raw po kayo sa meeting place."
"Reschedule him..." matamlay na sagot ko. Binalik ko rin ang telepono sa bedside table without opening my eyes.
Hindi ko kayang labanan ang antok ko. Isa pa... I felt so tired. I couldn't just get up.
It was already lunch time nang muli akong magising. I finally opened my eyes because I thought I had enough sleep.
Una kong nakita ang bakanteng space sa tabi ko. I slowly remembered what happened last night... so vividly in my head.
I could still feel his hands and his
