EMPANADA ADVENTURES
Someone once said that the best don't stick around when you treat them poorly, only the desperate does.
Does that make Alessandro Wu desperate?
"What are you gonna do now?" imik ni Valdemar na nakaupo sa waiting shed ng ospital sa lobby, katabi sa upuan si Alessandro, na halos subsob ang mukha sa kanyang mga kamay.
"I don't know. I gotta do something." mahina ngunit kaswal nitong tugon sa kanya, nang hindi siya tinitignan. Napakapit na lamang sa bulsa ng kanyang jacket si Valdemar.
"Have you talked to her?" Alessandro shook his head.
"She seemed very worried with her Dad. She's becoming very distant too."
After then, silence flooded. Alessandro broke it himself.
"Man, pakisabi naman kay Jourdan, baka binabantayan niya pa si Callie, balitaan niya ako kung anong nangyayari sa kanya."
Valdemar could read the expression in his brows, and there is this fear and anxiety lingering in his voice. Umiwas na lamang siya ng tingin.
"Kahit siya hindi niya alam." he muttered, as he purse his lips. Napabuntong hininga si Alessandro.
"She's been through things too, these past days... I can't even explain it." pikong anas ni Valdemar sa kanya, and Ales cannot seem to throw questions at him further.
Napakapit na lamang sa sariling batok si Ales.
Just when they ended their coversation, is the arrival of Jourdan Romano, in her white sando, bruised lip and bandaged shoulder.
Ales cannot help but gawk at Jourdan's situation. Is this what Valdemar meant?
Pinanood ni Ales si Valdemar na aligagang tumayo upang salubungin ang nobya.
For a moment, nakita ni Ales ang takot sa mukha ni Jourdan, hanap-hanap ang mukha ni Valdemar sa paligid. When she finally saw him, agad din niyang tinungo ang lalaki at alalang hinawakan ang mukha.
"I'm confused, what are you doing here? Are you shot? Are you hurt? May masakit ba sa'yo?" aligaga niyang tanong sa kanyang nobyo na labis ang pag-aalala.
Lumingo si Valdemar, saka hinalikan ang magaspang na kamay ng dalaga dulot ng mga kalyo.
"I'm okay." at doon lamang napahinga ng malalim si Jourdan. The anxiety in her eyes soon switched to longing and soft gazes at him. Alessandro can never deny that.
"Callie's dad is delivered here for a heart surgery. Apparently he got a heart attack."
Hindi nakaimik si Jourdan sa sinabi ng lalaki, saka lamang napansin ang presensya ni Alessandro sa waiting shed.
"Where's Callie?" tanong ni Jourdan. Valdemar pointed the room nearest the waiting shed.
"How are you? How did everything go?" ngayon nama'y alalang tanong ni Valdemar. But as if Jourdan is trying to divert the topic, she brushed his hair with her fingers as if fixing his hair.
"I missed you." Valdemar opened his mouth to speak but cannot utter any word.
"How much?"
Napangisi si Jourdan at napairap sa kanya, saka nanuya. "Oh, please."
Napangiti na lamang si Valdemar.
For the entire night, Jourdan joined the three, waiting for Callie to at least come out from the room. But it took 4 hours and 2 in the morning before she got out the room. Gayon lamang ang pagkagulat niya nang madatnan ang mukha ni Kuya Valdemar, Sister Nath ... at si Alessandro. Matiyagang naghintay sa kanya, pinilit na ginising ang sarili sa buong oras na paghihintay.
BINABASA MO ANG
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