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Chapter 3.

It's already been a week since the Macau trip at isang beses ko pa lang nakikita personally si Kade, which is a nice thing, but I became a little concern knowing na alam nya na iniiwasan ko talaga sya.

Hindi nya pa naman ako kinakausap ulit about it, so hindi ko na rin masyadong inisip, but come to think of it, he might be thinking a lot of different reasons kung bakit ko sya iniiwasan. And I don't want him to do that.

Hindi ko rin naman pwede sabihin na kaya ako umiiwas sa kanya ay baka inlove na ako or that I am becoming a mess when he's near for some reason. Kahit ako hindi rin sigurado kung bakit ganoon ang nangyayari.

I was actually counting down the days when I can send Theo a message. I am really interested in him, and well, I need a distraction. He'll be perfect because I actually like him. I will be hitting two birds with one stone, and that stone is Theo.

I don't want to get ahead of myself pero mukhang interisado naman talaga sa akin si Theo. So why not see where it can go? He's not a bad catch, too. That makes him perfect as a distraction.

"This is your third mug." Sabi ni Sage kasabay ng paglapag ng beer sa harap ko.

I grinned at her. "Alam ko po,"

Tinaasan nya lang ako ng kilay. It's amazing how Sage can be feminine and manly at the same time. The first time I saw her here, sobrang na amazed ako sa purple nyang buhok at face tattoo. Sa ilalim ng kaliwang mata nya ay may diamond na kulay red. Tapos sa right side ng noo nya may nakasulat na 'sinner' in a gothic font.

"Last na 'to, I just needed to sleep right away pag-uwi ko. I'm so tired." Paliwanag ko before I took a sip on my beer.

Madalas kasi ay hindi sapat na sobrang pagod lang ako para makatulog ako agad. My mind is still very active kaya kahit na pagod na ang katawan ko ay hindi pa rin ako makatulog. Kaya may supply ako ng beer in can or a bottle or two of red wine. With the right amount of liquor in my system, inaantok na ako.

Naisip ko na dumaan na lang sa Hatfield's para diretso tulog na lang ako pag-uwi.

Tumango lang sya sa akin tapos nag assist na sya ng ibang customer. Hatfield's is pretty jampacked for a Tuesday night. After chugging my last mug of beer and paying for it, I bid my goodbye to Kai and Sage.

Nakasakay naman ako agad sa taxi. In ten minutes ay nasa condo ko na ako. Hindi na ako nag shower o nag bihis. I just stripped until my underwear are the only thing left then I flopped to bed. Mag-a-alas diyes pa lang naman and I still have a few hours until four.

Pupunta kami ni ninang Angelou sa Pier Dos for the quarterly inspection. Malamang na buong araw na naman kami doon so I need at least a few hours of sleep.

Six hours of sleep and I am fully charged again. Pero tingin ko ay kailangan ko ng kaunting boos, so I drank a bottle of an energy drink. Bihira naman ako uminom ng energy drinks, minsan lang kapag talagang tingin ko ay kailangan ko.

By six in the morning ay bumababa na kami sa sasakyan ni ninang Angelou papunta sa offices sa Pier Dos. Binabati kami ng 'Good Morning' ng mga trabahador na nakakasalubong namin at nginingitian naman namin sila.

By lunch time ay kakatapos pa lang namin mag check ng operation expenses for the last three months. Nagpa deliver na lang kami ng pagkain ni ninang.

"Bakit ba hindi ka pa kumuha ng sasakyan? Aren't you almost done with the condo?" Bigla ay tanong ni ninang habang kumakain na kami.

We're currently in a makeshift boardroom which we always use whenever we're here.

"It crossed my mind, ninang. Pero mukhang mas convenient sa akin ngayon ang mag commute." I smiled at her.