PASSED seven in the morning when Sheena woke up. She immediately got up on her bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face and do mouthwash.

She's gloomy because she and her father were good.

Nang matapos siya sa ginagawa ay bumalik siya sa kaniyang higaan. Inayos niya iyon saka nagmadaling magbihis. Pagkatapos ay kaagad siyang lumabas sa kaniyang kuwarto. Bumaba siya sa hagdan at mabilis na pumunta sa silid hapag-kainan para mag-almusal.

It's Sunday kaya sigurado siyang hindi umalis ang kaniyang ama. Baka nga nasa kuwarto pa ito at sinusulit ang pagtulog.

Pagkarating niya sa dining room ay nabungaran niya ang kaniyang ama at ang kaniyang yaya na magkaharap na nakatayo. Kaya imbis na tuluyang pumasok ay hindi niya muna ginawa. Tumago muna siya para pakinggan kung ano man ang pinag-uusapan ng mga ito.

"Would you let me enter your life?" her father said. Her forehead knotted after hearing her father's words.

"P-Pinagsasabi mo riyan, Sir?" Sheena saw how her nanny frowned because of what her father just said.

"I like you, Minda. We're too old enough para magtagu-taguan pa ng feelings. You like me too. I can feel it the way you look at me," her father retorted. Sheena's lips formed into a big letter O.

Oh my God! Ani Sheena sa kaniyang isipan. Tinakpan niya ang kaniyang bibig para hindi siya makalikha ng ingay.

She can't help but giggle out of the shivereens she was feeling because the two people she was matchmaking were finally clicking.

Sheene saw how her Nanny composed herself before she heaved a deep sigh.

"Gusto rin kita, Roi. Pero dapat na huwag na lang natin itong pahabain pa. Hindi rin matutuwa si Sheena kapag nalaman niya 'to. Kaya pigilan na natin ang ating mga sarili. Kung ano man itong nararamdaman natin para sa isa't isa, mali iyon. Maling-mali." Yaya Minda turned her back at Sheena's father. But before she can have a step away from him, Roi grabbed her wrist to face him. Subsequently, he pressed his lips against Yaya Minda's parted lips.

The kissing scene made Sheena's eyes wide open. She did not expect that her father would kiss her Nanny in an instant.

"Now, tell me that's wrong. Kung ano man ang nararamdaman natin sa isa't isa ay hindi mali. Walang mali ro'n." Roi smirked at Minda. But before he can utter any words again. He heard his faced sound. Minda just slapped him hard.

Mas ikinagulat iyon ni Sheena. Hindi niya lubos akalain na makakayang sapakin ng kaniyang Yaya ang ama niya dahil sa kapangahasan nito.

"Gusto mo lang ako tapos kung makahalik ka riyan parang pag-aari mo ako!" giit ni Minda na mariing pinagmasdan ang namumulang pisngi ni Roi dahil sa pagkakasapak niya rito. Bigla siyang nakaramdam ng guilt doon.

Habang si Sheena ay nakatago pa rin. Gusto niya nang mag-almusal pero ayaw niya namang sirain ang moment ng kaniyang ama at yaya. Matagal niya nang hinihintay na mangyari iyon. Kaysa mapunta pa ang ama niya sa iba, mas gusto niya na sa Yaya niya na lang. Buti pa ito ay matagal niya nang kilala.

"I told you, Minda. We're not teenagers anymore. Now I confess that I like you and you too as well, why don't we bring it to the highest level? It will be better if we have a relationship." Roi clicked his tongue and smiled after.

Si Roi na mismo ang nagsasabi kaya nag-isip si Minda.

"Oo na. Pero hindi pa rin tayo. Manligaw ka muna, Sir," ani Yaya Minda na pinagdiinan ang salitang manligaw at sir.

That made Sheena chuckle. She wants to witness how her father goes to court with her Nanny, Minda. What will be his strategy to get Minda sweet yes.

"Is that necessary? Can't we be just in a relationship? Why need to have a courting stage?" Sheena saw how her father's forehead creased.

"Malamang. Ayaw mo?" Yaya Minda said.

"Okay. Fine. I'll do it. Tsk!" Roi clenches his jaw.

Napapatawa na lamang si Sheena dahil sa inaakto ng kaniyang ama.

Gutom na talaga siya kaya kahit ayaw niya pang sirain ang moment ng kaniyang ama at yaya ay lumabas na siya.

Nang tuluyan na siyang lumabas at pumunta sa dining area ay tumikhim siya. Napalingon sa kaniya ang kaniyang ama na malapad ang ngiti, animo'y nanalo ito sa lotto. Alam niya na kung bakit ganoon na lamang kung makangiti ito.

