Mr. Rich meets Miss Nobody (COMPLETED)

48- Don't Close The Book

"Yes, it hurt. It's hard letting go of something that you didn't know you were hoping for."

- General Hospital

48 - Don't close the book

"Thea!" Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip na tawagin ito bago pa man siya makalabas ng pasilyo.

Nagtatakang lumingon ito sa banda ko at ganun na lamang ang paglabas ng ngiti sa labi nito.

"You're Ryder's friend!" bulalas pa niya. Buti na lang at hindi si Azalea ang babaeng ito dahil kung hindi baka nakaramdam na ako ng selos sa halatang damdamin nito para kay Ryder.

Lumapit siya sa akin at nginitian ako. "What do you say you're name was?" It does only prove that she's not the Thea that I've met before.

"Zach, Zachary Ridenfield." I said.

"Yeah, Zach... So, bakit mo ako tinawag? May kailangan ka ba?" nagtataka namang tanong niya sa akin.

"What are you doing here?" tanong ko dito.

"We're eating here, I supposed." She says it as if it was the most obvious answer. Oo nga naman. Restaurant to diba so ano pa bang dapat na ginagawa sa restaurant.

"Oh, sorry... I didn't mean to sound like an idiot..." I smiled. "So, who are you with?"

"My mom and dad... I'm sorry, would you please excuse me. Baka hinahanap na nila ako. Let's see each other around." She says in a hurry then leaves me after I nodded.

I just shake my head before heading back to the group.

Azalea:

"Boss, alis na po ako." Paalam ko sa manager namin pagkatapos ng shift ko sa restaurant nila Kaizer.

"Uuwi ka na ba?" salubong na tanong sa akin ni Kaizer paglabas ko palang. Nakasakay ito sa motor niya at halatang kararating lang.

Tumango ako na may dalang pagtataka.

"Tamang-tama pala ang dating ko. Hatid na kita." Wika niyang may ngiti sa mga labi.

Agad din naman akong nawalan ng kulay sa sinabi niya. No, not again.

"Tanungin mo ako ulit pag apat na ang gulong ng sasakyan mo." Pagsusungit ko naman dito.

"Sure... madali naman akong kausap eh..." saad din naman niya sabay kindat at bumaba na sa sinasakyang motor nito at may lumapit sa kanyang isang lalaki't binigay ang helmet dito. Inabutan naman siya ng susi ng ng lalaki. "I know you would say that so I prepare instead." Wika niya nang gumiya ito sa pulang kotseng nasa likuran lang ng motor niya.

Laglag ang mga pangang hindi makapaniwalang napasunod ako ng tingin dito. I feel speechless for a couple of minutes before gaining back my consciousness. "Kaizer, if you're doing this because of --" he stop me by placing his fingertips between my lips.

"Please, stop thinking anything else. Hindi ko 'to ginagawa dahil gusto kong magpapapel sayo, I'm doing this because I just want to become a useful friend to you. I'm not expecting you to change your mind this time." He said and I was speechless again for a moment. I don't know what to say, I'm afraid that I will only hurt him if I say something else so I just nodded at him.

Then he pulls me towards his car.

"Nice car." Wika ko nang makasakay dito.

"Thank you." Sagot niyang nakangiti bago umikot papunta sa driver's seat.

"Kelan ka pa naging handa?" natatawang puna ko dito nang makasakay siya at sinimulan na niyang imaneho ang sasakyan.

He just shrugged his shoulders and smile at me. "Boyscout kaya ito." Pagyayabang pa niya.