When Love Lasts

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I placed my phone back and proceed to dry my hair. He's been staying in their house for days since his siblings will go back to the US tomorrow.

After I dried my hair, I went to my closet. Wearing a poet sleeve, sweetheart cross-back body hughing dress and two inches stilletos, I feel so delightful.

I went back to my vanity mirror and comb my not-so-long hair, then I put a light make up on my face.

When I feel I'm done, I went out of my room. I walked towards Mommy's room and twisted the knob, it's not locked so I went inside. She's just done with her hair.

"I see you're done" she commented. She still look 'imeldific' with her terno. Of course terno is her thing and no one can take those away from her.

When we are all ready, we got into the car and head to their house. Agad naman kaming sinalubong ni Tita Emma at Tito Luisito.

We went to their kitchen to see their long table full of foods. Parang silang magpapa-piyesta.

Greggy pulled a chair for me and after that, he sat beside it. Katabi ko rin si Gwen at sa harap ko ay si Bongbong.

The dinner started and so is the chika. When we are done, itinuloy nila ang kwentuhan sa sala. As for us, pinabantay sa amin ang mga bata.

They are playing here in the orchard and Greggy and I were asked to look after them.

Gagawa-gawa kasi ng bata tapos kami ang pagbabantayin. Ano yon, sila lang ang chichika doon.

"How's work?" I asked Greggy. We are sitting on a porch swings while looking at the kids playing.

Natahimik siya bago sumagot. "It was... good. Okay lang naman"

"You seem hesitant to answer. May problema ba?"

"Wala" he looked at me and smiled. "It was tiring but it's good. Sanay naman na ako"

I know and I can feel that he has a problem right now. But if he doesn't want to open up to me, I'll try to understand. Iintindihin ko siya sa abot ng makakaya ko.

"Anong oras ang flight nila Ate mo bukas?" tanong ko ulit. But I didn't get any response. I looked at him, nakatulala lang siya sa sa baba.

He looks out of his reverie kaya pumitik ako sa harapan niya, "Hello, earth to my Greggy!" I chuckled.

"S-sorry. What is it again?" he scratched the back of his head.

"Are you really okay? I was asking what time is their flight tomorrow."

"Seven pm pero dapat before seven nasa airport na. Will you come?"

"Huwag na. Baka may gagawin din ako bukas. As for you, mister, baka hindi ka na naman sasama sa kanila ha" I uttered.

"Oo na, sasama na." he chuckled and put his arm around my shoulder. Parang napipilitan pa. "Look at Aumyrrh and Borgy, they can't catch up to Theia and Myreah" he stated.

Oh, iniiba ang topic. I see.

"Will you really not tell me what's going on with you this past few days?" pagbabalik ko sa tanong ko kanina.

"Eto naman, wala ngang problema. I just worked on important papers tapos mga meetings ganon. Everyday is very tiring kaya siguro ako nags-space out" he chuckled again.

Bahala ka nga. Ayaw mong sabihin, edi huwag.

Nang napagod na ang mga bata, pumasok na kami. Sakto namang tapos na sila kaya nagpaalam na kami para umuwi.

"I know, I'll stay." banggit agad ni Greggy nang magtama ang mata namin.

Good boy.

Nakipag-beso ako kila Tita bago ako umuna sa sasakyam ni Mommy.