NEW PARTNER
"Anianette you're here" Tita Gina greated mei smiled at her and sit at the vacant chair iisa na lang 'yong upuan na bakante."Everyone this is Anianette Caniego the owner of that plates that y'all are looking now" Tita Gina introduce me so i stood up and bow to them umupo na ulit ako at tumingin ako sa kanila na may tig iisang hawak na folders."Yes she's good Gina she have a potential". Papuri ni Mrs. Falcon isa sa mga board directors.Kaagad namang sumang ayon ang iba napatingin ako sa katabi kong lalaki na walang imik na tinitingnan ang gawa ko, no'ng una ay di ko sya nakilala pero nung titigan ko'ng maigi.What the hell?Anong ginagawa ni Lucas dito? It's been months since the last time i saw him."What about you Engineer Leviste? Any opinions?" Tita Gina asked Lucas while smiling"hmm...no ma'am she's great" maikling komento nito at ngumiti."Actually si Architect Caniego ang gusto kong mag design sa bago nating hotel lalo na sa interior designs" Tita Gina added"That's a good idea""You have a point""Magaling sya""Magandang plano iyan"Pakinig kong komento ng mga tao at sabay sabay na nag tumango."And marami sa inyo ang nagtataka kung bakit nandito sa meeting room na ito si Engineer Leviste well he's our new partner for this new project of our company siguro Naman ay alam nyo na successful si Engineer Leviste sa mga projects n'yang ginawa back then so he never disappoint us".Tumawa si tita Gina "So shall we start the meeting?" Tumango si tita kay Lucas kaya kaagad na tumayo si Lucas at nagpaliwanag sa unahan kung anong balak gawin sa building na itatayo tumango tango na lang ako he's really great he looks very professional and serious man while he's explaining infront of us while pointing his hands in the projector.No wonder na ginalingan nya kaya sya nakarating sa pwesto n'ya ngayonNagawi ang tingin nya sa'kin while i still looking at him he's still explaining infront kaagad na nag iwas sya nang tingin sa'kin at itinuloy ang pag eexplain sa unahan."As we estimated the construction will be end 3 years and a half, hopefully"."So that's all thankyou" Lucas ended his presentation kinuha nya ang USB sa laptop at bumalik na ulit sa tabi ko para umupo."The presentation and your idea is good Engineer Leviste" pumalakpak si tita Gina napa tango tango na lang ang mga share holders at naki palakpak na rin maging ako ay pumalakpak rin dahil magaling naman talaga s'ya."You two are a perfect combination!" Tita Gina added.Nanlaki ang mata ko si Lucas Naman ay bahagyang napatawa."Just kidding!" Bawi kaagad ni tita nang makitang naiilang kami sa tingin ng mga stock holders"C'mon Lucas and Anianette ipapaubaya ko sa inyo ang project na ito pupunta kami bukas sa site, let's see each other tomorrow 3pm pa kami pupunta do'n kaya dapat mga 1pm nando'n na kayo kasama ang iba pang engineers, engineer Leviste?" Iwinasiwas nito ang kamay."Ofcourse tita sure" I genuinely said"Good" tita Gina said and raised her eyebrow at Lucas "How about you Engineer Leviste?""Sure ma'am why not?" Lucas said"Good" pumalakpak si tita"And by the way kung nagtataka kayo kung bakit walang contract signing ngayon sa isang araw na lang hinihintay pa natin si Mr. Fadriquela isa sya sa mga major partner of this project" Tita smiled at us."Ok the meeting is done, you may go thankyou everyone!" Anito at naunang umalis .Nagsilabasan na ang mga stock holders i stood up and go to the door but Lucas is holding the doorknob."You may go first" he said and open the door for me i look at him."kaya ko namang pagbuksan ng pinto yung sarili ko" I said and then laugh."Just in case na itulak mo ulit ang pinto" he said and then smirked.Kumunot ang noo ko. "Hindi na nga no!" I said at nauna nang lumabas "and FYI di ko tinulak yung pinto at that time hinila ko Yun" inirapan ko sya because it's embarrassing that he's still