Romance Anthologies

Track #8: It's You (Henry Lau)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3hm4axDodp2jFEDohQfXxV?si=b69438e87f7d48b8
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nyLV5U5n95s

* Requested by Miss Ssskry. Hindi ko gamay yung song pero a scenario just randomly popped out of my mind and ewan ko ba, akma siya sa tempo tsaka sa kanta na din mismo kasi it happened while I listened kamo to the song bwahaha. Balik pasukan na kami at tapos na work immersion kaya balik busy na din aq huehue pasimula na din ng second quarter kaya ayern, dami gawain mga beh grabe jusq. Anyway, enjoy!

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The only question that was going inside Leni's mind was: Why did he have to do that anyway?

She was in the gardens of the palace, attempting to shake off the absurd scenario that had occurred earlier with the cabinet meeting together with all of the right hands of the President in each of his assigned sectors. Pinahiya lang naman siya sa harap nilang lahat by announcing that she's out of the drug assignment he assigned to her just two weeks ago, as if she did something wrong when in fact, hindi pa lang siya nagsisimula at mere interviews pa lang ang ginagawa nito. 

The vice president continued to walk while simultaneously sweeping and swinging her feet against the asphalt ground she was walking into while simultaneously murmuring curses beneath her breath. Hindi na nito ininda ang posibleng estado ng kanyang mukha habang nakatiklop ang dalawa niyang kamay sa kanyang likuran habang naglalakad patungong kawalan. Kahit man ikutin niya ang buong parkeng iyon para lang maibsan ang nararamdaman niya ay talagang gagawin niya.

With all the swings she took and the last rock she threw off as her head kept dropping down, she knocked against a pair of topsider shoes, which undoubtedly interrupted her tirade.

Napaangat siya ng tingin and hell, she wasn't even expecting someone like him to be here. Knowing how much she has on her plate right now...mukhang dadagdag pa ata 'to sa pinoproblema niya ngayon.

Amidst her grumbling, she chose to maintain decency and respect between them, "Good afternoon, Mr. Marcos. Pasensya na sa..."

"It's fine. And good afternoon din lady Vice, nice bumping onto you," putol nito na nahahalatang hindi nito ma-define ang nagawa gamit ang mga ligaw na bato sa daan.

Leni wanted the former senator to vaporize out of his sight so she could continue venting out by herself.

But for an unknown reason, he didn't. Not because he didn't want and should have done it, but because Bongbong can't.

"Uh...ano palang ginagawa mo dito?" pamukaw-atensyon na lamang niya sa nakatayo at tahimik na dating senador sa kanyang harapan. 

He cleared his throat and tried keeping his composure just right above him, "I ran an errand for Sen. Imee. It so happens that I missed roaming around the gardens then, yeah, I saw you."

Upon hearing his wicked sister's name, napangiwi na lang siya at pilit na tumango-tango, "Mmm-mm. I see."

When Bongbong first saw her from a distance, she gave off the impression of being a furious ogre with a raging aura. However, he did not want to assume that this was the case because it was obvious that this was not the only explanation. Alam niyang mukhang mas may iniinda siyang mabigat na problema kumpara sa dati pang alam niya na hindi nito gusto marinig ang pangalan ng nakakatanda niyang kapatid.

"Ayos ka lang ba?" he asked sincerely, showing no hidden intentions; just pure sincerity.

"Nothing that concerns you, Mr. Marcos," she just plainly replied. continuing her stroll.

Saglit siyang natahimik but he felt eluded by her answer, "Are we never gonna be okay? I mean...kahit acquaintances?"

"I won't even say hi when I see you in public unless I'm in my VP form," her lips formed a thin line. Wala ding bahid ng galit ang tono ng kanyang pananalita, just a typical downplay of Leni.