"so, thank you for today's meeting." Smith offer his hand to shake hands with him that Alexander gladly accepts as a sign of respect and profesionalism. "likewise, Mr. Smith." he profesionally said. Akala ni Alexander na aalis na ang binata pero muli itong umupo at tumitig sakanya na para bang naghihintay ito na may sabihin siya. "what? what is it? aren't you gonna leave yet? tapos na ang meeting natin." dagdag aniya sa laibigan na ikinatawa naman nito. "tell me everything, we haven't catched up since bumalik ako dito sa Pilipinas. Last time i heard a news from you is you got married and you didn't invite me which was 3 years ago. that woman earlier.." turo nito sa pinto. "she introduced herself as your wife when i got here, and i really thought she's your wife. I know her, You didn't introduce her to me when we saw each other 7 years ago but i know she was your girlfriend and the first time i saw her, i don't like her. And then dumagdag pa yung pagsusumbong sakin ng kapatid mo abou
Sinundan ni Alexander ang bus na sinasakyan ni Kaylee. Nah halo-halo lahat ng emosyon na nararamdaman nya, after 3 years of waiting nakita na nya ulit ang asawa nya. Hindi siya makapaniwala, nag halo-halo lahat ng emosyon nya ng makita ang asawa na tatlong taon nyang hinanap. Kaba, saya, a sigh of relieve that she's okay, but at the same time a it scared and sad when he saw her with a man eating together in that restaurant laughing and smilling, he's afraid that he might be late to apologize and fix everything with her because she's already happy but not with him. Nang makita nya ito sa loob ng restaurant na kung saan din siya kumakain, he saw her gradient smile. He wants to approach her but he was hesitant and scared that she will push him away. he just stare at her from afar , gusto nya lang ay hindi na ito mawala sa paningin nya kaya ngayon ay sinusundan nya ang sinasakyang bus nito.hindi namalayan ni Alexander ang mga luhang tummulo mula sa mga mata nya habang nagmamaneho at naka
Alas sais palang ng umaga ay gising na gising na ang diwa ni Alexander, ni hindi nya alam kung nakatulog ba talaga siya dahil parang pumikit lang siya at pagdilat nya ay umaga na yet he felt so much energy inside of him. But he knows that big part of that energy was because he will see his wife again.bumangon na kaagad si Alexander at napag-desisyonan nyang mag jogging saglit. He wore a short and a sleeveless top. iyon lang ang meron siya na nabili nya kagabi. Habang nagja-jogging si Alexander, hindi nya mapigilang mapansin ang mga taong nadadaanan nya na tingnan siya lalo na ang mga kababaihan. "ang gwapo..""ang matso.." rinig nya pang mga komento ng mga ito habang titig na titig sakanya habang nagja-jogging siya. Alexander just smirk at napailing-iling nalang sa mga ito at saka nagpatuloy sa pagtakbo nya. "and yet my mom said na pumayat ako.." he mumbles to himself at natatawa pa.inabot ng isang oras sa pagtakbo si Alexander sa maliit na probinsiya na iyon hanggang sa bumalik
"I'm sorry, sir...." she's processing what he just said. "Kaylee is your wife?" tanong pa nito ulit sakanya just to be sure and Alexander nodded proudly without hesitation to assure her that he isn't lying or whatsoever. Nang nakatitig lang sakanya ang may-ari ng restaurant na iyon na para bang bigla na bigla ito sa sinabi n'ya. "Is that so hard to believe? I'm not w scammer, miss. I need to talk to my wife and I'm telling you that Kaylee is my wife. Can you ask her to come out first, please?" politely he asked once again. Parang nataohan naman ang babae at kaagad na tumayo. "Right, sorry sir. I was just shock, Kaylee stayed so low-key about her relationship. We didn't know she was actually married and just....nevermind sir, I'll call Kaylee now." anito pa at ngumiti si Alexander dito sabay tango dito. Ang waiter naman na kasama nito ay nakatayo parin kung saan ito nakatayo at titig na titig sakanya. "Don't you have customers to serve?" tanong n'ya dito sa kalagitnaan ng pag-titig