remember that.Tumawa sya sa'kin at lumabas na rin ng pinto humarap sya sa'kin tiningnan ako."Why are you still standing there like a maniqiun are you waiting for me?" He asked and raised her one brow.I just rolled my eyes.I took my cellphone when i heard it ringing, Rina is calling."Hey why?" I asked[Tara hangout mars]"Libre mo?" I joked pero di Naman talaga ako pwedeng sumama sa kan'ya dahil may tatapusin pa ako[Ofcourse ako pa]"Ay sad to say mars, hindi ako makakasama" I laugh "may kailangan pa akong tapusin and i need more rest na rin we have a new project" patuloy ako sa paglalakad habang kausap sya.Naalala ko hindi ko nga pala alam kung sa'n yung site[Ay sayang naman i will go there] she said"Sure ka wala kang gagawing mahalaga?" I asked[May sasabihin ako]"Ay sige sige na!pumunta ka na lang dito dalhan mo ako ng pagkain"[Oo na lang babayaran mo ako]I laugh and then ended the call.Umupo ako sa swivel chair ko at nag simula na ulit gawin ang plate na hindi ko naituloy kanina napahampas ako sa lamesa ng mawalan ako ng idea na pwede pang ilagay do'n i playing the pencil while thinking.Bakit ba palaging pumapasok sa isip ko 'yang Lucas na yan?!Na di- distract ako kakaisip sa mangyayari sa site bukas i opened my phone and scroll at my I*******m i tried to search Lucas Leviste's name kaagad na lumabas Ang pangalan account nya ang it's not hard to find his account because Dylan are following him yes Dylan and me are mutuals on I*, however Lucas's I*******m are private.@lucasleviste167post- 12,223 followers -57followingAng dami nya namang followersHis profile was a picture with a girl he's holding her waist and and the woman's left hand's holding her cheek while pinching it they looks so happy maybe she's his girlfriend,they're wearing a beach outfit.I refreshed his account and then suddenly his profile changed.What the?active sya ngayon?I immediately followed his accountI will just try if he follow me back.lucasleviste started following you.My eyes widened at the notification.I stalked his account again nakikita ko na ang iba n'yang pictures at kabilang na do'n yung picture n'ya with his girlfriend, i tap their picture to see it properlyDinner Date.'yong caption ng post nya.I tap the comment section to see the comments.jeremy_: ay fafy i-date mo rin akeswatsapmia: you two looks so sweetdylanjay: Ay Sana all loyal sa isa ako kasi loyal sa walo!Nag scroll pa ako ng ibang comments and then refresh it again.sorry something went wrongNawala na yung picture at yung commentsWhat the hell?Bumalik ako sa timeline nya at nakita kong nabawasan ang post nya.lucasleviste75post-12,223followers-43followingTiningnan ko ulit ang timeline n'ya pero nawala na yung mga picture nya kasama yung girlfriend nya.what just happened?I look at his profile picture he changed it a while ago it's a picture of him wearing a tuxedo while holding a glass of wine nakatingin sya sa camera at nakangisi.I tap his picture on his timeline he looks hot here wtf?!It's his picture while doing exercises at the gym na tra- trace sa fit nyang white sando yung abs nya! Omgeee!Nagulat ako ng biglang pumasok si Rina sa pintuan nag panic ako at kaagad na inilapag ang cellphone ko sa table.She laugh at me "Hala!? bakit kaya nag panic nanonood siguro ng ano 'to HAHAHAHAHHA" Rina sit to the couch on the side, there is a little table and a two single sofa ipinatong nya sa table yung dala n'yang pagkain."'Wag mo'kong itulad sayo!" i said and then laugh dahil mas maganda pa sa sinasabi mo ang nakita ko abs pa lang ulam na sagabal nga lang ang manipis na sando ni Engineer Leviste.I will search his twitter account later.CONVOYUmupo ako sa isang sofa at dumampot ng isang slice ng pizza na dala ni Rina."May good news at may bad news ako" she said while eating her pizza too"Anong gusto mong Mauna?" she added"Yung good news muna!" I