IT Manager of My Heart (Part 1)

By: RusticRapier05

First time ko po magsulat and magshare ng experience ko. Be gentle on your comments my sisters

“I still believe in destiny...I still believe in destiny…….dakilang engot lang…

Eto ang lagi ko sambit tuwing umaga, pagkagising na pagkasing ko, ika nga mantra ko sa buhay.

Ako si Dale, nakakulong sa isang bangungot, Bangungot na ako din ang may gawa.

2006

Hi! Are you alone?

I just nodded my head, confirming the other persons true assumption.

Indeed, I am alone.

Alone at that moment...

Alone in love…..

Alone in life....

Maybe alone forever.....

Gumagawa ako palagi ng sarili kong mundo. Lagi akong nasa sulok. Sulok ng classroom when I was on my final year in college. Sulok ng work area, when I started working sa isang IT company here in the Philippines. At ngayon nasa sulok na naman ako ng isang fastfood chain. Kumakain mag isa. ….

The F****!!!!!

Nawala na sa isip ko yung mama na nagtanung if he can sit with me…

In an instance I looked up! Damn he was sooooo effin GOODLOOKING!!!! Tall, muscled lean body, fair and chinito. Innocent looking eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses. Perfect!

And he was staring at me!

I don’t know how to react at that moment, I thought I blushed.

“Lalim ng iniisip brad ah!” he broke the awkward silence.

I just gave him the who you stare. Sort of defense mechanism to redeem myself.

“Sungit” sabi nya.

Another who you stare from me.

“Sungit nga, pinaglihi ka ba sa manggang hilaw? Asim mo e.” sai nya ulet.

Finally, sinagot ko na. “Well, I am not comfortable talking to a random person, besides we barely know each other. Right?

“Asim nga, hehehe. Sabi nya.

I just smiled.

Ayan napangiti na kita. Daryl pala brad! SAP IT from ____. Sabi nya sabay lahad ng palad for handshake.

“Dale Brad, Unix, Windows,DB admin.”

I took his hand and it feels just awesome. Light firm grip, not so soft warm hands. TL lang ako at that moment. Tamang Landi! Lol.

“Lupit  IT skills mo brad a, aaaa Brad kamay ko.” Sabi nya.

“Sorry brad”. Strike 2 na ko ah! Wala pang 1 oras.putek! Sana lumindol at gumuho tong mall at lamunin ako ng lupa.

When I came back from my senses, I realized we are working sa isang company lang pala.

Sa _ _ ka nag tatrabaho? Tanung ko?

Yeah! Sagot nya.

Small big world. Anung BU ka? Tanung ko sa kanya.

And this started our seemingly endless, forever conversation. Ang tagal naming nag-usap. About work. About the challenges encountered during outage. About difficult teams to deal with. About escalations. About technology. About development. We parted ways after almost 4 hours of conversation. I felt so light that day. Suddenly parang nawala lahat ng dinadala ko.. ang angst ko sa mundo…ang bitterness…ang asim… oh Daryl…what have you done to me? Kahit yung batang namamalimos sa kalye binigyan ko ng 5o pesos which was unusual para sa personality ko.the kid ended up thankful… very thankful..i felt happy… I dropped by the shrine, thanked God for the days blessings and walked home sa unit ko.

Hayyy…mag isa na naman ako neto. Nuod TV. Laro, Laro.. net net…

Then I got bored. I decided mag swim nlng sa roof deck. It was about 9PM and the pool closes around 10-1030PM depende sa trip ng admin o ng guard….so I have about an hour or so pampalipas at saktong pagod ,tulog pag balik ng unit ko.

The pool area was dimmed light at that time of the day. Kasi wala na masyadong tao at Monday kinabukasan. I was lucky enough solo ko ang pool. So, stretching konti, warm up konti para di mapulikat. Natakot na kasi ako sa previous experience ko sa Hidden springs sa Laguna when I almost drowned. Kasi langoy agad at as usual langoy mag-isa sa pool na malalim. Ayun napulikat sa gitna ng pool. Good thing I managed pa na gumilid. Kung nagkataon sana coffee party na nun. Lol.

 Freestyle 3 laps, then bubble….bubble..bubble… then another 3 laps… bubble..bubble…then another 3 laps… bubble..bubble… I decided pahinga muna konti… so I waddle through at the poolside.  Alam nyo yung nakaakap ka dun sa duraan na part ng pool hehehe…

I closed my eyes…..savoring the silent, serene moment of the night.

