FALLING 5: FEELINGS

THE DAY

This is it. The day that we were planning for 5 months, SF Store 20th anniversary. The big event for us. All of us are busy right now, last minutes changes, last minute retouch to everything.

I mean look at this venue! Wow! Paradise resort is really indeed wonderful. The lights, the designs, people are coming and I think almost 5 thousands are invited?

“cookies, where’s your boss?” sir pao approached me. About that, I have a problem right now I almost forgot that because of this event. “cookies hello?!” he snapped me. “sorry sir pao, I can’t contact my boss, he is not answering my calls. He told he’ll be here.”

“its okay, cookies but can you try to contact him again? He really needs to be here.” He said. “I’ll take of it sir pao don’t worry.”

“great. So I’ll just get busy here”

I left the venue to go to my boss. I don’t know where he is or what’s happening to him. I got there and ben is outside the house beside the car. “where is sir romeo?” I asked him.

“inside the house.” Ben said. “thanks.” I said and get inside.

“sir? The event is about to—“I quickly closed the room to his room. He is half naked. “sorry sir but we really need you there. Everyone is looking for you.” I said.

“you can come in, jules” he said. I opened it again. “you need to calm down, jules. They’re not going to start without me.” He said.

“why aren’t you in a hurry?” I asked. He looked at me from my head to toe. “You’re wearing those to this big event of our company?” he asked.

“yes sir. Why?” I am wearing yellow blouse and a jean. What’s wrong with that? Besides no one is gonna look at me there. “you are going with me in there wearing that?”

“what do you mean sir?” I asked. “you are my partner there. Im not going there with some of girls I made out. Let’s get you dress.” Did he just said get me dress? What is that suppose to mean?

We went to a salon to get my hair and make-up done. He was just seating there reading magazine. Why is he doing this? This is weird for him. This is not him.

Im done with everything, he looked at me no change the way he look at me. With those cold eyes. “good. Let’s get you dress.”

Then we went to a store. They dressed me with different dress that will pass his taste. But you can never read a guy like him. He is ROMEO STANDFORD he doesn’t look at you for more than 5 seconds.

“how about this sir?” the sales lady asked. look at her trying to flirt with my boss. I am wearing blue green shoulder long dress. He look at us. Then on me. “that will work. Lets go.”

He left. Why is he like that? Why is he doing this?

PARADISE RESORT

“oh my gosh I love your outfit girl!” gale said. “well he said I could use some make up and this.” I said. “wait sir romeo bought that for you?” gale said. “yes.”

“ladies and gentlemen may I please present the man who made this event happened and continuing the legacy of the Standford era! Mr. Romeo Standford!”

Everyone clapped their hands and stood up. Look at all of this guests. Even famous celebrities are here. “looking good cookies!” sir pao said. “thanks sir” I smiled.

Sir romeo started his speech. Look at him there, looking very sexy and attractive. All the girls love him for that.

Then after that the fashion show for the dresses has begun, some of the guests are eating, some are drinking, some are watching the fashion show. Sir romeo is out there talking to some investors and you know, business matters.

“girl we should eat!” gale said.

“okay im starving.” I said.

While me and gale eating and talking, my boss approach me and said he needs to talk to me. Clueless I went outside with him.

“jules, I want to be honest with you and I want you to be honest with me also.” What is wrong him. He is acting weird lately actually, I don’t see him with other girls anymore, but he still drinks with sir pao.

“okay sir. Did I do something wrong?” I asked. “no you didn’t its just—how am I going to start this?” is he mumbling? Is he nervous right now? Look at him being nervous.

“are you okay sir?” I asked. “yes I am fine. Okay I know this will sound very not me. But Juliet Vasquez here we are, here I am standing here like a stupid man. I-“

“romeo?” we both looked at the girl called him. “romeo standford. Long time no see.”

Its his ex-fiance, Morette Davis. A famous model all around the world. Why is she here? “why are you here?” sir romeo asked. “oh I missed you too, darling.” She was about to kiss sir but he avoided her.

We looked at each other me and sir romeo, I don’t know what I will say or do. “i-I’ll go inside sir.” I said and left them.

What do you expect me to do? I don’t know what I will do on that situation. I saw sir pao at the other side he as shocked to see me. “how did it go?” he asked me.

“what do you mean sir?”

“I mean—he didn’t told you?”

“no sir what’s to tell?” then he look at sir’s position and surprise he saw mam morette. “what is she doing here?”

“you both have the same question sir. I’ll go inside” I said and left him there.

ROMEO’S POV

I must be out of my mind. Why am I like this? This is not romeo standford. I am falling for my secretary. Weird right? Okay, she is not my type. Not at all.

But on that day when she was drunk and slept in my house, in my bed, crazy I must say. She is beautiful while sleeping. She is amazingly, unique or extraordinary girl that I ever know.

“dude, why are you calling me?” Pao said. “I need you to help me on something that’s gonna be crazy and not so me.” I said. He was confused at first, “okay. What is it?” he said.

“I think im in love.” Then he burst out of laugh. “dude you’re serious? The great romeo standford is in love?” he laughed again.

