We met
Everyday I wake up with regrets, regrets that I wish I can still change. Nasaktan ko siya, iniwan, pinabayaan, naduwag ako, natakot masaktan muli. Akala ko magagaya lang din sa dati, sana mabalik ko pa ang lahat, sana magawa ko pang ibalik siya sa buhay ko, ibalik ang pagmamahal niya, na maging sakin siya muli. She is the only woman that loves me truly, she never leave me behind of all the pain that I caused her
All she did was to love me, take care of me and all I did was to hurt her and made her cry. I can say that she is my The one that got away, and if I will be given a chance to have her again? I promise to myself that I will never ever let her go.
I was a playboy, fuckboy you can say for me? Once I taste the girl it’s done. I never had any long term relationship with woman after my ex girlfriend who broke my heart. But her? She changed my world, she changed me.
Where are you my princess?
Ako si Matteo Santillan, CEO ng isang multi Billionaire company The Santillan Realty Corp. Na pagaari ng aking mga magulang. Nagmahal ako ng isang babaeng niloko lang din ako, binigay ko ang lahat sa kanya ngunit napili niyang saktan ako, siya ang dahilan kung bakit nandito ako sa posisyon kong ito.
“Joey, I want you to close a deal with Me. Villasenor make sure he’ll buy properties to us”, ‘Yes sir’. “good meeting adjourned” unting unti nagalisan ang mga employee ko sa meeting room, pumunta ako sa office ko para simulan ang interview ko sa magiging secretary ko.
“Jadea, please let the applicants come in one by one, once the first one move out of the office send in the next one okay?” utos ko sa receptionist ko. ‘yes sir’.
Janine’s P. O. V.
Dumating ako sa office sa tamang oras, umupo ako sa aking lamesa para gawin ang mga trabaho na kailangan kong tapusin, lumipas ang oras, pauwi na sana ako ng biglang tawagin ako ng boss ko.
‘Janine?’, pumasok ako sa office niya, “po sir?” pinaupo niya ko sa upuan sa harapan ng lamesa niya ‘, ‘upo ka’, umupo naman ako, at lumapit siya at umupo sa harapan ko. ‘Janine, how long have you been working for me?’ tanong niya, “mag 1 year napo sir, 8months?” ngumiti siya at tinignan ako mula ulo hanggang paa. Ano kayang problema nito, nagulat ako ng biglang hawakan niya ang hita ko. ‘alam mo kasi Janine type talaga kita, I want you to be my mistress I will give everything that you want’ ano daw?! “gago pala kayo eh! Ano tingin niyo sakin? Kaladkaring babae?! I don’t need your money!” nagukat siya sakin ‘then I will need to fire you!’ hamon niya, “no you don’t need too because I quit!” tumayo ako at lumabas ng kanyang office.
Umuwi ako sa apartment ko, magpapahinga na muna sana ako dahil sa nangyari kanina ng biglang tumawag si Macy, ‘Hi girl! Wanna hang out?’ hang out? I think I deserve that. “sure! Where? What time?”, ‘yehey! 7pm at B1 night club’ nagulat ako sa sinabi niya, dahil sobrang expensive dun, ‘common, have a little fun I know you have savings atleast have leisure in life, how are you going to use that money anyway’ tama nga naman siya, “okay 7pm I’ll be there”, ‘there you go girl, see yoy later love yeah!’ “likewise bye!”.
Matteo’s P. O. V.
I interviewed almost 10 applicants and none of them meet my standards, so I have to sent them home. I actually don’t know kung ano ba talaga hanap ko as my secretary but I’ll guess my instinct will tell me if she is the right one.
Pauwi na sana ako ng nadaanan ko ang paborito kong night club ang B1 nightclub, nag decide akong mag unwind muna. Pumasok ako sa luob at dahil sa kilala naman na ako dun alam na ng mga waiters and bartenders ang usual order ko at spot ko sa club. I always like to drink alone, I don’t entertain woman unless I like her—in bed.
Janine’s P. O. V.
