CHAPTER 3:
"Dig what is my agenda for today?" I ask my secretary habang pumapasok sa establishimento kung saan ako ang presidente.
"Goodmorning po Ma'am Leigh" bati ni Mang Ramon, ang aming butihing guard. I smiled at him.
"Goodmorning" sabi ko.
Pagpasok ko pa lang ay lahat ng empleyado na makikita ko ay nakangiting bumabati sa akin ng magandang umaga.
Smile. That's my policy. Ayaw ko ng may nakasimangot.
Nagmamadali kaming sumakay ni Dig sa private elevator kung saan ako lang ang pwedeng sumakay.
"Ma'am your agenda for today is you have a meeting by 10 am with Mr. Lee" umpisa nya.
"Regarding?" Tanong ko.
"To the expansion to Korea." Sagot nya.
"Okay. What's next?" Tanong ko ulit na nakapikit.
I haven't had a good sleep after the incident to the cemetery.
"You have a lunch meeting with your father .." he said na humina ang boses.
Napamulat ako ng mata.
"What?" Gulat na tanong ko. Dad never do that.
Pag may gusto syang sabihin ay kinakausap na nya ako sa bahay pa lang.
"Walang nakalagay kung para saan Ma'am. Should i decline it?" He ask.
Umiling ako.
"No."
Pagkabukas pa lang ng elevator ay lumabas na ako.
"Bring my coffee. The usual. Twice stronger than before" utos ko.
Agad naman syang ngumiti at lumabas ang dimples nya.
"Yes ma'am." Sagot nya na sumaludo pa.
I smiled. He's cute. And very focus sa trabaho. Mabait din. And i like him. As a person.
Alam kong marami akong pipirmahan kaya nag umpisa na akong mag trabaho.
Hindi pa ako nakaka sampu sa pag pirma ng mga papeles sa table ko ng biglang may naglapag ng kape sa harap ko.
"Stop working so hard babe. Kaya naman kitang buhayin" sabi ng boses na nasa harapan ko.
Napangiti ako. Excited akong tumayo at niyakap sya.
"Tristan!" Excited kong sigaw.
"Woah babe! You miss me that much." He said playfully.
Hinampas ko sya sa dibdib.
"Tse! Pano naman kasi di mo ko sinama nong nagpunta ka ng Scottland!" Inis kong sabi sa kanya
He hug me from behind.
"Wag ka ng mag tampo okay? Babalik tayo don" he said. And when he said something. He mean it. Yun ang maganda kay Tristan.
"Yey! You're the best Tristan!" Sabi ko.
Tristan is my knight and shining armour.
Sinamahan nya ako sa kalungkutan at binangon ako sa kinasasadlakan ko.
He also help to find that man.
And as the year passing by, sa kanya na lang ata ako komportable.
Pag nag papanic ako, pag nanaginip ng masama, pag hindi makatulog, sya agad ang hinahanap at kinakausap ko.
He calm me.
"What are you thinking?" He ask.
"You." I honestly said.
Kung meron kaming naging big improvement dalawa, yun ay we cannot lie to each other. Alam na agad namin.
He laugh.
"Fuck babe! Your honesty make my heart thump." He said.
"Ikaw talaga. So, what brings you here? Alam kong may meeting tayo pero bakit napaaga ka?" Tanong ko.
Humigop sya sa kape ko.
And i don't mind.
Sanay na kaming mag share sa mga ganong bagay. And its just a coffee.
"I missed you. Yung pasalubong mo nasa bahay." Sabi nya.
Mas naging excited ako. One thing about Tristan is he always buys me pasalubong may pag out of the country trip sya.
He's the sweetest right?
"Ano naman this time? Maganda ba? Masarap?" Excited kong tanong.
"See for yourself." Sabi nya.
Napasimangot ako. He always don't want to be a spoiler.
"Wag ka ng sumimangot jan" he pinch my nose.
"Let's have dinner at my condo. I miss your cooking" sabi nya.
Napa smile ako dahil don.
"What do you want for dinner?" I ask. I started to sign again the papers that is in my table.
"Hmm .. i want your kare kare. I missed it." Sagot nya na nag cp. Hinayaan ko na lang sya.
"Okay. Kare kare then." Sabi ko.
I saw him smiled. Napakunot ang noo ko.
But i did not ask him.
"Sleepover ka mamaya ha? I really miss you" narinig kong sabi nya habang nakatitig sa cp pa din nya.
"Okay. And Tristan, what happen to our expansion to Korea? Any news" I ask.
Tumingin sya sa akin.
"I want to discuss it over lunch" he answered.
"But I have a lunch meeting with dad." Sagot ko.
Nangunot ang noo nya.
"Since when tito has to have lunch meeting with you? Hindi mo na ba sya kinakausap ha Leigh?" He ask. Seriously.
"Kanina lang. Nagulat nga din ako e. At saka kinakausap ko sya no" sabay irap ko.
Hindi na sya sumagot at nag cp na naman. Hmp!
Nagtagal pa ng ilang oras si tristan sa office ko.
"I have to go. See you in my condo babe. Di na kita masusundo" sabi nya sa seryosong boses.
"Okay, what is happening tristan" tanong ko. I know and i feel his hiding something.
"I will tell you later okay?" Sagot nya.
Lumapit sya sa akin at hinalikan ako noo.
"Enjoy your lunch meeting. Call me if anything happens okay?" He said.
I just nod at him.
Lumabas na sya pero ako nakatulala pa din.
Nakita kong sumilay ang sekretarya ko.
"Ma'am, Deluxe restaurant po kayo pinapapunta ni Sir" he said.
"Okay. Sasama kaba?" I ask. He usually go with me pero i don't know this time because its Dad.
Umiling sya.
"No ma'am. He just ask for you."
"Okay. Ready my car in 30 mins." Sabi ko. Because its aready 11:00 am.
Umalis na sya pero I am still bothered by Tristan.
What the hell happened tristan? I ask myself.
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Mas feel ko si Tristan sa Chapter na'to.
HAHAAHA
Btw, Enjoy reading!