Draft

Chapter17-T and M

Mina should be gone now. I'm still pissed.

But as we enter the main gate, I saw Mina sitting, looking worried.

She immediately stood up upon seeing me and Life.

"Why are you still here? I said you better be not here."

"Diamond naman. Sorry na nga kase. Ikaw naman ang hirap hirap mo talagang suyuin."

"Stop talking. I don't wanna hear anything. And don't speak such language."

I said. Not anymore pissed but something like I-don't-wanna-talk-mood.

"Okay, here's your black coffee. With extra blackness. hahaha."

I took it. I don't drink coffee if it's not black.

"Go buy tickets, the next flight." I told Mina.

"Okay, wait for us here. Life, come with Mina please." he asked Life.

"Sure Mina. Mum wait for us okay?" Life said as she grabbed Mina's hands.

I'm just glad that I'm not the only person Life sees everyday. I don't want her to confine herself with me forever, I mean she has her life too.

I called Timothy back.

(Timothy Yuchengco, how may I help you?)

"Our flight's in an hour. Sure you don't wanna come?" I asked. Because the real plan was for him to come with us.

(I'm sorry, honey-)

"Stop calling me endearments. I'm not your girlfriend."

(You are so masungit. Alam mo 'yon? Haha. well, as I was saying, gusto ko naman talagang sumama. But Dad insists that I stay for his very important client.)

"Stop speaking Tagalog!And that client, is he more important than me?"

(Hey, what's wrong with speaking my native language? And please stop comparing yourself with business. If it wasn't for those clients, we wouldn't be able to afford paying our workers at the firm.)

Oh yes. Right.

"You are an Indiana native, not a Filipino."

(Of course not, I am a pure blooded Filipino. Mama and Daddy are both Filipino, so there.)

"Are we just going to argue about stupid things? Because I have more important stuffs to do."

(Okay I'm sorry. But about coming with you, I'll be there. I guess after two to three days. Just call me upon arrival. Please?)

"Will do. Hung up now, Mina and Life's coming. Call you soon."

(Okay, take care Hun.)

"Stupid." I said.

(Haha. Just let me call you honey. Bye now, take care of Life.)

"Whatever. Bye now."

I ended the call.

"We have to check in now. We're going on thirty." Mina said as they approached me.

"Okay." I stood up, grabbed Life's hand and then walk.

I was sipping my coffee when Mina said, "How long are we staying there? The firm needs you."

How long?

Long enough to see every single human on that country miserable.

"Quite long. Just get them work their ass off, they won't need me."