"S-Sheena, andyan ka na pala. Hali ka, ipaghahanda kita nang almusal," baling sa kaniya ng kaniyang Yaya. Kita niya ang pamumula ng mukha nito.

When she diverted her gaze at her father, he mouthed a word that she immediately understood. She chuckled because of it.

Istorbo. That is what she interpreted as the word her father mouthed to her.

Before she went to the food Yaya Minda prepared for her, she looked at her father, who looked like he had lost at the game.

"Sorry," she mouthed to his father, then she sat on the stool and started eating her meal.

Nang umalis ang kaniyang Yaya sa dining room, kita niya kaagad ang mabilis na pagsunod dito ng kaniyang ama. Napahagikhik na lamang siya saka ipinagpatuloy ang pagkain.

"Oww! I think my father was whipped at my Nanny!" she uttered, giggling.

IN THE OFFICE of the CEO, Thaddeus was talking to his Secretary.

"You have a meeting with your Japanese Investor at 10:30am. And by 1pm you have a meeting with the board. Before this day ends, you have a meeting with Mr. Roi Hontiveros at 6pm. That's all, Sir."

"Thank you, Julius. You can go back to your table now," Thaddeus retorted.

Yeah. His Secretary is a boy. He don't want to have a girl Secretary anymore. Natuto na siya. Ang huling babaeng naging Secretary niya ay napalayas niya dahil sa ka-aggresibohan nito. Halikan ba naman siya at dakmain ang kaniyang alaga. Kaya simula noon ay hindi na siya tumanggap pa ng babaeng Sekretarya.

Julius is an efficient Secretary. His performance is enough to prove that male secretaries are one of hell better than females. That's what he thought.

Hindi siya mahihiyang ipagkalat na sa edad niya ay hindi pa siya nakatikim nang inihain ng Diyos. Birhen pa rin siya when in fact he can grab a woman to fuck if he wanted to. But he's not interested. He believes that he don't need a woman to satisfied his needs as a man. He can do it by himself. Nandiyan ang kaniyang palad na handang magpaligaya sa kaniya kapag nalilibugan siya.

"Julius, can you make me a black coffee? Please don't put sugar on it," Thaddeus said. He was busy signing all the papers on his table. There's a contract and some papers that need the CEO's signature. Julius did not utter a word. He just stood up and made his boss a coffee.

Nang matapos na sa pagtimpla ay kaagad na ibinigay ni Julius kay Thaddeus ang kape na kaagad naman nitong sinimsim habang nagpipirma ng mga papeles.

Thaddeus is not just the CEO of the company because he's also the owner of it. His company focuses on oil production. But aside from that, he also owned an island that he called "an island of innocence" because only virgins he allowed to visit the beauty of the island, the fresh air, the crystal clear water, and also the calming rage of waves. Relaxation was what you could only feel if you were on that island.

He also owned ranch where he seldomly visit. Naroon naman ang kaniyang pinsan para i-assist ang mga tauhan niya sa rancho at magtingin-tingin sa kabayo na mahigit dalawang daan.

His name and his company well-known not only in the Philippines but also around the world. At the age of 21, he already make a name. Kaya hindi na nakapagtataka kung kilala siya nang karamihan. Palagi ba namang nasa magazine at dyaryo ang pangalan at ang mukha niya. Ibinabalandra kung gaano siya katanyag na negosyante.

NATAPOS ANG mga meeting ni Thaddeus na abot tenga ang kaniyang ngiti. Bagong investor na naman ang dumating sa kaniya at maraming negosyante na naman ang gustong mag-angkat ng langis sa kaniya. Kaya masaya din siyang haharap sa kaniyang kaibigan na si Roi Hontiveros.

As usual, sa isang Chinese cuisine restaurant na naman ang venue nila. Iyon ang nasa isip ni Thaddeus. Pero napakunot siya ng kaniyang noo nang matanggap ang mensahe mula sa kaibigan. Ayon dito ay hindi ito makakapunta kaya ang anak na lang nito ang mag-aattend ng dapat ay meeting nila.

Ang isipin na makikita naman niya si Sheena, ang puso niya'y nagsisimulang magharumentado na naman. Dahilan para kastiguhin niya na naman ang kaniyang sarili, lalo na nang paunti-unting nabubuhay ang kaniyang alaga.

Hindi rin nakaligtas ang pagmumura niya sa kaniyang sarili. Hindi niya alam kung paano pakakalmahin ang sarili niya pati ang kaniyang alaga.

Out of frustration, he crumpled the paper he was holding without knowing that it was an important paper.

Fuck! Just fuck it!