"give me another chance. Just another chance and i'll make everything right." puno ng tapang nyang saad sa asawa. It may seem shameless but Alexander is willing to show to Kaylee that he already changed and will make everything right with her whether she'll allow him or not.Kaylee let out a big sigh while a sarcastic smile was formed into her face. a disbelief. "do you even hear yourself? you're asking for a chance after everything you've done? Do you see me as stupid, Alexander?" tanong ng asawa nya sakanya.umiling-iling si Alexander dito. "as shameless as it sound, I'm asking you to give me another chance to prove to you that I have change and to prove to you that i am not lying when i said that i really do love you. That the love i felt for you was not lie and will never be lie." tugon ni Alexander kay Kaylee."I've had enough with your bullshits and lie. Tama na iyong pinakita at narinig ko 3 years ago, ayoko na. You had no idea how much that pain destroy me and i will never eve
kinabukasan ay nagtungo ulit si Alexander sa restaurant na pinagta-trabahuan ni Kaylee. He woke up at 5 am and jogs afterwards pagkatapos ay naligo at dumeretso sa restaurant kung saan nagta-trabaho si Kaylee. At 6:30 am ay hindi pa nagbubukas ang restaurant kaya naman ay nasa sasakyan lang nya siya at naghihintay kung kailan iyon magbubukas. he was checking his emails and working while waiting for tha restaurant to open. he waited for almost an hour bago nagbukas ang restaurant na iyon, it was the owner who came first and then the employees. Nagsisidatingan na ang mga empleyado doon pero si Kaylee ay wala parin. Nasa sasakyan lang siya at hinintay si Kaylee na pumasok sa trabaho nito. 30 minutes had passed, doon palang dumating si Kaylee para pumasok sa trabaho nito. And while she was entering the restaurant, Alexander just stare at her from afar admiring every inch of what she is. Alexander is smiling while staring at Kaylee. Nang makapasok ito ay nagsimula narin siyang lumabas
kinabukasan ay maaga ulit nagising si alexander, hindi para mag jogging or ano, kundi para pumasok sa trabaho. Alas tres na siya natulog kagabi at tinapos nya lahat ng trabaho nya sa opisina. alas sais na rin siya gumising dahil papasok pa siya sa bagong trabaho nya. he has his new uniform na hiningi nya kagabi sa may-ari at nang makapag simula na siya kaagad kinabukasan. wala siyang masyadong tulog pero wala siyang pakialam, ang importante ay makapasok siya sa trabaho at makita si Kaylee ulit. 3 hours of sleep cannot hinder him from being bubbly and happy while taking a bath and ordering a breakfast and eat it with a smile on his face. his excitement to be finally work with the love of his life gave him enough energy to survive the day. Saktong 7:00 siya nakarating sa restaurant. He has a big smile while the manager slash owner is opening the restaurant. "Mr. Monaco, you know well that I don't really wanna hire you because you're a very big business man but you beg me for this f
"Kaylee, let me.." kaagad na kinuha ni Alexander ang bitbit ni Kaylee na mga pagkain. It was heavy enough kaya tumulong si Alexander dito. "Alexander, i can perfectly deliver that to my customer.." nakasunod sakanya si Kaylee habang sinasabi iyon. "i know you can but i don't have a customer so I'm gonna helpp you with yours. Besides, these are alot so a little help will be okay, right?" nakangiti niyang sambit dito. "a little help? halos lahat ng order ko ikaw ang bumunuhat ngayong araw. It's not a little help, Alexander. Parang hindi mo na ako pinapa-trabaho dito." naiinis na reklamo ni Kaylee sakanya na ikinatawa lang naman ni Alexander. "it's not a big deal.." "when will you gonna leave?" napahinto si Alexander sa tanong nito. tumingin siya kay kaylee, tumitig siya dito. "Leave me alone, Alexander. Do you think working here with me will help me convince to give you accept you back into my life. Your lies and what you did is far more heavy than your efforts now." Alexander was
