Her Again

I woke up from the blaring sunlight of the sun as it went passed through my hotel room. I forgot to close the curtains last night. I got up and looked at my watch to see that it's already 10 in the morning. It's been a long time since I overslept. I went to the bed table where a telephone was connected. I dialed the number that was provided in the telephone note beside it. I ordered for a breakfast. A simple toast bread and scrambled eggs.

While waiting for my breakfast, I went ahead and wear the clothes I have found in my car. I'm still just wearing the bathrobe that the hotel provided. The clothes that I have found is actually just my office uniform. A white button up polo and a dark blue slacks. After waiting for a bit more minutes my breakfast arrived so I just ate it. I never minded my phone that was buzzing since earlier. Another buzzing and I looked at the screen again.

My love~

Calling...

I didn't have enough courage to confront her. I'll probably just go and make an excuse later. I went outside and told the reception that I'm going out and need for a laundry. I have put the blanket and my things yesterday in the laundry basket earlier. I stepped outside the hotel and to my car. I'm gonna go and look around the city for a bit.

Driving down the city. I noticed that it's only a small city. The highest building was the hotel which have 10 floors. I went to a mall that I have passed by. After parking my car in the parking lot I just went and looked around the merchandise that the mall was selling. It have a lot of stores inside. From restaurants to boutiques. I went and shopped for clothes to wear first.

After a few hours of just walking around and buying and looking for what I liked, I went and have my lunch in one of the restaurant in the mall. After eating I looked at my watch and saw that it's almost 3 in the afternoon, I only have an hour an a half left for my hotel room reservation. I went back to the hotel and got the newly laundry clothes and the blanket. I went to the front desk to give my room key back. After that I went for a drive again. To think that I have driven for 7 hours away from the city I lived in.

While driving for almost 2 hours my phone buzzed again and the caller was again Eva. I went and answered the call while driving. I don't want to reason more with her.

"[Love? Where have you been?! I've been calling you since earlier!!]" She greeted the call with anger and frustration laced on her words.

"I have a sudden appointment." I replied shortly.

"[More important than our anniversary?!]" She screamed again. I felt the hypocrisy in her. She knew that it was our anniversary yesterday yet she did that with my friend. I stopped for a moment before answering her.

"Hmm" I didn't say much anymore as I don't want to argue anymore. She screamed again about how frustrated she was. I just looked at the road never minding her. I suddenly caught sight of the girl I met last night. She was walking down the road wearing yet another very conservative clothes. A dark green long sleeve dress that goes until below her knees and a brown cardigan as her long hair was in a bun. She was carrying something to be fruits on the basket of her hand. I stopped the car just a few meters away from her.

"Miss, need a ride?" I rolled down my car window and asked which seems to make her surprised as she screamed in startledness again.

"Juskosantimaan!" She looked at me and shock and confusion in her eyes before making a delighted smile as she saw me.

"It's just you man diay, I thought my heart would pop out. Don't startle me like that!" She said before putting the basket on her other hand. I was just about to go outside when I heard Eva's voice in my earphones shouting again.

"[A girl??! Is that the important appointment you had?! Jacob I can't believe you! Is that why you forgot our anniversary yesterday?! Fuck you Jacob! Let's break up!]" Then the phone call ended with beeps. I forgot about her. I thought she stopped the call already. She misunderstood again. She always think like I meet other woman beside her. She had made me fire 8 other successful women cause she thought I was cheating on her. Those people were very hard working and good assets yet she made me lose them cause she would always go to the route of 'me or that woman?' I shook my head in annoyance. I looked at her again. I laughed a bit as her hand on her chest.

"So? Do you need a ride miss?" I asked again. She looked at me suspiciously as one of her eyebrow went upwards.

"Kidnapper man ata Ning lakihana" she whispered again. Which I can actually hear. I laughed as I think she thought I might be a kidnapper. Hahaha.

"I'm not a kidnapper, miss. Hahaha" I laughed as her expression change again in shock. Her brain are probably thinking why I understand her words when actually I just knew the word 'kidnapper' and just connected the dots.

"There's no kidnappers that'll admit they're a kidnapper Mister" She replied again in a sarcastic way making me laugh more.

"And usa pa, I mean first of all I just need another 30 minutes to walk to get on the place I need to go to. I don't need a ride. Basin Palang kidnapon ko nimo" she started walking again. I followed her paced of Walking. My car was driving very slowly to match her pace.

"Don't worry miss I don't kidnap people and also 30 minutes of walk would still be a bit far from here. Why not I'll give you a lift? It's going to be a nicer for you. It's almost going to rain too" I said and she looked upwards the sky and saw the gloomy skies that was once blue earlier. She looked awkwardly to me as submittance are seen on her eyes.

"Promise you won't kidnap me?" She asked as she held my car door handle. I nodded and unlocked the door. She was just about to pull the door handle when I laughed cause she needed a lot of force to try and open it. I went and unbuckle my seatbelt and went outside to open the passenger side door for her as she seems to not be able to open it with all her strength. Hahaha

"Thanks. You can just drop me off in the 3rd waiting shed that we'll see on the road." I went and buckled her from the seat which I also think she doesn't know how to. She grabbed my hand which she also let go.

