In Love With The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 29

#ILWTG29 Chapter 29

"Where do you want to go?" Sancho asked after we left Vito's party. My whole system was still shaking from the encounter. I didn't even see him... I didn't even see him but he still managed to shake my world.

Ganoon ko yata talaga siya kamahal.

Ganoon yata talaga ako katanga sa kanya.

"Office."

"It's already 8pm. Are you really still going to work?"

I didn't want to answer him. I didn't want to tell him how working's the only way I got to keep my mind off of Yago. How I needed to bury myself in work para lang hindi ako mauwi sa pag-iyak at sa pag-isip kung bakit niya 'yun nagawa sa akin... I felt like a loser. Ang tagal na... pero nandito pa rin ako.

Isang Rory niya lang...

Nandito na naman ako.

"Just... please?"

Sancho didn't say anything but he quietly drove me back to the office. I was ready to go out of his car but he didn't pulled over. Dumiretso siya sa parking.

"Okay lang ako," I said. Sanay naman akong mag-overtime. Kailangan kong magtrabaho para patunayan ang sarili ko. I wanted a name for myself. I needed to find something that's my own... iyong walang tulong ng iba. Para hindi rin nila kayang kunin kung sakaling iwan nila ako.

Instead, sumabay siyang maglakad sa akin papunta sa elevator. Tahimik siyang nakatayo sa tabi ko hanggang sa makarating kami sa floor namin. I quietly went to my cubicle and began to do my work. I minded my own business. It was already 11pm when I decided to get up to get myself a cup of coffee. And I saw him in his office, minding his own business.

"Is this your way of thanking me?" he asked when I placed a cup of coffee in front of him.

I shrugged. "Are you studying Jason's case?"

He nodded. "Final reading before I file it tomorrow," he said. "You wanna give it a read?" he asked and I nodded.

We stayed until 3am reading the case. He told me things about some of the cases he handled—taught me a trick or two about depositions and hearings. I didn't know he was funny. Dati kasi, si Nikolai iyong laging nagpapatawa... Sancho would just sit there, laughing with us. I didn't know he had this side. I thought he was dark and broody. Corny pala siya.

And when it was finally time to go home, hinatid niya ako sa condo ni Jax.

"Thank you," I said as he pulled over.

"No problem," he replied. "You can come in late. I'll file the appeal. I'll cover for you."

Natawa ako. "Thanks for the offer, but you saw my desk, right? I have a pile of case waiting for my attention."

He nodded. "Whatever. I'll see you tomorrow, Atty. Floresca," he said as he rolled the windows up. I stayed and watched until his car was gone from my sight.

Nang makaalis na siya, dumiretso na ako paakyat sa condo ni Jax. I would only be staying here for another two weeks dahil nakapagbayad na ako sa apartment. May mga pinapaayos lang iyong may-ari bago kami maka-lipat ni Papa. Kailangan ko pa rin kausapin iyong ambulance para sa transfer ni Papa. Konti na lang.

"Rory."

Agad kong nabitawan iyong mga hawak ko nang marinig ko ang boses niya. Agad kong naramdaman ang panginginig ng sistema ko nang maramdaman ko kung gaano siya kalapit.

"Rory."

I held my own hands, begging myself to calm down... but the mere sound of his voice was enough to send my entire system into an overdrive. I wanted to turn on the lights to see him... but I was afraid of what seeing his face would do to me...