when the rain falls (hiatus)

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amy

Pumasok ulit ako ng maaga. Ng makarating ako sa desk ko ay nakita kong wala pa yung gamit ni Shiela sa desk nya. Baka hindi pa sya nakakadating. I just sighed then went to the pantry to make myself some coffee.

Ng mabuksan ko na ang pinto sa may pantry ay papasok na sana ako ng bigla kong marinig may nagsalita.

"Good morning."

Napatingala ako at di ko maiwasan magulat ng makita ko si Doyoung. He was holding a mug on his hand and his other hand is resting on top of the table for support. He gave me a warm smile and so I just smiled back, still shocked that he's already back.

"M-morning..."

Nauutal kong bati. I heard his chuckle as I made my way towards the table. Sinimulan ko ng timplahan sarili ko ng kape. While doing so, I began throwing questions at him.

"Kamusta naman yung event?"

"It was very tiring. Since maraming tao ang mga dumalo. But, it's also fun. I enjoyed managing it."

Sabi nya at mukhang ang saya nya. Napangiti nalang ako at nilagyan na ng mainit na tubig yung baso. Sinigurado kong mag-ingat sa pagbukas at baka masira ko nanaman ulit yung dispenser. At baka mapaso nanaman ako.

"How about you guys? Kamusta na kayo?"

"Okay lang naman kami. Maraming mga ginawa, pero keri naman namin. At tsaka, namiss ka rin nila no."

Pabiro kong sabi at natawa naman ng marahan si Doyoung. I slowly took a sip of my coffee when he spoke.

"Ikaw, namiss mo ba ako?"

Pagkarinig ko nung sinabi nya ay gulat akong napatingin sa kanya. Muntikan pa ako mabilaukan. I quickly wiped my mouth with a tissue and I saw him smirking. It's the first time I see him smirked like that. Di ko alam kung nang-aasar ba sya o ano.

"Um..."

"Hahaha, joke lang."

He laughed and drank his coffee. Pagtapos ay inilapag nya na iyon sa lababo at inayos yung necktie nya. Nakatingin lamang ako sa kanya at di makapagsalita.

"I'll go back now. Enjoy your coffee."

Sabi nya. He gave me one last smile bago sya umalis. I just stood there, still speechless. I never knew Doyoung has that kind of side in him. Palabiro rin pala sya.

. . .

We were now all heading to the meeting room. Ngayon na iprepresent ni Shiela yung ginawa nyang powerpoint. She was really nervous so I tried my best to cheer her up and motivate her.

"Kaya mo yan!"

"Salamat, Amy. Wish me luck!"

She said and I just gave her a thumbs up. Sinet up nya na yung powerpoint at naupo na kami sa gilid. Minutes after, the chairman came inside and we all stood up to greet him. He just nod to all of us and motions us to sit down. Ng makaupo na kami ay napatingin ako sa may gitna at nakita si Shiela na kinakalma ang kanyang sarili. I know she'll do great.

Bumukas ulit ang pinto at pagtingin ko ay nakita ko si Doyoung. He greeted all of the person seated in the middle before he made his way towards us. Kumuha sya ng extrang upuan at nagulat ako ng bigla nyang itanabi yung upuan sa akin at dun naupo. I glanced at him and I was a bit surprised when he immediately glanced back at me. Once our eyes met, he once again smiled at me before turning his head to the front.

Maya-maya ay nagsimula na ang meeting. Shiela talked about some important things related to our company. I noticed that her hands are shaking a bit. She's really nervous but despite that, she managed to deliver all the things she has to say without stuttering. Napatingin ako sa chairman. He was holding his chin as he carefully read what's on the powerpoint na ginawa ni Shiela. He would nod his head. Meaning he approve or acknowledge yung mga sinasabi ni Shiela.