Chapter 22

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"HOW WAS your first day as an intern?" Micko asked, smiling

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"HOW WAS your first day as an intern?" Micko asked, smiling. He was leaning against the hood of his car handsomely! He looks so fine wearing a white button-down dress shirt, black chino pants and dress shoes. Sobrang linis niyang tignan dahil sa suot niya.

I smiled back. "Okay naman..." simpleng sagot ko. Agad na kumunot iyong noo niya.

"Is there something wrong?"

I sighed.

Nagdadalawang isip ako kung sasabihin ko ba sakaniya o hindi. Alam kong hindi sila magkasundo ni Jayden at ayaw ko ng dagdagan pa iyong hindi nila pagkakasunduan, pero... baka mabaliw ako kapag hindi ko sinabi sakaniya. At siguradong malalaman at malalaman rin ni Micko sa susunod na si Jayden ang supervisor ko as an intern.

I sighed again.

Micko walked closer to me. He held both my shoulders. "Tell me what's bothering you, Lindsey." sabi niya.

"Ano kasi, uhm... Si Jayden iyong supervisor ko," sagot ko.

"What?"

"Nagulat rin ako. Nalaman ko lang kaninang umaga,"

"Damn it!" sabi niya at napahilot sa gilid ng ulo niya habang nakapikit.

"Okay lang naman ako, Micko. Wala naman siyang ginawa sakin," sabi ko bago ko siya nilapitan at hawakan sa braso para kumalma. He was clenching his jaw and looked furious.

Huminga siya ng malalim bago ako tinignan ng diretso sa mata. "Please, sabihin mo kaagad sakinkapag may ginawa siya sayo okay?" seryosong sabi niya at agad naman akong tumango at bahagyang ngumiti.

Halatang bothered si Micko dahil sa sinabi ko. Nagsisisi tuloy ako na sinabi ko pa sakaniya dahil mukhang hindi siya matigil sa pag-iisip. Sobrang seryoso ng mukha niya hanggang sa makasakay kami ng sasakyan niya. Tahimik lang rin siya habang nagmamaneho kaya hindi nalang rin ako nagsasalita at nakamasid lang ako sa labas ng bintana.

"Mr. Garcia is his uncle. Jayden's mom is the sister of Mr. Garcia – the owner of the Marble Creek Hotel. I don't know what's he planning to do but I want you to be careful around him." Micko said, while his eyes were focused on the road. Sandali siyang lumingon sakin.

"Huwag kang mag-alala. Kaya ko naman iyong sarili ko. At wala namang siyang ginagawang masama sakin." sagot ko sakaniya.

Micko invited me to dinner, and I agreed. Gusto ko pang mas makilala ng todo si Micko. Gusto ko malaman kung anong paborito niyang pagkain. Kung anong paborito niyang movie at kung anong music ang pinapakinggan niya. I want to know everything about him.

I've never been this interested in anyone before...

I was too busy working for my family that I never had a chance to meet or date a guy. I don't know anything about relationships because I've never had one. Sabi ko sa sarili ko noon na hindi ako makikipag-date dahil mas focus ako sa pamilya ko. Pero... ang hirap palang pigilan kapag alam mo ng may gusto ka na sa isang tao.

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