All Chapters of Take Me Down, Professor: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

 Tumango ako at sabay naming pinagsaluhan ang pagkain inhanda ko para sa aming dalawa. Would it be like this every year on his birthday? 'Cause I wish to be with him just like this. Kahit simple lang kaming nag-uusap, kumakain at tinitingnan ang isa't isa pagkatapos ay ngingiti ay sapat na sa akin. Naluluha akong isipin na sa kabila ng mga pait na naranasan ko, narito siya na pamapawi sa lahat ng iyon. I am so thankful to God that he brought him here for me. "You're aware that your eyes can melt me, right?" biro niya bago pinunasan ang bibig ng tablenapkin. He sipped his wine and looked at me. "I am just enjoying my view," sagot ko. "Hindi kita masisilayan bukas dahil Tuesday. Wala kaming klase sa 'yo," dagdag ko pa. "Someday, you

Agad akong namutla sa narinig. Kung alam ko lang na doon niya ako dadalhin ay hindi ako sasama sa kaniya. "T-teka, sandali, Isa. Bakit mo ako dadalhin doon?""Because of my brother's sudden disappearance?" tanong niya. Mas lalong napuno ang dibdib ko ng kaba. Kahit ako'y walang maisasagot kung tatanungin nila ako kung nasaan ang lalaking 'yon.Hindi ko alam.Ilang oras ang lumipas nang makarating kami sa Mondalla's Residences. Kumirot agad ang puso ko. The last time I went here was with Ismael. I can't help but feel empty.I followed her to their grand mansion, and just like before, a lot of maids and butlers welcomed us."Welcome back, Miss

"Do you want me to give him a chance?" sinserong tanong ko. "If that's what you want me to do, I can't do that, and I don't want to do that. I'm still waiting for someone, Sav. I'm bound to marry." Ipinakita ko sa kaniya ang promise ring sa daliri ko. "Waiting for someone requires patience and courage. In fact, it requires a lot. It keeps you awake, hoping that one of these nights he'll appear on your bed and embrace you. You are dying while keeping yourself sane and alive, moving forward even though you are stuck in the loop. It's pretty tiring because you want the situation to change, but you don't have a choice but to see it until the end, not knowing when the end is. That's how it feels, Sav."Hindi siya nakapagsalita, pero nababasa ko sa mga mata niya ang lungkot. I smiled. "Don't be sad for me. Ginusto kong maghintay. Ikaw, if you really want Raviel, why not confess?"

"Motives?"I tried to raise a different issue to corner him. "Why all of a sudden do you ask for my best friend out to date her?"I saw him smirking. "Why? Are you jealous? Was my tactic effective?"I squinted, trying to gauge if he was telling the truth, but based on his aura, he was telling it the other way around. I won't buy his lies that he asked my best friend out just for me to get jealous. I need to know the real answer. "Of course not. Why would I be? There are definitely other reasons.""And what are those?" he sarcastically asked as he stepped closer to me. He touched some of my hair strands and smelled them. "It is because I like you, and I am using Savannah to take you. I can see that it is working."

"Loeisal Malmdan Company," I answered. Kasabay no'n ay ang pagtaas ng balahibo ko sa katawan. Sikat ang kompanyang iyon at sila ang nagmamay-ari ng pinakamahal na pabango sa buong Pilipinas. They just started a couple of years ago, but their market is getting bigger now. I wonder how their marketing supervisor works. As a business management student majoring in marketing, I am really curious how big businesses and companies are handled by their marketing associates. Kahit maganda ang products or services, kung hindi maganda ang advertising and promotion, hindi ito papatok sa masa. Dapat talaga ay marunong kang magbenta."You mean that famous perfume company? They say they wanted to conquer the world of perfume."I nodded. That's what impressed me. The mission, vision, and core values of that company are unbelievable.