"Oh boss nandito na siya hehehehe." Rinig kong sabi ng tukmol at binuksan ang pintuan ng supposed to be office ng nagpatawag sa akin which is ang boss pala.
"Okay thank you, you may get out." He said while sitting comfortably in his desk at nagbabasa ng mga documents.
Ken, this motherf*cker, didn't moved at parang tanga lang na nakatayo sa unahan ko habang tinitingnan ang boss namin na busy parin. His white polo tucked in his elbows slowly goes down when he lowered his hands to look at me.
"I said get the f*ck out Torobia."
Torobia is his last name? Gusto ko siyang tawanan as a revenge on making fun of me, but I held it in dahil nasa harapan kami ng boss ko.
"Hmmm, sige sige. Walang milagro ah?" Humagikhik ang ugok and the boss eyes him a death glare, "Oo na aalis na. Di mabiro." He chuckled.
He saluted to him and then looked at me and winked.
The f*ck is wrong with him?
"Hey, Miss De Leon, you can have a seat." I did what he said. His office in this villa looks so fancy, well almost eveything in here looks fancy. As expected of someone na naging boss ng entertainment namin. I wonder where is our former boss? Wala kasi siyang announcement na aalis siya sa kompanya. It was a surprise because everyone knows how much he loves the company.
"Thank you." He said that got me confused.
Huh?
"For...?" I awkwardly fumbled my hands. Err? What is he saying right now?
"For saving me." He smiled widely.
Para akong tangang nakikipag eye to eye sakaniya. Saving whom? By my music ba? By modelling? By what?
"You're....welcome?" I laughed nervously and covered my mouth with my hands.
"I think you're confused, but let me explain." He stood up and sat in the couch in front of me. Kanina kasi nasa lamesa siya.
"You saved me, 19 years ago. Remember?" He reached out for my hand but I flinch kaya he stopped, "Sorry, I was just...sorry." he cleared his throat, "Remember that kid? Yung binugbog ng mga batang hamog. That little skinny kid you saved?"
A memory clicked in my brain.
"Anong pangalan mo?" Tanong ng isang batang babae sa lalakeng may mga pasa sa mukha, "At bakit ka pumapayag na ganunin ka lang ng mga bata? Naku, sayang yang mukha mo." She continued.
Tahimik lang ang batang lalake habang minamasdan ang batang babae na mas matangkad pa sakaniya.
"Oh bakit? May dumi ba mukha ko? Yung mukha mo marami." Tumalikod ang bata, "Aalis na ako. Wag ka ng gumala dito, masyado tong delikado para sa mayayamang katulad mo. Maraming batang hamog dito, di ko mapapangako na maliligtas kita sa susunod."
Hindi makapagsalita ang lalake hanggang makaalis na nga ang batang babae. Nakalimutan niyang magtanong ng pangalan neto at hindi niya rin nasagot ang tanong neto.
"It's you!!" I cheered, "Oh my God! You look so different!" Ani ko and clapped my hands in amazement.
His smile widened brightly, "I'm glad you remember. I really didn't thought that we won't meet each other again, but here we are. Face to face. Thank you so much. You made me better, those words...thank you."
My heart melted in awe. "You're talking as if I was the reason why you're here," I chuckled, "But I'm glad you're successful now."
"So are you." He said with a gentle voice.
"Yeah, di ko aakalain na mararating ko to. Batang hamog din ako noon hahaha I don't know my parents, but the old couple that I grew into told me they sold me to them kinda sucks." I stopped when I realized that I'm opening up my life to a complete stranger.
"I'm sorry." He got up at lumapit sa akin. I got surprised when he suddenly hugged me. Hinahagod niya ang kaniyang isang kamay sa aking likod.
"I promise that things will be better now. Now that we're together, I won't let you go."
"E-excuse me what-" I pushed him hard because I was uncomfortable, "Together? Sir we are not. Sorry I have to go." I stood up at aalis na sana pero hinawakan niya ang kamay ko.
"You are not going anywhere." The ambiance changed, bumigat bigla yung atmosphere ng paligid. He stood up. Ilang atras ang ginawa ko but he keeps closing in, "I don't want you to go. It's been so long since we saw each other." He caressed my cheeks, "You're so beautiful...." His eyes were flaming with passion, as if he will eat me alive right here and right now.
"Get the f*ck off!" I pushed him, "Listen, I know I saved you and all things like that happened but this does not give you the right to be like this towards me. Respect me as your employee and as a human being! Have some decency, ask for a consent!" I shouted at him but his face remained the same. Para siyang isang predator na nakahanap na ng perfect prey.
"Can I kiss you?"
Nanlaki ang aking mga mata. "Excuse me- what?" How shameless can he be? H e was not like this when we first interact in the plane. Right now, I'm not seeing a boss but a pervert infront of me.
"You said I need to ask for a consent. I want to kiss you, can I kiss you?" Tanong ulit neto na mas lalong kina-init ng dugo ko.
"F*ck no!" I slapped him and grabbed that chance to run away outside.
Grabeng kabog ng dibdib ko. He looks so harmless but he's a fvcking mess.
"Oh tapos na kayo?" Ken was leaning on a wall in the hallway where I stopped running to catch my breathe. I glared at him.
"Sabihin mo sa BOSS mo, tangina niya."
He laughed at my comment, "OUR boss Miss De Leon." Lumapit siya sa akin but halted at three steps away, "Warning lang, he's kinda obsessive of the things he wants. And it gets dangerous." He continued to walk, akala ko hihinto siya sa harapan ko, but he halted at my side, leaned at my ears, and whispered.
"He wants you, so run away while you still can."
That's it. I'm leaving this place. I'm going home and leave this messy so called vacation. Imbes na ma relax ako ay mas lalo akong na s-stress.
"Whatever you perverts." I gritted my teeth at agad na nag walk out. I need to leave as soon as I can bago ako sumabog dito and I need to talk to Tyrone.
Damn it Tyrone, just where the hell are you? You sent me to a hell place.