Pumasok ako sa club, at hinanap sila Macy, bigla akong napalingon sa isang VIP lounge sa kanan, nagiisa lang siya, ang gwapo niya, mukhang mabango, maganda rin ang katawan niya, he’s wearing suit and tie medyo natawa ako kasi nightclub to tas ganun suot niya, hanggang sa nakita ko na sila Macy at lumapit ako sa table nila. ‘bes namiss kita! Ige sumama ka at hindi puro work nalang laman ng utak mo!’ tuwang tuwa niyang sabi, “wala nakong work nag resign nako” nanlake ang mata niya sa gulat ‘what??? OMG! We have to celebrate!! Common let’s dance!’ hinaltak niya ko sa dance floor at nagsayaw kami ng dalawa. “maghahanap parin ako ng trabaho!” sigaw ko dahil sa lakas ng tugtog, ‘okay sige pero ngayon mag enjoy ka muba okay?’ tumango ako sa kanya.
Matteo’s P. O. V.
Lumingon lingon ako sa paligid at naghanap ng babaeng makakasama ko ngayon gabi, hanggang sa nakita ko siya, she’s wearing black backless dress upto her thigh, I was mesmerize by her beauty, bawat kembot niya para akong tinutunaw. Nakita kong biglanv may humawak sa bewang niya, boyfriend niya? But then something happened. She slapped the man, at pinipilit siya nitong sumayaw, tumayo ako at lumapit sa kanila.
“hey!” tinulak ko ang lalake at sinuntok sa mukha ‘the f**k!, who the hell do you think you a—’ humarap siya sakin at nagulat, ‘s-sir-sir Matteo?’ isa pala siya sa empleyado ko. ‘sorry po, hindi ko po alam na girlfriend niyo siya, ma’am pasensya napo’ pakiusap niya. “umalis kana”.
Humarap ako sa babae, “are you okay?”, kitang kita ko ang takot at pag patak ng luha niya, s**t bat affected ako?, “yes, I- I’m okay, Thanks for your help”, hinaltak ko siya “come with me, you can come too” anyaya ko sa kasama niyang kaibigan, siya rin namang sunod nito.
“sit” siya naman nilang ginawa, “what do you want to drink?” nakayuko lang siya at hindi sumagot, ‘Vodka for me and Margarita for her please’ sabi ng kaibigan niya, “okay” kumaway ako sa waiter at kumapit ito, “one vodka, one margarita and one on the rocks, put it on my tub” tumango ako waiter at umais.
“I’m Matteo, you are?”, tumingin siya sakin, god she’s beautiful, ‘I’m Janine’ we shook hands, ‘and she is my friend Macy’, nakipag kamay ako sa kanila ‘hi!, thanks for saving my bestfriend’. “no worries, so what do you do for living?”, unang sumagot si Macy, ‘I am a freelance photographer’ “interesting, and you Janine?” ‘ I was a secretary’, “was? So if means you are not anymore?” tumango siya, ‘well, I resigned earlier because my previous boss is a total asshole and want me to be his mistress’ hmm? She resigned because of that she is something, “then?”, tumingin siya sakin ng may pagtataka. ‘what do you mean by then?, even if he offer the whole world to me I will still choose to resign and find a new job, I don’t need money and I don’t look at people’s appearances it’s about attitude you know?’ tumango lang ako dahil sa totoo lang? Hindi ko alam ang irereact ko sa sinabi niya, this woman is different.
“hmm how about be my secretary? I’m actually looking for one’, nagulat siya sa alok ko at napanigiti ‘talaga?’ “do I look like I’m joking?”, ‘no I mean, if I will fit your standard then ofcourse I would like to have the job’. “I could say yes”, ‘huh? ‘, “I mean yes you fit my standard”. ‘Thank you’, ngumiti siya at biglang nagsalita si Macy, ‘you won’t regret you hired her, she is all about work, this is the first time that she enjoy her life for almost 2 years’ napanganga ako sa sinabi ng kaibigan niya, “really?” tanong ko. ‘yup’ tango naman ni Macy. “here is my calling card, the office address is there and be at the office by 7am”.