I am now at my office signing some paperworks when my door bursted open and a lady with high heels, a very fitting short dress and a hundreds of layer of makeup on her face showed up. I didn’t recognize her but hindi ako nakapagsalita when she hugged me tight at nagtitili pa na parang nasunugan ng paninda sa tinis ng boses.
‘’OH MY GOD POL I MISSED YOU SOOOO MUCHHHHH. I just came from London to attend my cousin’s wedding at hindi ko akalaing magtatagal ako ng 3 months doon. Oh my god i feel so tired but alam kong namiss moko so i decided to come to you instead of taking a rest now huhuuu.’’ – mahabang sabi nya at kahit ako ay hindi ko maintindihan sa bilis ng pagsasalita nya at sa lakas ng boses nya.
Teka sino ba tong babaeng to? Baka baliw lang to na nakapasok sa biulding.
‘’Excuse me but may i know who you are? I don’t remember someone like you na kilala ko.’’ – i don’t wanna sound rude but i don’t like her at gusto ko na syang paalisin sa harapan ko.
Nanlaki ang mata nya.
‘’What? You don’t remember me na!? I am Yanna pol!! How could you.’’ – She said and acts hurt.
Oh her. My ex, I guess? Diko na maalala na nagkarelasyon ba kami o wala kasi dikit sya ng dikit sakin kulang nalang ibuhol nya sarili saakin noong nandito pa sya.
‘’Yanna, we’re not together and we will never be together so you don’t have to come to my office. And by the way how did my secretary let you in without asking me first?’’ – sabi ko na nakakunot ang noo.
‘’Oh that, i tell her i am your girlfriend so no need to let you know that i am coming. ‘’– she said with a proud grin
‘’Come on, can you stop bugging me? We’re done flirting and pwede kanang mag move on yanna.’’ – I said without hesitation.
But an idea comes to my head. What if i will pretend to date her para hindi na nila masali si Kiana sa plano nila, that could be my advantage for her to be safe while i think of a plan na talunin sila.
‘’You still likes me?’’ – i asked her
‘’Yes pol, very much. Can we make this out? Please I’ll do anything just to get you back’’
She said desperately.
‘’Ok then. We’ll date from now on.’’ – i said without looking at her, i don’t want to see her reaction, it pisses me off.
‘’TALAGA POL? Yess thank you pol i know na hindi mo ako matitiis because you still love me.’’– she said at napalundag pa sa tuwa.
Kiana’s pov-
It’s been a week since i and Apollo met . Now i am at a restaurant inventing my own recipe and searching on the web. Our manager requires us to have our own made dishes para daw sa addition sa aming menu.
I was busy scrolling on the web when a couple entered the restaurant i am into at naglalambingan pa habang papunta sa isang bakanteng upuan.
Teka is that Apollo? I don’t know but i felt a piercing pain in my chest seeing him with a girl. For sure girlfriend nya yan, magtataka paba ako sa ganyang harutan.
I see the girl is very touchy to him na kulang nalang halikan na sya nito sa lapit ng mukha nya. Nag live PDA pa sila. The girl is wearing a white tank top, skinny jeans, naka prada na side bag at sobrang taas ng heels nya parang rarampa sa false gay. Hindi ko naman maitatangging maganda sya parang may lahi pa nga.
‘’Miss?’’
And pang model yung katawan at height nya,
‘’Miss?’’
Yun nga lang parang tinalo si Harley Quinn sa makeup competition
‘’Miss!’’
Halatang hindi pinag-effortan and lakad nila. Mukha namang linta na sobra makakapit kay apollo-
‘’MISS!!!’’
‘’AY LINTA!’’ – napasigaw ako nang may nakita akong lalaki sa harap ko na sobrang lapit ng mukha saakin.
‘’Sorry, Yes?’’ – i said nang mahimasmasan sa pagsigaw ko.
‘’Haha i was asking if i can sit here, wala nang bakanteng table and you are the only single person i see.’’ – sabi nya.
Ay WAO ha, alam ko namang single ako wag mona ipamukha saakin no. Kabanas neto.
‘’Oh sure.’’ – sagot ko nalang nang makitang wala talagang ibang bakante sa iba. Nawala na sa isip ko sina Apollo but when i glances at their direction, i saw the girl na tahimik na parang maamong pusa na nakatungo at sa harapan nya naman si Apollo na nakatingin sa akin. SA AKIN? No hindi sa lalaking nasa harap ko at sobrang dilim ng mata nya na kulang nalang may lumabas na arrow at panain and lalaking nasa harap ko.
Teka ano bang problema nito? Nangingialam pa ng ibang tao, bat hindi nya nalang intindihin yang linta nyang kasama at mamuhay sila ng matiwasay. Kaasar naman kaya umirap nalang ako at binalik ang tingin sa laptop ko.
‘’What are you doing?’’ – tanong ng lalaki sa harap ko. Isa pato estorbo, maganda naman mood ko kanina pero nung makita ko yung dalawang naghaharutan biglang nabad-mood ako.
‘’Uhm nothing, just looking for a good recipe to make.’’ – sagot ko na hindi sya tinitingnan. Feeling close naman to. Sana wag na nya dagdagan ang badtrip ko.
‘’You cook?’’ – na-amazed na sabi nya.
‘’Yes why?’’ – sabi ko na hindi padin tumitingin sa kanya. Busy ako at wala akong panahon mag entertain ng mga tao.
‘’Not to brag but i am a professional chef, i can help you with that.’’ – sabi nya na ikinataas naman ng tingin ko.
‘’Oh really? Take a look at this, can you do that?’’ – sabi ko at pinaharap ko sa kanya ang laptop ko na nandun ang recipe na pinag-aaralan ko. Biyaya nato tatanggi paba ako sa tulong? Sya na nag-offer eh.
We spend almost an hour discussing many things na makakatulong sa pagluluto ko and in fairness he is skilled enough to introduce me to a new techniques and tricks in cooking. Marami akong natutunan sa kanya and mabait naman sya and very professional when it comes to cooking.
‘’Eugene, Eugene Ford. At your service’’ – abot nya sa kamay nya after sa pagtulong nya sakin. Medyo gwapo pala sya pag titigan mo at feeling ko kaedad ko lang to o mas matanda.
‘’Kiana Velloso, pleased to meet you.’’ – i said and shaked his hands.