said and drink the milktea that she brought."may baril na ako!" She giggled she's a police, pagka graduate nya ay may license na agad sya pero wala pa syang baril hindi nya afford bumili ng sarili n'yang baril."ill teach you if you're willing"at inilabas nya yung baril nya kaya agad akong kinabahan do'n."'wag kang kabahan agad hindi naka kasa 'to" she laugh"May license na yan?" i asked"Ofcourse! sobra nga akong na excite na i try to sa tao" she said and then Burts into evil laugh."Dehado ka nyan pag ginawa mo 'yan" I said."Syempre hindi no! Nag bibiro lang ako bobo Naman nito,masyadong serious!" She laugh."Bakit mo nga pala dala yang baril mo?" i askedNaka simpleng damit lang kasi sya mukang 'di sya duty ngayon."pwede naman namin to'ng dalhin kahit saan in case o
Elevator"'Diba naging famous kayo ni Lucas back then?" He laugh at me"nah, 'wag mo nang ipaalala pa"Nasa coffee shop pa rin kami hindi pa kami tapos kumain.Inabot ko ang muffins na inorder ni Jeremy at isinubo yo'n habang ang s-scroll sa IG I drink my latté."Patikim naman n'yang banana cake" he said i looked at him itinulak ko ng bahagya ang platito na may lamang banana cake akmang susubo na sya."Don't use my spoon!" I said "Jeez" he said "Hindi ba stressing ang pagiging engineer?" I asked him"Minsan" he said"E ikaw di ba stressing and archi?" He asked."Hindi naman i'm enjoying my work"I said"Architect ka diba i-drawing mo naman ako" he said while still eating the banana cake."Sure why not?" I said "Basta commission bayaran mo ako" i arched my brow at him"Joke lang" he laugh marunong din Naman akong mag drawing". he addedKumuha ulit ako ng muffin at isinubo yo'n"Anong pangalan mo sa IG?" He asked "Itzanianette_c"Tumango ako sa kan'yaJeremy_ started following you.I
Drive ThruTiningnan ko ang finished product ng plates kong ginawa it's...good.I stood up kinuha ko ang shoulder bag ko at susi ng kotse mag l-lunch muna ako bago pumunta do'n.-Sumakay ako sa elevator at pumunta sa parking lot pinatunog ko ang sasakyan ko.Bubuksan ko na sana ang pinto nang makita ko ulit si Engineer Leviste nakatupi na ngayon ang sleeves ng polo nya hanggang siko.Nag iwas ako ng tingin,why I'm always like this when it comes to him? "Hey Architect Caniego" Nagulat ako mg tawagin nya ako humarap ako sa kan'ya at napakurap kurap bahagya ko pang itinuro ang sarili ko napatawa s'ya at tumango.Why he looks so hot?Damn you self. I smiled at him at isinara ang pinto ng kotse ko."Why Engineer Leviste?" I askedLumapit sya sa'kin " Jeremy texted me" he said and show the text on his cellphone."A-Anong sabi?" I asked"Read it" he said and then nod at meFrom: Engineer GarciaHoy pre! Isabay mo na si Architect Caniego papunta sa site hindi nya alam ang papunta do'n ako
Dinner With ThemLucas is so annoying he's ugh! He's annoying!He's still pushing me to Jeremy even if Jeremy and i are just friends!"Ang tagal" I murmuredIt's kinda boring because Lucas are talking to another person again he's a busy man sana ayos lang sya.He's so serious while talking to the man in front of him. Sometimes he's smiling and laughing of what they're talking about.shout because someone pushed the back of my shoulder, muntik pa akong mahulog sa upuan dahil do'n.And then i saw Jeremy laughing hard while holding his stomach because of my reaction.I glare and gritted my teeth because of that hindi ako nagagalit kasi nagulat ako.I stood up. He's annoying too wala nang mapagpilian sa dalawa they're both annoying."Easy! Easy! Architect Caniego" He said and raised the both of his hands while laughing a little.Inilibot ko ang paningin ko.Lucas and other Engineers are watching us.New issue,They're getting the wrong idea again."Eheeeemm!" Malakas na ubo ni Engineer Nav
