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Midnight (65)

"A-Ash..."

Hindi ko alam kung nag-i-imagine lang ba ako o siya talaga yung sumalo sa akin. Hindi ko rin alam kung matagal ba kaming nagkatitigan o nagslow-mo lang talaga yung utak ko.

I saw him swallow hard before his eyes drifted to my hands on his chest. Medyo nalukot ko pa yung damit niya dahil napakapit ako ng mahigpit doon. Muntik pa nga yatang mapunit.

For a moment, we were both frozen in that awkward position. But then suddenly, he stood up straight. Inalalayan niya akong makatayo ng maayos at hinila niya ang baywang ko palayo roon sa nabasag na cup at nagle-leak na aircon.

Magpapasalamat sana ako pero nang tinignan ko siya, sinalubong ako ng kunot niyang noo. Nakatingin lang siya sa akin na para bang hindi siya makapaniwala na nandito ako sa harapan niya. Ako rin, hindi ako makapaniwala na magkikita kami ulit—at sa ganitong sitwasyon pa. Sobrang nakakahiya!

And then it suddenly sunk in me.

Holy hell.

Is he the... the... big boss?!

I mentally face-palmed. For sure he is! Big boss lang naman daw ang papasok sa pantry na ito. Gwapo raw pero demonyo ang ugali. Ash is handsome, but the Ash I knew wasn't evil. But it's been three years, so maybe he has changed? I don't know.

But seriously?! He is my boss? Again?!

For sure I'll get fired. On the spot.

"S-Sorry, sir. Magtitimpla nalang po ako ulit at lilinisin ko po y-yung kalat," I said. I still tried. I didn't want to lose this job! I still need to give it a shot, no matter how small the chances are.

"No need," malamig niyang sabi.

Ni hindi man lang niya ako tinignan nung sinabi niya 'yun. He was just looking at the spilled coffee and the broken cup on the floor. Mamaya pa ay dahan-dahan niyang binalik ang tingin niya sa akin. His jaw moved. He looked angry. I was suddenly scared of his overall aura.

Using his poker face, he moved his head a bit to the direction of the door, signaling me to go out. I nodded nervously as I followed his command.

Mabagal akong lumabas ng pantry, nag-iingat para hindi na ulit madapa at mapahiya. Nang tuluyan ko nang nabuksan ang pinto at nakalabas, humarap ulit ako sa kanya.

"Thank you—" I wasn't able to finish my sentence because the door heavily slammed in front of my face.

My mouth dropped at that. Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko nang naramdaman ang mabilis na tibok ng puso ko. I don't even know if my heart was hammering because of the slamming... or just because of his mere presence.

Pag-ikot ko, nagulat ako nang nakitang halos lahat ng employees ng Farreon Residences ay nakatingin pala sa akin. They weren't talking. They were just looking at me like I was the one who was supposed to tell them something. But I didn't say a word. I didn't know what to say, anyway.

"Am I fired?" I just asked them.

"Ano bang sinabi?" tanong nung isa.

"Wala?" I said.

"Walang sinabi?" sabi pa nung isa naman. Parang 'di siya makapaniwala na walang sinabi sa akin yung big boss nila.

"Sinara lang niya bigla yung pinto. And then... 'yun na." I shrugged.

Bigla akong nakarinig ng mga usap-usapan sa mga empleyado. They were all murmuring to each other. One thing I know for sure was, I'm the one they were all talking about. It was obvious because they were all looking at me while gossiping.