Chapter Four - Who are You?

Jeff POV

I arrived at the airport eighteen minutes past eleven in the morning. Today is the scheduled flight of my friend Jake from Dubai, he lived there ever since he was appointed as the President of their company. Minessage nya ko kagabi informing me about his grand arrival, and dude he said he wants me na sunduin ko sya for additional publicity purposes. Yeah, it may sound fun but paparazzi seem to be so fond of me, wherever I go, whatever I do, kahit pag inom ko ng mineral water eh ginagawaan pa ng article.

No pun intended.

Jake wants exposure. Syempre, as a new president, could greatly impact his career as well as benefit both of the companies we are leading. Seeing him with me or any other big personalities in the industry will greatly affect the brand. It indirectly helps us. More than that, he is my friend. I don’t see any reason para hindi ko sya pagbigyan.

“Hey man! It’s been a long!”

“Yeah! buti naman at naisipan mo pang bumalik dito! How’s Dubai?”

“Dubai is doing fine. I am not.”

“Hmm? Haha! Wha – what did you say again? Why not?”

“Yeah yeah I look damn, am I not?... Alam mo pakainin mo muna ako Jeff, I’m starving!” Jake said dismissing our conversation. I chuckled in retreat. Seriously if I know him any better, this guy isn’t the one to say things like this. He never did! Usually sya ang pinag kukwentuhan eh, not the other way around. The typical boy with reservations and… you know what I mean right?

Never mind haha!

Now that he’s back, I wonder kung bakit bigla nya naisipang bumalik. Mukhang may iba pang dahilan kaya bumalik ang mokong na to ah...

That being said, I took and ordered us food dito sa restaurant na we used to dine before, I haven’t here for long kaya kahit ako ay naninibago rin. We were discussing things, this and that including his not-so-believable revelation. Tawang tawa naman ako even though malungkot ang kinukwento nya haha! can you blame me? I have never seen him confessing shit like this! and ano toh, he just went to Dubai then boom! Magic, he fell in love and now he’s already sticking to one man? Hahaha!

Jake and I were enjoying our time together devouring the food and of course, we shared a lot about our personal lives. Having been lived in the Middle East for long, I can see na na adopt na rin nya kahit papaano ang culture doon. He told me the cheating part na revelation nya sa airport kanina, I couldn't agree more sa decision nyang maghiwalay sila. She deserves more than that, I thought.

We had a lot of fun. Well at least on my part I really had fun. Jake told me na aside from the reasons he has to for his company, he also wanted to move on from the girl he was supposed to be married to by now, she left one day before their wedding. Ouch. This punk! Sinikreto pa sa amin... I do pity him, really, but I still laughed at the fact na nag mature talaga sya over just a girl.

Now, I’m even scared to fall in love. It makes people go crazy.

When we were finished na kumain, I called on the waiter for the bill. I looked around the resto, mukhang malaki laki na rin ang pinag bago nito yet the vibes and the welcoming atmosphere is still here.

Jake went to the crown room and I was left alone sa table, tumitingin tingin lang ako sa paligid when surprisingly I saw a familiar face at the far edge of the resto. Anong ginagawa nya dito?

The same person I met last time caught my attention. She looks…

Well I mean, She’s good-looking and seems to be nice. Her soft voice plays in my ears like a piece of music, and her smile, it’s so cute yet really… hot. She's very charming and her eyes... I want her to look at me too.

Dammit! Sya ba yung babae from the basurahan?

Dumating ang waiter that I called on earlier but I told him na I want the other waitress talking over the phone to give us the service instead, he immediately went sa may counter area kung nasan yung babae, agad naman itong lumapit sa amin.

She approached us plastering a wide smile kay Jake. Wait kay Jake? I looked at him and this dumboo was busy doing his phone, he was paying no attention sa babaeng ito. The scene in front of me is somewhat annoying so I initiated to speak first.

"What are you doing here?" I said looking at her directly to her… her eyes are mesmerizing, and I wonder why I didn’t take a good look at them before.

"Excuse me, Sir?" She said, now she’s paying attention na sa akin. Her eyes went a little bigger the moment she saw me but she faked it, I smirked even annoyed. As if she doesn’t know me.

"I said why are you here? If I know any better, you have a schedule with the HR department for your interview. So why are you here?" I said. I felt like I have to explain myself more which I am not so used to. After that incident, I thought I have to pay her back and offer her a job to ease my guilt, but she refused to accept that I had to force my secretary and lawyers na kumbinsihin syang kahit mag work na lang sa kumpanya.

"Huh?... Maybe you’re mistaken lang Sir. Hindi po ako yun."

"Ah so you are not the girl na sumulpot from that ba, su, ra, han???" I indicated the word by syllables venomously so she can remember that night even better. She didn’t reply, rather, she eyed the floor and fidgeted her fingers.  I added "If you’re not her, then who are you? Hmm? Tell me what’s your name?"

The people inside the room noticed the little commotion sa area namin, what more? It’s for the VIPs, all eyes were on us. Even si Jake ay nakatinigin na rin sa aming dalawa, stoppong whatever it is he was working on his phone.

"Pasensya na Sir… Eh sabi ko naman po sa inyo di ba na hindi nyo naman kasalanan yung nangyari so hindi nyo na po kasalanan kung nawalan ako ng trabaho… ahh… wala naman talaga akong trabaho." She added the last sentence ng pabulong.

"I know, but I still offered you a job and wala na akong plano pang bawiin pa yun. Now I want you to decide. Take it or leave it?" I said giving her an ultimatum because waiting is not my style.