Semua Bab Veil of Sacrifice : Bab 11 - Bab 20

"What's my schedule for today, Arrisa?" "You have a meeting with Senator Enriquez at 10 a.m. followed by an interview together with Ms. Aviles of Headline Network at 3 pm." "Thank you." 1 year ago, I was tangled by the pressure of losing my parents because of my selfishness. And this day on, I managed to take care of what they had left. Being in the headline for almost 7 months isn't that bad. I may be receiving fake news, blackmails, and death threats every day, but I survived. But as for the life I left in Sicily, I have nothing to do with it now. I forget everything. My dreams and plans? I neglect it intentionally. . . . It's 9 a.m. when I arrived in my office, and the first thing that I did was, of course, fixing mess for the sake of my company's name. "Ms. Walsh, the chief operator, called. The leakage of the tanks in the Caloocan site was intentional." My secretary barged in my office bringing the news that made me hate my day. "Please notify the Tagaytay headquarte

Pia: Nasa office mo na kami. Alezandra: Okay, I'm on my way now.I only have 3 hours in office kasi may pasok pa ako ng 12 nn."Good morning, Maam." Bati sa akin ng mga empleyado."Good morning, Alezandra." Pagbati sa akin ni Pia pagkarating ko sa office ko."Siya ba ba?""Ahh, oo." Maikli niyang sagot."Okay, tell me about yourself." "Good morning, Ms. Walsh. My name is Alexander Fierce Hidalgo. Graduate in Bachelor of Arts in Communication at Far Eastern University. 24 years old, and my skills are public speaking, easy to adopt different environment and I'm good at managing time management and that's the main reason why I took BaComm as my college course." "How about your weaknesses?" Tanong ko habang ang mga kamay ay nakapatong sa mesa at pinaglalaruan ang ballpen na hawak ko,patingin-tingin sa resume at sa kanya."I'm confident to say that I don't have any weaknesses, Ms. Walsh. I'm an orphan, and I learned to be an independent person at a very young age. I object to myself sin

"In fairness din tong suitor mo, ah. Mala Michele Marrone ang aura at da moves." Pangungulit ni Alec habang binabasa ang mga letters na bigay sa akin ng anak ng professor ko sa Pharmacology. "Yung galawan niya ba ay mala-365 days din? Haha joke!" "Bakla ka ba?" Tanong ko sa kanya. "Femboy ako beh." Isang taon na din ang lumipas at naging casual na talaga kami sa isa't isa nitong secretary ko. I'm not totally convinced na mapagkakatiwalaan talaga 'tong si Alec pero siya na talaga ang inaasahan ko dito sa kompanya lalo na't nagsisimula na ang field study namin. Marami na akong naituro sa kanya at ang maganda pa't fast learner siya. Nalaman ko rin na Magna Cum Laude pala 'to nung grumaduate ito ng college. Hindi ko na talaga ikakagulat kong bakit hindi agad siya nakahanap ng trabaho. Kahit nga mataas marka mo, kapag wala ka talagang backer, wala ka talagang nagagawa kung hindi ang magsimula sa mababa. Buti nalang talaga't nirekomenda siya ni Pia sa 'kin kasi kung hindi—b

"Sure ka talaga isasama mo ako, Ate?" Nagdadalawang isip na tanong niya habang tinutulungan niya akong magtiklop ng mga damit na ilalagay ko sa maleta. "Oo, Alec. . . Pang apat mo na yang tanong sa 'kin. O baka may iba kang balay na puntahan? Magsabi ka lang." I was teasing him while arranging my stuff for a 4-day vacation in El Nido. Sa Palawan kasi ang venue ng kasal nina Theo. I promised my friends na sasama ako sa kanila, and I know that if I cancel it, they will find a way na makasama talaga ako what ever may happen. "Go pack your things—" "Nasa kotse mo na!" He said joyfully and had a big smile on his face. Inirapan ko lang siya. Alam ko na naman, eh. Basta gala, hindi yan siya maka-hindi. It's our semestral break and tadhana na talaga ang nag-utos na sumama ako. We arrived at NAIA 2 for our departure to Puerto Princesa International Airport, and we will be heading in El Nido the other day kasi kailangan pa naming magsagawa ng quarterly inspection sa dalawan

"Ate, bilisan mo na diyan. Sure akong ilang oras pa ang itatagal mo sa salamin. 8:30 a.m. na and 9:30 a.m. dapat nasa venue na tayo." Alec reminded me while I was taking a bath. Patapos na naman ako kaya hindi na rin ako magtatagal dito."Oo, patapos na ako, wait lang." Hindi naman ako mahilig mag make-up kaya naglagay lang ako ng skin tint, blush on, at lip tint. Si Zel ang nag make-up sa 'kin kagabi doon sa hotel room niya kaya nagmukha akong babae kagabi. Hindi din kasi ako marunong kaya hindi na ako bumibili ng mga make-up. Sapat na sa 'kin ang skin care at toothbrush, ang importante ay hindi mangangasim ang kilikili."Hindi ka mag aayos?" Alec asked and gave me a weird look."Kailangan pa ba? Guest lang naman tayo doon, ah." I shrugged and picked up my sandal to wear."Hindi naman sa ganon pero dapat maganda ka kapag nagkita kayo ng ex mo." "Baliw, kahit ano pa ang gagawin kong pagpapaganda, it doesn't matter kasi hindi naman ako ang ikakasal sa kanya." I picked up my bag and o