Chapter Fourteen: The Gap
"Mr. Cardoza... everything is going to be okay."
"I know... ako lang ang hinde, ako lang ang hindi okay."
Gusto kong matawa sa reaksyon ni Adrian nang malaman niya na bibisita si Mrs. Cardoza, his mother.
She is famous, she started out as model or something and then now here she is, the woman who owns almost everything in the fashion industry in the Philippines.
Nasilayan ko siya kasal ni Genevieve at Ares, she is gorgeous, she is so beautiful, she doesn't even look like her age kahit ako nagulat kasi she looks so young.
"Do you want me to get some drinks for her? O meryenda?" kalmado kong tanong pero pinipigilan kong matawa.
He turns around to face me and shook his head in disbelief, he knows that I wanted to laugh and I find his actions as of this moment quite amusing.
"Ha ha ha, right, this is funny, huh?"
"I know, it's not funny. Drinks... or snacks?" tanong ko ulet at hinablot yung hawak niyang mga dokyumento mula sa kamay niya.
"Red velvet cake, she loves... red velvet cakes... and red wine."
"Di ba masyado pang maaga para uminom ng alcohol?"
"I know. Americano. Just get Americano."
May usap usap na perfectionist daw siya, she's strict when choosing the right fashion designers for her brand, the right celebrities or influencers to invite into Casa di Cardoza—yun ang sabi sabi.
"Bakit daw siya bibisita?" tanong ko naman pagkatapos kong umorder nang red velvet cake gamit ang telepono dito sa opisina niya.
"She returned from fashion week in Paris, she missed me... obviously, but I think it's about something else. I have a feeling what it is already..." he sighed.
'Di ko maintindihan... may dapat ba silang pagusapang dalawa na importante?
'Di pwedeng namimiss lang ni Mrs. Cardoza ang anak niya?
Normal lang naman iyon.
Or maybe she's proud of what her son had been doing so far, the agency is doing great these past few weeks.
Yun.
Yun ang akala ko.
"Have you thought about another blind date?"
"Mom!"
Now I get it.
Now I get why.
Narinig siguro ni Mrs. Cardoza na pumunta ng mga blind date 'tong si Adrian, the last one was when that girl tried to kiss him, 'di ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko nung time na yun but now that I think about it... hindi pa rin ang tama yung ginawa nung babae.
Hindi naman din pinipilit si Adrian na magpakasal din, but I guess pressure will always be there to haunt him.
"I'm telling you, Ian. If you're taking this blind date thing seriously, might as well help you, your dear mother."
Halos sasabog na yata ang mukha ni Adrian, pulang-pula yung pisngi niya, inubos niya yung buong baso ng diet coke sa kaba at gulat.
It was good at first.
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