Kahit anong titig ko sa kanya ay wala akong makitang kahit anong patak ng dugong Pilipino sa kanya. Not like Commander Jensen, he's a mixture of Filipino and American blood.
"What do you mean?" I asked him. Anong dapat kong paniwalaan? Sa pagkakaalala ko hindi pa kami nag uusap.
"You looked so confused when you heard my family name, so maybe--"
"Seriously Armstrong? How many times will I hear that words from you?" Hindi na ako nagulat sa sinabi ni Commander Jensen. Posibleng hindi lang ako ang saglit na napaisip nang marinig ko ang pangalan niya.
Yes, there are numbers of Armstrong existing in this world. It's just that it's too ironic? that I'll see one in this field.
"Oh, I was just surprised. I'd never thought that I'll be meeting the great great great grandson of the famous Neil Armstrong." I tried to sounds funny, but hell! I will never be one.
Hindi man lang tumawa ang dalawang Commander na nasa harapan ko. Katahimikan lang ang bumalot sa pagitan naming tatlo, pero hindi din nagtagal ay narinig kong bahagyang tumawa si Commander Armstrong.
Hindi ko alam kung dapat ba akong matuwa sa ginawa niya o mas mainis. He did laugh to save me from embarrassment.
"You're a good joker, Lieutenant."
"Thank you for that, Commander." I answered seriously.
"We have to go, anything else Armstrong?" Commander Jensen asked him coldly.
The blue-eyed Commander just shrugged his shoulders and looked down on his robot.
"Let's get back to work, Ginger."
Tumalikod na si Commander Jensen at mabilis na akong sumunod dito. I was about to step out on his aircraft when I heard his words.
"You really hate beautiful woman, Ginger. You're threatened."
So he has a jealous robot that almost killed me. Very good, very good.
Pansin ko na nananatiling tahimik si Commander Jensen na naglalakad sa unahan ko.
"Commander?"
"What happened? Why is he carrying you?"
"Something bad happened." Maiksing sagot ko. Should I explain further?
"How bad is that?" kumunot na ang noo ko sa tanong niya. Sa pagkakaalala ko hindi na importanteng malaman niya ang lahat nang nangyayari sa akin sa loob ng headquarters na ito.
That incident a while ago was just small accident, no big deal. Dahil napansin naman niya na parang hindi ko nagugustuhan ang kinikilos niya ay tumigil ito sa pagtatanong sa akin.
"Forget about it Lieutenant, let's go to our first area. The control room." Tumango ako sa kanya.
Naglalakad na kami papunta dito nang salubungin kami ng namumutla niyang secretary, ito rin ang kumausap sa akin kanina.
"Sorry to interrupt you Commander, but something urgent happened. You need to cancel your orientation with Lieutenant Azalea."
"What?" I can sense the annoyance from his voice.
Bahagyang dumistansya ang dalawa sa akin para saglit na mag usap, kahit si Commander Jensen ay mukhang nagulat sa sinabi sa kanya ng secretary.
Nagmamadali itong lumapit sa akin pagkatapos nilang mag usap.
"I'm so sorry Behati, but I need to go for another meeting. Let's continue this tomorrow." May magagawa pa ba ako?
I gave him my forever good, but always fake smile.
BINABASA MO ANG
Taste of Sky (EL Girls Series #1)
Science FictionMost women fall for engineers, doctors, lawyers, architects and businessmen but in my case? I fell in love with an astronaut. Highest rank: 1 Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.
Chapter 4
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