After All: Eccentric Collection No.1

Chapter 29

WARNING!!!
MATURED. CONTENT. ALERT.

E.C. 1

She gulped and looked away. It was just like yesterday when they're together. Happy being inlove. But it's different now. Marami na ang nangyari at nagbago. She don't want to lay on hopes. She learned how to be contented because she's scared to be hurt again. Maybe they destined to be just like this. Tanggap na nya iyon. Ayaw na nyang ipilit pa kung hindi naman sila ang nakalaan sa huli. Siguro nga eto ang nakatadhana sa buhay nya.

She met him and then left her with Teo as a present. Ngunit para sa kanya, higit pa don ang anak. 

She witnessed her son to smile and laugh many times before pero iba ang nakikita nya ngayon. This scenary is worth to keep. Watching her son being happy to her father at last after being away with him is priceless. Palihim nyang itinago ang sakit sa sarili. She's sorry because she can't give her child a family he deserve.

Galing sila sa isang sikat na amusement park. Lourdrx insisted to drive them all to his car. Wala namang problema dahil ngayon lang sila nagkasamang mag ama at malugod nyang naiintindihan yon pero nung lumabas na sila mula sa opisina nito, her car is nowhere to be found. Hinarap nya ito nang may pagtataka sa mukha and Lourdrx blankly faced her. Sinabi nito na pinahatid nya pabalik ang sasakyan nya sa bahay nila.

"I'll take you both home. Safe." He said sounded sure.

Jastine only nodded. She didn't ask how did he know they're place. He's not Lourdrx Willson with nothing to know.

"I'm not your driver."

Masungit na aniya nito sa kanya matapos isira ang binuksan nyang pinto ng sasakyan sa likod. He hop in to the car while she's still outside, confused.

Anong problema nya?

"Mommy! Let's go!" Teo called her.

Sinundan nya ang boses ng anak at nakitang nasa passenger seat ito. Teo tapped the seat.  Nang lingonin nya ang nasa katabing upuan, nahuli nyang iniwas nito ang tingin sa kanya. Sumakay na sya and she put Teo on her lap.

While on the road, she keep brushing her fingers to her son's head and Teo played to her hair. He also singing some nursery song he memorized. At hindi nya mapigilang sabayan ang anak na paminsan minsan nyang kinikiliti.

"Baa, baa, black sheep. Have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir. Three bags full." Jastine.

Teo giggled when she poke his tiny waist.

"One for the master and one for the dame." Teo sang in the middle of his laughs.

Jastine pinched her son's cheeks.

"One for the little boy who lives down the lane."

She stopped but Teo amazingly looked to the man who's driving.

"You know that song daddy?"

Hindi man sya deretsong nakatingin dito gaya ng anak nya ngunit nahagip ng mata nito ang paglingon sa kanila.

"Yeah." He said with a glimpse of smile and patted his son's head.

Inubos ng mag ama ang oras sa kwentuhan habang nasa byahe at nakatanaw lang si Jastine sa labas. Ni hindi nya namamalayan ang patagong sulyap ni Lourdrx sa kanya.

"How's your mom there?" Biglang tanong nito sa gitna ng paguusap nila ng anak.

Jastine didn't move to her place and still looking outside but her ears is dearly listening to them after Lourdrx mentioned her.