My Lola's Girl (James & Devon)

chapter 8 - Sidetracked

         "Your flight has been booked. Please check your email to find the date and time of your take off. Pretty Joric will meet you at the airport and lend you everything you need and of course your passport. Good luck and have a safe journey." Joric intentionally sounded like the Voice Over we hear sa eroplano.

           "Thank you!" Devon tolerates his fancy.

            Humahagikgik si Joric sa kabilang linya. 

            "Pwede na ba ako'ng maging stewardess? Keri ng boses?" he asked

            "Someone very talented like you can be anyone you want Joric." she sincerely answered.

        "Aww! Touch naman ako. Hayaan mo, itetreat kita ng pamper de lux pagdating mo from Korea. Ipapa-spa at ipapa-make over kita. You're so plain. You need to curl up a bit." Now he's sounding like a beauty fairy. Natatawa na lang si Devon.

          "No thanks! I like the way I am now. Anyway, I check the itineraries you gave me the other day. There are five meetings arranged. What are these for?" good thing she remembered to ask. If these are corporate or business-related meetings, she should know what to expect in order to prepare beforehand.

      "I'm not sure too eh. Basta ang sabi lang ni Ms. Nora, meeting lang. I assume mga representatives ng companies na affiliated sa Vondutch. I bet coffee or tea meeting lang yan. You don't have to worry." Joric assured her.

             But she can't accept just like that. She'll prepare anyway.

            "How's Felix?" Joric suddenly asked. He was giggly about the man.

            "Why'd you ask?" she smirked.

            "Is he still hot?" Then he chuckles. "Paki HI ako sa kanya ha. Pag summer vacay, go ra ulit ako dyan just to check on him personally. Hihihi!"

            "He's still tan and and even more hard working. If your description of "hot" is someone as manly and tan as him, then I guess, he still is "HOT". tumawa si Devon. She can't believe she's tolerating a fancy conversation with Joric. In a while, pagkatapos nilang mag usap, her thoughts about her aunt Joy's past came back again. So she was resolved to find it out pag may oras na sya.

           Kinaumagahan, nagising sya sa malakas na busina ng track. Nang icheck nya ang time, alas syete na ng umaga. Late na syang nagising. Dati rati, alas singko pa lang, nagkakape na sya. Late din kasi sya nakatulog. Naghilamos, naggargle at nagpalit sya ng panlabas bago sya lumabas at nakita ang track. Andun na rin sina Felix at iba pang mga trabahador naghahakot ng mga kawayan at nilalagay sa track. Nakita nya si Aling Lea at Aling Lota na naghahanda ng mga tasa at biko at kape para sa mga trabahador. Nakita nya si Enrique na kausap ang kanyang auntie Joy. Pinuntahan nya ang mga ito. Ngumiti ang binata pagkakita sa kanya.

         "Good morning Devz. Pasensya ka na kung nagising ka ata dahil sa ingay namin dito sa labas." hinging paumanhin ni Enrique pero nakangiting nakatitig sa kanya.

            "Good morning too. Naku walang problema yun." ngumiti rin sya sa binata. Nang tignan nya ang kanyang auntie Joy, nakangiti ito nang makahulugan. "Good morning auntie!" humalik sya sa pisngi nito.

          "Baka gusto mong samahan si Enrique? Show him around. First time nya rito and he wanted to see what's keeping you here." her aunt smiles teasingly.