Splash!!! Potek may nag dive sa pool at plakdang dive! I can sense kasi nag wave ang water sa pool -significantly. Sa isip isip ko. Yabang ah! Dive palang sablay na. I can sense na lumalangoy na yung kung sino man yung peste na sumira sa moment of silence ko… he reached my part of the pool.. then went on for the half of his lap… I decided to take a look kung anung stroke ginagawa nya..muntik na ko humagalpak sa tawa… langoy ilog brad.. hehehe.. nothing against this ha… and don’t get offended.. ewan ko ba di ko talaga kaya tingnan ang langoy ilog.. paling ng ulo kaliwa’t kanan.. free style free style… I tried this stroke once.. nahilo ako..

Sinumpong ako ng yabang… I took my dive.. Glided though at ng umahon ako to start my freestyle strokes I was more than halfway sa pool…freestyle..Freestyle…another 3 sets of 3 laps for me… at yun whoever was swimming …suddenly stopped… sa isip isip ko yabang ka lang pala eh… when I was down to my final lap… I thought  someone was watching me at yun nga nanuuod si mokong… inggit ka no.. my bitter mind says.

3 laps ended.. I claimed my other side in the pool… waddle waddle ulet….

Pikit mata…savoring the moment… then a voice broke the silence..

“excuse me”

And the voice sounds familiar. Umangat ako ng tingin…Holy Heavens! Si Daryl! On his trunks. Skimpy trunks!long legs!flat abs!yummy! SL ako. Simpleng Landi! Hahaha….

“Kaw pala. Stalker ka? Terorista? Ano ka ba? ” ismid ko.

“Hard ha!sakit!ouch! sapul ako ah! Di naman, ang galing mo pala lumangoy, paturo naman” sabi nya.

“Freestyle lang alam ko, wala na”sagot ko. Just to cut his interest.

“pwede na yan, please,please, please…”

He was begging and on his knees.

“Sige na nga…tayo jan para kang sira”

Una tinuro ko yung proper way of diving, I also highlighted na plakda ang dive nya kanina as I heard on the water. Sabay dibdib sa kanya. SL.Score 1! Hehehe

Then tinuro ko yung way of breathing, dapat isang side lang, para di mahirap pili sya ng side kung saan sya comportable. Yung lang then his test begins. Quick learner pala si gago. Ayun nakuha agad.

Langoy langoy na sya with his new learned skill…hinayaan ko nalng..

I was back on my side of the pool….nakapikit…Savoring the moment of the night…

Dale! Help!

Si ungas sumisigaw.

“Gago wag ka maingay” sigaw ko.

“Dale help I can’t move my leg” sigaw nya.

Ay potek si gago pinulikat. At to the rescue naman ako. The area I thought is about 6-7 feet kasi almost nasa dulo na sya. He can hop naman kasi matangkad sya. Unlike me 5’5” I need to swim.panikero tong mokong na to ah. I urgently dived and went to his part of the pool. Ayun pag dating ko kapit agad si ungas.

“Hoy! Gusto mo malunod tayo pareho! Wag mo ko hawakan! Ako na. Just be calm and don’t move!!!!okay?” sigaw ko sa inis sa kanya.

Ayun nag ease up na sya. Hinawakan ko baba nya then hinila sya patalikod and swam to the side of the pool.

“Ahon na”. sabi ko

“di ko kaya Dale, please help masakit pa din e” pointing on his right leg.

So the Good Samaritan of me, helped him up.

‘Nag stretching ka ba?” tanung ko.

Iling sya.

“Sira ka din no? akin na nga yang paa mo” sabi ko.

Kinapa ko yung leg muscle nya. Naninigas nga. Pinulikat nga si gago. So light massage. With SL. Strike 2! Hehehe

“ayan you should feel better” sabi ko.

“Thanks Dale, you’re my lifesaver” sincere na pagkasabi nya.

“Wla yun” sagot ko.

Then I looked at him. Gosh, his eyes are even wondrous without his glasses on!

Then all of the sudden he kissed me. Tae nagulat ako.

“What’s that for? Sarcastic at inis kong tanong.

“Sorry Dale” mahina nyang sabi.  Then a tear fell from his eye.

To be continued