Chapter 7
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Chapter 7
“Ouch!” Alejandro hissed the moment when his bestfriend push so hard the ice pack on his nose. “Yan ang napapala ng mga taong sinungaling!”
“I wasn’t lying okay?” he defended.
“Ah talaga ba Alejandro?” he quoted the famous line. “You lied to me when you said na papasok ka na ng kwarto mo para makapag pahinga. Then suddenly, what are you doing to her room?”
“I was…”
“Just checking her out? Talk to her? Ah! Are you f*****g bestfriends now?” Peter mocked as he tried to chuckle at the thoughts of what Alejandro did. “Freed her? You f*****g freed her, Alejandro!” Peter screamed while tapping the table so hard to innancuate his words. “Oh my God! You are so f*****g dumb! Why won’t you listen to me?”
“I was drunk, okay?”
“You were drunk and you f*****g set her free! Ugh!” napatayo na si Alejandro sa kinauupuan niya at ibinagsak ang ice pack sa mesa.
When Peter woke up ay sobrang sakit ng ulo niya sa hang over pero mas lalong sumakit ang ulo niya noong wala siyang nakitang Alejandro sa kwarto neto sa halip ay nandoon siya sa kwarto ng Lacson.
Lying on the ground with a bleeding nose. Thank god it wasn’t broken! He has a lot of schedules for interview.
And wala nang Lacson na bihag sa kama nito.
“I am sorry, Pete.” Parang ang galit niya na nararamdaman sa buo niyang katawan ay natunaw nang marinig niya ang sinabi ni Alejandro. “I was drunk and I wasn’t thinking straight. I am sorry.”
Nilingon niya eto at tinaasan ng kilay. “You know why it is so big deal to me and to you, Jan. that is why I am acting like this.”
“I know, Pete.”
“I just wanted you to live and be safe. That is all I want.”
“I know. I know and I am sorry.”
Nakayuko lang si Alejandro at hindi mapigilan ni Peter na matawa sa sitwasyon dahil parang hindi malaking tao ang kinakausap niya. Parang hindi gobernador na kung makasumbat siya ay parang normal na tao lang.
“That’s fine. That was over. Now get up. Kailangan na nating pumasok.” He punch his shoulders at iniofer ang kamay niya para tuluyang makatayo si Alejandro.
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“was it just me pero there is something wrong?” Peter asks the moment they hit the road papuntang Kapitolyo ng Mirasol.
“What wrong?” Alejandro was not paying attention instead his eyes are still eyeing his tablet to read the local news.
The news was about the research about one of the island na sakop ng probinsya ng Mirasol. It was the Isla Bato. The university of Mirasol found out that the Island is more dangerous compare to the last research they conducted. Previously it was said that few more decades but right now it is less than 10 years before the Island will completely be gone in the map of the Philippines.
Suddenly, something moved behind the tree where they were heading and Peter’s heart almost went out of his chest when it was a fully loaded man with gun.
“yuko!” Peter shouted at biglang pinaulanan sila ng bala.
He scooped Alejandro with his arms at isiniksik siya sa ilalim ng upuan. Umalingawngaw ang putukan sa paligid and that made Alejandro eyes grew big. Peter grabbed his walkie talkie from his pocket and talked to alert the bodyguards.
“Ambush over. We are in the point 34 point 76 over. A man with fully loaded machine gu—f**k!” he felt the pain on his back pero hindi niya ininda ang sakit sa halip ay pinagpatuloy ang pagsasalita sa walkie talkie. “We need men asap over. Stop the gun man asap—f**k! Over.”
“f**k, f**k, f**k! Peter you are bleed—” nagsasalita pa si Alejandro nang itulak lang siya pasiksik pa rin ni Peter sa ilalim ng upuan habang nakashield ang katawan nito.
“Where the f**k are you over?”
“We are at the point 29 already over. Team Charlie caught the gun man over.”
“f*****g check the surroundings if there are more.”
“Copy sir.”
“Now—” Hindi na natapos ni Peter ang sasabihin sa radyo nang tuluyan na niyang mabitawan ang radyo at bumitaw ng masasakit na ungol. He grunted in pain at halos hindi makagalaw si Alejandro because there are so much blood.
“P-Peter.” He whined and he tried to scoop his bestfriend ay may dugo na dumampi sa kanya ay nagsimula siyang manginig.
He might be in pain pero inilabas pa rin ni Peter ang panyo mula sa bulsa niya at inilapat iyon sa kamay ni Alejandro dahilan na humupa ang atake niya sa takot sa dugo.
“I—I…” his sentence was not finished because he close his eyes because he feel so tired already.
