‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ CHAPTER 20 ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
“Do you know where we’re going, Toti?” tanong ni Bran kay Adrik. Sobrang excited niya kasi kasama ang tito niya sa bakasyon. Magkatabi pa sila sa sasakyan dahil gusto niya. “Why Toti Klaus not coming with us?”
“Because he’s afraid of riding a boat,” sabi ni Adrik. Hindi ko alam kung takot ba talaga si Klaus o dahilan niya lang.
Gusto rin kasi sumama ni Niklaus pero hindi pinayagan ng mommy at daddy niya. Kaya nagmamaktol ang bata ngayon sa kuwarto niya.
“Sakay tayo boat?” Mas lalong na-excite ang anak ko.
“Are you afraid, too?”
“I’m not takot. I haven’t ridden one yet, but I want to.”
Papunta na kami ngayon sa bahay ni Vadik para kunin ang mga gamit namin. At saka aalis na papunta sa Batanes. Dahil umuwi si Kuya Dante sa probinsiya niya, driver ni Adrik ang nagmamaneho ng van ngayon. William yata ang pangalan nito.
Kanina pa ako tahimik sa loob ng sasakyan. Hindi dahil kasama namin si Adrik, kasi ang buong akala ko kaming tatlo lang. Ayos lang naman sa akin.
I just found it difficult to relax as my thoughts were all over the place, and I was unsure of where to start to solve these worries.
Vadik has been quiet since earlier. I know he usually doesn’t speak if you don’t ask him, but I feel like he doesn’t want to talk to me.
If I hadn’t drunk so much, I wouldn’t be feeling so sleepy when I entered in his room. He rested in the guest room. But when I woke up, my head was pounding. The pain eased a bit when I saw breakfast ready on the table beside the bed, and there was even hangover tea.
The brief relief I felt lost its significance when Rosa greeted me as I exited the room. She mentioned that Senior Rion was requesting my presence.
Ako lang.
Vadik didn’t even know about this. Or anyone in his family, aside from Vitto.
Pinapasok ako sa parang office. Nakaupo si Senior Rion sa sofa doon at kanina pa yata ako hinihintay. May dalawang tasa na nakahanda sa table. He had a cup filled with what appeared to be an herbal drink, whereas I had coffee. But it seemed like my stomach couldn’t tolerate it.
Nagmano ako out of respect. “Merry Christmas, sir.” Pinigilan ko talagang ’wag manginig ang mga kamay. Pero parang titiklop ang mga tuhod ko bigla. Kaya mabilis akong umupo sa couch kaharap niya.
“You can call me Dedu,” sabi niya pero walang kahit anong emosyon akong nababasa.
I swallowed. “Dedushka” is a Russian word and it means grandfather.
Kumakalabog nang sobrang bilis ang puso ko. “Yes, dedu...”
I can’t explain it, but his presence is undeniably frightening and daunting. By his gaze alone, one feels compelled to comply. I understand why his whole family is scared of him.
Saka niya lang ako nginitian. I recognize the sincerity in his smile, yet I can’t shake off the fear. I don’t know why he wants to talk to me.
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