Chapter 4
645 Words
Gabriel Cloud Villareal
After taking a bath in his suite he decided to go along the shore and try the italian style coffee shop he saw earlier. Bagong bukas pa lamang ito pero madami na silang costumers. He never thought na marami din palang tumatangkilik sa italian breakfast dahil malayo pa lang ay kita na niya na maraming tao.
He was near the coffee shop when he saw a familiar face sitting in one of the tables. A cigarette in one hand and a cup of espresso in the other.
"Nandito na naman ang babaeng chain smoker natoh" he said to himself. Hindi naman siya siguro sinusundan nito kasi nauna itong dumating kesa sa kanya. The girl went inside at sumunod na rin siyang pumasok.
When he entered the place para siyang pumasok sa isang coffee shop sa italy. Maaamoy mo agad ang amoy butter ng croissant na nahaluan ng aroma ng kape. Very neat and minimalist ang loob nito. Black and grey walls din ang ginamit na may mga nakasabit na quotes about coffee and starting your morning with good vibes.
Pumunta siya sa cashier para umorder ng latte macchiato and brioches at nagbayad na din para diretso na siya mamaya paglabas but then someone caught his eyes again.
He saw her sitting down near the counter kung nasaan ang coffee machine while talking to the guy serving her the coffee. Not only she asked for a coffee bakit pati yata trabaho ng lalaki ay pinapakialaman nito?
Napataas ang kilay niya when he saw the girl who went inside the bar counter and took over the coffee machine. Teaching the guy patiently of what he should do.
"Who are you? The manager? The owner? Imposible naman na trabahador ka lang dahil wala sa hitsura" napapangiti siya sa mga sariling tanong.
"Who cares anyway" biglang bawi naman ng isang parte ng isip niya.
He saw how she did her latte and when he got a sip of it he was amazed. It's the creamiest latte macchiato he ever had. And when he ate the brioches, his one brow arched. It's like having an italian breakfast in a tropical country. How good is that. It seems the owner of the shop opt for the top quality products.
Who would ever imagine that in a place like this you can find a simple coffee shop that serves such top quality products. Kapag may ganito sa Manila siguradong dadayuhin at dudumugin ito ng mga tao. Even the prices are reasonable, hindi siya mahal. Pang masa ang price but pang high class ang lasa and service quality..
"May kikitain pa kaya ang may ari nito? naisip niya but then he shrugged and thought "Again, who cares?."
He continued his breakfast when he remembered the girl that is now nowhere to be found.
He was about to leave when finally he saw the girl goin out from an office like room inside the caffeteria.
"Ah, baka manager nga siya dito." naisip na naman niya.
Hindi na namamalayan na simula kaninang nakita niya ang babae sa dalampasigan ay siya na ang nasa isip nito. Para na siyang baliw na kinakausap mag isa ang kanyang sarili at pangiti ngiti pa siya.
Napahilamos siya ng kanyang mukha dahil hindi na siya dapat tumitingin sa ibang babae dahil ikakasal na siya sa babaeng hindi niya kilala.
"F**k this life! Kung kailan naman may nakakuha na sa attention ko tska pa ganito. Pagkakataon nga naman." Sabay buntong hininga.
Nabalik ulit sa babae ang kanyang atensiyon.
She went outside, pasalampak na naupo sa isang silya, nilabas ang yosi at parang may hinahanap sa bulsa.
Pabalik na sana ang dalaga sa loob ng may may mabangga siyang matigas na bagay.
Matigas na dibdib ng isang lalaking mukhang hinulma ng isang magaling na skultor ang katawan.
And their eyes met... again for the second time in that day.
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