Cola

This is the first time I'm gonna accompany Mr. Jordan on his business trip. And to think that it's an out of town trip, I felt excited all of a sudden.

I'am not a traveler nor adventurer. But one of my biggest dreams in life was to explore the beauty of the Philippines.

Since I was a child, I freed of travelling all over the country and after that all over the world. I don't know if I can make it with Mom or if I can really afford the expenses of is travelling together but I'll try.

When Mom already recovered and I had enough money for us, why not , right? But for now, I don't have a choice but to go on a ride with Mr. Jordan for free!

"Take care, beshy. Text and call me if something happens."

Lexy said before she let me in on Mr. Jordan's car.

"I will. Four days business trip wasn't that long."

I said.

" I know. If he's not you're companion, sure. You know what I mean, right? It's okay if you're with me or other person but with Mr. Jordan, oh gosh. Don't make me continued."

She smiled and giggled for us to looked like were just having a sweet farewell and not talking behind our boss back.

"Got it! There's nothing to worry about. I'd better go before he spread fire on our apartment if he became impatient."

I said and gave her a hug. With a small luggage on my hand, I walked on Mr. Jordan's car. That man didn't even bother to helped me out on my luggage.

He just opened the trunk of his car and let me put my belongings there. What a gentleman, right? Well, he is Mr. Jordan. And no one ever let him carry someone's luggage I think.

I opened the passengers seat and started there.

"Am I your driver, Ms. Jaranilla?"

He said all of a sudden.

"Nope. Why?"

Because that's so sudden, I forgot to used your highness, I mean Mr. Jordan as a sign of respect. He's not even respectable so it's okay, I think.

"Should I still say what's obvious?" He said again.

"What obvious?"

"Sit here in front. That's what I meant."

He said.

Oh. Sorry, okay. I didn't know. I thought he's allergic with me, so I assumed he don't want me to sit beside him. My fault then. Why he's even driving this car? Where is Mr. Thompson? I mean his personal body guard and driver?

Don't tell me Mr. Thompson won't come with us? It's just the two of us who's going on that business trip? Tss. Just thinking about a long trip with this jerk makes me feel detestable.

I don't have a choice but seated on the front seat beside him. This is going to be a long and boring drive. That's for sure. Should I bring out pillows and blanket then sleep the whole duration of time?

"Where are we going exactly, Mr. Jordan?"

I asked when he started driving. I decided not to fall sleep but to talked to him instead.

"Tagaytay." He simply said.

Oh. Not that far, I think. Just 3 hours ride from Manila to Batangas. And it depends on where in Tagaytay were going exactly.

I'm asking him now coz this trip was urgent. It wasn't listed on his schedule for this month. And to think that it's four days? Well, it's him who changed the schedule. It's not going to be my fault if he missed something important because he messed up his own schedule.

"What are we gonna do there?"

I said.

"Maybe to take a rest for four days? I already said that it's a business trip, right?" He said irritatedly.

"I'm just asking coz this trip wasn't included on your schedule, Mr. Jordan."

I said, half pissed, half still normal.

"It's urgent. We had a conference meeting there. And I have all the rights to change my schedule whenever I wanted." He said.

"Yeah, sure. You're the boss, right? Then do whatever you wanted. I'm resting my case, sir."

I said and looked at the window to ease my anger. He doesn't know how to speak in a nice way, huh?

Then I'm not going to talked to him ever!

"Can you open the window on my side, sir? I just felt suffocated here."

I said and close my eyes. I don't want to talked and even looked at him. He irritates my whole being. How did he ended up like this? So arrogant and short tempered.

I decided not to talked to him anymore. I bring out my phone and head set. I started watching K-drama instead of talking to him and just get annoyed.

Maybe after one and a half hour of driving, the car stopped. I didn't bother to asked him why we stopped. He didn't say anything either when he get out on his car.

I just noticed were on a food chain. Maybe he's already starving. I continued watching K-drama. I don't care what he's going to do. I'm not starving at all. I'm already full just watching those half baked lead stars on this K-drama I'm watching.

Gosh! Only on K-drama I can saw that six pack abs and leaned body! I'm giggling while so focused on watching K-drama when Mr. Jordan arrived with paper bag on his arms. He gave it to me.

"Eat."

He said before starting the engine again. I paused what I'm watching and opened the paper bag. It's a mushroom steak burger, fries and sundae. I felt hungry all of a sudden.

I opened the large bucket of rice and mushroom steak. I'am in the act of placing that food inside my mouth when he talked.

"It's me whose going to eat coz I'm starving. You're just going to feed me since I'm driving."

He said seriously.

What the heck! I looked at him in disbelief. My gosh! If I had a heart condition, maybe I'm already had a heart attack. What a thick faced! Am I his nanny? He's old enough to feed himself. There's no way I'm gonna feed him!

Just thinking about it makes me feel cringy.

"Just kidding. It's really yours. I've already ate." He said again.

"Hehe. Really? Thanks then."

I said sarcastically.

"Why you sound sarcastic?" He said.

"I'm not!" I defended.

"Okay. Enjoy your meal then. It's your favorite, right?"

He added.

My favorite? Since when that I enjoyed eating fast food like this?

"I mean— before. When we were eating at the fast food chain before together with our friends. That's what you ordered." He said.

I felt stiffened. He remembered that? Really?

Well, he's right. Before, every once a week, he always inviting me and our high school friends to go to Calapan City— the only City in Oriental Mindoro just to hang out at the mall and ate at the fast food chain inside inside the shopping center.

And that's every Saturday. We're gonna ride on his car and spend the whole days just window shopping, playing at the arcade and food tripping courtesy of him.

Most of the time, I used to order rice, mushroom steak, fries, burger ,sundae and cola coz I'm always starving after our activities the whole afternoon.

He's keep on telling me that I'm so skinny. That I needed to eat a lot for me to gain more wait coz I'am underweight and looked like a malnourished kid.

That's why to irritates him, I'm ordering too much and used to taked out those foods were not be able to eat. And it's for free, so there's nothing to worry about the bill. I never thought that he still remember that.

"You forgot something."

I said. This time, I'm genuinely smiling.

"Did I?"

He said. Thinking about what he possibly forgot.

"Cola!"

We both said in unison and he laughed.

Now I'm seeing the old Cylec Jordan in him again. And just like that, my heart started beating like crazy— again..