Chapter 4 Encounter

Raphael’s pov

   The meeting last for five hours. It’s twelve in the afternoon when I decided to finished the meeting.

  We got out of the room and walked in the elevator.

“Peter drive me at the mansion. I will take some rest.” I said to Peter.

 “ Yes, President.” he press the down button for the first floor.

  Peter and I walked passed the front desk. The girls in the front desk greet me with a smile. I ignored their flirtatious eyes as they looked at me.

  I continue to walked passed them as I heard a receptionist say the surname of the caller. I suddenly stopped on my track and listened to the receptionist as she ended the call.

  “Oh! Wait Miss Romano, can you kindly bring your resume here now. We need to send your resume at the Human Resources for the line up of the interview tomorrow.” The receptionist ended the call and looked up at me with a surprised look. As she noticed me standing in front of the desk listening to her conversation with the person at the other line.

  “ P-President! G-good afternoon.” The receptionist stand up and make a bow in front of me.

  I nod at her. “Romano, Romano.” I repeatedly say the surname of the caller in my head as I remember the surname of my little angel. It’s the same family name. Remembering her surname I feel my love and longing for her comes again to me. Along with this feelings the sadness of knowing that I can’t find her even I have everything in my life but still I can’t reach and have her in my life. It’s been sixteen years since I started searching for her. Until now I can’t find her.

    “President?”, Peter called me when he noticed  that I stopped walking with him.

  “Ah... Let’s go.” I told him as soon as I collected myself again. We continue walking to the elevator that will lead us to the basement parking area. Peter opened the back door of my black maybach for me.

  “President, don’t you want to join in interviewing the applicants tomorrow. See if they suits your standards?” Peter asked me while driving my car out of the basement .

  “No. You can handle that thing. I don’t have time questioning those applicants.” I don’t have that much interest talking and flirting with women.

  “ Okay, President. I’ll just send you their resumes tomorrow morning before we start the interview at eight tomorrow morning. You can scan them President to reduce the numbers we need to screen in the interview.” He said convincing me to look for the profile of the applicants.

   “Okay, do what you want. Bring them tomorrow in my office.” Is just what I answer to him.

  Peter is not just my personal assistant. He’s actually one of my best buddies. He knew how I kept myself away from those women who wish to date me or even dreaming to be in my bed. I don’t have time flirting with those models, actresses, and even those women from elite status.

   I’m still waiting for her to come back to me. I’m still searching for her. I only want her, only her.

  “Okay, I will bring them tomorrow to your office. I will choose the most beautiful for you to choose.” He give me a smirk.

  “ I’m not choosing a wife here, okay. You don’t have to choose. What I need is a secretary. And you know that I don’t want to have any relationship with other woman.” I said while looking outside the window. Hoping that I can see her at the side of the road. Standing there waving and smiling at me but it never happened.

   What I see is the back of a woman standing in front of the building of my state empire. She’s looking up at the name of my company. She’s wearing a black jean that suits her long sexy legs and hug her delicious butts. On her top she wear a white shirt which is fitted to her curvy body she paired her attire with a brown leather high heeled boots that reaches her ankles.

    I can say the woman’s body is perfect at the back as the curves of her body are all in right places. She has a long brown hair with big curls and tied up in one high pony tail. I’m curious in what she looks like when she turned around. Is she looks like my little angel? But before the woman turned around my phone ring. I answered the call which is from my grandparents asking me if I’m doing good here.

    There’s something in the woman that attracts me to look at her again. When I decided to look again at the woman she disappeared. I felt disappointed when I didn’t see her. Maybe because I’m hoping that the woman I saw is my little angel. I closed my eyes while thinking the back of the woman.

  “Bro, I need to stop at the nearest market. I remember mom asked me to buy some goods she needs for her cupcakes. Do you want me to buy groceries too for your penthouse at the office?” Peter asked me before he turned at the entrance of the grocery mart.

  “ Just do what you need to do. I will wait for you here.” He got out of the car and walked in the entrance of the mart. I leaned my head at the back seat and closed my eyes to take a nap.

    After thirty minutes I woke up and opened my eyes. I pulled up my head and looked outside the window to see if Peter have finished buying groceries. As I’m about to turned my head at my side my eyes took a glim the figure of the woman I saw standing in front of my building. Her back facing me, I looked at her at the side mirror of my car and I waited for her to turn around. After a minute she turned around and I see the most beautiful woman I’d ever see. Her green orbs brings a familiar feeling to me. Her nose are perfectly sculpted and she has those pink lips which looks so sweet. I looked at her slender neck and my eyes got wide as I saw the thing hanging on to her neck. It was the necklace I gave to my little angel. I feel tears forming in my eyes as I looked at her.

   “Arhean.” I whispered her name. I saw her waving hopping at the cab when I collected myself. I opened the door of my car and walked out. I run and shout her name.

   “Arhean!!! Arhean!”, I called her name as I run fast chasing the cab. But the cab crossed the intersection and the traffic lights turned to go signal for the cars. I didn’t got the chance to chase after them. I felt my tears that I’m holding back when I’m running roll down my cheeks. A few minutes ago I can reach her but now I lost her again.

   “Raphael!”, I heard Peter calling me. I walked back at the car. Peter looked at me with confusion on his face as he saw my gloomy face.

  “Bro, are you alright?” he asked me in concerned tone.

  “ I saw her.” Is all I can say. I saw how he got surprised on what I told him. Peter knew how much I love my angel.

  “Really?! Where is my sister-in-law?”, he asked me. He looked around to see where she is but she left again.

  “I lost her again. I didn’t got the chance to talk to her. She left in a cab.” I informed him.

  “Huh?”, his mouth hanged open in disbelief.

  “Bro, do you want me to search for her?”, he asked me again.

  “Yes, please. Do find her as soon as possible.” I ordered him.

  I hopped in the car and closed my eyes. I still remember her beautiful face, a smile formed in my lips.

  “Finally you came back. I’ll do everything to find you.” I whispered as I promised to look for her no matter what it takes.