Living our Lives

Prologue

My alarm was ringing 10 minutes ago. I'm still tired and don't want to go to work. I mean, why should I? A day won't hurt, right? Yes, that's right, I'm going to take a break.

Who am I lying? I wake up and get ready for work. I live alone together with my plants. Siguro mga halaman na lang ang makakasama ko sa buhay ko. Naliligo na ako pero ang utak ko, nandoon sa kama, tulog.

Mag-aalmusal na lang ako sa opsina. Ayoko maabutan ng traffic sa may intersection.

I'm wearing my beige pants and blazer with white sneakers. Nag-drive na ako papunta sa work ko. I'm the CEO of our own company. Ang daming chismis dahil sa position ko.

'Naging CEO lang naman si Jayden dahil sa tatay nya'

'Anak CEO e'

'Tinrabaho niya daw si Sir Henzon kaya nagging CEO'

'Di naman ako na-inform na script writers pala yung mga ka-trabaho ko. Pero wala akong pake sa mga pinagsasabi nila kasi wala naman akong pake sa kanila. And who the fuck is "Sir Henzon"?

Biglang umulan banda dito sa Balibago sana tumila agad. The rain reminds me of how happy my childhood was, that's why I love rain. We loved singing in the rain, dancing in the rain, chasing each other in the rain. We loved...

Focus, Jayden!

I shook my head and focused on the road as the traffic light turns green. My phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?"

'Is this Jayden Garcia?'

"Speaking. How may I help you?"

'Mukhang may nangangalimot na,' the man chuckled.

"What the fuck? Lim?" I asked surprisingly. He chuckled on the other line.

We talked while I'm driving. Lim and I were friends since we're in high school. He went to States to continue his studies after college.

"I'll talk to you later, Lim. Baka masagasaan pa ako," I said before ending the call.

I went straight to my office right after I parked my car. Our employees are greeting me and I'm greeting them back. Hinubad ko muna 'yung blazer ko at sinabit doon sa cloth rack ko sa may tabi ng bookshelf. I'm busy signing and reading the papers when someone knocked on my door.

"Come in!" I simply said.

Napatayo ako sa upuan ko at napaayos sa sarili ko. It's Limmuel. I didn't know na pupunta pala siya dito.

"What are you doing here? I mean, bakit di ka nagsabi?" Tanong ko habang sinesenyasan siya na umupo.

He's wearing a long sleeve polo, black pants, a black coat, and black shoes. He's bringing his two luggage with him. 'Di pa ba siya nagbobook ng hotel?