“Hello” Andrew said widely beaming when Tatay Benjo told Gara and Winona that he was the one who brought the gifts. Gara remained stunned while Winona runs to Andrew and hugs him“Papa Andreww” she excitedly screams.
“How are you Winona? Hello Gara!” Andrew said
“Grabe, sobrang gwapo mo naman ngayon. Hiyang na hiyang ka sa Switzerland” Winona said
“Good to see you again. How are you?” Andrew asked but he was looking at Gara “Damn, you are much prettier now” he says to himself
His stare does not escape Winona’s “Ako ba kausap mo o si bff?” she asked. “Huh?” Andrew replied.
“O sige wag mo nang sagutin alam ko na. Sa iyo ba yung kotse na nasa labas?” Winona said
“Yeah” Andrew replied. “Ang ganda na ng kotse mo ha, siguro naman hindi mo na ako pagtutulakin kapag nakisakay ako dyan” Winona said.
“Don’t worry sure na ako na hindi na titirik yang kotse ko ngayon” Andrew said
“Grabe Tisoy, hindi na kita mareach, saka galante ka nang mag-regalo ngayon. Dati squid ball lang ipinagdadamot mo pa” Winona said
“Salamat sa pasalubong” Gara finally speaks
“You’re Welcome” Andrew replied with eyes gleaming
“Ano ba ginagawa mo dyan sa may pinto iho, halika nga dito sa loob” Nanay Merced said
“Paalis na rin po kasi ako Tita” Andrew said
“Aalis ka na? Eh kakarating lang namin eh. Mamaya ka na umuwi Tisoy” Winona said
“Kanina pa kasi ako dito, at saka idinaan ko lang naman talaga yung mga pasalubong. Atsaka baka kailangan nang magpahinga ni Tito at Tita” Andrew said though he was wishing that Gara would stop him from leaving
“Winona, Andrew is a busy man” Gara scolded Winona “Thank you sa mga pasalubong Andrew”she told Andrew.
“Oo nga naman Winona, nakakahiya kay Andrew mukhang hindi pa sya nakakapagpahinga. Mukhang dito yan dumiretso galing opisina” Tatay Benjo seconded.
“O sya, hindi na rin kita pipigilin iho kasi gabi na rin naman talaga. Pero ipangako mo na babalik ka bago ka bumalik sa Switzerland. Maghihintay ako” Nanay Merced said
“Kasi naman bakit hindi mo sinabing pupunta ka eh di sana umuwi kami ni Gara nang maaga. Pwede namang gawin namin ni Gara ang inventory bukas ng umaga” Winona lamented
“Sige next visit advice ko si Tita” Andrew said.
"Talaga babalik ka?" Winona asked
"Oo naman kung pwede pa akong bumalik" Andrew said looking at Gara because he meant differently on what he just said.
"Anytime pwede kang bumalik iho" Tatay Benjo said tapping Andrew's shoulder.
“Salamat po. Alis na po ako Tito, Tita, Winona, Gara nice to see you again” Andrew said
“Thank you for the visit Andrew” Gara said.
“Halika iho ihahatid na kita sa labas” Tatay Benjo said.
Upon stepping out of the house, Winona quickly reprimanded Gara “Bff naman eh, bakit mo pinaalis?”
“Eh gusto nang umalis eh, bakit pipigilan mo?”Gara replied
“Manhid ka ba? Obvious naman na gusto pang mag-stay ni Andrew, nahihiya lang kasi baka ayaw mo syang makita” Winona said
“Eh kasi naman, hindi naman ako prepared na daratnan ko sya dito sa bahay ngayong gabi” Gara confesses.
“Anak, tinatawagan kita kanina pero cannot be reach ang telepono mo, nag send pa ako ng text sa yo” Nanay Merced said. Gara quickly checks on her phone and found that it is turned off.
“Nakapatay nga ang phone ko” Gara disappointed ly said.
“Matagal na ba syang nandito Nay?” Winona asked.
“Oo naman, dito na nga naghapunan eh” Nanay Merced replied. “Ayos ka lang ba anak?”
“Oo naman po Nay, bakit naman po hindi” Gara replied
“Pero bff, aminin mo nakakalaglag panty lalo si Andrew. Sobrang gwapo ngayon, hindi na mukhang five years old” Winona said
“Three years naman na ang nakakaraan, it’s about time na magmature yung itsura nya” Gara said
“Kamusta naman ang puso mo bff?” Winona asked
“Buhay pa naman ako, so malamang tumitibok pa” Gara said
“At tumitibok pa para kay Andrew” Winona said
“Pwede ba Winona, tumigil ka nga sa kalokohan mo, kung anu-ano ang sinasabi mo” Gara said
“Hay naku Winona, tigilan mo na yang kaibigan mo, hayaan mo na sya, aamin din yan” Tatay Benjo said
“Tay naman eh, pati ikaw nakikisali pa” Gara protested
“Tigilan nyo na nga si Graciana. Sige na anak magpahinga ka na” Nanay Merced then Gara just went to her room without saying any words.
“Kayo namang dalawa, tantanan nyo nga yang si Gara, masyado kayong mainipin. Aamin din yan, maghintay lang tayo” Nanay Merced said then the three of them laugh.
In her room Gara remained mum. She could not believe seeing Andrew in their house for a long time. She wanted to run to him and hug him then tell him that she loves him still. But Andew prefers to go instead of staying when he sees her.
She could not blame him for acting that way. She was the one who ended their almost three years relationship, she is insane if she will expect a warm greetings from him? But why did he comes here, why did he bother to bring gifts for the whole family. "And why not? It is only my relationship with him that ended but not his with my parents" she whispered while staring Andrew's gift for her. "He still knows what I want and what I need" she told herself smiling
She misses him so much and she wishes another encounter with him soon.
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“She smiles at me but it did not reach her eyes. Unlike earlier when she was with Jake, I saw how happy she was” is Andrew’s thought while he drives homes. He does not have anyone in his mind but Gara. Good thing he was able to control himself from hugging her when she was a few feets away from him. His longing to win her back surges.
When Andrew reaches home, he was engaging as to send a text message to Gara or not, after a few minutes he chooses the latter. The way he sees her earlier, she is no longer happy to see him so sending her a message may ruin his plan on winning her back.
He will be going back to Switzerland in less than a month while Gara and Jake will be leaving for Malaysia in three weeks. He has very little time so he needs to strategize. But how will it be possible if she only reports for work once a week while he will be very busy attending to the appointments of his Dad which were set before his attack.
The only way he thought is for Jake and Gara to break-up the soonest possible time. But how will he make it happen?
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Andrew kahit kelan walang magaganap na break up between Gara and Jake dahil hindi naman sila in a relationship. 😧😧😧
Ligaw na lang ulit, sabi nga ni Tatay Benjo, Nanay Merced at Winona, aamin din yang si Gara, wait lang 😉
Thanks as always peeps. 😚🤗
BINABASA MO ANG
Between Mind & Heart (Completed)
RomanceAndrew and Gara are college sweethearts. Both are taking up Architectural Course. They have happy relationship since their third year in college. But when conflicts came, they broke-up After three years of being apart, Andrew who remains being in...
