By Your Side

Chapter 34

Irene

New Year is already done. Greggy celebrated new year with his family in Iloilo. And my family and I celebrated new year in Ilocos, in Dad's hometown which is in Sarrat.

Now, it's January 8. Greggy already came back and now he's asking me to go in his office.

Pinagiisipan ko pa kung pupunta talaga ako dahil tinatamad ako magdrive ngayon.

Kinukulit niya talaga kanina pa. He keeps messaging and calling me.

Then I saw Kuya, he's about to leave. "Kuya!" I called him, he then looked at me.

"Aalis ka?" I asked. "Oo, bakit? nagpaalam ako." he replied, I chuckled.

Napagalitan kasi kagabi, umalis nanaman ng walang paalam.

"Pasabay ako." I uttered. "Saan ba punta mo? susunduin ko lang si Liza sa bahay nila Mama." he said.

"Sa office ni Greggy. Madadaanan mo ba?" I asked. "Hindi, pero idaan na kita doon. Kesa naman mag-taxi ka pa. Alam ko namang tinatamad ka magdrive."

Napa-palakpak naman ako. "Oh sandali, maliligo lang ako!" I yelled.

"Ano, maliligo ka pa?!" he hissed. "Alangan!" I replied. I immediately went to my room and get the towel before going to my bathroom.

Habang naliligo, narinig ko naman na bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ko. Baka si Kuya lang.

"Irene, dalian mo." oh siya nga. "Sandali!" I hissed. After I took a bath, I immediately went to my closet.

I'll wear a trouser and blouse. I'll also wear a blazer. Nagsuot na rin ako ng flats at lumabas na.

"Ang tagal mo." Kuya hissed. Hindi ko na siya pinansin at dumiretso sa vanity table ko.

Inayos ko lang yung buhok ko at hindi na ako naglagay ng make up. Mas maganda ang simple.

Inayos ko na rin yung bag na gagamitin ko at inip na inip na talaga si Bonget ngayon.

"You'll blower your hair pa?" he asked, I nodded. "But slight lang." I answered.

I immediately get my blower and started blowing my hair. Lumapit naman sa akin si Bonget.

"Akin na." he uttered and get the blower and hair comb from me.

Then he started doing what i am doing earlier. "Magsuot ka na ng earrings, necklace, bracelet dali! Ang tagal." he hissed, I laughed.

Sinunod ko naman yung utos niya. And when he's done. "Tara na, hinihintay na ako." he uttered.

I just then followed him then Ate saw us. "Aano ka?" she asked, me.

"Sa office ni Greggy, pakisabi nalang kay Mommy ha. Nagmamadali kasi yung isa." hinalikan ko nalang yung pisngi niya ng mabilisan at lumabas na.

Then Kuya opened the door for me. "I thought may kasama kang driver." I uttered when he sat on the driver seat.

"Hindi na." he replied. Umalis na rin kami at habang nasa daan, nakita ko naman ang Burger King.

"Kuya daan tayo please.." I uttered. "Irene, nagmamadali ako." he replied.

"Hindi naman matagal 'yan. Bibili lang ako ng food ni Greggy, anong oras na oh." I hissed.

It's already 11:02 and I already told him earlier that I'm lazy to go in his office, inshort hindi ako pupunta. So this is a surprise.

Kuya just sighed at turn right going to the Burger King.

Walang nakapilang kotse kaya kami na agad. "Anong gusto mo, Kuya? my treat." I uttered.