DARK LOVE

FOUR

Clive Sarmiento gwapo parin hanggang ngayon ang gago.

Kanina pa hindi mapakali si Calixta sa inu- upuan nya dahil sa mga matang nakamasid sa kanya .

Mag iisang oras na ang meeting nila at mag iisang oras na rin syang  uncomfortable sa pwesto nya ehh paano ba naman kasi kung maka tingin sa kanya si Clive ay parang lalamunin sya ng buhay.

"The designs and layout was good Architect Chavez  .I'm impressed." napangiti sya sa narinig mula kay Mr. Amon isa sa mga board of directors ng  SRE.

"Thank you sir,"

"But isn't it too fancy? Mukhang mahihirapan tayo sa target costumer natin nito ?"  Nakataas kilay na sabat naman ni
Ms.Lee .

"I agree with Ms.Lee , Besides our target costumer here are those average income people  ." seryosong sabi ni Ms. Santos.

"Hmm for me kasi kahit average income people lang sila they deserve better comfort zone too." -nakangiting ani  nya sa mga ito .

Well that's true dahil everyone deserves a comfortable zone.

"I never knew you are sentimental," nang uuyam na sabi ni Ms.Lee.

May galit ata to sa kanya ehh
Ang sama pa nga ng tingin.

Instead of getting offended Calixta stood up loud and proud in front of everyone.

" I'm not being sentimental here Ms.Lee
all I want to say is that  the designs  maybe fancy but it's worth taking for. Besides kahit  average income people lang ang target , we can still assure them the comfort and good services right? Wala naman sigurong favoritism diba?. Hindi naman porket average income people lang sila ay Hindi na nila deserve ang ganyang klaseng disenyo ng bahay ..   But if you all guys have something complain  about it we can change that one.We have a lot of options     you choose."

"The designs are good . I admit but the materials needed can cost high expenses." seryosong  Ani ni Mr.Belmonte sa kanya
Napatango naman ang karamihan bilang pagsang ayon  after what Mr.Balmonte said

"High expenses are worth it Mr. Belmonte
Kung ganito din naman ang design na gagamitin .I'll go with it. Besides para sa ano pa ang silbi ng Finance department right!?" Si Mr. Lapaz

Seryoso lang ang mukha nito mula kanina.

"Kaya nga hindi ba mahihirapan ang finance department dito?"

"Mahihirapan ? And why would they? The budget came from the company Mr.Santos kahit pa sabihing sa Finance ito nakapundo hindi parin sapat na dahilan yan . " nakataas kilay na ani Ni Mrs. Canabe

"We're talking about prestigious project here ladies and gentlemens on board , even though average income people are  our target costumers , we still can't change the fact  that this project is prestigious" sabat Ni Ms.Abarratigue sa usapan nila

"Good designs ft. High expenses is worth it."dagdag pa nito

Natahimik naman ang iba sa narinig .

Calixta sighs because of the tension that she felt lalo pa at kanina pa tahimik ang CEO ng SRE

"We will go with the designs ,Never mind the expenses in constructing .As what Ms.Abarratigue  said it's worth it . SRE never offers low class of services and quality ." a cold baritone voice from the CEO made them silence
Mariin  itong nakatingin sa kanila  marahil ay kanina pa ito nagmamasid.
No one dares to object the CEO because they know what his capabilities .

The mighty man stood up with power and authority  in front of them .

"Dismiss"  he said as he storm out from the conference room.

"OMG your here na" Calixta was greeted by her daughter when she got home from her long tiring day.

Nakita nya ang anak na nakaupo sa mahabang sofa habang nanonood ng TV.

Nginitian nya ang anak atsaka niyakap.

"Hi baby how the shopping?" Agarang tanong nya .

And with that Callie face lighten up na para bang may sinabi syang nakaka-good mood dito.

"It was so masaya mother .Look Tita pretty bought me a new dresses at Gucci then we eat to my favorite restaurant and then  we went to arcade .Oh I forgot we went to amusement park too then afterwards we---"

"Hep! Hep! Hep! Dahan dahan naman anak mahina ang kalaban," natatawang putol nya sa sasabihin nito .

Alam nya kasi na mas lalong hahaba Ang usapan Nila kapag hinayaan nya itong magnarrate sa harapan nya.

Sumimangot ang anak nya sa inasta nya .Hindi nya tuloy mapigilang mapangiti dito . Here daughter was so adorable and cute .No one can resist the true charm of Calliah  Chavez . 5 year old palang ito pero kung umasta ay parang matured na .Mukha ngang mas magaling pa ito sa kanya in terms of fashion eh . Palibhasa kasi si Crystal ang palaging nakakasama kaya ganun..

Kaya in short it's Crystal fault that her daughter was maarte .

Naglalambing na yumakap ang anak nya sa kanya .

"Momshie can we go shopping next time?"her daughter ask her as she pouted her lips .

"Hmm?Kaka shopping mulang today ah?"

"But iba parin yung ikaw yung kasama ko mommy" malungkot na ani nito sakanya .
Her face softened as she watch her daughter almost begging for her company.

Always kasi syang busy kaya hindi na nya  napagtuunan ng pansin ang anak.

"Sure baby .We will go to shopping next time ok?"

"But as for now , magbibihis muna si mommy so that I can prepare our dinner na okay?"

"Yeyy Thank you mommy" her daughter  jump in glee as she heared her answer.

Calixta kissed her daughter forehead bago nya ito iniwan sa sala para makapagbihis na.

Pumasok na sya sa kwarto nila para magbihis ng bigla syang mapahinto .

She almost forgot her encountered with Callie father . Sobrang kaba Ang naramdaman nya kanina pero pinilit  nya itong labanan . Hindi nya hahayaang wawasakin na naman ng lalaking iyon ang nanahimik nilang buhay na mag- ina

She sighs for the second time as she realized that  the world is so small.

And right in this moment paliit ng paliit narin ang ginagalawan nilang tatlo.

Sooner or later malalaman rin ni  Clive na hindi nya pinalaglag ang bata  .

And she knows that the catastrophe is  on its way toward them.