Perhaps Love

Prologue

"Earth to Francesca!"

"Anak ng!" Nagulat ako sa biglang pag imik ni Sue. Di ko namalayan na sa tabi ko pala sya. Tiningnan ko sya ng masama bago magsalita,

"What do you want?" Well for sure may kailangan to kaya nandito na naman sa table ko. Yung table niya kasi ay dun pa sa ikatlong cubicle. She is my friend and colleague. She can be nosy sometimes but I do love her.

She looked at me as if I said something bad. And I glare at her

"Oh come on, don't use that look at me, seriously my friend." At kinuha niya upuan na bakante at itinabi sakin at saka umupo.

"Well kanina pa ko doon nakatayo sa gilid at may sinasabi ako sayo pero mukhang wala ka sa sarili mo noh!" sabi niya at pinagkatitigan ako.

"Iniisp mo na naman yung past mo noh? Aminin mo!"

I sighed, "My sister's wedding will be next week" Pag amin ko sakanya, It's been almost 5 years since I came here in Philippines. I learned speaking tagalog. I learned so many things here that I didn't know when I was there in Canada. Napabuntong hininga na naman ako. Canada, my birth land so many memories, both happy and sad memories.

I look at my window and look the picture beside my laptop, napangiti ako pero kaakibat non ay takot.

"I'm afraid, Sue. I am really." Nagtatakang tanong at tumingin sakin si Sue.

"What are you afraid of? Kasal lang naman ng kapatid mo yon diba? Oh saka di k aba masaya? For good na din sila dito diba? May makakasama na kayo ng mga anak mo."

I look at her and smile, she didn't know the whole story though she's my friend but I didn't share everything to her. Not until this moment she realized something.

Napahawak sya sa bibig niya at hinawakan ako sa magkabila kong balikat, "Tell me the truth?! Isa lang ang pwedeng maging dahilan ng lahat ng toh, hmmmmmm" She glared at me and stood up.

"Oh my God! Is it because aattend din sa kasal ng kapatid mo yung Papa ng kambal?" napatingin ako sakanya, apaka talino hahaha.

And she sit again beside me, "Oh my God! Now I get it, hmmmm you lied to them, specifically to him that he's not the father."

I couldn't say anything. I look away and sighed.

Hinawakan niya ang baba ko para mapatingin ako sakanya, "Girl, you don't have to be afraid of it. Sya diba ang tumanggi na hindi sya ang ama ng dinadala mo, so he doesn't have the rights to be angry at you. Nagsinungaling ka lang na hindi sya ang ama dahil sa hindi naman niya tanggap na magkakababy sya noon sayo. So apparently you didn't do anything wrong. You just protected yourself and most of all your children from getting hurt more."

Tama naman sya, masyadong masakit ang nangyari non, na kinailangan ko magsinungaling para sa ikakatahimik niya at ikakasaya niya. I sighed.

"Don't think too much my friend, okay? Pede rin naman sabihin mo sa kapatid mo na hindi mo maisasama ang mga bata."

I smiled, "that can't be, my sister wants them to be there."

"Well," tumayo na sya, "ikaw bahala. Sige, I'm going back at my table now. I've heard we have a new Manager, and it will be his first day today."

I looked at her, "really?" I checked my notes. Oh yeah, our manager is transferred from here to one of our firm based in Canada.

"I guessed Ms. Diaz put you as his new secretary." Biglang banggit ni Sue.