Dustin
“Do you know what I've heard?” Hector said. Habang chill lang nakaupo sa sofa ng office ko. Remind me again why this asshole was in my company?
“If that's one of your nonsensical topics, leave me out of it” I said while my focus was on the papers in front of me. 
Andaming pepermahan, kala mo naman kasali ako sa fan signing! 
“Talaga? Ayaw mo malaman? Okay lang, hindi naman kita pinipilit” kibit balikat niyang sabi sakin. 
Habang pumeperma ako ng mga papeles, kumunot naman yung noo ko sa sinabi niya at napaangat yung tingin ko sa kanya while my eyes were full of curiosity. 
Ngayon lang naman siya ganyan, minsan kapag may kinukwento siya, he would directly said it even if its my ex boyfriend kyle yung topic. He wouldn't think any seconds to tell me about it. Pero ngayon, nakatingin lang siya sakin na nakaangat yung labi as if it is really interesting one. 
Napataas naman yung kilay ko, at hininto ang mga pinaggagawa ko “spill the tea” 
Hector was also like me, part of LGBTQ, he is a bisexual and im gay. Never man pumasok sa isip ko na i would fall in love with. Yuck! Playboy pa naman to! 
Ekis sa redflag! 
Nakilala lang den ko siya in a common friend then yeah, build friendship from the scratch.
Speaking of friendship. Why am I still thinking about her? Umalis nga ng walang paalam, she even blocked me in all my accounts after that, i never heard of her again, and i never tried to hear anything about her. 
Buhay niya naman yun, if she would love that kind of peace then ill support her just that. 
I clicked my tongue. Dustin pwede ba, stop thinking about her? 
“Hello? May kausap paba ako dito?” Hector said while waving his hand. 
Masama ko naman siyang tinignan “tangina kaba? Kanina pa ako naghihintay sa sasabihin mo” naiistress yung lipgloss ko sa bading to. 
“Anyways, back to the topic. Do you know who came back?” He smirked at me, playing through my thoughts. 
Kunot noo naman akong nakatitig lang sa kanya “who?” Malay ko ba kung ex ko yan o hindi. Sa dami ba naman ng ex ko, pero si kyle lang yung nagtagal sakin, however parang may kulang paden eh. 
“Guess who” is he playing with me? 
“Sasabihin mo o ipapakaladkad kita sa guard palabas” banta ko sa kanya. 
“Oh, wow scary” he just shrugged it off as if it didn't bother him. Ano kaya feeling pag pinakaladkad ko ang isang milyonaryo palabas ng kompanya ko. 
“Sino nga!” Naiinip kong sabi. 
“Chill, yung makeup mo masisira” natatawa niyang sabi. I just rolled my eyes at him. 
“Guess what, your longtime best friend came back” excited Niyang sabi. 
Pagkarinig ko nun, parang tumigil lahat ng mundo ko. Is she back? When? 
Nakalimutan kong alam pala ni hector yung tungkol samin ni divinity, yeah no secret couldn't get pass through to this guy. At bukang bibig ko rin naman yung pangalan niya kaya it became him more curious about her. 
“Isn't that good news?” He said. 
“Tangina kaba? Sayo oo, sakin hindi” fuck how am i supposed to face her? Pero ang tanong gusto niya ren ba akong makita?
Kalaunan nagpaalam den sakin si Hector since may aasikasuhin siya. Napasandal naman yung buong katawan ko sa upuan. 
She came back, but at what cost? 
Kinuha ko yung phone ko habang nag sc-scroll down sa IG, i stopped the moment i saw her sibling post. 
It was her sibling, along with her family. Her sibling posted a family photo. Napadako naman yung tingin ko sa isang babaeng nakatayo sa gilid, she was smiling…and that certainly her. How can i forget that smile? 
But it was different from before, it really is, she was more refined and matured…she's different.
Ewan ko parang may simisipa sa dibdib ko habang nakatitig lang sa kanya. Parang natuyo ang lalamunan ko. 
Paano kaya if magkita kami? What will be her reaction? Will she be glad? Because I am more than glad she came back. 
I wanted closure with her, especially the things I've done in the past. I wanted to talk to her, is she willing to talk to me too?
Napasapo naman ako sa buong mukha ko. God im in a mess. 
What if magtagpo kami accidentally? She change pero parang ako im still stuck in the same circle. 
Pero isang tanong lang yung tumatatak sa isip ko noon at ngayon. Is she still mad? 
I've hurt her a lot, I understand if she really despises me at all but I'm willing to fix it but how. 
This is ridiculous. I couldn't think straight. 
Minutes passed, tinapos ko na lahat ng gagawin ko dahil wala akong sekretarya ngayon dahil, she's having her off today. Ilang beses na din yung reklamo ng reklamo sa akin bat daw siya yung gumagawa ng mga gagawin ko. 
Baka sa galit nun pumutok pa ang ugat sa kanyang leeg. 
Pagdating ko sa parking lot, i saw kyle nakasandal ang likod sa kanyang Lamborghini. Kaya lumapit naman ako dito. 
“Hey pretty” kaway niya sakin. 
“Kyle, were done. Stopped going here as if we're still together” napahilot ako sa sintido ko. 
Infact i was the one who ended our relationship, well definitely it was the best decision though. 
“Chill beautiful. I was just here to ask a favor” this was the first time he asked for a favor. Kaya kunot noo akong napatingin sa kanya. 
“Spill” maikling sagot ko. 
“You know, Arthur just got into a serious problem and his teacher were asking for his guardian” napakamot naman siya sa kanyang batok, nagaalanganin kung itutuloy pa ba niya yung sasabihin niya. 
“Kyle, i'm not a fucking mind reader. So i couldn't exactly know what is your point and ano naman kinalaman ko sa pagka guidance ni Arthur. Are you supposed to be his guardian?” Naiirita kong sabi. 
Totoo naman ano ang kinalaman ko, as if naman ako nag paguidance jan sa pamangkin niya. 
“Well, that's right technically, however the bad thing is, dapat dalawang guardian yung pupunta and you know, nangako pa naman ako na aalagan ko yung pamangkin ko since alam mong patay na yung mga magulang niya” iniwas niya naman yung tingin sakin. 
“So what the hell does it have to do with me?” Taka kong tanong sa kanya. 
“Gusto ko sana samahan moko, we will serve both as his guardians” I raised my eyebrow. 
Kung titignan mo si kyle, halatang hindi bakla. He look like straight man asking his girlfriend to accept his apology. 
“Bat hindi si marco?” I asked. That's his new boyfriend. 
“Ayaw sa kanya ni Arthur” that choked me almost. Wow does this mean sobrang bait ng aura ko para magustuhan ng pamangkin niya? 
“Hindi niya pa kasi nakilala medyo si marco, but marco is trying his best to do treat him better sadyang hindi lang talaga siya available ngayon since he's busy doing round trips for his business” tumango nalang ako sa sinabi niya. Well that saids everything. 
“Ikaw ba hindi ka busy? You're a business man too. You own multiple business in Asia” i asked
Umiling naman siya “you know already, Dustin. I will do everything for my nephew” 
Napasinghap nalang ako ng malalim “kailan bato?” 
“Bukas” tipid niyang sagot. 
“You're really a fcking headache kyle” masama ko siyang tinignan. 
“And hindi mo rin ako matiis” he smiled. 
“Anyways send my regards to Marco” I said before we bid our goodbyes. 
Tinignan ko naman yung paalis niyang sasakyan at ako naman lumapit sa sasakyan ko. Bat ba naguidance yung pamangkin niya? Ano ba ginawa nun?