Could Have Been Better (Crush Series #2)

Chapter 43

After doing that, I decided to take a shower to clean myself. Hindi pa ako nakakapaglinis dahil nagmadali ako kanina nung nadatnan ko si Conrad sa bahay. Nagpalit lang ako ng damit at umalis na kami. Gutso ko nang maging maaliwalas ang aking pakiramdam.

However, it didn't take me too long inside the shower because I was feeling really sleepy already. Nagmadali na lang akong maghanap ng maaaring isuot at nahiga na sa kama.

I was staring at the ceiling, waiting for Kavan or Rhyna to reply when my phone rang with a text message.

Napaigtad ako sa aking kama at inabot ko iyon. Hoping that it was one of them.

But instead, it was a message from Constantine. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ngunit napangiti ako nang mabasa ang pangalan niyang nakarehistro sa aking phone. I remembered our last conversation this afternoon when he said that he'd let me relax for the rest of the weekend by not giving me work to do while I'm here.

Binasa ko ang kaniyang mensahe.

Constantine:

Good evening, Elaine. I hope I'm not disturbing you at whatever you are doing. Are you in Batangas already?

Kumunot ang aking noo. Nabanggit ko bang sa Batangas ako pupunta ngayon? Kung oo ay nakakamanghang natandaan pa niya.

Ako:

Yes, we just arrived here. I'm already in my room. Don't worry. Hindi ka po nakakaistorbo. Bakit po pala kayo nag-text?

I replied. I felt comfortable with him but there were still times that I don't. Kagaya ngayon na pinag-iisipan ko kung bakit kaya siya nag-text ng ganitong oras. At bakit kaya niya ako tinatanong kung nasa Batangas na ako?

Constantine:

That's good. Anyway, I texted because I want to inform you that I haven't checked the file yet. Bibigyan kita ng oras para sa bakasyon mo. Have a good time and be ready for next week, okay?

So, 'yon naman pala...

Ako:

Thanks!

Sagot ko habang hindi na mapigilan ang aking ngiti. Sobrang bait ni Constantine. Hindi ko talaga ito inasahan sa kaniya.

Ako:

Sana magpahinga ka rin ngayong weekend. Let's just rest and prepare ourselves for next week.

Constantine:

I will.

Iyon ang mensahe niya na nasundan pa ng isa.

Constantine:

By the way, tell your boyfriend that I respect you and your relationship with him. Good thing that I learned that you have a boyfriend already. If I didn't know about it, I might have done what he's been afraid of since he knew that I'm your boss.

Nalaglag ang aking panga sa sumunod na mensahe niya. Bigla biglang nalihis ang pinag-uusapan namin sa ibang paksa.

Matagal ko iyong pinag-isipan. What boyfriend? Una sa lahat, wala akong boyfriend. Pangalawa, sino ang sinasabi niyang ito? May kumausap ba sa kaniya? It seemed like someone talked to him and asked him to back off.

Until a memory flashed through my mind. Earlier this afternoon, Constantine offered to bring me home and I agreed to it. Sa bahay ay nadatnan naming naghihintay si Conrad at ang masamang tingin nito sa aming dalawa.

Was it Conrad? Ano namang karapatan niyang pagbawalan ako, e wala naman akong kasintahan? And why did he tell that to Constantine? And how? Paano sila nagkausap kung kasama ko si Conrad mula nang makaalis kami sa bahay at nasa biyahe naman siya kasama si Shayne pagkatapos.