Unsaid Feelings

Bitter si Madam

It's early Sunday morning, Bongbong went to the coffee shop for some hot coffee. He stared blankly outside, he kept on thinking about her. He was so occupied with his thoughts that he didn't noticed Alexander, the crew was standing in front of him.

"Sir? Excuse me po." Alexander waved his hand in front of Bongbong's face.

"Huh? Oh I'm sorry." Bongbong suddenly brought back to reality.

Alexander smiled, "It's okay, sir. Here's your coffee." He put the coffee in his table. "Do you need anything, sir?"

Bongbong smiled at him, "Can you join me?"

Alexander was surprised, "Sorry sir pero shift ko po kasi ngayon. Mapapagalitan po ako."

Bongbong chuckled, "Don't worry. Kaibigan ko ang may-ari nito. Ako bahala sa'yo."

Alexander think about it for a while, he can sense that this man needed someone to talk to and he wanted to help, "Sige po sir."

They sat there for almost an hour talking about their respective lives and other stuff. They were quite comfortable sharing these things to each other. Alexander felt that Bongbong was a good and respectable man while Bongbong honestly saw himself in Alexander.

"Siguro sir kung may anak po kayo, sobrang swerte nya." Alexander uttered after knowing that Bongbong is still single.

Bongbong smiled, he suddenly remembered those times when he and Leni were talking about having some kids, "Wala eh. Lahat ng plano ko noon, wala naman nangyari."

Alexander felt that Bongbong was going on something, "Ganon talaga siguro sir, di saatin binabigay ang lahat."

Bongbong nodded. "Kaya ikaw, ayusin mo mga decisions mo in life. You might regret it later on."

Alexander smiled, "That's what I'm doing right now sir, inaayos yung buhay ko."

Bongbong was curious, he knew that this young man has story to tell, "Tell me about it."

"I am actually looking for my dad, sir." Alexander explained.

"What's his name? I might help you." Bongbong asked, ready to use his connections to help him.

Alexander shrugged, "I don't even know, sir. Kahit picture nya, wala akong hawak. I don't even know how to start finding him."

Bongbong suddenly felt sad for him, "Where's your mom?"

"She's not here. Actually, we're not okay. Ayaw nya kasing hanapin ko yung dad ko but I wanted to find him. Kaya lang ang hirap pala sir, that's why I'm working here at the coffee shop kasi po wala naman akong pera, di rin ako makahingi sa mommy ko." Alexander explained.

"Bakit ngayon mo lang hahanapin ang daddy mo?" Bongbong asked.

"Recently ko lang po kasi nalaman na iba pala yung tunay na dad ko." Alexander revealed. "I have a dad but he died years ago, tapos nalaman ko po na di ko pala sya tunay na daddy. My mom told me about it. I was mad at her bakit di nya sinabi saakin."

"Maybe your mom has reasons why she didn't tell you." Bongbong uttered.

"Kahit na, sir. She's so unfair. Why would she kept it from me. I felt like my life was a lie. That's why I'm searching for my dad, sana magkakilala man lang kami." Alexander remarked, hoping that he'd find his dad.

Bongbong looked at Alexander with sympathy, "Kawawa ka naman pala. Just tell my how to help you."

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Bongbong was strolling around the venue, their company is one of those construction companies who annually attends the expo. It provides platform to level opportunities within the world's construction sphere. He was appreciating all the modern architectural designs when he suddenly saw a familiar face.