Mark Me By Your Kiss

Prolouge

Prologue

I felt so nervous while waiting the elevator door to open. Hell, why is it so slow? I'm so late with my meeting. Argh, I'm so dead!

Three... two... one and there, I heard the 'ting' sound, saying I'm on the ground floor already. I heaved a sigh. Finally, after one million hours, makakaalis na din ako.

Naglakad-takbo na ako papuntang parking lot. I don't care if I'm wearing stilletos. The matter is I'm very late and my dad is furious because of me right now, that's for sure.

Sumakay na agad ako sa kotse ko at basta na lang itong pinaharurot. While driving, I checked the time. Shit, I'm thirty minutes late! And to my estimate, It'll takes me ten minutes to drive my way to the cafe, where the meeting place was set. Holy shit!

This is Eliscent's fault! He forced me last night to come with him at the Sugarcane Bar to celebrate his new achievement. I already explained to him that I'm not free to go because I still have an important meeting the next day but he didn't listened. Instead, he drag me out of my unit and forced me to come with him. He even forced me to drink.  And there, we got drunk and suffered with the hangover the next morning. And unfortunately, that day is today! Argh, I'm doomed!

But what's even worst? He has the guts to slept at my unit all through the night. Kapal ng mukha! Kainis!

I focused on driving when the ringtone of my phone startled me. I frustratedly picked it up and didn't bother to know who's calling.

"Hello?" inis kong sabi sa taong nangahas na tumawag sa akin ngayong nag-iinit ang ulo ko.

"Why you didn't wake me up? Shit, late na late na ako sa trabaho ko. Fuck." Mura sa kabilang linya. Si Eliscent ang tumatawag.

Nag-init bigla ang tainga ko sa narinig. Aba't siya pa ang may balak na magalit sa akin pagkatapos ng ginawa niya?

"Ah, talaga, Eliscent? Fuck you!" Mura ko sa kaniya pabalik. Siya pa ang galit, hah? Walang hiya talaga! "Ikaw pa ngayon ang may ganang magalit? When it's your fault why I'm late right now? You asshole!"

"But still, if you have a little consideration, you will still wake me up. But you didn't." inis niya ring sabi.
"Kwits lang tayo, asshole. By the way, congrats. Suffer to the consequence you made. Bye." binabaan ko na agad siya ng tawag pagkatapos kong sabihin yun. Narinig ko pa siyang sumigaw dahil sa inis. Hah, serves you right!

Nang makarating ako sa cafe shop ay dumiretso na agad ako sa parking lot at agad na nagpark. Bago ako bumaba, mabilis kong inayos ang aking itsura. I still need to look presentable even when I'm late, of course.

When I'm satisfied with my look, I hurriedly got out of my car and go inside the cafe shop. Nang makapasok ako ay agad akong dinaluhan ng isang crew.

"Welcome to the Chefféur cafe, Ma'am. Any reservation, please?" the crew girl asked me.

"Under Mr. Velijo reservation." banggit ko sa pangalan ng aking ama.

"Oh, this way, Ma'am." she politely assisted me. "By the way, Ma'am, Mr. Velijo and the others are already inside."

What she said made me more nervous. Oo, inasahan ko nang naroon na sila pero iba talaga kapag nakumpirma mo na. Shit, pinagpapawisan ako.

Nang makarating na kami sa harap ng pinto kung saan ginaganap ang pagpupulong ay nagpaalam na sa akin ang babae.

Nang ako na lang mag-isa ay huminga muna ako ng malalim para pakalmahin ang sistema ko. Dapat kapag pumasok na ako ay confident at kalmado pa rin akong tingnan kahit pa late na late na talaga ako at kinakabahan.