All For Show (COMPLETED)

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

'Fuck,' was my first thought when I woke up the next day. Apparently, I fell asleep on the carpet. Ang unang bumungad sa mukha ko ay iyong isang bote ng wine na ubos na. I tried to stand up, but my head was pounding badly kaya naman nagdesisyon ako na maupo muna.

I grabbed my phone to check the time, pero nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita ko na may message mula kay Pablo roon.

'I'm outside.'

Then after five minutes.

'I think you're already asleep. I'll leave now. Thanks for today, Cerise.'

Holy fuck! Nakatulog ako habang naghihintay sa kanya. He wasn't even gone for that long para makatulog ako. Galit kaya siya na naghintay siya ng limang minuto sa labas ng pinto ko? Or the fact na nakatulog ako kahit bumaba lang naman siya para kuhanin iyong pagkain?

'Hi. Sorry I fell asleep.'

Nakatitig ako sa cellphone ko at naghihintay na mag-reply siya. Five minutes passed by quickly at wala akong nakuhang reply mula sa kanya. It was only past 7 in the morning. Baka tulog pa siya. Right. I, on the other hand, needed to prepare for my work.

God, I missed my work.

I missed being busy—I missed being preoccupied with deadlines. Mas gusto ko ng mabaliw sa trabaho kaysa isipin iyong personal problems ko. Wala akong pakielam kahit hindi ako tigapagmana ng kumpanya. Mas pipiliin ko ng magpakaalipin doon kaysa mabaliw sa issue ng pamilya ko.

I finished two glasses of water before I went and took a cold shower para magising ako. I wore my usual attire to work—a nice pair of trousers and a black fitted top. Dahil ramdam na ramdam ko iyong hangover, I was also wearing oversized sunglasses habang naglalakad ako papunta sa office ko.

Pagdating ko roon, dumiretso ako sa pantry para gumawa ng kape. Tinamad ako na dumaan sa coffee shop para bumili ng coffee. I tried it, but it didn't taste the same kaya naman nagpabili ako sa assistant ko ng coffee.

"Thank god," I said nang makita ko iyong mountain ng paper work for my approval. That should keep me busy for the whole day. Agad akong nagsimula sa pagaaral, but for some freaking reason, agad na nawawala ako sa concentration every time my phone would make the slightest of sound. And it's not as if I could turn it off dahil baka biglang may important na message sa akin.

"I'll message you," sabi ko kay Kris, my assistant, nang buksan niya iyong pinto ng office ko after ko siyang tawagin.

"For what?" she asked.

"Nothing. Did you receive it?" I asked.

She nodded. "The period?"

"Mag-reply ka nga," I said. "Kahit ano," I added and she replied with another period. "It's fine," I said, dismissing her. So, gumagana naman pala iyong cellphone ko. Nakakapagsend naman ako. Nakaka-receive naman ako ng message. I looked at the time. It's already 2PM. Surely, gising na siya. Impossible na tulog pa siya sa ganitong oras. He looked like he's a morning person. So, there's only one explanation...

Holy shit.

Ito ba iyong ghosting?

Was I being ghosted?

I stared at my phone for a while. Oh, my god. He was ghosting me... but then again wala naman siyang responsibility na mag-reply sa akin? Maybe as far as he was concerned, he's done his part. Pumunta na siya sa kasal kahapon. The deal was done—the show was over. Kaya nga sa part niya, bakit pa siya mag-rereply sa akin?

Besides, he'd already seen how fucked up my family was... so why would he want to be a part of that colossal mess? Especially sa kagaya niya na mukhang ayaw ng complications.