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"Ang tagal niya naman." He said as he looked at his watch. "So unprofessional." He rolled his eyes.

Tinaasan ko ng kilay ang katabi ko. I put my iced tea down. "Wow, makapagsalita 'kala mo naman laging early." I rolled my eyes at him. Palibhasa mainit ang dugo kay Aki. Sinipat ko ang relong pambisig ko. "He's just ten minutes late, baka naman na traffic lang." I uttered as I sip from my glass of iced tea.

My taste buds danced when I tasted the refreshments in this famous five star hotel, Casa Grandé— where we all agreed to have dinner. I heard they serve the best mexican food in the whole Metro. I craved for spicy food so we decided to do the meeting here.

"Tss." I saw how he played his tongue with the insides of his cheek. Napapailing pa ito.

Ginagaya niya ba ako? Ganyan na ganyan ang ginagawa ko tuwing naiinis ako.

I smiled with his gwapong gesture. Ibinalik ko ang aking tingin sa entrada ng restaurant. There I saw Aki. Nakangiti itong kumakaway.

"He's here." Siniko ko si Lincoln. Nag-angat naman ito ng tingin.

"Saan diyan? Mga totoy lang naman ang nakikita ko." Parang wala lang na sabi nito. Ito talaga, nagkatrabaho lang naging mapanglait.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Ayon oh." Bahagya kong inginuso si Aki na naglalakad palapit. Kumaway ako pabalik dito.

"Siya na 'yan?" He stared at Aki. I grinned at him proudly. Aki's also good looking halos nga lahat ng katrabaho namin noon ay gusto siya, lalong-lalo na si Alliana. He looked at me and smirked.

"That's him?" He asked again. Tumango naman ako agad. "Tss. I'm not threatened at all. Galingan naman nila."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa kahambogan niya.

"Ano?! Nagselos ka nga kanina e!" Mahina kong sigaw. Tumawa naman siya.

"Kaya nga e. Sayang lang, 'di naman worth it." He smirked and drank his wine.

Sa inis ko ay inagaw ko ito sa kaniya at akmang iinomin nang agawin niya.

"No. Baka buntis ka na. Alcohol is bad for the baby." He said seriously. I exhaled sharply and rolled my eyes at him. Hindi ko na pinilit at baka mag-away lang kami.

"See!" Agad nagliwanag ang mukha ko nang makita si Aki sa harap namin.

"Aki, it's so nice to see you again!" I greeted as I stood up. Sinipa ko naman ang katabi kong parang walang pakialam. Tumayo naman ito at hinapit ako sa baywang.

Aki's eyes moved to him and smiled. "Oh! You must be the client? I'm Aki Takiyama, the architect." He offered a hand to Lin.

Tumingin sa akin si Lin kaya pinanlakihan ko siya ng mga mata.

"I'm Khib Lincoln Xorgalkzki, the client and her boyfriend." Tinanggap niya ang kamay ni Aki. Napasinghap pa ako sa sinabi niya.

Lalong ngumiti si Aki. Mukhang aasarin pa yata ako.

"I'm glad she finally found someone to babysit her. It's so nice meeting you man." Panunukso pa ni Aki. They firmly shook their hands. Hindi nakatakas sa aking paningin ang pagngisi ni Lin.

"Yeah, she's often a handful." He teased. Napabusangot nalang ako nang magtawanan sila.

Akala ko ba ako ang kakampi nitong si Aki? Sasapakin ko 'to mamaya.

Umupo na kami, sa harapan namin pumwesto si Aki. They called a waiter and told him what they wanted. Dahil na iinis ako ay hinayaan ko nang si Lin ang pumili ng kakainin ko.

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