KABANATA 167

Lumingon ako sa kaniya at nakita ang nakakaloko niyang ngisi pero ang mga mata ay madidilim. I cleared my throat to say something pero hindi ko na ito itinuloy pa dahil parang useless lang ang sasabihin ko.

"We'll do it fast. Kung nasa ibang bansa na tayo ay pwede na natin gawin ang lahat doon upang isang balikan na lang dito sa Pinas," the manager answered.

Napa iling ako. "Can I call my friend first?" I said dahil hindi ko na talaga kaya.

I can't decide right now dahil gulong gulo na ang isip ko.

"You mean Lhara? She promised us the next person she'd offer will accept this surely and no doubting, and we are expecting you for that." Malamig na sinabi ni Leon sa akin.

Nalaglag ang panga ko dahil sa kaniyang sinabi. She did that? Does she know that it was Leon, the President of this company then? What the hell?

"U-Uh, yes Miss. Miss Lhara said that, why? Is there any problem?" Litong tinanong ng manager.

Nakipagtitigan ako kay Leon. Now, I can clearly see that he is still the same. Mor