Bitter To Love You

Chapter 1

Café

Parang na estatwa ako sa kinatatayuan ko dahil sa nakita ko. Ewan ko ba, sa lahat ng ayaw ko ay ang tinatraydor ako. I hate being betrayed. But this man, have the audacity to do that. Kaya pala hindi na siya nagpaparamdam saakin and suddenly nagpakita kanina? He never went to see me for the past months and even refuse to go on date with me. Whenever I try to call him, he'll hang up on me kung hindi ako p*****n ng tawag, he'll make up excuses just to refuse me.

Isa pa, hindi lang 'yan ang issues ko sa kanya. The rumor inside the company about Hazel's relationship has been spread. There's a man who has been pursuing her and she even announces it publicly. No one knows that the man who pursued her was my boyfriend. I think she spied on me kasi lahat ng meron ako ay wala siya at gustong-gusto niyang angkinin kung ano 'yong nasa akin.

And that scumbag uses a fake identity to fool everyone, Akala niya siguro hindi ko malalaman 'to? Nagkakamali siya ng niloko.

When he went to see me, plano na niya pala ang lahat. He's being careful with his plan but unfortunately, hindi niya inayos ng ma-igi ang plano niya. Too bad for them. I'll give them both an unforgettable experience of lesson for betraying me and for taking what's mine.

" Masisira ang phone mo kapag pinagpatuloy mo 'yan, GM Zhia " napabalik ako sa ulirat ng magsalita si secretary Diaz. And upon realizing what he said napatingin ako ulit sa cellphone ko and I saw how tight my grip was and he thinks I'm going to throw it away.

" If you have a problem, you can deal with it later and think before you make decisions. " Walang buhay na sabi nito saakin at umalis. Tsk. I don't need his advice. Pare-pareho lang kayong mga lalaki!

Lumabas ako sa meeting room and many people saw how my expression got intense and intimidating. They were avoiding me. Well, who cares? Makikita talaga nila 'yong bagsik ng isang niloko at inagawan.

The employees were making a ruckus paglabas ko ng opisina. Sa inis ko ay pinagbuntunan ko sila ng galit.

" What are you doing? Slacking while working? Gossiping? Talking other people's lives? Do you own thing and work! Or I'll make things harder for you. " Strictly professional is what I've shown to them. Lahat ay bumalik na sa sariling trabaho.

However that didn't stop me there." The next time I catch you guys slacking to your work, you'll face the consequences. Also, tell Ms. Santos to come in my office tomorrow, I would like to have a word with that woman who always fails in her work. And those who work under her, submit to me your reports, kayo nalang ang kulang and I've been asking that for a long time and up until now wala pa rin kayong binibigay saakin na report. Don't blame me for firing you if you're not gonna do your work properly. And remember, I have the right to fire you since I've been receiving a lot of complaints regarding to your poor services from the customers and not just the customers who complain to me but the the manager and your supervisor. I will hold a meeting for this. Kapag wala pa kayong maibigay na report saakin by tomorrow, you're fired. Tell that to your team leaders and remember clearly what I said and don't make any fake rumors inside the company. Now, focus on your work. Walang uuwi ng hindi natatapos ang trabaho. I'm going to check that tomorrow morning. " Kalmado ngunit may halong galit ang pagkakabigas ko sa bawat Dakota na binibitawan ko. I can see them listening to me and some were not able to have an eye contact with me.

Matapos ko silang pagsabihan ay umalis na ako. Nakaka-bwesit ang araw na 'to.

I went to the café and ordered coffee latte and a strawberry cake dessert. Umupo agad ako sa bakanteng upuan at nagsimula ng kumain.

Do they think I'll cry because of what happened? Nah, in their dreams.

Napatingin ako sa screen ng cellphone ko ng bigla itong mag-ring. I saw the caller ID and its Carmela who called me. Sinagot ko naman.

" Hello " badtrip na kung badtrip. Nakakawalang mood.

" Ay galit? Nasaan ka? " Tanong nito. I continued to eat bago sumagot. " I'm at the café " tipid at walang ganang sagot ko sa kanya.

" Sa'ang café ba 'yan? " Tanong nito. I rolled my eyes. It annoys me. " Near the company. Happy? Bilisan mo kung pupuntahan mo'ko. Uuwi ako ngayon ng probinsya. " Sabi ko tsaka ngumuya ng cake.

" Okay, I saw you already " and with that pinatay na niya ang tawag. Napatuloy lamang ako sa pagkain ng cake at sumimsip sa kape.

" Wow ha, hindi mo man lang ako hinintay at nauna ka pa dito " sabi nito. She placed her thing beside her in an empty chair.

" Anyway, as you can see. That woman and your boyfriend have a thing. May relationship na sila and apparently nagtagal sila up until now and that's according to my investigation. And that woman named Hazel only used him for her benefits. Gorge has no work, kaya nga diba humihingi siya sayo ng pera. He only used you, bes. Kaya nga sa una pa lang ay hindi na ako sang-ayon sakanya. I did some investigation in case may gagawin siya sayong kagaguhan. " Her voice shows concern for me because of what is happening now. I can't blame her if she behaves like that. She's really worried about me.

" I'm sorry for letting you worry about me. I am so hasty; I got carried away into having a relationship without knowing his background. I'm such a loser. " I murmur. I can't believe how foolish I am for falling in love with such a bastard man.

It would be nice if things never got this bad. I've already learned my lesson. All men are the same! Love is a strong feeling we have, and it is the main reason why most people have this kind of weakness. Suppressing the feeling of love can make us strong without weakness.

Love is for weak people, and I don't believe in love anymore. It gives me so much pain. Tsk

" Zhia? Bes? Are you still listening? " I came back to my senses when Carmela suddenly waved her hands in front of my face.

I stood up from my seat after I finished my food. I was about to leave if she hadn't called me.

" Where are you going? Pupuntahan mo sila? You've been spacing out, kanina pa. " Tanong na may halong reklamo. That's her. Kanina pa pala ako nakatulala?

" I'm going home. Uuwi ako sa probinsya. Mother and father misses me a lot. I should go home. Uuwi ako bukas ng umaga. " Sabi ko at tinalikuran siya. Pero bago pa man ako tuluyang nakaalis, a man's masculine figure stop me as he also in our table lurking around.

What is this man doing? Is he looking for a seat? But upon looking around, there are still so many empty tables and chairs out there. I raised my brows to show him my disgust. He is like a man with an ulterior motive.

I was glaring at him, and just then, he finally noticed me glaring at him. He only smiled at me like an idiot. I'm not in the mood to go along with his trip. Para siyang sira.

'wag ngayon, baka masapak ko 'to.

" You should smile. It's not good for you to have that kind of facial expression." He suddenly talked to me. What's with my facial expression? I'm like this when I'm in a bad mood. What's with him? His face really irritated me, and even his voice too.

I just rolled my eyes at him, weirdo.

Tuluyan ko nang iniwan si Carmela ng mag-isa. Uuwi na ako and the night is fast approaching. Mabuti nalang at may sasakyan ako, kung wala baka ay nagtake na ako ng bus.

That stupid man is really getting on my nerves. 'wag lang siyang magpakita saakin at baka masapak ko pa siya.