Chapter 2: True Love

True Love?
I got home after hours of salon session. I needed to take supper because my favorite dish is served.

Supper was so great. I’ve been longing to eat laing, native Filipino vegetable dish – dried taro leaves with coconut milk. It tastes so good. I don’t know if it’s home cooked or Ash just bought it from Goldilocks. Goldilocks is a Filipino Bakeshop and Restaurant offering varieties of cakes and Filipino delicacies.

I went inside my room; by the way, the house where I’m staying is our family house. It’s located at one of the premier subdivisions in the country. As I approached my bed, I saw a bottle of Celine Dion perfume. Oh my God! It smells so good. There’s a note and it says, “I miss you so much! – Landon”

Landon, went inside my room? No he can’t, the maid won’t allow him to enter my very private place – the place where I have profound moments with myself.

In a glimpse, Manang Tinia, my yaya, went inside my room and smiled at me. She’s like saying, “you’ve got a lover”.

She starts narrating how that bottle went inside my room, right on top of my bed.

She said that Landon came over while I was at the salon, and handed the bottle to Manang Tinia. Since he wasn’t able to see me, he decided to leave a note.

How sweet of him. Landon was my office mate back when I was at Robina Corporation. He was actually my boss.

That was like pocket books-movie stories, employer falling in love with employee, boss falling in love with subordinate type. But that wasn’t our story.

Back then, I got a crush at Landon but I had a boyfriend. His name is Myron, my boyfriend since College.

I dumped Myron because he kept on insisting to be married right away after a year of work. But he can’t understand that I have a passion for work, that I needed to pursue it and that I am not ready yet for family life.

When I went to AIG, Landon got my number and e-mail but he said it was all for business.

Landon is typical handsome young executive, but back then he has no eyes for me. He’s been dating a lot of girls. Take note not just ordinary girls but super models. They even go out on a regular basis.

He has his own life and I have my own.

Until one time, I was already at the States, my sister called me and said that there was this guy named Landon who called the other day and asked if she could talk to me but too late, I am far away from home.

But that didn’t end there. He e-mailed me, he asked where I am. We e-mailed each other everyday. We even chatted over the net. Until one time, he told me that he has a business trip right where I was and he will be visiting me. I was shocked because during that time, I have an American boyfriend.

After a week, he called me at the office and told me that he was at the airport and that he needed to get my address because he had no place to stay.

He stayed for one week at a hotel near my work. He fetches me everyday, and when he got back home, he calls me everyday. I broke up with Neil because I realized there’s no spark. I realized that our relationship won’t work anymore. We have a lot of differences.

During one of my conversations to Landon, I finally revealed that I had an boyfriend and that I broke up with the guy a week after he came.

After a month, Landon filed for a week leave and went straight at my place. On that moment, I felt that he loves me so much.

By this time, Landon is now at Nestle and he’s the Senior Marketing Manager.

He said that he’ll be assigned at Taiwan and that he will not leave until I don’t come home.

I wasn’t supposed to come home. But after my parents insisted that I take care of the family investments and properties, I decided to take a leave. For how long, maybe for two to three months. Anyway, I’ve been darn so tired working day in and day out.

At that moment, I froze and I found myself reminiscing about how I reached who and what I am righ now.