Zedri's POV
"Sir, hindi pa rin po niya ginagalaw yung pagkain niya simula kaninang umaga..." Sabi ni Manang, I called because I'll be late for home and I'll ask her to stay for Danzelle. I sit straight at my chair, and the picture of Danzelle scared, curled at the corner of the room, her eyes red flashes through me.
Something wrong happened. I should've stayed.
"Baka ho may sakit siya? Tinignan niyo ba kung may lagnat?" I ask, and once she said yes, I'll be leaving the office this instance to go home.
"Ayun na nga po sir eh. Hiundi ko po malapitan kasi nasa sulok lang po siya magdamag na nagmumukmok. Ilang beses ko na po siyang pinasok at nilapitan pero lumalayo po siya habang umiiyak. Sir, hindi ko na po alam yung gagawin ko. Nakakaawa yung bata."
"Okay." I stand up and reach for my wallet. "Okay, pauwi na ko." I ended the call and called Irene, my secretary.
"Yes, sir?"
"I'm going home so cancel all my commitments for tonight." I demanded, habang nagmamadali ako sa pagsuot ng suit ko. I can feel my secretary's frowning, confused.
"S-sir, pati po ba yung meeting ninyo kay Maam Sab--"
"Lahat, Irene. Cancel them all."
"O-okay po sir." She finally shut her mouth. Papalabas na ko ng office nung may naalala ako.
"Uh, wait, Irene?"
"Sir?"
"Can I ask something personal? What should I do if...uhhh...a woman your age is...uhh, crying? And uhhh... you see, this woman is so secretive and I don't know about her because she won't tell me. Maybe you know what to do because you're a... woman." I know I sound and look stupid right now.
"Girlfriend niyo po ba?"
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Haunted Past
RomanceAfter escaping from the hands of brutal syndicates, Danzelle has to fight all the demons and traumas taunting her in order to survive. Can she do that by the help of her dashing rescuers? (FILIPINO-ENGLISH)
