That One Heck of a Guy (Ongoing)

Chapter Five

EUPHIE

Hay! Buti na lang natapos ko na agad ang work ko at maaga ang uwi ko ngayon, I could hang out with my precious Xbox 360 and PS3 again, maybe with my 3DS, PSP and my Wii too.. miss ko na talaga sila.. I better go home right this instant at baka may iutos na naman sa akin 'tong head na napakasungit na 'to! Akala mo siya boss, feeling niya lang naman, di niya alam marami na ang kumukulo ang dugo dahil sa kanya, si Mr. Stan lang ang kinikilala kong boss.. hindi ang kalbong sipsip na kagaya niya! Tss.

I went out and boarded the bus, at the corner of my eye, I saw a green and white light coming from somewhere. When I looked at it, I saw the sign, 'STARBUCKS COFFEE'.

Dali-dali kong pinapara ang bus at pagkababa ko pa lang ay mabilis na akong lumakad papunta sa Starbucks. While at the line for the counter, I suddenly stopped on my tracks. Wait, what's wrong with me? Bakit ako bumaba dito? What am I doing here? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME!?

I was hitting my head with my knuckles when suddenly someone interrupted me from my mental rant.

"Errr, miss? Miss?" she said while tapping my back. "Are you okay? Sorry if I'm gonna sound rude, but there are more customers waiting in line, it might be better if you come forward and order now. You can continue daydreaming later after we all had ordered or daydream outside if you want."

I could hear some of the customers laughing at what she said, and some voices, talking about me. Tsk. I rolled my tounge to my teeth trying to strain myself from feeling irritated.

Gah. W'ever.

I proceeded at the counter and ordered a Lattè then went to a seat nearby. Iniwasan kong tignan ulit yung babae, baka masuntok ko. Haha, brutal ba?

Pagkaupo ko, bigla kong naalala ang araw na nakilala ko ang tao na yun, right here, right in front of this store. Hm, heto na naman ako at kumakausap ng taong hindi ko na naman inaalam ang pangalan.. I was about to sip on my coffee when I suddenly sputtered it. "HOT! HOT! HOT!" I said in a high pitched voice while fanning my tongue. I looked around the place.

Naku. Patay. Lagot. Nagkalat ako sa lugar ko, good thing wala akong nabasa, pero, judging by the looks of those staring at me, parang nabasa ko na ang buong baranggay. One of the crews approached me and started to clean up the table and the floor. I nodded at him as a sign of sorry.

Hnggg. I'm such a mess right now. I better leave at baka kung ano naman ang magawa ko.

Nang makalabas na ako, grabe, I'm pretty sure hindi na talaga maipinta ang pagmumukha ko ngayon. Kahihiyan talaga ang inabot ko doon, strike two pa ako. Hay ano ba yan! I hate moments like this, ang awkward ko kasing tao eh.. I was scratching my head to the point of ruffling my hair with closed eyes and scrunched face in annoyance. After being fully satisfied in doing so, I opened my left eye and suddenly my scrunched face was instantly turned into a shocked face. My mouth was open, recognizing the image that I just saw with my own two wide eyes. That Hennessey Venom.. I'm one hundred percent sure..

It's him.

Still in a state of shock, I awkwardly waved my hand at him.

"Uhhhhh.. Hello!"

Then I flashed a big grin. Thankfully, he waved back. Nakakahiya naman kung hindi diba? And he smiled, still, with his eyes quite wide open. Shocked din siguro, sino ba naman kasing mag-aakalang after that fateful day eh, magkikita pa kami ulit?

He opened the door from his car and went out towards me.

"I, uh, I didn't expect to see you here." He chuckled. He must be attempting to break the awkward tension between us.