Chapter 11.2Gusto kong itama ang mga sinabi ni mommy pero hindi ko ginawa. Itinago ko ang nakakuyom kong kamay mula sa mga mata nila. I remain my beautiful and soft smile on my face. I can't show them my true emotions right now. "Really? My daughter also travels a lot. Might as well—" "Good evening ladies and gentlemen!" Lahat kami ay napatingin sa stage. I never felt so relieved ever since I came here. That emcee just saved me from an endless questioning. "We'll go to our table now. We'll see you around." Pagkatapos nilang magpaalam ay hinanap na namin ang table namin. It was just two tables away from where we stood earlier. Bago ako makaupo ay naramdaman ko ang bigat ng isang tingin mula kung saan. My heart started to beat erratically. I wanted to stop myself but it was already too late. Napatingin na ako sa likod para hanapin siya. It only took me seconds before I found his intense eyes looking straight at me. Kung gaano kadilim kung nasaan siya, gano'n din ang mga matang nak
Chapter 12.1Halos alas dose na kami nakauwi galing sa party kagabi. Wala naman akong ginawa boung gabi kung hindi ang umupo at makinig, pero ramdam ko 'yong pagod ko mula ulo hanggang paa. Sagad sa buto. Mabuti na lang at may lakas pa akong magbihis at magtanggal ng make-up bago nakatulog. Nabawi ko naman ang lakas ko kinabukasan dahil napahaba ang tulog ko. Halos lunch na ako naggising. I don't know kung pinatawag ako sa breakfast kanina o hinayaan na lang nila ako. Kumunot ang noo ko nang di mahanap ang cellphone. I looked for it inside the purse I used last night. Na-lowbatt. Ngayon ko pa lang icha-charge magmula nang dumating ako. After that, I decided to take a long shower to refresh my mind and think all of these. Habang naliligo ay iniisip ko ang dapat kong gawin. Should I go back to Amsterdam now? Napapikit ako nang maalalang may project pa pala akong naiwan do'n. Nawala 'yon sa isip ko dahil sa dami ng mga nangyari. Hindi rin naman tumawag sa akin si Miss Natalie tungkol
Prologue"I'll use our chopper, our pilot is already at the rooftop to get me. I'll call you when I arrive okay?" He assured me. I closed my eyes as he kissed my forehead. I held the side of his dress shirt tightly. I don't want him to leave. I just want him here with me but I can't do that, his cousin needs him. Wyatt needs him there. "Come home safely will you?" I opened my eyes and lift my head to look at him. His lips tugged upwards and a lopsided smile escaped on his lips. "I will babe. Babalik ako, pangako 'yan..." Bulong niya. Tumango naman ako at niyakap ulit siya. Isinandal ko ang ulo ko sa malapad niyang dibdib. I sniff his intoxicating scent, becoming my favorite smell. "I'll miss you..." Snuggling closer to him if hugging him leaving no space between us isn't enough to feel his warmth against me. His chest vibrated as his laughter resonates all over the house. He then kissed my head. "I left the shirt I wore last night. It might last for a week, so I left bunch of shi
Chapter 1.1"As what our client told us, they want to change a little of their house. As it is an ancestral house, they want to preserve it but they want to put some modern touch on it on terms of the furniture. As a designer, it's our job to make it happen so I want you all to pass me a portfolio and I'll decide which one we'll present to the client," Miss Nathalie explained. She's the leader of the team and I liked how they handled all of our projects so well. She always make sure that we'll do our best and get the best of us. This is our third huge project this year and we've been doing good so far. The other team has been praising us for always getting the best project but still turned it out well despite of the pressure.I've been working at G&G Designs for two years now and I'm so happy to do the thing that I have loved to do ever since. Sobrang bait at supportive ng mga ka-trabaho ko kaya mas lalo akong ginaganahang magsipag pa. "May we sometimes get the biggest projects on o
Chapter 1.2Iris is a friend of mine here in Amsterdam, she's a local and now working as a freelance model. I've met her accidentally after a client cancelled our meeting. The restaurant were full that time and she suddenly approached me to ask if it's okay to share the table with her and since my meeting was cancelled, I let her. We didn't talk much that day, just a few glances and exchanges of shy smiles. Then a week after, I met her again and that's when she told me that we're destined to be friends. As crazy it may sound, we became friends. I don't know, it just happened, but I absolutely didn't regret it. She's an amazing friend. A couple of knocks on my front door pulled me out of my reverie. I stood up, went to the door and opened it. A grinning Iris holding two cellophanes of a restaurant nearby welcomed me. I sighed and smile at her as I opened the door wider for her. "I bet you're going to cook canned goods again?" She said as she stepped inside. "Nah..." I answered and c
Chapter 2.1"Close your eyes." "Do you think I can persuade them?" I asked her as I close my eyes and let her do my makeup as she volunteered last night. "Of course!" She put something on my eyes. "Don't doubt yourself. You're so good at this field, Sheena." Pagpapalakas niya pa ng loob sa akin na medyo nakatulong naman. Nagku-kwentuhan kami tungkol sa trabaho niya at trabaho ko habang may pinaglalagay siya sa mukha ko. Mga ilang minuto rin ang lumipas bago niya ako hinayaang ibuka ang mga mata ko. Agad akong napangiti nang makita ang itsura ko. I looked good, I looked so good with this makeup. It's just simple but it made me so formal and I looked professional too, not that I'm not, but yeah.Everytime I go to work, I didn't usually put too much effort on my makeup, as I'm just inside the office racking my brain with ideas. "Thank you!" I beam at her. "Yeah, yeah. I know." She teasingly told me. "You better hurry if you don't want to be late." I immediately stood up. "Oh shoot
Chapter 2.2"It's okay," mabait na sagot naman ng isang babae na hula ko ay ka-edaran ko lang. Nakahinga ako nang maluwag nang makitang wala namang masamang reaksyon ang iba pa nilang kasama. "How rude of me, I'm Sheena Reva—" I cleared my throat. "Sheena Montez," I extend my hand to them and they introduced their selves to me one by one. The woman who talked to me first were Raquel, the woman who's the same age as me is Leah, while the man is Rafael and the other one is Jeffrey. They didn't only looked nice, but they also are actually nice. We ordered first before we get into the real thing, the reason why we're here. I gave them my portfolio and explained it to them. They're impressed with my designs and I'm glad that they like it. They suggests some minor details that I took note so I can change it immediately and send it to them. "This one, for all of the rooms, I think it's a good choice that you put these kind of furnitures there. We've got some feedbacks that sometimes when
Chapter 3.1When I confirmed that he was the man I bumped into this morning in front of the restaurant, the first thing I want to do was to hide. I badly want to runaway, even though I'm not sure if he saw me nor recognized me. I harshly turned my whole body to Iris who's now enjoying another glass of alcohol, I don't know. It seems like she's enjoying this more than me, seeing that she's throwing her hands up to the air while swaying her body together with the beat of the music. She didn't even noticed that I'm being restless now. Gusto ko na lang umuwi! I froze on my seat when I smelled that familiar scent. He's just right behind me! Oh God! "A glass of Jack Daniels— whiskey sour mash old no. 7 black label." Despite the loud music around, I still heard him loud and clear. His deep and low voice that made him even more manlier than he already is. No matter how much I stopped myself from looking at him, I still did. From the corner of my eyes, I saw him leaning at the counter, ar