Married Twice (Del Fuego series #1)

CHAPTER 22

THYLANE'S POV:

I'm here at my office. Fixing my things though I'm not going to work. My brother Xavier was the one who's managing the hospital. The hospital that I own but I can't even remember about that. I know a lot about that hospital work but I don't like working in the hospital. Saka na kapag kaya ko na. And also, I'm planning to work somewhere. Kahit sa mga coffee shops lang. Basta hindi ako ma-bore.

Habang nag-aayos ako ng gamit ay may pumasok sa isip ko. May mga bagay talaga na kahit hindi natin gusto ay pumapasok sa isip natin.

Si Gabriel.

d-.-b

Hindi ko alam pero noong nakilala ko siya, gusto kong matuwa. Well, it's true na natuwa ako pero...something felt different. I felt something different. He is not familiar. He doesn't look familiar. And what's making me more confused is I felt pain in from the very bottom of my heart. I'm pretty sure that I haven't seen him before. But I've heard his name. I remember the time mom and my friends are talking in the kitchen.

I just sighed and shooked my head and finished arranging my stuff. I'm putting the hour glass on the side of my table when dad's voice spoke behind me.

"Tala..." he called.

"Dad." I said, turning around to face him.

"Can we talk?" he asked. Medyo nagtaka ako kung bakit pero agad rin naman akong nakaisip ng posibleng sagot. Baka tungkol iyon sa nangyari kanina.

"Yes, dad."

He nodded. "Good. Let's go inside my office." aniya bago tumalikod at nanguna sa paglalakad. Inilapag ko naman ang mga hawak ko bago ako sumunod sa kaniya. Isinarado ko rin muna ang pintuan ng office ko bago ako lumakad papunta sa office ni daddy.

Habang tinatahak ang pasilyo ay lumilingon-lingon ako sa mga dingding. Tinitignan ko ang mga litrato na nakasabit sa mga pader. Saka lang ako natigil nang matapatan ang pintuan na pinasukan ni daddy. Kanina pa kasi siya nakarating sa office niya. Binagalan ko kasi ang paglalakad.

Hindi naman na ako kumatok at basta na lamang binuksan ang pintuan saka dire-diretsong pumasok sa opisina niya. Nang makapasok ay nakita ko si dad na nakaupo sa swivel chair sa harapan ng lamesa niya.

"What is it, dad?" I asked.

"Sit down." iminuwestra niya ang upuan na nasa harap ng lamesa niya. Naglakad naman ako papalapit roon at umupo. "Hindi ko nagustuhan ang ginawa mong pagtakas, Tala." ang sinabi ni dad ay pinayuko ako. Hindi muna ako nagsalita at hinayaan muna siya. "We understand that you really want to go home but I hope you also understand that you need to recover."

"But Nancy needs to recover too." I pointed out.

"But she's not that risky and sensitive unlike you." dad said making me surrender. Mali nga naman kasi talaga ang ginawa ko. "Tala, you know that you can't do any hazardous actions. And flying here to the Philippines without even telling us could get you in trouble."

"E, safe naman akong nakarating." sagot ko.

"What if not?" dad raised his brow. "Only God knows what can happen to you while riding the plane. If something happens to you do you think the other people could help you?" he asked. I didn't answered. "Maybe just some basic medication, yes pero iyong may kinalaman sa ulo mo—paano?"

d-.-b

He's right.

"Another thing, you should've went straight to the house after the plane landed. Just like what I've said, you can't do any hazardous actions. And we can't say what can happen to you bago ka umuwi ng bahay kanina." aniya pa. Talaga namang hindi na ako makasagot dahil wala na akong lusot. "And we're hiding you, Tala. We have already told you this for so many times. This is for your safety. That is why we are keeping you from other people. It's because we don't want to happen whatever happened before."