A/N:
Votes and comments, please. Para ganahan naman akong mag-update..
And, Stanford Series 2 is almost coming! Will publish the story once I'm nearing TRG in its end. May first chapter na siya. Abangan niyo, please.
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-myishi_chan
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TRG ~ XVIII
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Freesia
Ano ito, huh? Aba't may nakalampas sa security ko?
At wow, hindi naman ganoon ka-enjoy si Apollo sa pakikipag-usap sa babaeng 'to ha? And they just looked at me when I entered and then proceeded talking. It's like they are showing me how interesting their topic is and they don't want to be disturbed!
I felt like I've been cheated! At harap-harapan pa!
"Yes, Ms. Cuenco? Do you need anything?" Apollo seriously asked.
There's a glint of humor in his eyes that I can't seem to understand.
"Who is she, Avee?" Malamyos na tanong ng babae.
Like what I said, she looks sophisticated. She moves gracefully and with an edge. She's wearing a white lace bodycon dress and she looks elegant in it. Nakalugay ang kanyang shiny black curly hair. But I bet it's curled in a salon. Her eyes is the color of the sky and her nose is upturned. Her lips is pouted and laided with nude lipstick. She's tall and with a slim body figure but she have curves in all places. She's in her black loubotin shoe. She moves like a model.
"Avee?" Halos matawa kong saad.
Sinong Avee? Huh? Kailan pa naging Avee si Apollo?
Naiiling na napahawak sa sentido si Apollo habang nakatitig sa akin.
"I'll just call you, Ms. Cuenco if I have something for you to work on." He plainly said to me.
Iritang inirapan ko siya. "Okay, Sir." I replied with a cold voice.
"She's a trainee here, Venice." Narinig kong sagot niya sa babae nang magtanong muli ito tungkol sa akin.
I don't like the way that girl looks at me! Na para bang wala akong halaga at value. Alam mo iyon? Iyong tingin na mukha kang simple at walang dating.
Basta, hindi ko gusto ang babaeng iyon.
At Venice? Ba't parang narinig ko na ang pangalang iyon? It sounds so familiar. Minsan lang kaya ako makalimot. Well, masyado lang sigurong insignificant ang pangalang iyon kaya hindi ko maalala.
Naiinis na umupo ako sa designated office ko.. Isang glass wall lang ang nakaharang sa office ni Apollo. I looked at my stuffed wall desk table. Nandoon sa wall desk units nakapatong ang iba't ibang magazine.
I turned on my computer and proceeded encoding. Iyon ang naatasan sa aking ipagawa. My job here is to attend to any work given to me by Apollo or by his secretary which is Ate Margarette or Marge.
"Hey, bored ka na ba?" Pansin sa akin ni Ate Marge.
Siguro'y busy siya kanina sa ginagawa niya kaya hindi niya napansin ang pagdating ko. Ay teka, galing yata siya sa cr.. Ang bilis kong makalimot nowadays ha.. Hindi naman ako ganito. Ang matandain ko kaya.
"Hindi naman.." I trailed off. Then thought of asking her. She's been a secretary for 8 years already and she knows a lot. "Nakita mo ba iyong kausap ni boss?"
"And?" Naghihintay sa idudugtong ko na tanong niya.
I played with my nails then look at her nonchalantly. Kunwari wala akong pake..
"Do you know her?"
She smiled amiably at me. Then looked for something under her table.
Ano kayang hinahanap nito? Nandoon ba ang sagot sa ilalim ng mesa niya?
"Ahhh, here it is. Read it." She gave me a magazine.
Ang dami ko na ngang iniisip pababasahin pa ako. Tinatamad na binuksan ko ang cover ng magazine at nanlaki ang mata ko nang mabasa ko ang nakalagay doon.
"Bachelor no more! One of the hottest bachelor in Asia, Apollo Vox Stanford is now engaged to supermodel Venice Caroline Coles!"
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Kaya pala.. kaya pala may itim na nakapalibot sa babaeng iyon nang masulyapan ko siya kanina. Iba talaga ang naaamoy ko sa kanya, eh! Siya pala si Venice!
She's the supposed to be bride of Apollo! And what is she doing here? Sa pag-observe ko sa kanila kanina ay mukha silang matagal nang nag-uusap. They look comfortable with each other. I almost want to throw them a bucket of freezing water as I see them talking animatedly!
Wala naman yata silang animosity sa isa't isa so what is really their relationship? Friends lang ba sila.. or are they trying to get back where their relationship left off? Kapag nangyari iyon..
