SIGTY [2]

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Hindi maipagkila ang biglang pagtaas ng tensyon na namamagitan sa'ming dalawa ngayon. She looked away after a minute of sharing direct eye contact with me, roaming her eyes around, as if she wasn't doing this before we arrived.

Her eyes settled on our daughter on his father's chair, nagtagal iyon ngunit binawi niya rin.

If only I weren't pregnant, lalabanan ko na talaga 'to. Papalabasin ko 'to!

Sino ba 'tong babaeng 'to at bakit hindi siya nababanggit ni JK sa'kin? At ang lalaking iyon naman! Dito pa talaga pinaghintay! Is she that important?! Hindi ko nagugustuhan ang ugaling pinalabas nito sa'kin. She carries something deadly. The negativity she radiates...

I don't want to overthink, really. Baka ma-stress ako kakaisip kung sino ba siya. Sa ganda kong 'to, bakit magpapakastress ako sa babaeng hindi mo basta-basta maikukumpara sa'kin?

I kept my composure. Hindi ako nagpadala sa tingin, salita, at tono ng boses niya. No. Hindi iyan gawain ng babaeng alam na siya ang nasa pwesto. Hindi iyong nakikisingit lang.

Humanda talaga si JK sa'kin mamaya.

And speak of the devil, bumukas muli ang pinto matapos ang sampung minutong paghihintay at siya ang iniluwa. Tumayo agad ang babae at ginawaran siya ng ngiti, and when I tell you about her smile towards him, it contradicted her smile to mine.

"Daddy!" nalihis ang tingin ni JK doon sa babae at napunta sa anak namin na nakababa na ngayon sa pinag-uupuan niya kanina at tumakbo papunta sa ama niya.

I snickered quietly, looking away. Inayos ko na lamang ang mga plato't kutsara na hinanda ko para kapag nakalabas na ang babaeng iyon, papakainin ko na si Juwy at aalis na agad kami.

Excited pa man din ako dahil ngayon lang ako ulit makakatapak sa opisina niya at makikita siyang nagtatrabaho tapos may eepal?

Who the fuck is that girl!

"Mommy and I prepared lunch, Daddy. She told me you weren't able to have breakfast because you came here early."

"Oh... is that so? That's why you seem a 'lil bit weary during the meeting." ah so siya ang ka-meeting ni JK? E bakit nagfifeeling hindi lang siya ka-meeting?

Maihahagis ko talaga 'tong mga plato sa lalaking iyon, huwag pa niyang paalisin 'yan.

"I was in a hurry. Anyway, are you okay about rescheduling our meeting? Hindi ko rin akalain na ngayon ang dating ng isa naming bagong investor, they didn't inform my secretary about their arrival though kaya wala rin kaming kaalam-alam."

The girl softly chuckled. What's with her sweet actions towards him but to me? Mahahalata mong peke. "It's fine. I understand. Being a CEO of a big company is hard, huh? And it's not that nice to decline especially when they're here already. Anyway, is a lunch meeting applicable to you? Next week, on the 20th?"

LUNCH MEETING?!

BAKA DATE?!

"I, uh, I'll check my schedule, I'll have my secretary inform yours regarding it."

"That's good. I'll get going though,"

Ayan, mabuti at nakapansin kana.

Lumingon ako saglit sakanila para tignan kung ano na ang nagyayari, I saw the girl flashed him another smile bago napunta ang mga mata nito sa'kin, we stared at each other for a few seconds before she looked away, and walked towards the door.

"Tsk." 

May hindi talaga maganda sa babaeng iyan. And I don't know why he can't see that. Of course, ibang ugali pinapakita nung babaeng iyon kapag kaharap si JK. What a fake.