Under the Sky of Diamonds | ✔︎

TEN

I CONTINUED caressing his hair as he slept peacefully. Pantay na ang kaniyang paghinga. He's in a deep sleep but he still hasn't let my hand go. Mahigpit pa rin ang pagkakahawak niya roon na para bang bigla akong tatakbo.

Pero hindi ko rin maintindihan ang sarili ko. He's already sleeping so I probably should stop caressing his hair but I still find myself playing with it. Ilang oras na ba ang lumipas? Thirty minutes? One hour? Two hours? Pero kahit na gano'n, nakakapagtaka na hindi ako naiinip.

Something is definitely wrong with me.

Napabuntong hininga ako bago napatingin sa mukha niya. He looks very angelic while he sleeps. Napakagat ako sa pang-ibabang labi ko habang nakatingin sa kamay kong hawak-hawak niya. Nakadikit iyon sa kaniyang labi at para bang kailangan niya iyon para makatulog siya ng mahimbing.

Mula sa kaniyang buhok, bumaba ang aking kamay sa kaniyang kilay at hinaplos iyon. I unconsciously traced his eyebrows down to his nose and back to his brows. Napatingin ako sa kaniyang pilikmata at hindi ko maiwasang mamangha. His eyelashes are long and very black. It's also curly. He has prettier lashes than me. Kailangan ko pang gumamit ng lashes curler para lang tumaas ang pilik mata ko.

My eyes fell on his lips and I had the urge to touch them but my action was immediately put on halt when someone knocked on the door, making my plan vanish instantly. Bumalik ang kamay ko sa kaniyang buhok na para bang walang nangyari.

I cleared my throat. "Come in!" saad ko.

Dahan-dahang bumukas iyong pintuan at nakita kong pumasok doon si Mettechia. She awkwardly looked at me before stepping inside Xydrien's office. Nakita kong bumagsak ang kaniyang tingin kay Xydrien na natutulog ngayon pero mabilis iyong bumalik sa akin.

"May meeting ho si Sir Xydrien mamayang alas kuwatro kasama ang mga Board of Directors, Madam," she informed me.

Tumango ako. "Okay, I see. I'll wake him ten minutes before his meeting. Any more schedules?"

"Iyon lang ho, Madam."

I nod. "Thank you. You may go," saad ko sa kaniya.

Para naman siyang nataranta sa sinabi ko. Bahagya siyang yumuko bago mabilis na lumabas mula sa opisina ni Xydrien. It's good to see her being true to her words. I just hope that even though I'm not here to watch her, she'll stick to her words. I can see that she's good at her job and I also don't want to stick my nose into this.

Naghintay pa ako ng ilan pang minuto bago ginising si Xydrien para sa meeting niya. At first, he didn't even want to go. Napilit ko lang siya noong sinabi kong sasamahan ko siya sa meeting niya. He was smiling ear to ear after that.

Pagkapasok namin sa loob ng meeting room nila, mukhang nagulat pa ang mga naroroon dahil kasama niya ako. Despite their flashy smile at me, I could feel their curiosity pricking my skin but no one dared to talk, at least not yet. Pumunta kami sa pinakadulo ng mesa at doon ay pinaghila niya ako ng upuan na itinabi niya sa upuan niya. Hindi na ako umangal pa noong hinila na niya ako paupo. Mabuti nga at hindi niya ako pinaupo sa hita niya e.

Then the presentation started but I really didn't listen much to it. Pinanood ko lang 'yong animation ng powerpoint ng nagsasalita sa harap. It's fun and entertaining to look at. Hindi ako naiinip. Then I look at Xydrien who is actively listening to it as his free hand is playing on his chin and the other one is drawing some unknown shapes on my lap.

Nakikiliti ako sa ginagawa niya pero hindi ko naman masabing alisin niya ang kamay niya sa aking hita. Hinayaan ko na siya sa gusto niyang gawin. It, somehow, makes me comfortable and it feels normal.

Itinuon ko nalang ang aking pansin sa aking harap at ngayon ay may isang bar graph na nakapresenta. The Montrehor Corporation's name was written on one of the bars with some other companies. Montrehor Corporation has the tallest bar amongst the rest. The presenter was talking about percentage, stocks, products, and whatsoever.