Past Approaching

Pagsisimula

I am walking in the lobby of this hotel when I saw a familiar figure walking her way through elevator.

Who was she again?

Her hair is in a messy bun. I can't see her face.

Well, nakatalikod siya.

I waited for her to enter the elevator so I could be able to have a little glance of her face kapag humarap siya.

"Goodafternoon Sir, how may I help you?"

Napalingon ako sa nagsalita, hindi ko namalayang nakarating na pala ako sa front desk.

Sino ba kasi ulit yun?

Nilingon ko muli ang elevator, it's already closed and she's gone.

Maybe one of the girls na umaaligid sa akin kapag laman ako ng bars?

Yeah, probably.

It could be Britney? Nadine? Bella?

Sa dami hindi ko na matandaan.

Well, whoever she is.

I'll consider her lucky.

Super lucky. I don't usually remember something about every girls I hooked up with. I remember names but that's all, not even their faces.

Tsk, I hope we won't bump with each other here kahit na sa iisang hotel lang kami. What was she doing in this paradise? Pag nakita ako noon, surely, she will just force herself on me then starts to get clingy.

Which I really don't like.

But on my second thought when I get bored, maybe I'll catch her up.

My mind's smirking on the thought.

I look at the lady again and smile at her, mas lumawak pa lalo ang ngiti niya.

Yeah, girls.

"I made a reservation and my name is Philip Rios. Here's my ID."

Agad niyang tinanggap iyon.

"Okay Sir.... Wait! Philip Rios? Of RGC?!" her pupils are going to pop out anytime soon.

I smirk.

Who wouldn't know me?

I nod. "Why? Is there any problem with my reservation?"

"No,Sir! oh my God! I know you, I am from Manila and OJT lang po ako dito! Hindi ko po kayo namukhaan mas gwapo pa po pala kayo sa personal!" She giggled and tucked some strand of her hair behind her ear.

Common move of a girl. Obviously she's into me.

I chuckle. "Thanks."

She's pretty, well that's a basic front desk requirement beside sa height.

She kept on staring me.

I'm not gonna melt on that stare.

Naiinip na ako. "Uh.. I guess I can have my room number and key now?"

"Oh I am sorry! Yes, yes sir." She said and quickly typed something on the monitor in front of her.

After awhile she look at me smiling and handed me back my ID and a swipe key card. "You reserved a presidential suite sir room number 1095 and here is your key, I hope you enjoy your stay here."

Agad ko iyong kinuha. "And miss, 'gonna tell you something." Inilapit ko ang mukha ko sa kanya ng kaonti at mahinang bumulong. "Don't chat with your guests too much, admin office is watching you and they will probably pull you out once they caught you."

Sabi ko pa at kinindatan siya bago tuluyang lumakad papuntang elevator. Hindi ko na tiningnan pa kung ano ang magiging reaction niya. It will be dumbfounded, anyway.

This is going to be fun!

I enter the elevator at ako lang mag-isa, it's better. I don't like someone staring at me, sanay na ako but I just don't like it, though I fully understand lalo na kapag babae.

And speaking of that, I feel so bothered kung sino ba yung babae kanina?

Why am I by the way?

I don't know.

As the elevator open I got out and turn on my right side nang makita ko na naman yung babae na nakita ko sa lobby kanina.

Unlike earlier na naka rubber shoes pa siya and naka faded pedal with her body fitted black sando. Naka maong shorts at tsinelas na lamang siya, naka sando parin ngunit mas maluwang na ngayon na kulay puti.

Simplicity is sexy.

Oh. I just complimented her.

Hindi siya ganun katangkad, she is actually petite to be described.

But you can't tell na maliit siya, kung hindi mo oobserbahan hindi mo mahahalata. Ngayon ko lang kasi napansin na hindi siya katangkaran so..

And I actually don't remember hooking up with that kind of height, most of them are models. Maybe naka heels siya noong nagkita kami?

What am I thinking, really?

This is disturbing. Siguro kailangan ko lang makita ang mukha niya nang matigil na ako. Nakatalikod padin siya at naglalakad.

She suddenly stop in front of one of the door.

Like a shadow I stopped walking too.

She's on this floor?

Obviously.

Maybe lumabas na siya galing sa pintong yan pero bumalik ulit.

Hindi naman siya pwedeng mag bihis dito sa labas diba?

She swiped her card.

I swallowed.

That kind of side view figure of her face is so very familiar.

Pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko because I am feeling nothing but what is this?

So much of thumping. And this feeling is familiar too.

Who is she really?

I am about to have her attention when she goes inside the door.

I can hear the echo of the door closing sounds like a slowmo.

I touch my chest where my heart is located.

This is so strange.

No, nothing was strange. I was just curios.

Yeah.

I shook my head.

Nagpatuloy akong maglakad patungo sa room ko. I guess my time was just wasted.

Nalagpasan ko yung pintuan na pinasukan niya and I look at it.

Room number 1092.

I just nod.

Kung sino man siya. I actually don't care anymore, I am here to enjoy myself and not just wondering whoever she is.

It's been so long!

This island called Boracay shouldn't just be wasted.