“that’s sir for you. I am still your sir remember?” I said. His laughed faded, “okay how do you know you’re in love?”

“I’ve been with this girl for how many years now, she knows everything about me and I wanna know everything about her.”

“so..”

“I want to tell her about how I feel tonight, but I don’t know how. I never say my feelings to a girl. You know me.”

“okay but are you ready on what will be her reaction? Like for example what if she doesn’t feel the same way? are you okay with that?” he asked.

“yes. I’ve been like this for how many days now, I don’t know if you notice that. But that’s because I like my secretary and damn it I don’t know why I am like this to her.” I said.

“alright calm down, don’t walk around like that. That’s not so you” he said. I sat down beside him. “I am going crazy! I am not like this with other girls or the girls that I’ve bene with. I want to make it simple. The confession thing. Just the two of us and make sure no distraction. That’s what I need you to do.”

“okay that’s easy.”

“alright.”

And the night came, she looks so perfect on that dress. As I am saying my speech I can’t stop looking at her. I’ve been hiding my feelings for her but just one night it changes everything. From feelings to falling in love.

This is not me. This is making me insane!

“you’re going to do It or what?” pao whispered. “wait im just looking for a right time.” I said. “well she is over there eating, approach her and take her outside. I’ll make sure no one will go there.” He said.

“okay.”

So we manage to go outside and when I was about to tell her how I feel, this girl appeared out of nowhere. My ex-fiance, morette.

“I-I’ll go inside sir.” She said. I was about to stop her but morette suddenly hugged me. “what are you doing?” I pushed her.

“aren’t you glad im here? Visiting you?” she said. “

“no, im not glad at all. Why are you here?”

“simple, to get you back.” She said. “what do you mean to get me back? You backed out on our engagement. Get me back? Are you stupid?” I said and left her.

Then I saw pao. “what is she doing here?” pao asked. “I should ask you. I thought you said you will handle it?” I asked. “she never came to this door. So I don’t know how she got here”

“hi pao! Long time no see” morette greeted him. “hi morette. Surpise you’re here”

“visiting my ex-fiance and hopefully he give us another chance right babe?” I refuse her arms on my arm. “no, get lost” I said and left them.

That girl is a horrible one. She is the reason why I hate girls except my secretary of course. That’s why I look at them as toys. Because of morette.

2 years ago, I proposed to her. She is my first girlfriend and a serious one. She said yes. But when we are in the middle of our engagement, she suddenly told me that she is not ready yet and dumped me like nothing happened.

Next day she went to paris and started her model career. I was devastated for how many months because of what she did to me.

“sir? The applicant for your secretary is here for the interview?”

“let her in.” I was not on myself when me and Juliet first met. I am still broken that time. “hi sir. My name is—“

“you’re hired clear my schedule today im going to get drunk.” I didn’t even look at her that time. I just left her there.

Then I got drunk that night. Slept with different girls from that night, she was there with me. She was the secretary that I need.

“tell me, jules. Why are you staying? I’m not a good boss to you and I always hurt you with my words. What makes you stay?” I asked her.

“I love my job sir and I want to help you to become a better person. You deserve it. I believe in you. Someday, you’re gonna be okay.”

That line made me wake up from my tortured past. She made me believe on myself again.

HOUSE

I am here at my house video chatting my sister. “how’s your life there?” I asked.

“I am having my time here, the exam are almost done. How about the event?” her name is Amber Grace Standford.

“its good, great actually. Tiring but you know worth it. Not tat boring.” I said. She smiled.

“bro, do you have a problem? Coz you’re calling me in the middle of the night.”

“you’re so unfair. Im here doing business of our Dad and you’re there doing what you love and dream of.”

She laughed, “you’re the one who told me that its okay if I go ahead and pursue my dream to became a doctor right? You have choice, romeo until now. You can leave that all behind and start your own dream.”

“no I can’t sis. How about mom? She will suffer from dad and I don’t want that to happen. As long as I am here in the company, he wont touch mom. That’s all that’s matter.” I said.

“You’re a good boy you know?”

“no I am not.”

“that’s not your problem. What’s your real problem? Is it a girl? Coz oh my ghad this is the first time.”

“she is here. Trying to get back to me.”

“who? Morette? Romeo don’t ever try to get back to that girl! she ruined your life and she will do it again.”

“I know sis. Im not stupid to get back to he. I just had a plan to confess my feelings to my… secretary.”

She looked surprise and look at the camera. “Juliet Vasquez? You like her?” she asked.

“yes but I didn’t because morette came and now I don’t know what to do.”

She laughed again, “stop laughing its not helping.”

“its funny how you say you don’t know what to do with your feelings? Duh? Still confess to her. Morette is out of your life many years ago, so pretend she is just like a ghost and move on with your life. I am in favor of Juliet, she is kind and pretty if may I say. All im saying is that, let your heart decide but speak with your mind okay?”

“whatever. Goodnight”

“goodnight lover boy.”

I ended the call and closed my laptop. Lay down in bed and closed my eyes. Let your heart decide but speak with your mind. What’s that supposed to mean?