No! No! Agad kong apela sa isipan kong bigla na lang may images na malaswa ang dalawa.
Ako ang magiging kontrabida kapag nagkagayon. Huh! Hindi ako maaaring tumanga na lang at hayaang mahulog ang bayabas. Susungkitin ko ito o ipapaputol ko ang puno para makuha ang bunga nito!
Nangingiting sinulyapan ako ni Ate Marge habang panay ang lakad ko pabalik-balik.
"Do you have a crush with Boss Apollo?" She's raising her brows at me while having a trace of smile in her face.
Buti na lang talaga happily married na itong si Ate Marge. She's thirty- four years old but she looks younger than her age.. Siya iyong may angelic na mukha na ang sarap titigan. Good thing she already have her lovelife kaya't hindi ko na siya kailangan pang pagselosan. Imagine my horror would be if she's like other secretaries who's making a move with their boss!
Baka maging amazona pa ako kapag nagkataon.
"Crush? That's so not updated." Ngisi ko sa kanya.
Nanlaki ang mata niya sa sinabi ko. Then her face lit up. "OMG! Ang honest mo, day! Strong independent woman yata ang peg mo."
"Why would I lie anyway? It's not like it's a sin to fall in love."
At saka wala na rin naman akong magagawa. Magpapaka-problematic ba naman ako kung wala akong nararamdaman kay Apollo? My jealousy's almost to the heaven and I would just think it's infatuation? Linoloko ka na nga ng ibang tao, pati ba naman sarili mo lolokohin mo pa?
She clapped her hands at me while almost laughing. Wow, ha, bilib na bilib siya sa akin.
"In fairness, day! Ang ganda mo rin kaya. May panlaban ka roon kay Miss Venice Caroline Coles. Lamang lang siya sa'yo dahil ex-fiancée siya."
Lamang? She's just an ex. Ako kaya ang binabahay ni Apollo! Ay, siya pala ang binahay ko..
"Dapat mag-move ka na, day! Umakyat ka na ng ligaw sa kanya. Puntahan mo siya parati sa condo niya!" Pag-i-encourage niya.
My eyes grew wide with what she said. "May condo siya?"
May condo siya at para siyang pulubi na nakikitira sa bahay ko? Is it because he doesn't want to be found when he escaped his wedding? But then he's already open with his location.. Nasabi niya yata iyon sa pinsan niya noon.. iyong Alak?
Tinapik niya ang shoulder ko. Sadista yata lahat ng nakapaligid sa akin..
"Siyempre naman! May penthouse pa nga siya eh. And he have so many properties tsaka may town house din siya. Ang yaman kaya ni Boss! Even without his family's money, he's rich as fuck!" sabay takip ng kamay sa bibig niya sa censored na sinabi niya.
Ang daldal rin pala ni Ate Marge. And I laughed with her action, hindi yata siya sanay magmura.
May condo, may penthouse then may town house?! Walang hiyang Apollo iyon, ang dami niyang mauuwian tapos sa akin pa nagpaampon? Although thankful naman ako na nakakasama ko siya, still para yata akong dinaya. And knowing that his family knows his location.. Why is he still staying in my unit?
Na-drain yata ako. Ipinahinga ko ang ulo ko sa table na may mga nakatambak na files.
Oo nga naman, Apollo's the CEO of this company. And the first time I saw him, he already have the vibes of a prominent person. Bakit kaya ni hindi ko man lang inisip ang mga bagay na ito noon?
I still have so many things I don't know about Apollo. I don't even have any idea about his parents. Well, there's Artemis na isang kontrabida but aside from her, there's no one I know. And I bet that Venice Carolina Clone knows all his family and everyone in his family tree!
Teka, tama ba iyong natandaan kong pangalan ng babaeng iyon? Hayaan na nga. Hindi naman importante, che!
"Wala na yata siya.."
Aba'y umalis pala itong si Ate Marge? Hindi ko napansin.
Sinilip yata sila Apollo.
My adrenaline jumped when I heard her news. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko pero kailangan kong makausap si Apollo! Baka kinukumbinsi na siyang magpakasal ulit ng babaeng iyon!
Hindi ako makakapayag. I have to convince him to say no!
I walked to his office with determination. He's holding some papers and seem so engrossed with it.. I guess he felt my presence because he raised his head.
And I've been caught with his mesmerizing eyes. I felt like I've been hypnotized..
And I said the most absurd thing I could ever say.
"Apollo, don't get back with that woman! Mas maganda pa rin naman ang Milan kaysa sa Venice! Apollo, I want you to be my boyfriend!"
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