Chasing Dreams (Book 2)

Seventy Two

SANDRO's POV

Sandro: How's work?

She realesed a heavy sigh and answered me in a bored tone.

Samantha: Work is fine.

Sandro: Just fine?

Samantha: Uhm-hmm. You know, doing this and that. Travelling here and there. Wala namang bago.

Sandro: Are you somehow enjoying it?

Samantha: To be honest? I don't know. Let's just talk about something else. Were here for vacation, di ba?

Well she's right. Bakit nga ba kasi yun ang unang tanong na lumabas sa bibig ko? Hindi naman masama na kamustahin ko ang trabaho nya di ba?

Fine. Let me change her mood.

Sandro: How's my baby doing these past few days?

She begun to shake her head and chuckled. Then she glanced at me and answered:

Samantha: I'm doing fine, mahal. You really know how to get me, don't you?

Sandro: Mahal?

Samantha: Uh? Tagalog ng love? Why? Ayaw mo?

Sandro: May sinabi ba ko?

Dang it. Bakit ako kinikilig? Teka? Ako kinikilig?

I stare at her while she eats. She was carefully removing the sides of her bread.

Sandro: What are you doing?

Samantha: Oh this? I'm not eating this part. I don't like it.

Sandro: I see. How about the uhmmm... yung balat ng chicken mo? Why did you remove it? Hindi mo rin kinakain yan?

Samantha: No, no. I'm saving the best for last.

Sandro: Ah? Ok. By the way, I saw a few canvass on your condo. Bago ba yung mga yon?

Samantha: Yeah. I was planning to sell it. Remember when I told you about the commission paintings?

Sandro: Yep. You know what? I think I can help you with that. You know tita Irene right?

Samantha: Yes. What about her?

Sandro: She and her husband has an exhibit in Manila. I can talk to her para mai-display yung mga canvass mo.

Samantha: Don't bother, baby.

Sandro: What? Why not?

Samantha: Your tita has this expensive and high end paintings in her exhibit. Mga kilalang tao ang may likha non. I'm just an amateur. My work is nothing compare to them.

Sandro: Samantha. Maybe you don't see what others can see on your art works. And wala namang masamang i-try di ba? Alam kong magaling ka. Yung mga paintings na ginawa mo non sa bahay, my parents actually loved it.

Samantha: They saw it? H-how come? It was destroyed nung-

Sandro: Pinaayos ko. And lahat yon is naka-frame and naka-display sa bahay.

Samantha: Sa buong bahay?!

Sandro: Nope. Sa office room ko lang.

Samantha: Seryoso?!

Sandro: Do I look like I'm joking? I'm dead serious. It was a masterpiece and I love it. Hindi ko nga akalain na-

She quickly put a spoonful of rice in my mouth kaya I wasn't able to finish my sentence. She's blushing maybe because she know what I'm about to say. Even me, I was surprise nung makita ko lahat ng canvass na gawa nya sa bahay when she used to live there. Wala syang ibang iginuhit kung hindi ako. There are some drawings na walang mukha, but I am pretty sure na ako yon based on the body figure. My hair and clothes on her every sketch was very detailed. I was actually amazed when I first saw it. And it makes me fall for her even more, nang hindi ko alam at hindi ko inaasahan.