"Oo muntik na"Naging speechless ako sa sinabi nya,Bakit? Bakit anong nangyari? hindi ako Chismosa pero na cu-curious ako.Nagulat ako nang tumayo si Lucas "Comfort room lang ako" he said and look at Jeremy he's avoiding his gaze on me.Tumingin na lang ako sa pagkain ko.After that we're all speechless walang nagsasalita sa aming lahat.Ang tanging naririnig na lamang ay tunog ng kutsara at tinidor.It looks like Lucas avoiding the topic about his ex."He's still not moving on its been a month" Jeremy said in a low tone of voice."Matagal ata sila pre" Engineer Navaro said while chewing his food."Oo nga pre pag talaga long term relationship matagal malimutan" Sabat naman ni Engineer Lara habang umiinom."Oo pre hirap talagang kalimutan no'n 6 years ba naman" Jeremy said and let out a heavy sigh"Don't ever mention his ex Jeremy he's avoiding the topic hindi mo ba nararamdaman yo'n?" I asked and look at him while still drinking mysoft drink."Hindi na nga nabigla lang naman ako sorr
We arrived to the hospital agad na bumaba Sina mom at yaya Mely nag prisinta ako na samahan sila pero maiwan na raw ako malaki ang sugat ni yaya Mely sa kamay kailangan talagang tahiin."Where's your key?" He asked me while standing beside me"Here,inside of my bag" I said "Give it mo me ako na ang magpapagawa ng sasakyan mo" he said "No it's fine i can handle it masyado na akong nakaka-abala sa'yo" I said while playing my hands."No... you're not" he said "So give your key to me ipapaayos ko rin ang sasakyan ko para sabay na" he said kinuha ko ang bag ko at ibinigay sa kan'ya and susi."Pay me after this" Sabi nya at inilagay sa bulsa ang susi ko"Oh...sure why not?"Natahimik kami saglit ang tagal naman kasi naka sandal kami sa kotse nya ngayon.I look at my wrist watch.9:31 pm Kalahating oras na sila sa loob.maya-maya pa ay lumabas na sina mommy sa loob at lumapit sa sasakyan ni Lucas.Naka benda ngayon ang kamay ni Yaya Mely at may reseta ng gamot para hindi kumirot ang suga
Humilata ako sa kama at nag bukas ng Instagram.Napatingin ako sa messages and i saw Giselle's message.@gisellesantos1978:Hey bes!how are you?@Itzanianette_c: Hey ngayon ka lang nagparamdam ah? @gisellesantos1917: Busy ako lately e hbu?@Itzanianette_c: oo nga e may new project kami sa company nyo HAHA@gisellesantos1917: Goodluck ah Ang ganda daw naman kasi ng mga plates mo and you have a potential daw naman sabi ni mom ikinwento nya sa'kin.@Itzanianette_c: huh? Hindi I'm just doing my best i love my job haha@gisellesantos1917: Gaga! Para saan ba iyang iniipon mo?@Itzanianette_c: for my future nga bes.@gisellesantos1917: bakit di ka na Lang humingi kay tito I'm sure that he'll give you a money naman@Itzanianette_c: nakakahiya no hindi na ako nahingi nang pera kina dad and mom kaya ko nang buhayin Ang sarili ko ayoko nang nakabase pa rin sa kanila bumabawi nga ako sa kanila e.@Itzanianette_c: btw bes? Bakit di ka pa natutulog? @gisellesantos1917: Gaga ka Umaga dito dyan lang
"Yaya?" Nakita ko kasi syang nagluluto.Tumingin lang sya sa'kin at ibinaling na ulit ang tingin sa niluluto"Diba yaya sabi ni mom sa inyo day off ka muna dahil sa kamay mo?" I asked"Naku hija kaya ko namang magluto" dispensa naman ni yaya.Lumapit ako sa kan'ya at tiningnan ang niluluto nya."Wahh! Adobo" i said "para kanino yan yaya bakit ang dami?" Tanong ko"Kay Engineer Leviste yung kalahati sa'yo 'yung matitira" Yaya Mely siad while still cooking"Ay yaya ah? Favoritism na rin kayo?" Tanong ko sa nagtatampong bosesTumawa si yaya."Hindi gusto ko lang magpasalamat kay Engineer Leviste" Dispensa n'yaSumimangot ako habang nagtitimpla ng kape."Ya?Bumili Po ba si yaya Betty ng Pandesal?" Tanong ko habang nagtitimpla"Oo kakaalis lang ni Betty Bibili daw sya ng pandesal"."Hindi ka nag jogging ngayon hija?" Tanong ni Yaya"Wala ako sa mood ya" I said and pour a hot water on my coffeeTumango lang si yaya sa'kin habang patuloy pa ring naghahalo ng adobo sa kawali.Lumabas ako papu