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Tapos na ang selebrasyon sa kompanya ni Marco. Matapos niyang matanggap ang isang code (121)na mula sa beeper ay dali -dali siyang nagpaalam sa mga kasamahan at pumunta ng parking area at nagbihis na din roon. Tinatahak nya ngayon ang kahabaan ng daan patungo sa lugar na gustong gusto nya puntahan.

Puyat siya pero nakangiti siya habang nag dadrive. Alas dose na ng madaling araw. Isang oras pa ang byahe at maaga magsisimula ang trabaho niya bukas. Batid niyang nakakapagod ang bumyahe ng isang oras kada alas dose ng gabi pero masaya siya sa kanyang ginagawa.

Another day for another venture with her. It's not an affair, perhaps. It's more like a one-time thing for seven days.

Isang musika ang nakasalin ngayon na tanging naririnig mula sa loob ng sasakyan.

For a bored man like him, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet her. It was all supposedly a one-night stand for a horny man drinking up in the cozy pub with a woman. No sex nor make-out happened. It was just a long kiss and a question that led him to where he was doing right now.

The first impression he had of her was a weird lady holding her pager in the times of the 21st century while holding a glass of vodka in the other hand. He was such a weirdo in the times of this century, yet he found himself sitting beside her at the counter.

She was smiling and talking to the bartender when he noticed how she smiled with her eyes. Ah, cute! His remark as he started his usual style was to come up with a conversation and probably, end up in bed to warm the night.

Sadly, the lady ignored her and continued the conversation with the bartender while having a great time looking at her cleavage. He felt shitty yet waited patiently for his turn to get the woman's woman's full attention, and fortunately, he succeeded.

"So, why are you still here, gentleman? Isn't the ignoring part not enough for you? "

Nagpanting ang kanyang tenga sa narinig pero desido pa rin siyang makausap ang babae at kausapin din siya nito. Tanging tawa lamang ang tugon niya.

"Call me Helen. "

Maliban sa pagsabi ng pangalan ay di na siya muli nitong pinansin.

Ala una na ng umaga. Nagsiuwian na rin ang ilang tao sa loob nang pub.

Mabibilang na lang sa daliri ang mga tao na nakaupo sa isang lugar na tanging kanta lamang at hagikhik nang babae ang maririnig. Hagikhik ni Helena. Musika. Bulungan. Panaka naka siyang tinitingnan ng mga tao, pero tila bale wala ito para sa babae. Sinubukan niyang kausapin at makipag small talk sa babae, pero wala.

Isa. Dalawa. Dalawang oras siyang naghintay sa wala. Naubos na niya ang ilang bote ng alak na inorder niya. Ilang kanta na rin ang natapos kantahin ng singer.

"Tangina." Bulong niya, alas tres na.

He smiled slightly as the woman continued to sip her drink while looking at the beeper. He let out a loud sigh and was about to declare his loss over a battle he hadn't started by calling the waiter and paying the bill. "No fuck tonight, I guess."

As he was making his way toward the parking lot, he heard footsteps, no, the sounds of stilettos following his path.

"Eto naman, masyadong seryoso sa buhay" komento ng babae habang sinusunod ang kanyang direksyon.

Huminto siya sa harapan ng kanyang sasakyan. Hinarap ang babaeng nakangiti.

Naka stilleto eto habang bitbit ang pager at isang baguette bag.

Nakangiti ito. Nilahad ang palad.

"Raine, call me Raine. They know me as Helen there."

The woman smiled and dropped her left hand as a sign of exhaustion after waiting for a minute or two for him to accept her hand. Well, a handshake is not on his mind right now. He's impatient and annoyed. He stared at her for a moment, trying to memorize her features.

He's pissed and about to walk away and end his night when the woman immediately kisses him out of nowhere.

A long sweet kiss in an empty parking lot.

Nakatingkayad ang babae, masyado siyang matangkad para sa kanya.

Napapikit siya, cherishing the kiss as he slowly gropes her waist to fully support her.

The silence might be so loud yet deafening but their heartbeats

Itutuloy…