2 days had passed but there's still no improvement with Alexander and Kaylee's relationship. Alexander is still mad with the lies and the fact that Kaylee doesn't have the plan to tell him about their daughter which is valid and Kaylee is afraid to talk to Alexander at the same time she's also still mad at him for what he did in the past, valid as well. Both have a valid reason why they're mad. "Hello? I brought you something.." Alexander is grinning from eat to eat as he is approaching their daughter in her room, hiding something from behind him, a surprise for his daughter. Alexander always come home from work na may dalang toy para sa anak n'ya and his daughter loves it everytime. "What is it po, daddy?" his daughter ask, giggling in excitement. Napangiti ng mas malaki si Alexander dahil sa reaksiyon ng anak nito. "I bought you this big barbie. A human size, barbie." napatalon sa tuwa ang anak nito. She is so happy and immediately hug the toy that he bought for her. Mat
"Daddy? are you mad at mommy?" tanong ng anak n'ya sakanya habang nasa loob sila ng sasakyan at nagmamaneho si Alexander pauwi sa Manila. Kaylee is in the passenger seat while their daughter is in the backseat. Alexander throw a glance to Kaylee sa mirror but Kaylee is just facing the window. Not facing him at all. And she's still in her uniform. "No, baby. Daddy's not mad on mommy, just disappointed but not mad.." tugon n'ya sa anak n'ya. Pawang katotohanan, ayaw n'yang magsinungaling sa anak n'ya. "Then why are you guys not talking to each other po?" tanong pa nito ulit. "Mommy is just tired from work and daddy needs to focus on driving. That's just it, baby." tugon n'ya ulit sa anak. Tumango-tango naman ang anak n'ya sa sinabi n'ya. "You can sleep there, baby. It will take a while before we'll arrive at our house in the Manila." aniya pa ulit sa anak. "Is our house big po ba sa Manila? excited po kasi ako makita kasi sabi ni mommy sa'kin dati na big daw po ang house n
"Alright, schedule the meeting at 4 pm today, I'll be heading home now." Alexander utter to his secretary om the other line. "Noted, sir. Have a safe drive, sir." his secretary replied and Alexander just nodded like his secretary can see it and he ended the call. He's now packing his clothes and ready to check out that hotel room that he lived for how many weeks. Matapos sabihin sakanya ni Kaylee ang lahat ng masasakit na salita na dapat n'yang marinig, naisipan n'ya munang bigyan ito ng space. Uuwi muna siya sa Manila para sa trabaho n'ya. He doesn't know how long he will give Kaylee a space, maybe he will just watch her from afar and protect her from afar for awhile before showing himself to her again. Alexander knows that Kaylee was really pissed and angry at him every since and even now, he doesn't want to add fuel to that by adding more frustration to her. After that night, Alexander didn't go to restaurant when morning came. He was just at his hotel room and spacing ou
"Alexander, ako na kasi." Alexander wanted to take the tray of food from Kaylee's hands para tulungan ito lalo na't marami-rami ang hawak nito at may drink pa na daldalhin. "I'll take this and you take the drinks." aniya pa dito. "You take the drinks and I'll take this. Hindi ka pwedeng magbuhat ng mabigat, kakagaling mo lang sa sakit." naiinis na tugon ni Kaylee sakanya. "Maayos na ang pakiramdam ko, anong pinagsasabi mong hindi pa ako magaling. Sige na, ako na ang magdadala nito at ikaw na doon." tinuro ng dalawang nguso n'ya ang drinks. "Gusto n'yo ako na magbuhat?" may biglang nagsalita sa likod nila. It's the unwanted guest of Kaylee. bumaling ang tingin ni Alexander dito at tinaasan ito ng kilay. "You shouldn't be here. This is for the employees only, you're not an employee so please get out." pagtataboy ni Alexander sa lalaki. "Alexander—" "am I wrong, Kaylee? tinaboy mo ako from here before, ba't parang sasawayin mo pa ako dahil pinapalabas ko itong bisita mo from the k
When everyone is working, at 2 pm in the afternoon, a customer enters the restaurant. It's a man that was very familiar to Alexander's sight. Naningkit ang dalawang mata n'ya ng bigla itong lumapit kay Kaylee at saka nakipag-beso dito. Tinitigan ito ng maigi ni Alexander, dahil sa selos at para narin maisip n'ya kung saan n'ya ba nakita ang binatang lumalapit-lapit kay Kaylee. "Anong ginagawa mo dito? bibili ka ba ng pagkain?" nakangiting tanong ni Kaylee sa lalaki. Sobrang laki ng ngiti ni Kaylee dito, ngiting hindi nito naibigay sakanya simula nang dumating siya sa lugar na iyon. "No, I just came to visit you." kumindat pa ito kay Kaylee na mas lalong ikina-inis ni Alexander. Who does he think that he is to do that to his wife? Mas lalo pang nainis si Alexander when the guy leaned closer to Kaylee para may maibulong dito at nagtawanan silang dalawa matapos iyon. "That's Colin, palagi iyang andito dati minsan kapag day off ni Kaylee si Kaylee ang pumupunta sakanya sa Manila." an
