Thrust Me Harder

22nd Blow

Author's Note: Hi guys! I removed the original author's note here since hindi naman na existing yung social media accounts na 'yun. I do have a facebook account but I don't use it anymore. Hindi lang rarely dahil hindi ko na talaga binubuksan yun. Depende na lang siguro kung sipagin ako.

So, kayo na ang bahala kung ia-add niyo pa 'yun or hindi na lang. I don't think it would make a big difference naman kung friend niyo ko dun or hindi.

Thrust Me Harder song of the day: Lonely by 2ne1 (Acoustic Version)

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Oh my effin' gosh! Anong ginagawa ng lalakeng 'yan dito sa opisina?! Tell me I'm just seeing things wrong. Hindi siya 'yan. It's impossible for him to be here! It's been almost two freakin' years and yes, I miss those times I spent with him on Jeju but it doesn't mean that I wanted to see him again!

Well, okay. I wanted to see him but not this way!

"Good morning. I hope I'm not disturbing the meeting in any way," pormal na sabi niya bago siya pumasok sa loob ng conference room at naupo sa bakanteng upuan sa tabi ni Leah na halos maghugis puso ang mga mata.

Oh boy, I can feel a headache coming.

"Ji, you're not disturbing us in any way! For a fact, you're inspiring us," lumingon si Leah sa direksyon ko. "Shall we begin miss Dee?"

Ji? Since when did they became friends for her to have a nickname for him?

I stared at the most menacing human I've ever seen. He was just sitting pretty on his chair while most of my team members are ogling at him. Hindi man lang ba siya naiilang sa pagtitig ng mga babaeng kasama ko sa kanya? Kasi kung hindi niya magawang mailang, ako ang naiilang para sa mga babaeng 'to.

I didn't bother to ask him anymore since kilala ko naman na siya. What's the sense of asking him? Magmumukha lang kaming tanga na dalawa.

Pero bakit siya nagtatrabaho dito? Nalugi ba ang mga negosyong hawak niya kaya nagtatrabaho na siya dito?

Sinimulan kong ilatag ang mga plano namin for the next few months. Halos lahat sila matamang nakikinig sa akin, including him. I don't even know if he understands anything. Mukha kasing wala naman siyang background sa writing. He doesn't appear like a writer to me.

Bakit nga ba siya dito nag-apply? Bakit hindi na lang sa isang modeling agency? For sure, may tatanggap sa kanya. Sa itsura ba namang 'yan.

Napailing ako sa mga pumapasok sa isip ko. Look what his presence did to me?! He's already distracting me!

Pero bakit ba siya ang laman ng isip mo Dee? Magtrabaho ka muna please?

I'm thanking the heavens when the meeting was done. Nauna akong lumabas ng conference room at dumiretso sa opisina ko. The moment I closed the door, I practiced the breathing exercises Noelle taught me to calm myself. I'm totally close to panicking right now and I have to stop this even before he notices it! Sigurado akong aasarin lang ako ng lalakeng 'yun.

I started working when I felt my nerves calming down. I was in the depths of picturing everything out when I took at the glance cubicles outside my office. Halos lumuwa ang mga mata ko nang makita ko kung sinong umookupa ng cubicle na nakaharap sa opisina ko.

He was there, sitting comfortably while working on his desktop. His forehead was into curls while typing. He looked like Clark Kent working. It felt like I'm in a superman movie whereas I'm watching him move live.

As if feeling that someone was staring at him, he raised his sight and caught mine. He winked at me before smiling warmly. I can feel my cheeks burning and even before they could turn into red, I pushed the button which closes the blinds on my office.

He's really crazy! Bakit ba kasi siya nandito?

I almost jumped in surprise on my seat when I heard three knocks on my door. I immediately transformed into my bitchy state when I saw who entered my office. Hindi na ata talaga ako titigilan ng babaeng 'to.

Si Gladys ang asawa ng isa sa mga writers dito sa network. We became close because we used to work together for a teleserye which was aired for more than a year. Working for that long together, we developed a certain closeness that some people misunderstands. Including to that list is his wife who happens to be one of the executive producers for a noontime show.

And just like the other days, malamang hindi na naman umuwi ang pontio pilato niyang asawa kaya ako ang naisipang sugurin.

"DEE!" Malakas na sigaw niya pagkapasok na pagkapasok niya ng opisina ko. "Hindi mo ba talaga titigilan ang asawa ko?"

"Bakit ko naman titigilan ang asawa mo?" My brows raised when I saw her annoyed expression. "As far as I'm concerned, hindi naman ikaw ang pinakikisamahan ko. It's your husband. It's for him to decide whether I'll stay away from him or not."

She gritted her teeth, "kapag nakarating 'to sa superiors mo, I'm sure it won't take twenty-four hours before you'll lose this job."

"Go on." I challenged her. "Go ahead and make a report on our HR department. You want me to accompany you? Because if you'll say yes, I would really accompany you."

Her face turned pale when I said that. Bakit naman ako matatakot sa kanya? Wala naman kaming ginagawang masama ng asawa niya. We're just bestfriends. I just don't get it why she can't be friends with me when I'm trying so hard to be one for her. Hindi ko alam kung saan nanggagaling ang mga assumptions niya na may relasyon kami ng asawa niya.

"You," I saw her hands balling into a fist. "Iba na talaga ang mga kabit ngayon ano? Sila pa ang malalakas ang loob."

I smirked at her, "go on! Give your goddamn husband reasons for him to leave you." I saw pain in her eyes when I said that. It proved to me that she just really loves her husband so much. Hindi ko alam kung bakit nanlalamig na sa kanya ang asawa niya. If ever there really is a third party involved, I think she's pointing her fingers at the wrong person.

"Hindi pa tayo tapos Dee," nanggigil na sabi niya at akmang aalis na ng opisina nang biglang bumukas ang pinto dahilan para mahampas siya ng pinto. She lost her balance and was about to land on the floor if not for the fast reflexes of the intruder.

Tatayo sana ako para kamustahin siya pero natigilan ako sa mga nakikita ko. Carla's staring at the man who's holding her right now with those wide eyes as if she had seen nirvana! Habang yung isa naman, walang kamuwang-muwang na may nabiktima na naman siya ng charms niya.

What's with his long list of fan girls?

"Jionni," para siyang natauhan nang tawagin ko ang pangalan niya.

Inalalayan niya patayo si Carla at nang masigurong nakatayo na siya, tinanong niya ito. "Are you alright ma'am?"

I smirked. That's for you ma'am!

"A-ah, O-okay l-lang a-ako." Nauutal-utal na sagot niya bago nagmamadaling lumabas ng opisina.

What did just happened?! She's acting shy and all in front of Jionni?

Pagkalabas niya ng opisina, sinara ni Jionni ang pinto ng opisina ko at ngumuso. He looked so damn handsome while pouting!

Awww! This adorable creature!

"What do you need? I'm busy," actually, kanina pa ako tapos sa trabaho. Kunwari lang busy ako para hindi niya ako kulitin.

"It's lunch time. Let's have lunch?"

I made a quick glance at the digital clock on my table and it was indeed lunch break. Inayos ko ang gamit ko bago tumayo at lumabas ng opisina. It will be suspicious if we will be caught going out together. Mas maigi nang mauna ako sa kanya and I hope, he got the message there.

But after a short while, I proved that he's really an idiot.

"Babe! Why are you leaving me? I thought we're going to eat our lunch together?" He shouted enough for everyone to hear.

The moment the elevator doors opened, I hopped in without waiting for him.

Pabo! Idiot! Idiota!