LCS 9: Caleb Carson (Completed)

Chapter 16

EVERYTHING went back to normal when they came back. Halos hindi ulit sila magkita ni Caleb kahit nasa iisang hospital lang naman sila nagta-trabaho, at sa kasamaang palad pa, ang palagi niyang nakakasalubong ay ang sira ulo na kapatid nito.

Caliber was back teasing her to no end. Minsan ay kahit may pasyente siya na kinakausap bigla nalang papasok si Caliber sa loob ng clinic niya, kapag tinanong naman niya kung ano ang kailangan nito. He'll just shrugged his shoulders and left after tapping his phone like he's texting someone.

Her parents went back to France, nangako ang mga ito na babalik ulit pero hindi nila alam kung kailan lalo na at busy silang pareho sa pag handle ng business nila. His father owns a chocolate factory. Umuwi lang naman sila sa Pilipinas para bisitahin siya, pero bilang isang mabuting anak, nilayasan niya ang mga ito at nagliwaliw sa Cebu.

Avis sipped on her iced coffee while checking her social media accounts, she gain a lot of likes because of her pictures in cebu, and comments. Ang tsismosa na si Marga ang nangunguna,sunod ang mga kaibigan ni Caleb. They're just commenting the same thing.

"Cebu as a friend." She read it loud. Kumunot ang noo ni Avis sa mga ito, but then she remembered that Caleb introduced her as a friend. That put her on a sour mood.

Avis fixed her face when her mother called. Agad naman niya itong sinagot. She still felt guilty for leaving and had a wonderful vacation in Cebu, samantalang ang mga magulang niya ay umuwi sa Pilipinas para makita siya.

"Ma!" She beamed.

Her mother smiled and showes her father working his ass off. Workaholic as ever.

[How are you? As you can see I'm bored. Napaka workaholic naman kasi nitong tatay mo! And you're not here, wala akong mahihila para maglibang sa Mall. Hell, I don't want to be with Rayleigh!] Pagrarant ng mama niya.

Rayleigh, Caleb's mother, bugged her mother nonstop when they were in Cebu. That's how they were. Her mother was a good friend of Caleb's mother before his dad came into the picture. Rayleigh loves bugging Veronica and Veronica easily gets irritated but still want her friend attention. Ganoon ang ugali ng mama niya.

"You seems pretty cool to me, Ma. I heard Tita Rayleigh is there? Araw araw ko kasing nakakasalubong ngayon sa Hospital si Tito." Pagk-kwento niya.

Caleb's father retired a long time ago, ever since Caleb graduated. Hindi niya alam kung paano na ha-handle ni Caleb ang maging Doctor at business man at the same time. It looks hard. No wonder he looks like a walking zombie.

[Wala akong pakialam kay Rayleigh! Nangungunsumi na ako sa kanya, panay ang reto sa bunso niyang anak! Ang daming binibida e gusto ko nga 'yung panganay niya! You know what she said?! She told me to divorce my husband and marry his first born! Oh God! That woman! She never changed! I hate her guts!] High blood na sabi nito.

Avis covered her mouth and bit her lowel lip to stop her self from laughing so hard. Her Tita Rayleigh was really something. Veronica, her dearest mother was always calm and collected whenever someone's pissing her off, nakita na niya 'yon. Kahit gaano kapikon ang mama niya sa mga nakaka meeting nito para sa business nila, ni minsan hindi niya ito nakitang nag rant.

Not until she met Caleb's mother.

Na kaya pala asar na asar ang mama niya ay dahil may past ang mga ito. And she used that 'past' to affect her relationship with Caleb. Hindi pa nito kilala si Caliber noon kaya ang alam ng mama niya ay isa itong maamong tupa.

[Don't you dare laugh!]

"I'm not..." She said biting her lower lips. "Okay, I can't do this!" Avis burst out laughing. Nakatingin na sa kanya ang ibang mga customers pero wala lang sa kanya.