Slept with a Stranger #Wattys2015

CHAPTER 9

"Martina anong ginagawa mo dito?" kumulas ito ng pagkakayakap sa kanya.

"Surprise! Did you miss me?" hindi siya sumagot. Tumingin ito kay Reghie at Matthew.

"Hi Math, Regde, wow! going strong," nagbeso ito sa dalawa.

"Daddy," pilit nagpapakarga si Gelo kay Iñigo. Napatingin naman si Martina dito at tumingin kay Iñigo.

"Do you have a child? But-"

"Ay hindi, hindi, anak ko siya," agap ni Cassandra. Tumingin si Martina kay Cassandra, medyo tumaas ang kilay nito.

"And you are..."

"Cassandra, interior designer ako, that's why I'm here," she explained. Parang alam na nito ang tanong ng babae sa paraan palang ng pagtitig nito.

"I'm Martina, Iñigo's girlfriend." Martina extends her hand to shake and she accepts it.

"Nice to meet you," Cassandra said.

"Um. Excuse me," umalis si Cassandra na hindi tinignan si Iñigo. Sinundan naman ito ng tingin ni Iñigo.

"I miss so much, babe," yumakap uli ito kay Iñigo.

"Kailan ka pa dumating?" he asked.

"Just yesterday, pumunta ako sa inyo but tita told me na nandito ka, that's why I'm here," tumango lang si Iñigo.

Nagpunta ang lahat sa living room at doon umupo. Tapos na rin ang interior sa living room. Magkatabing umupo si Martina at Iñigo sa mahabang sofa.

"How's living in the limelight?" Reghie asked Martina.

"It was great!"

"You're here for a project. Aren't you?" si Reghie uli.

"Um. Not totally. I have some projects that I need to do, but I'll stay here for good." Tumingin ito kay Iñigo.

"I want to stay with Iñigo again," Martina added. Tumingin si Iñigo sa dalaga.

"Masaya ang modeling, pero mas masaya parin ako n'ong magkasama kami ni Iñigo," humilig ito sa balikat niya, wala naman masabi si Iñigo at napabuntong hininga na lang.

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"Bwesit naman oh! So frustrating!" Inis na inis si Cassandra habang nag aayos ng interior ng resthouse.

"This is not good, this is not good, this is not good!" She repeated the mantra over and over again.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Lumingon si Cassandra.

"Redge," tumingin uli siya sa ginagawa niya.

"I think this not good," She said as she looke up on the wall.

"It's good kaya," Reghie said as she looked up on the wall too. 

"It's not good enough. I need to change it, may mali e, either the design nor the color. What do you think?" Still looking on the wall.

"Or maybe, you have to change your mood first, baka 'yon ang may mali," Kunot noo niya itong tinignan.

"Well, kailan ka pa hindi naging sigurado sa gawa mo?" Umiling na lang si Cassandra at umakyat sa hagdan at kinuha ang decor.

"Wait up, Andra, 'wag mo munang alisin," pigil sa kanya ni Reghie.

"Iñigo come," narinig niyang tawag ni Reghie, hindi niya  ito pinagkaabalahang lingunin.