Morning came and Alexander felt better than last night. bumaba na rin ang lagnat nya, but Kaylee is not on his room anymore. She has left at nag-iwan lang ng note pati gamot at saka pagkain sa bedside table nya. binasa ni Alexander ang note na iniwan ni Kaylee para sakanya."I already check you, you're fever are already down but you still need to eat and drink your meds to prevent it from striking back again. Don't come to work today, just stay at home at magpa galing ng todo, don't be stubborn." napangiti si Alexander sa letter na iniwan nito matapos nya itong basahin."even in letters, she's still so bossy and mataray. I can hear her voive with only this letter." he jokingly said to himself and chuckled afterwards. Tumayo na si Alexander mula sa pagkaka upo sa kama at dinala ang pagkain na hinanda ni Kaylee sa maliit na dining table ng hotel room nya at doon kinain iyon pati narin ang gamot nya ay doon nya narin ininom. Matapos iyon ay inopen nya ang laptop nya at email nya para e-
Alexander woke up feeling tired ay dawn. Hindi na masakit ang ulo n'ya pero nanghihina parin ang buong katawan n'ya. He woke up still feeling sick but his eyes wants to see Kaylee. Hinanap ng mga mata n'ya ang asawa n'ya, umaasa siya na andoon parin ito at inaalagaan siya. At hindi nga siya nabigo dahil nakita n'ya ito sa study table n'ya na naka-upo habang may kausap sa cellphone nito. Hindi mapigilan ni Alexander na mapangiti. "Yes, I'll be home this morning, okay? you have to sleep na. It's way way past your bedtime already." anito pa sa kausap nito sa sobrang mahinahon at sweet na boses. Hindi naririnig ni Alexander ang kausap nito kaya hindi n'ya malaman kung sino at ano ito. "Alright, goodnight. I love you. Go to bed, it's 1 am already, bye." anito pa ulit at saka pinatay na ang tawag. Alexander can't help but to overthink that maybe Kaylee has a boyfriend already. "Who was that?" he asked hoping that she will not say that it's her boyfriend or what. "It's nothing that you
Alexander keeps yawning while working in the restaurant. 6 am na siya nakatulo dahil sa dami ng trabaho nya kagabi, at 8:45 am na din siya nakapasok sa trabaho na ikinagulat din naman ni Kaylee. He was never late, in the past weeks na nagta-trabaho siya sa restaurant na iyon, sa araw na iyon lang siya late."you keep on yawning, ano ba ginawa mo kagabi at wala kang tulog?" pang limang tanong na iyan ni Kaylee sakanya sa araw na iyon and it's not even lunch yet."nothing, hindi lang ako nakatulog talaga. insomnia." aniya pa dito. ayaw nyang sabihin sa asawa nya kung ano ang ginawa nya dahil baka magalit ito. he is overworking himself."talaga lang huh? baka naman kung saan-saan ka pa nagsusuot kagabi?" she is interogating him."saan naman ako pupunta?" tanong nya din pabalik sa asawa at tinaasan siya nito ng kilay kaya ngumisi na lamang si Alexander dito. "i swear, umuwi ako kaagad pagka hatid ko sa'yo, i just really had an insomnia kaya matagal akong nakatulog. you don't have to worry
A week has passed and Alexander is consistent in helping and winning Kaylee's heart again. Every hour, minute and seconds of everyday, he never fails to make her feel na he's being true to what he feels and his intentions is pure now. No more pretentious or lies. Even though Kaylee's trust are hard to earn again, it's alright because he's willing to work on it for however long it takes. "Let me help you with that." aniya pa sa asawa niya na may bit-bit na namang tray na marami ang food na order ang laman. "You have a customer and I can perfectly put that tray into my customers table." walang emosyon na saad nito sakanya. "I know but I'm willing to help you and besides, hindi pa luto ang order ng customer ko and iyong ibang customer na andito ay may mga waiter na so my hands are free." matamis siyang ngumiti sa asawa at inirapan nalang siya ni Kaylee na mas lalong ikinangiti ni Alexander. Those rolling of eyes may be mean but better than no emotions. "Put that in table 5. I'll go g