Serving The Heir's Father

Chapter Thirty- Five

I got sunburn. Ang sakit naman sa balat. Hindi pa naman namamalat, parang namumula lang ang ilong ko. Sila Nel kasi kanina gustong gusto maligo sa dagat sa tanghaling tapat pa talaga.

Gumamit naman ako ng sunblock ngunit wala talagang talab. Napakainit naman kasi. Napanguso na lang talaga ako sa kulay ko. Mapusyaw pa nga ito noong nangpicture kami, ngayon ay medyo namula ang balat ko. Gladly, it's not that tan but there were still a visible tan line.

Huling araw na kasi namin kanina at talagang sinulit naman nila. Bukas ay may trabaho si Brenna, nandoon pa rin siya sa Alvarez's. I don't want to offer her a job because I thought it will be a betrayal to her current company, since magkalaban nga kami.

I don't hear news about him. Wala nga ba o ayaw ko lang?

I shrugged out of that thought, of course I just don't hear. Move on naman na ako, hindi ba?

I have to contact Vincent Alvarez. I sounded too formal.

Napanguso ako ulit. I have sunburn on my nose, I look so ugly. And what about that? I closed my eyes. Why am I thinking of what he was thinking?

Itinulog ko na lang ang isiping iyon.

They found my Xyphere.

"Uhm, is the CEO around?" I asked the lady in the front lobby. Umikot ang tingin ko sa buong paligid, everything just changed. Ang layo na sa dati ang kumpanya, ang mga disensyo at mga furnitures.

"Sorry but may I know your name?" She asked.

"Oh, I'm Aurelia Samonte." Pagpapakilala ko.

Bumilog ang mata niya at napakurap. "Samonte?"

"Yes." She just stared at me so I spoke again. "Is he here?"

"Wala po, ma'am." She answered politely. "But, uhm, he'll be back in 5 pm."

5 pm? Ang aga ko pa naman pumunta, it's just 10 in the morning.

I used a mask for me to cover the sunburn, nakakahiya naman kasi.

Maybe babalik na lang ako, I can't wait here. Pinagtitinginan nila ako. Who wouldn't? I introduced myself as a Samonte.

"Pwede bang humingi ng favor?" I removed my mask.

Tumitig ito sa akin bago nagsalita. "Sure, what is it po?"

"Pwede mo ba akong tawagan pag andito na siya?"

"I'm not sure ma'am. Do you have an appointment with him?" She asked.

"No, this is sudden-"

"Then, I can't." Putol niya sa sinasabi ko. Oh, they became strict?

"But this is urgent." Pagpupumilit ko, tumingin ang babae sa akin at propesyonal na nagsalita.

"I'm so sorry, Ms. Samonte but Mr. Legaspi doesn't want to accommodate—"

I cut her off... what did she just say? "Mr. Legaspi?"

"Yes, ma'am. The owner."

"Where's Mr. Alvarez?" Nanginginig ang kamay ko.

"Vincent Alvarez?"

"Yes."

"Matagal na po siyang pinatalsik ng boards, and Mr. Legaspi bought this company. It's all over the news, 1 year ago, ma'am."

I can't find my voice. For a minute I was curious with what was he doing in his life.

He lost the company?

"I- I have to go."

Tumango lamang ang babae at tumuloy na sa trabaho.

Naguguluhan ako. Bakit hindi nakarating sa akin ang balitang ito? How come no one told me?