Roses are red!

Kinabukasan after the conference meeting ipinatawag si Sophia ng kanyang abuelo sa executive lounge kung saan nila inaasikaso ang kanilang company guest.

Pagpasok palang niya sa loob, she saw a man na nakabalot ng bandage ang mukha.

"Who is this?" 

She innocently asked her grandfather. The old man frowned sourly.

"Mr. Amparo is here to see you!"

Seryosong sabi ng matanda. 

She silently clenched her fist. Why is he still alive? 

She recalled everything that happened last night. Right after she steps out in Zach suits nakaabang na si Rain sa kanya sa lobby.

"Which one?"

She asked calmly, but Rain knew kung gaano kakalma ang dalaga ganoon naman ito ka delikado.

"20th floor, executive club!"

Hindi na niya sinagot ang lalaki at nagmamadaling umalis papuntang elevator, Rain push the 20th floor button.

"Sis!" 

Rain called her na ikinalingon niya ng marahas.

"What is it?"

Her voiced was full of concerned. Rain is always been with her at parang magkapatid na ang turingan nila sa isa't isa. 

Rain will call her princess when it concern about the underworld business, Ma'am naman pag informal and when he called her "Sis" it meant something really serious.

Her heart suddenly pound.

"What is it?— Is it about mr. Ybañez?"

Naalala niyang kagagaling lang ni Rain sa Mexico, ipinatawag siya ng matandang Ybañez.

"No!" anitong napatitig sa kanya at tila ba nag aalangan. "Well—I think I'm inlove!"

anitong di alam ni Sophia kung totohan ba or nagbibiro lang.

"Lintik! Aatakihin ako sa puso—grow up, you fool!"

Muntik na niyang batukan ito, ngunit mabilis pa sa alas kwatro itong kumaripas nang takbo pagkabukas ng elevator.

"Im going to deal with you later!"

She was already in the bad mood ng marahas niyang itinulak ang pinto kung saan naroroon si Mr. Amparo.

Napamulagat siya nang makita ang dati nilang subcontractor at supplier, kasama pala ng mga ito ang matandang hukluban na nakikipaglambutsingan.

kaya pala ang lalakas ng loob! She thought angrily.

"What the hell is this?" 

anag isa sa kanila nang makabawi sa pagkabigla.

"What the hell had brought you here—you bitch!" 

Takot na nagkatinginan naman ang mga lalaking naroon, they knew better kung ano ang temperament ng dating amo.

She clenched her fist tightly to control herself.

"I'm here to settle things with you Mr. Amparo!"

"Ah!" he said, saka tumawa ng nakakaloko.

"What does a slut like you, had a right to talk to me? Hindi mo ba ako kilala?"

the old man laughed, sa tingin niya nasaniban na ito ng spirito ng alak.

"You should know your place—you damn bitch, you are not different with this women!"

Panunuya nitong sabi habang hinahalikan ang mga babaeng nasa tabi nito, feeling niya nagsitayuan lahat ang kanyang balahibo sa pandidiri.

This time all the men gasped in horror, they already knew that Mr. Amparo is in big trouble. Nagtutulakan pa sila kung sino ang unang aalis.

"Hey — you old fart!"

She yelled imperiously, na ikinagulantang nilang lahat. She could no longer hold her anger.

This time they all stood up at kumaripas na sila nang takbo palabas.

"What?" 

anitong tila ba wala na sa sarili.

She gritted her teeth while clenching her fist tightly.

"Hindi ba't ibubuka mo rin yang mga hita mo? Know your place—"

"I never allowed anyone to insult me, lalo na't galing pa sa isang basurang kagaya mo!"

She press her pouch only to find out that she left her gun in Zach suit.

Damn it! She bit her lips.

Pero nahagip ng kanyang mga mata ang nakahilirang wine bottle sa harap. She picked it up, saka walang pag aatubiling ibinato sa ulo ng matanda.

"This slut will teach you a very important lesson—you dirty old man!"

They all froze in horror, nagsigawan namang nagtatakbuhan ang mga babae nang makita nilang duguan ang matanda.

"You—"

"Yes—me! The last person you see smiling down on you!"

She grabbed another bottle to give him another blash.

"Enough princess!"

Her hands stop in between nang marinig ang boses ni Rain, she almost lost her sanity. 

In that moment, she saw a glimpse of herself killing the old man.

"Let me finished him!" 

anitong napabuntonghininga.

"This piece of shit, is not even worthy to be dead in your hands!"

It took quite sometimes before she calm herself, tinitigan niya ang matandang nakahandusay at duguan.

"Make sure he'll never forget this!"

She said grimly.

Her  plan was to end it, that way, but before she went out she throw a red rose to the old man.

Rain gasped. "Your dead—old man!"

Napapailing na sabi ni Rain.

For them red roses means "death". Roses are red, it is also means "blood"

Malinaw na malinaw ang utos niya kay Rain kaya't nagtataka siya kung bakit buhay pa ang matandang hukloban.

Rain knows that whoever disobeyed an order will be sentence to death.

"I'm suprised to say you, Mr. Amparo!"

She smiled grimly. 

"I thought I was just seeing a ghost!"

"I'm here to apologized—"

"No its ok— The damage has already been done" 

anyang di na pinatapos ang matanda.

Apologized? My ass! She thought angrily.

"Just count yourself lucky, but next time there'll be no one to save you!"

She stood up. "Lo' I guess my business with Mr. Amparo is already done, Im going to excuse myself now!"

Sinundan na lamang ng dalawang matanda nang tingin ang dalaga.

Napataas ang kilay ni Sophia nang madatnan sa opisina niya si Rain.

"I'm here to explain what happened last night!"

She glared at him imperiously.

"You knew that—"

"I know!" he immediately cut her. "I was about to drag him out when your man—I mean your husband suddenly came, he told me that he's going to send that trash in the hospital, I only found out later that you know!"

That explained everything!

Kaya pala balot na balot ang buong mukha ng matanda at iba pang bahagi ng katawan nito.

"Nga pala I feel like napapadalas ang punta mo dito ah?"

She asked suspiciously.

"I'm looking for someone!"

Anito na kinindatan pa siya bago umalis.