Chapter 44

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Today

"Kuya! Someone's calling from the firm." I gave him the telephone.

IVI Law Firm. All along siya pala ang nagpapadala ng one hundred thousand sa account ko.

Simula nung lumipat siya rito sa bahay ay puro tawag mula sa firm ang nasasagot ko. Kulang na lang magtrabaho na ako bilang sekretarya niya.

"Tell them I am not here, I'm on a leave." Bulong niya nang pahiyaw.

Nagkibit balikat ako bago ko ipasa sa kanya ang telepono. Pwede namang siya ang magsabi bakit kailangan pang idamay niya ako sa trabaho niya?

Hinilot niya ang kanyang sentido habang nakikipagusap sa telepono. He's on a leave. Ano ba ang hindi maintindihan ng mga kliyente niya doon?

Matapos niyang makipagusap ay matalim na tingin ang ibinigay niya sa akin. I raised a brow on him. It's not my fault. Kung ano ang trabaho niya ay labas na ako roon. Kasalanan ko ba kung ayaw kong makipagusap sa kliyente niya? Hindi! I have the rights to decline.

"Let's go out. Samahan mo ako, gusto kong bisitahin si Dad."

Kahit tumanggi ako sa gusto niya ay hinila pa rin niya ako. Kung ano anong republic act ang binabanggit niya sa akin nang hindi ako kumibo sa kanya, nakakahilo.

The open space cemetery welcomed us. The afternoon breeze hugs my body. My life had been twisted like a freaking movie. Ang daming nangyari at mukhang marami pang mangyayari. Akala ko nga tahimik na noon ang buhay ko pero biglang sumulpot 'tong surot na 'to at sinabing kapatid ko siya. Ang daming alam nung mundo, manong kung papahirapan ako ay isahang bagsak na lang, hindi yung paunti-unti. Nakakasawa.

We rode his SUV. Iba't ibang sasakyan ang nakaparada sa garahe sa bahay. Natabunan na nga ang mercedes benz ko dahil sa dami niyang kotse. Ang daming kotse pero ayaw bumili ng bahay.

He also bought a car for me.

"This is my very first visit after a year," he stated. "And I am happy since my little sister was here to accompany me." He wrapped his hands on my shoulders. Tinapik-tapik pa niya iyon ng tatlong beses.

I smiled at their tombstone. The cold wind blew my skin. Para akong niyayakap at pinapatulog sa sarap. The motherly hug that I miss, I felt it now.

I think my mom's indirectly telling me that it was okay on her. She believes in 'Everything happens for a reason.' Maybe she was thinking that Angelo happened to accompany me at this time of my life.

"Let's go for a vacation, Awi," Kuya said out of the blue.

I never allowed someone to call me Awi because it's my mom's nickname for me but this surot pushed to call me that, kaya wala na akong nagawa kundi hayaan siya.

"Where?"

"Let's travel even for a week."

Hindi ko natatandaang pumayag ako sa gusto ni Kuya pero heto ako ngayon sa eroplano papuntang Canada. I took a leave for two weeks. Gusto ko rin namang pumuntang Canada para makita ko naman ang taong 'yun. Miss ko na siya.

"Why are you so excited, Awi?"

"I'm gonna visit Xywon. I've never seen him for almost four years."

"You're another best friend."

"Yes. How did you know that?" I was thinking he will assume that Xywon is my boyfriend because every other person will think that there is something between a man and a woman even though they were just a friend, those people are the one who always wants to spread issues and such even though there's no confirmation after all.

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