Admiring You From Afar

27

( 6 years later )

"Good morning po maam" bati saakin ng empleyado nung papasok naako sa kompanya, I also greeted her back,

"Shane what's my schedule for today?" I asked my secretary, a year after I graduated, I immediately took over my mother's company, hinahasa ko na rin ang sarili ko in preparation sa pag tetake over ko sa kompanya ni papa, wala din naman kasing iba makakapag maintain ng kompanya namin, dahil nga nag iisang anak lang ako, kung nabuhay lang yung kakambal ko siya na sana ang bahala sa kompanya ni papa at ako naman sa kay mama.

After THAT incident, hindi na ako ulit nag commit sa isang relasyon, well I had new crushes during my college life, may nanligaw din, pero never umabot sa point na may naging jowa ako,

Natakot na kasi akong magmahal ulit, I was scared to take risks again, because of what he did, my feelings in him were genuine, hindi lang puppy love yun, minahal ko talaga ang g*gong yun.

"You have a meeting with Mr. Santos at 1 pm, and pupunta ka po sa Parañaque at 4 pm, lastly, 7 pm dinner date niyo po with your family, yun lang po lahat ma'am" sagot niya sa tanong ko, I graduated business accountancy sa states, tinupad ko yung pangako ko kela mama at papa na sa oras makapagtapos ako ng Senior High School sa Iligan City ay lilipat agad ako sa states, I lose contact with Gyle after nung 2nd year college na ako, hindi ko alam kung saan siya nagpunta and about aldrin, after he visited me again nung break up thingy na di naman talaga kami nagkita kasi umalis siya agad habang ako nasa kwarto locking myself up, ay hindi ko na siya nakita pa, tanging si Lyza at Ashton nalang ang nacocontact ko ngayon, hindi ko alam kung nasaan si Gyle gayun din sa kay Aldrin, I miss both of them so much, I asked kuya duke kung anong nangyari sakanila ni gyle but he did not answer me, instead he just ignored me, simula nung di na nagparamdam si Gyle ay parang nawala na din si kuya duke sa sarili niya, he hooked up with so many girls, he's always get drunk, Mommy and Daddy was so mad at him, according to them parang sinisira na ni kuya duke ang apelyido ng pamilya namin dahil sa mga pinanggagawa nito.

"Anak 6 years have passed already, and you're still not dating someone" open up ni mama sa topic namin, dinner date naming tatlo ngayon at ito agad bungad niya saakin

"Ma hindi ako nagmamadali, at isa pa it's so hard to find a man who's loyal and faithful, ayoko na ma experience ang sakit na na experience ko dati" sagot ko sakanya habang kinakain yung steak ko, ika nila na puppy love lang yun? Hindi, sa sakit ng naramdaman ko nun, it was not just a puppy love, I was deeply inlove with Liam that time,

"You're right but sa edad mo dapat kumilala ka na ng bago" sabi niya ulit

"Pa a little help here" tawag ko sa kay papa na busy kakakain

"Hon, stop pressuring our daughter, and also Alya, I know you're still not ready, but your mother and I are not getting younger anymore, ayaw namin na maiiwan kang mag isa" sabi ni papa saakin

"Ma, Pa 23 years old pa lang ako, and both of you are acting like I'm 30 years old already, I will date someone when I am ready at isa pa hindi pa kayo mawawala sa tabi ko hanggat wala pa kayong apo, end of discussion" sabi ko sakanila, narinig ko namang tumawa si mama, si papa naman ay ngumiti nalang, both of them clearly wanted to have a grandchild, at dahil nag iisang anak lang ako kaya gustong gusto na nilang makapag asawa at magka anak naako,

"How's work pala?" Pag iiba ni mama ng topic, thank goodness!

"Still the same, Ma ganyan ba talaga si Mr. Santos andami pang arte bago mapapayag" sabi ko sakanya while cutting my steak,

"What did I say?, you should higher your patience, Mr. Santos is a good business man, sinisigurado niya lang talaga muna ang lahat bago pumayag" sabi ni mama saakin, habang ako tango at kain lang ang ambag,