Love at Stake (BongLeni)

Chapter 12

Leni just looks at her car's window, observing Syna but then Syna look at her way. She's walking down to approach her car.

Leni slowly lower down the window and Syna looked surprised to see her.

"Hi Syna" Leni greeted her. Syna did not respond. "Long time no see" Leni added.

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Bongbong keep on calling Leni but she's not answering her phone. He's getting worried about her since Tasia said no one has seen her yet since last night, she also did not go home.

He keep pacing, cannot even work.

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Bella went inside Irene's house. She's welcomed by Irene, "where have you been hija?" Irene asked.

"School mom" she said coldly.

"You should eat, you look so exhausted" Irene said to her but she did not respond inside she just raise her hand recognizing her adoptive mom's suggestion.

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"Oh anak, bat ngayon ka lang?" Seryo asked Tasia. She blessed to him and then sit on their chair. "Naku tay, daming gulo sa opisina"

"Napanood ko nga, eh kamusta na ba?"

"Ayun tay, napa payag ko naman si madame na pumayag sa gusto nung multo"

Seryo laughed, "multo?"

"Oo tay, si Sandra yung anak nung ginulangan neto ni madame. Bat may mga ganung tao no tay? Grabe yung mundo ng mga mayayaman. Puro sila gahaman"

Seryo sit beside his daughter, "eh anak hindi naman lahat ng mayayaman ganun atsaka diba kinukwento mo saakin yung pinag daanan ng boss mo. Tingin ko may kalyo ang puso niya kaya siya naging ganyan"

Tasia pout, "kalyo?"

"Oo, ang kalyo kasi sa una masakit pero kapag nasanay na at tumigas na hindi mo na mararamdaman kaya ang kailangan dyan sa boss mo ay kayurin yung kalyo sa puso niya para matuto ulit siyang maki ramdam"

Tasia thought it for a while, "tama ka tay. Buti nalang ikaw tatay ko"

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Syna offered Leni, Tope, and Van a coffee. They are seating on Syna's living area.

"Kamusta kana madame?"

"Okay naman Syna, ikaw?"

Syna sighed, "Madame, alam ko kung bakit ka nandito"

She looked down, "alam ko Syna na sinabi ko sayong ayoko ng makita ka at umiwas kana kapag nag kita ulit tayo but after almost 22 years hindi ko naman alam na everything will changed"

Syna slightly laughed, "madame, hindi tayo ang piloto ng buhay natin kahit anong gawin natin minsan magugulat nalang tayo kung paano mag laro ang mundo"

Leni nodded in agreement still hesitant to ask about her daughter, before she could even ask Syna speak, "nagulat nga ako madame na kasama mo na ang anak mo"

Van and Tope looks at each other.

"Ha?"

Leni felt her heart racing, she cannot comprehend what Syna's trying to say to her.

"Oo madame, hindi ba na hanap mo na ang anak mo? Mag kasama na kayo"

Syna saw the confusion in Leni's face.

"Si Anastasia"

Leni suddenly stood and gasped.

Even Tope and Van got startled to what Syna revealed.

Leni couldn't even speak, "pasensya kana if hindi ko sinunod yung gusto mong ibigay siya sa mayamang pamilya ha kasi nakita ko yung best friend ko nun sa Misamis, nag dadasal na mag karoon na sila ng anak ng asawa niya. Tamang tama na dala ko si Anastasia. Alam ko madame na mapapalaki nila ng tama kahit na hindi sila mayaman"

Leni felt her knees weak. She couldn't even breathe.

"Sa- saglit lang, I - I need some air"

Leni went outside and she did not even hesitate to sit on the floor.

She remembers everything Tasia said about her being a bad mother.

This information will ruin Tasia.

Then she suddenly remembers that when she was young. she once told Syna that if she'll ever have a child she wants to name her Anatasia.