Destined To A Marcos | (OOTM Book #2)

Twenty Five

Cali's POV

Nakalipas ang isang linggo simula sa pangyayaring hindi ko inaasahan. Pinipilit kong intindihin nalamang ang mga dahilan kung bakit iyon ngyari, pero.. mali parin eh.

The routine is unusual, gising sa umaga, kain, asikasuhin si Bryce, ihahatid kila mom and dad, pupunta sa site, uuwi, matutulog, and then repeat. Ganoon ang naging takbo ng araw ko simula ng araw na iyon. Bihira na ako sumasama sa mga lakad ng barkada. Ewan ko, siguro ay bawas ilang narin.

Si Sandro naman, si Sandro parin.. pero unti unti ng bumabalik sa Ferdinand Alexander na nakilala ko. Naging malapit siya sa akin. Palabiro parin sa kung ano ano. Nakakatuwa lang ng puso, dahil sa lahat ng ngyari, bumalik at babalik pa yung pinagsamahan namin dati ni Sandro. He's been visiting me and Bryce for the past week. Kaya hindi na ako nagtataka kung bakit parang sobrang close na nila ng anak ko.

Over all, I'm just glad he's with me now, again.

Now I'm on the site. It's fun that I can see the progress of this and my hard work. It's almost done. Maybe it won't take more than a week to finish. Kaya nakakaexcite talaga.

"This wasn't your dream before, was it?" The man behind me asked. But even if I didn't face it, I immediately knew who it was.

"It's not just people that change. So do dreams later on, Paul."

Narinig ko siyang tumawa ng mahinahon. Why?" He sighed. "Why didn't you pursue your dreams before? You wanted to be a politician, right? To follow in your dad's footsteps."

Why are there so many questions now?

"Curious about my life huh, Mr. Simons?" I said raising an eyebrow.

I felt him standing next to me. "Shempre naman, minahal din naman kita noon." He said laughing annoyingly.

"Maybe the reason why I thought of changing the path of my dreams, is because I wanted to build my own career, on my own."

"Your mom's a lawyer too, right? So why take law?" Napakadami talagang tanong.

"Mom doesn't do much on her career. She only does work when she needed too. So that means, I'm the only one who will take my chosen path seriously."

He nodded. "Ah, I thought you chose to change your dream because you love a person who's aiming to be a politician." 

I looked at him with a questioning look. "I beg your pardon?"

"Mr. Sandro Marcos? You two are a couple too right? I can see, read and watch you guys before all over the newspaper, television news, and social media, but that was before.. a long time ago. Are you still together? Is the child you brought here.. yours and his?"

I sighed and looked away again. No we didn't end up with each other but... "It didn't work out. Bryce is mine, but not with Sandro."

Nagtataka ang ekspresyon na ibinibigay sa akin ni Paul. "So you mean you got pregnant with another boy? Isa ba sa mga lalaki na lagi din pumupunta din ang tatay ni B-bryce?"

"No no.. H-he's adopted, by me only."

Natahimik ang paligid namin. Ingay lang sa construction ang rinig.

"How's your life been doing?" Pampatay na tanong ko sa mga naging topic namin kanina.

He smiled. "I'm good. I also changed, promise."

"That's good for you." Nakangiti kong sabi sa kanya.

"Any lover—."

"I'm getting married.. actually." Pagputol niya sa sasabihin ko. Masyado siyang excited.