Timid Heart (Eligible Heiress #3)

Chapter 16

After Ate Hope's birthday, lumuwas na rin kaagad si Ate Serene and Kuya Dex papuntang Laguna to spend New Year with Kuya Dex's family.

Ako naman at sila Ate Hope ay naiwan sa mansyon dahil wala naman kaming ibang pupuntahan. We don't really celebrate New Year as grand as Christmas pero naghahanda pa rin kami para sa salubong ng bagong taon.

Sa aming huling araw sa Hacienda Hermosa ay gumising ako ng maaga para abangan si Lolo at samahan siya na mag-golf. I wore my white baseball cap, jacket, and workout leggings. Ready for the heat of the sun.

Nagpakuha ako ng face towel kay Manang Josie and readied a water for me and Lolo. Pinaayos ko na rin agad kay Manong Caloy ang mga gagamitin ni Lolo at nagpadagdag na rin ng para sa akin kahit hindi naman ako marunong mag-golf.

Lolo Joaquin smiled when he saw me at the living room at agad naman ako na tumayo para sabayan siya sa paglalakad papunta sa golf course.

This is his daily exercise. To walk around the Hacienda at kamustahin ang lahat ng makakasalubong na trabahador bago pumunta sa golf course at maglaro. Nakasunod naman si Mang Caloy sa aming likuran na minamaneho ang golf cart.

I asked Lolo to teach me how to golf. It's not that hard and complicated but I find it boring dagdag pa ng init ng araw. Paano pa si Lolo kung mag-isa lang siya rito araw-araw? Hindi ba ay mas boring iyon?

"Lo, do you always play alone?"

He swings his club gracefully and the golf ball flew somewhere far. I followed him where the ball goes and he started talking.

"Sometimes, I play with Ruben. That young man is good." Ngiti niya.

Naalala ko tuloy si Kuya Lorenzo nang banggitin niya ang pangalan ni Ruben pero pinili ko nalang na hindi sabihin kay Lolo ang nangyari. Wala namang nangyaring hindi maganda and in fact, narinig ko pa na binanggit ni Kuya Lorenzo kay Ate Hope pagkauwi namin nung araw na iyon na kinakamusta siya ni Ruben.

Ganoon lang siguro talaga. Men and women gets jealous and protective sometimes because they love their partner. Paminsan ay may selosan din na nangyayari sa amin ni Warayne but it's never a big deal to us. Never namin na pinag-awayan ang kung sino.

"Do your boyfriend play golf?"

"Warayne?" Gulat kong sabi sa biglaang tanong ni Lolo.

"Why? May iba pa bang boyfriend ang aking apo?" Nangingiti niyang tanong na agad ko naman na iniling ang aking ulo.

"Si Warayne lang po. Warayne is his name Lo. You don't like him that much." Medyo malungkot kong sabi.

Noong nabanggit ko sa kanya si Warayne ay wala siyang ibang nasabi at nang unang beses naman silang magkita ay pati ako natakot sa kanyang ipinakitang kasungitan. Hindi niya pa rin binabanggit ang pangalan ni Warayne hanggang ngayon so I figured that he doesn't really like him.

"Warayne Saavedra, grandson of Wilson Saavedra. A 29-year-old man who now runs the Saavedra Worldwide Holdings Incorporated. Do you want me to continue?" He asked.

I looked at my Lolo in astonishment. I don't think I want him to continue so I just shook my head. I thought he just keep on forgetting Warayne's name beacause he is not interested in getting to my boyfriend. But it seems that he knows more than enough.

Lolo stopped walking and came closer to me to rub my head. "You are the youngest and I know you, Apo. I want to protect all of you from all harm, but how will you learn?" He smiled. "I want to make sure that the man you will end up with can take care of you and protect you as much as I can."

My tears started to fall down my cheeks. It's like he is saying that he will be gone soon and this is what he is just waiting for. I know we can't have him for the rest our lives but I am not yet ready to lose another member of my family.