The Only Exception

Chapter 2

dun na ako napa buntong hininga ng tuluyan

Ano ba tong pinapasok ko?

Bigla namang may kumatok sa pinto

"Come in"sambit ko bago umayos ng upo

Bumukas naman ang pinto at pumasok si Ly

"Anong ginagawa mo dito?"tanong ko

"Wala lang, boring sa office ko eh" sagot niya sabay upo sa chair

"Kamusta pala yung secretary mo?" I asked

"She's doing good, Minsan lang tinatarayan ako. Nakakasura lang din kasi hatid sundo ng boyfriend" sagot niya

My brows furrowed

"Don't tell me you're jealous,Ly?" I said

Alyssa scoffed in disbelief

"H-ha? bat naman ako mag sselos huy" she looked away

Don't tell me, may feelings siya kaagad sa secretary niya?

Parang, I don't see myself falling in love with my secretary

Besides, Mas tinutuon ko yung sarili ko sa trabaho ko

Not some other stuffs

What a clown, you had an agreement with your secretary to be her fubu remember?

I only did that para mapabilis yung pagbayad niya sa utang ng tatay niya

Also, her sister's tuition

Very offensive huh?

Bat ba ganito yung iniisip ko?

"Naka kunot noo mo huy?" Alyssa snapped me out

Nagulat naman ako at napa tingin sakanya

"W-wala... Umalis ka na nga, Ly. Malapit na ako mag early out" Sambit ko

"Aba, may dinner ka ba with someone?" She smirked

Umiiling naman ako kaagad

"No, I have to go home early kasi walang ibang kasama si Mommy sa bahay. You know that" Sagot ko

"Ang defensive mo masyado. Oh sige na, Alis na ako Jorella Marie" Pinitik niya yung noo ko bago umalis

That biatch!

Makakatikim talaga sakin yun bukas

I fixed my things, at nilagay ang laptop ko sa bag

I went outside and pumunta sa desk ni Jema

"Hey" I said

Jema lift her head up a little when she heard me

I saw how she panicked

"Calm down, Galanza. Let's go, Let's go get some groceries for your family" Sambit ko

Her eyes widened

"P-po?" Nautal na sagot niya

"Diba we have a deal kanina, right? Tara na. I don't want to waste my time, Galanza. Let's go" Sambit ko at naglakad papunta sa elevator

I waited for her sa elevator, until I saw her running towards me

"S-sorry po ma'am" Hingal na sabi niya

Sakto namang bumukas ang pintuan ng elevator

"Let's go, Jema" Sambit ko at tsaka pumasok sa loob

Napa tango naman siya at sumunod sa akin

After Groceries, hinatid ko na siya sa condo niya

It was raining so Jema let me stayed for a while

"So, who's gonna get these?" I asked, pertaining to the groceries we bought

"May sasakyan naman si uncle john, siguro ipapa pick up ko nalang dito para maipadala sa laguna" Sagot ni Jema

Tumango tango naman ako

I felt my phone vibrated, and it was Alyssa

"Wait, I'll answer this call for a sec" sambit ko bago sinagot ang tawag

May meeting daw bukas with the cheng group of companies

Maybe another investors

Alyssa's really good with handling our investors

Kaya siguro yung iba, gustong mag invest

Pansin kong hindi pa tumitigil ang ulan

Jema handed me her extra clothes, pillows and blanket

"Dun ka na po matulog sa kwarto ko ma'am, ako na po sa couch" sambit niya

"No, I'll sleep on the couch" sagot ko

"Nakakahiya naman po eh boss pa naman kita tapos sa sofa ka pa po matutulog"Sambit niya

"Edi tabi tayo" natigilan naman siya sa sinabi ko

"p-po?" Nautal na sambit niya

"Sabi ko, Tabi tayo"Pag uulit ko

She blinked twice and gulped

"B-baka po-"I cut her off

"It's fine with me, hindi naman ako malikog matulog" I smiled

Dahan dahan naman siyang tumango