Chapter 25
Kris
Mag-iilang weeks na akong hindi nkakauwi sa bahay namin ni Haerim. Papalapit na ang concert namin, it's the day after tomorrow na and everyone is really working hard for this concert. I still can't figure out if I'm mad at her or whatever. I miss her, that's for sure.
I wonder how she's doing. Nahihiya din kasi akong magtxt or call sa kanya since alam kong naqging cold ako sa kanya a few days back.
"tawagan mo na" na sa likod ko na pala si Suho at inaabot niya sa akin ang cellphone ko.
"h-huh? Anong sinasani mo diyan?"
"alam naming na mimiss mo na siya" —Xiumin.
"bilis na kasi, wag ng maarte" — Chanyeol
"ako na nga lng ang tatawag! Ang daming arte nitong si duizhang!" kinuha agad ni Baekhyun sa kamay ni Suho yung phone.
"oyy akin na nga yan! Ibalik mo sa kin yan!!" hahabulin ko sana siya pero pinigilan nila akong lahat. Asar!
"wala na, ayan na calling Haerim... ano bay an wala man lng endearment!" — Baekhyun
Tumahimik ang lahat at nakikinig sa pag ring ng phone, pero walang sumasagot. I'm quite disappointed though.
"bakit walang sumasagot?" — Luhan
"hala hindi kaya may nangyaring masama sa kanya?" — Chen
Bigla akong kinabahan, what if may nangyari ngang hindi maganda sa kanya? Lapitin pa naman ng disgrasya yung babaeng yun.
"masyado kayong nag ooverthink. Magsipasok na nga kayo sa kwarto niyo" pumasok na din ako sa kwarto ko. I'm alone in my room since ako ang leader, one of my privilege.
Haerim
"Oh Haerim, gabi na ha, bakit nandito ka pa?" nagulat ako kay Stephanie.
"Ah wala, may tinatapos lng. Ikaw bakit nandito ka pa? dba umuwi kna?"
Kanina pa natapos ang shift ko pero I chose to stay, ang boring kasi sa bahay, ang laki tapos ako lng mag-isa. Hindi ko naman alam kung kalian uuwi si Kris o kung uuwi pa ba siya.
"May nakalimutan kasi ako, kukunin ko lng then uuwi na din ako" — Stephanie
"Wait, malapit kna bang matapos sa ginagawa mo? Do you want to have dinner?"
"Sige magliligpit lng ako then dinner na tayo."
So pumunta kami dun sa restaurant ni Drew, dun dw kasi ang favourite niya but I don't think she know na si Drew ang may ari. I ordered spaghetti Bolognese and lamb chops naman sa kanya.
"Haerim, nakikita mo ba yung na sa dulo? Parang si Ma'am Bridgette yun ah"
Lumingon ako and no doubt it's her. She's so sophisticated and pretty kahit may edad na. pero sino yung kasama niya?
"It's her, kilala mo ba yung kasama niya?" I asked.
Sinuot niya ang glasses niya para ma klaro kung sino yung kasama ni ma'am Bridgette.
"That's Xander, ma'am Bridgette's only son. He also models for the company. Kagagaling niya lng from Italy, I think. He's for the Western market kasi."
"Western Market?" I'm quite puzzled.
"For the models we have the Western and the Eastern Market. We rank our models depending on the engagements that they have or kung gaano sila ni rerequest ng mga company. For the Western market, Alexander or Xander Choi is on top and as for the Eastern market we have Drew as the top model."
"Wow, you sure know a lot of things in the company"
"syempre, ikaw ba naman magtrabaho sa company for 5 years".
We talked and talked and ordered a few cocktail drinks. As we were busy chatting may biglang lumapit sa table namin. Its ma'am Bridgette and his son, who is so handsome but my husband is way more handsome.
Tumayo kami to give our respect. She said hi and introduced us.
"Hi girls, it's good to see you here. By the way Haerim have you meet Xander?"
"Hi, I'm Xander. I heard so much about you" he flashed a big smile and we shook hands.
"Haerim Lee, nice to meet you"
Nag hi din siya kay Steph na halata namang kinilg.
"I think I should drop by the designer's cove more often." — Xander.
"Anyway girls, mauna na kami. See you!" nagpaalam na din kami kay ma'am Bridgette.
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Nakakalungkot talaga everytime na umuuwi ako, palaging walang tao, ibang-iba sa bahay namin. Haayst. Kailan ba kasi matatapos yung concert na yun, as if naman kakausapin ako ni Kris pag natapos yun. Haay nako ewan.
Nilapag ko yung mga gamit ko sa office ko dito sa bahay before I took a hot shower. Until now hindi pa rin alam ni Kris about sa trabaho ko, I just want to tell him personally kasi.
After ko mag shower, ay nagbasa muna ako ng konti, facebook and twitter for a while. The day after tomorrow na pala yung concert nila. Pero wala akong ticket, ayy ano ba yan! Dapat may complimentary ticket ako nito! Psh, matutulog na nga lng ako.
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*blag*
Nagising ako ng parang may bumukas na pinto. Shit, kinakabahan ako. I do have martial arts skill pero paano kung armado o di kaya sobrang dami nila. Because of fear nag pretend na lng akong tulog. Yun dw kasi ang effective, pag nakapasok just let them take your things kung gusto mo pang mabuhay but anyhow nakahanda ang mga stunts ko if ever man.
"Thank god you're safe" I am facing opposite my door but even if I can't see the person behind me I know its my husband.
Humarap ako sa kanya, and there I saw him again. His sexy face only an inch away from mine.
"W-what are you doing here?"
"Ssssh... sorry if I scared you. I'm just worried about you"
We stared at each other for a long time. As if the time stopped, everything seems so beautiful and magical. I don't understand.
"You didn't call or even text me. What's wrong? I know you're busy but..."
He stopped me and I was taken aback.
It's a soft and gentle kiss. It feels like he's being very careful. His lips are so soft, his minty breath is so sexy. And then he stopped.
We're locked at each other's gaze once again.
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Flashback
Kris
Kanina pa ko nkahiga ditto sa kama pero hindi pa rin ako mkatulog, oo na aaminin ko I'm worried about my wife, what if something wrong really happened to her? Hindi kakayanin ng konsensya ko.
Uuurgh! I hate this!
Tumayo ako and grabbed my keys, I slowly went out from our apartment, ayokong magising yung iba, tiyak na mang-aasar na naman yung mga yun.
After completing my disguise ay nag drive na ako papunta sa bahay namin.
*ang hindi niya alam nakita pala siya nina Chanyeol at Baekhyun lumabas ng apartment kasi nagnanakaw sila ng midnight snack sa ref. HAHAHA*
Upon arriving ay nakita kong patay na yung mga ilaw. I slowly went inside the house para di siya magising in case na natutulog siya, sana nga lng nandito na siya sa bahay.
I just really want to check if she's here kaya pumunta ako sa kwarto niya, I slowly opened the door but it made a sound, damn!
And I'm glad that I saw her there lying down, sleeping peacefully. I kneeled down beside her bed "thank god, you're safe". I didn't know that I voiced it out but everything became a blur when I kissed her. She's such an angel, I don't know but at that moment I just want to kiss her.