Tanging Dahilan (Daylight Series #2)

Chapter 3

Masama ang timpla ng mukha ko sa sumunod na ka-meeting ng boss ko. She was a young entrepenuer who set an appointment to my boss. Siya ang huling ka meeting niya sa araw na 'to. And my usual out in the company wasn't the same.

The sky are slowly changing it's color into dark. It means, another day has finally come to an end. Panibagong araw na naman ang tatahakin mo kinabukasan. It's mesmerizing seeing the sky change it's color.

Mukhang mag-o-overtime na naman ako ngayon. Kailangan ko pang tapusin ang mga nagpapa-schedule ng meeting sa kan'ya. Marami pang nakatambak na mga emails sa account ko.

Amara send me a message.

From: Mara

Anding? Nasa'n ka? Pabalik na ba kayo ng kompanya?

I sipped on my frappe, I was in the other table waiting for my boss to finish his meeting. We were here for almost 1 hour already. Hindi ko alam kung anong pinag-usapan nila.

Medyo hindi ko kasi dinig ang mga pinag-uusapan nila. The woman has a sweetest smile everytime she talked to Nathaniel. And it looks like hindi lang basta trabaho ang sad'ya.

To: Mara

Nasa coffee shop pa kami. Matagal masyado natapos ang meeting na 'to. Mauna ka nalang umuwi kasi balak kung mag-overtime.

From: Mara

Bakit ang tagal niyo? Kanina pa kayo d'yan ah?

To: Mara

Iyon na nga. Hindi ko alam kung trabaho ba ang pinunta ng babaeng 'to, or gusto lang makasama ang boss natin.

I was typing that message with a furrowed brows. Kung hindi lang sana panlalandi ang sad'ya ng babaeng 'to. Kanina pa ako nakauwi.

"If you want... I'll invite you to my house? Let's have some coffee? What do you think?" Malanding sabi niya.

I rolled my eyes. Para akong masusuka sa gawi ng pagkakasabi niya. Some woman just too desperate to get the man's attention. Hindi ko alam saan sila nakakahanap ng lakas ng loob.

I can't even bare asking the man out on a date. Or baka siguro hindi ko lang trip 'yong mga lalaki. Hindi ako ready pumasok sa isang relasyon. I'm scared that just like my mother, they will leave when the time comes.

When they realize that they don't love me anymore. When they found someone else that they were ready to spend their whole life with. Natatakot akong masaktan, natatakot akong maiwan.

Because I saw how broken my father was, when my mother leave. He didn't even cheat, he just did his responsible to our family. He provided us with our needs. But at the end of the day, he can't still keep our family intact.