“Peter wake up! Peter!”
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“Sa regional news! Sasakyan ng gobernador ng Probinsya ng Mirasol ay pinaulanan ng bala. Isa patay at ang gobenrador ay himalang nakaligtas—."
The TV was not finished pero pinatay iyon. At nang sundan ng tao ang taong may hawak ng remote ay agad na napaurong ang dila nila.
“Why are you all slumping like a sloth? Tapos na ang breaktime diba?” hudyat iyon na magscatter and lahat ng tao sa lounge at unti unting bumalik sa kanya kanyang upuan at desk.
Satisfied to see her employees on their proper seat ay tinungo niya naang opisina niya and she pick up her phone and dialed someone.
“Was he dead?”
“N-no, Ma’am. He is criti—”
The person in the line didn’t have any chance to finish her sentence nang agad na iyong putulin ng babaeng tumawag sa kanya. She heard enough.
Namatay ang screen ng laptop ng babae at nakita niya ang sariling repleksyon doon. Wearing her bright red lipstick and a faint sight of make-up she can’t help to be amazed on her beauty.
Pretty. She whispered.
Nang walang ano ano ay biglang bumukas ang pinto ng opisina niya at hindi niya mapigilang umirap dahil ang aga aga ay nandito na kaagad siya.
“Athena. Good morning.” she stopped herself to roll her eyes infront of her because after all he is still the boss. Nilapag nito ang isang karton ng Krispy Crème doughnut sa harap niya and the starbucks coffee.
“Good morning, Sir. What can I do for you?” she wakes up her laptop screen at kunyare may gagawin doon.
“Actua—” panimula ng lalake.
“Oh! Sorry to interrupt Sir—but I do have a skype meeting in three minutes and if you excuse me—you may find your way out kung saan ka pumasok.” She gave him a smile. Kinuha na niya ang buds na nakapatong lang sa harap niya at sinuot na iyon.
“Miss Ath—” when he said something ay agad niya etong inawat gamit ang kamay niya at nanlaki ang matang natahimik ang boss niya.
“Yeah, yeah. I am ready here.” She gave him a smile once again at ibinalik ang atensyon sa laptop.
“Oh—okay—I’ll go now.” He whispered and she paid no attention at nag simulang mag type sa laptop niya.
When he finally locked the door it was on cue to remove the buds from her ears and she sighed deeply.
There is no meeting afterall.
He is just annoyed to his boss… because his boss is pretty young and attractive and she is way older than him. That boy might be in his middle 20’s yet he is already the CEO and the Developer of the famous crypto game. When she is almost on her 30’s.
Napatingin siya sa doughnut na nilapag sa mesa niya at ang trenta na kape ng starbucks.
Does he like me?
Ehh. What can I do? I am pretty and hot af.
Napailing lang siya at tuluyang tumayo para mag-CR. Paglabas niya ng opisina niya ay agad na namang tumaas ang kilay niya dahil nakita niya ang mga developers at ang mga staff niya ay nagtutumpukan sa lounge na kung saan ay pinatay na niya kanina ang TV.
“What are you all doing?” natahimik ang lahat pero mas natigilan siya ng makita niya ang mga boxes ng Krispy Crème doughnut sa mesa sa lounge at mga kape ng Starbucks.
“Ah!” napalingon siya sa boses na nasa likuran niya at nakita niya si Mr. Ethan Lee na CEO nila smiling to her too. Shamelessly. “Our game was in top 1 in crypto game and I just want you all to feel that I am so thankful for each one of you.”
Napasinok siya sa narinig. Ah. That was for everyone? The doughnut and the coffee? That wasn’t for me alone?
“Ah.” She realized that she stopped for awhile and when she get over with it—she smile to everyone—the plastic smile. “Oh. Congrats to everyone. Excuse me.”
She had a major u-turn to the CR because she is so embarrassed.
Was she simping for the young CEO?
If only she can flush herself in the toilet.
She is in the middle of contemplating if she’ll punch the mirror or if she’ll punch the mirror when her phone vibrated and a sign for a text message.
From: Jan
I need you to come home.
Nang patayin niya lang ang phone ay biglang tumunog ulit eto at nakita niya sa lockscreen ang text message.
From: Jan
Please.
She sighed as he turn off the phone and put it inside her pocket. She washes her hands and stare at her beautiful reflection. Even herself can’t stop being in awe of how beautiful she is. And few more seconds of stare she finally left the CR and humming silently.
Oh and—yeah. She did punch the mirror before leaving the CR.
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Athena hmmm? tell me your thoughts! :)))) I love you!!!
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EDITED: 12/11/2023 9:55AM
- Writer