"Do I still need a seatbelt? It's just a few minutes away from here and also do you really really promise you won't kidnap me?" She asked at me as she looks like she might cry in injustice. I laughed as I look back to her eyes.

"I don't think miss have something that I might think useful for me. Hahaha" I went and closed the door and went back to the driver's seat. She muttered some words again in her own language.

"Basin Palang I-rape ko nimo. Yati na jud. Medyo okay ra pod. Gwapo bitaw. Hoy self ayaw pagbiniga!" She said as she pinched her hands on her last sentence. She talked fast and the only thing that I understand to her talk was the 'rape' and 'self' I Shaked my head as I think that this girl have too much of thoughts.

"I won't rape you. I don't force women" I laughed as I answered her murmuring which she looked at me suspiciously. I'm quiet glad that she still have those perception though as people these days specially girls in the city I was would always be glad to jump on my arms specially when they saw my car. They even spike my drinks sometimes when I'm in a party.

"Oh right what's your name? I forgot to ask?" I asked as I started to drive again. I didn't sped up but instead made the car drive slowly.

"Alexandra, Les for short. You? What's your name?" She replied as she offered her hand for a handshake then put it down again cause of embarrassment I guess as I was driving. Hahaha.

"Jacob" We didn't use any of our surname to introduce so it's pretty casual. She just sat and went to see the scenery from the window. I slid down the window in the passenger seat which made her startled at first then act like nothing happened. I stopped myself from laughing at her reaction. Silence filled the car again. After a few minutes we arrived at the third waiting shed.

"Diri lang. I mean you can dropped me here" I was about to help her get outside when I saw her fumbling on her seatbelt trying to take it off only to get more locked in her seat. I laughed as I can't help see her being flustered. She looked at me angrily before finally getting herself from being buckled to the seat. I stopped laughing and was about to get out of the car to open her door but she asked me something that made me stop my track.

"Asa man ka padung? I mean where are you going?" She looked at me like I was the most ridiculous thing in the world.

"To open your door?" I answered her question with a question that made her eyebrow went up and as she looks at me sarcastically.

"I can open my own door. I'm not disabled" She said and I stopped my track as her words haven't sinked in my mind yet. Before I noticed it she was already out in my car and already 10 meters away from the car. How the hell did that woman walk that fast? So that's why she said it'd only take her 30 minutes of walking. It's almost 700m.

I was about to call her when I saw that she was grab by a woman. I can't hear their conversation but I think that woman who grab her was probably her mother. The only difference from both of them is that Alexandra is a head taller. I just went and drived again as I can't talk to her anymore. After 10 minutes of driving I remembered the blanket that was on the back seat.... I rubbed my temple from my stupidity. Now how am I able to give this to her? I didn't want to think about it anymore so I just continued my drive as I'm still 4 hours away from my City.

After what feels like eternity of driving I finally arrived at my house. It's already 10 in the evening and I already had my dinner in a drive though. I showered for a bit and then when I went outside I noticed that there were some noices in the kitchen downstairs. With only my towel on I went downstairs and saw my friends drinking from my stash of wines. They looked at me before drinking again.

"What brought you guys here?" I asked as I put one hand in my waist. I notice that only 3 of them was here. There's 5 of us. Mark was the one Eva cheated on me.

"Heard you didn't go to the dinner reservations you had last night" Kael said as he looked at me with questioning eyes. Gabriel and Garry the twins looked at me with a surprise eyes. Almost not believing what Kael said.

"Wait for real? You didn't go? I thought it was you and Eva's Anniversary yesterday?" Gab asked as he went and run to me which I avoided him.

"So that's why Eva asked where you have been" Garry looked at me before drinking from his glass again.

"Yeah where have you been? I heard from Eva you were with a girl earlier!" Gab said as he pointed at me. My eyebrows furrowed as I listened to what Gab said. Did she tell them that I cheated? I almost laugh in hypocrisy.

"I was out of town since yesterday. And I don't want to remember the reason why I was out from the city" I said before going up the stairs to go and change. The three actually followed me to my room but they stopped when I was in my walk in closet. They were quiet waiting for my side of story to continue. I sighed before I went outside my closet still just wearing pants with a shirt on my hand.

"Eva cheated on me with Mark" I stated and went dressed Infront of them. Only Gab was shocked that his jaws seems to go to the floor while Garry and Kael went silent.

"How did you find out?" Garry asked nonchalantly. I grabbed my watch before putting in on my wrist.

"When I went to Eva's unit yesterday. She was making out with Mark in the sofa." I stated my side again. Gab's mouth was about to really dropped in the floor now while the other was just accepting things.

"I already told you about that a year ago but you didn't noticed and also didn't want to suspect. Now you're pink-tinted glasses for her is now finally done. I just hope you won't be too stupid to forgive them." Kael said as he went outside my room and the other two also followed and left me in my room with a chaotic mind.