"TRY TO REMEMBER"

NATHAN'S POV

I saw Miss President going out of the building and I tried na habulin siya pero may naghihintay na pala sa kanya.

Gusto ko lang naman siyang yayaing kumain sa labas, just to show how grateful I am sa ginawa niya kanina during the meeting.

Ang kaso....yun nga..... someone's waiting for her. And I think he's her boyfriend.

(I sighed)

Pinagmasdan ko na lang siyang pumasok sa sasakyan. And I didn't expect na lilingon siya sa kinaroroonan ko..so I just waved my hands to her.

But she didn't waved back. Sometimes talaga, ang suplada niya.

Bumalik na lang ako sa loob.

I looked on my watch and maaga pa naman so, I decided to review some of the planning documents na muna hanggang sa mag-5:30 na.

Hay.

I don't know, but after I saw her being with another guy, I felt like my heart has been sliced into pieces.

As if naman na gusto ko siya.

Well, she's pretty and I like her body..... but I don't think na she's the one. I mean, I don't believe on love at first sight....

I've dated so many girls before pero wala pang nagpapatibok ng puso ko. So impossible na SIYA.....kasi, ilang araw lang naman kaming nagkita.

"Director Alejandro, buti po at naabutan kita" my secretary said.

"why? may problem na naman ba?"

"wala pa naman po siguro, pero pinapatawag po kayo ni Chairman sa office niya"

Huh? Why? yari ako nito.

Baka may nagawa na naman akong hindi maganda kaya niya ako pinapatawag. Tsk.

Dali na akong pumunta ng 30th floor, kung saan talaga ang office niya at naglakas loob na akong pumasok doon.

"Oh, Mr. Alejandro, have a seat please" agad niyang sabi. Mukhang kanina pa siya naghihintay sa akin.

"ah..I'm sorry Chairman if I let you wait, galing pa po kasi ako ng groundfloor" I said.

He just smiled and offered me some wine.

"do you know na galing pa ito ng France? its a

Château Le Pin wine. Masarap ito" he said while nilalagyan niya ng wine ang glass.

Kahit hindi ako masyadong mahilig sa mga ganyan. Tinanggap ko na lang iyon as a respect to him.

"thank you Chairman" then I smelled it, medyo matapang ang amoy kaya inilayo ko iyon ng bahagya sa ilong ko.

"well, how's work?.. how's your position?., hindi ka ba nagsisisi that I put you in that place?" biglang tanong niya.

"I'm so grateful Chairman sa trabaho ko ngayon, that's why I'm doing my best to be an asset of this company" sabi ko.

"of course, you're already an asset Nathan. Noon pa man, nakikita ko nang may potential ka kaya kita dinala dito sa company" he said.

Tapos ininom na niya ang kanyang wine kaya tumikim na rin ako ng konti. Then, he continued to talk...

"but, that is not just the reason"

Natigilan ako saglit. What did he mean?

"well, I think its time for you to know everything."

"know everything?"

Honestly, very intriguing ang mga sinasabi ngayon ni Chairman sa akin ah. Hindi kaya, sasabihin niyang...

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Ako ang nawawala niyang anak?

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"yes, and alam kong you've been in coma for 3 months at nagising ka na lang na walang maalala. Ilang taon na rin ang lumipas at siguro, ito na ang perfect time na malaman mo kung sino ba talaga si Aikka sa buhay mo"

Huh? teka...Aikka? Bakit naman nainvolve ang pangalan ni Miss President sa usapang ito.

"b_bakit, ano pong kinalaman ni Aikka dito Chairman?"

Uminom muna ulit siya ng wine kaya medyo nabitin ako sa mga sinasabi ni Chairman.

"was there something bad po ba na nagawa ko in the past k_kay Miss President?" sabi ko na kinakabahan na.

Kaya niya ba ako pinagtrabaho dito sa company niya, kasi..he wanted me to pay everything that I did to his daughter?

"actually yes"

Napalunok ako ng di oras dahil doon. I think, this is the end of me.

"but...I know na you have you're reasons and mga bata pa kayo noon kaya ako na ang namagitan sa inyong dalawa ni Aikka. Okay, kailangan mong malaman this time na niligawan mo ang anak ko noon. And you are my daughter's first love..I think"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko dahil doon.

I courted him?

AND .... I WAS HER FIRST LOVE?

"To prove that what I am saying is true, 'yung mamahaling watch. I don't know if where did you keep it, but kapag nahanap mo iyon, gusto kong malaman mo na she gave it to you before she left" sabi niya.

Bigla tuloy akong naconfused.

"teka lang po Chairman, you said to me na I courted her and ako ang first love niya? kung totoo po iyon? why did she left?"

He just smiled at uminom ulit ng wine. Then tiningnan niya ako.

"that's the reason why I am telling you this. I wanted that both of you would reconcile and fix everything while its not too late."

"kung ganon po, ano pong gusto niyong gawin ko Chairman?"

Lumapit siya sa akin at pinikpik ako sa balikat.

"try to remember your past Nathan and mag-usap kayong dalawa ni Aikka."

"p_pero ano naman pong pag-uusapan namin if ever na may maalala ako? she already have a boyfriend" sabi ko.

Ayoko namang maging panira sa kasiyahan nilang dalawa noh. And whatever happened in the past, it will just remain to be a history and I think, wala na akong magagawa doon.

"that's why, you need to try your best to remember. Hindi man lahat pero kahit ang mukha lang ng anak ko in the past. At naniniwala akong hindi nakakalimot ang puso kaya sinadya kong ma-aware ka para masabi mo sa sarili mo...kung ano ang nararamdaman mo para sa kanya."

Ang lalim nun ah.

I'm just a guy known to be a womanizer but I can't believe na ako pala ang naiwanan in the past?