Rhythmic Laws (Law School Series 2)

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We've been filling the unit with things for almost a week now. Buying refrigerators, sofa, beds, and television.

Naramdaman ko lang ulit yung ganitong saya sa paglipat noong unang beses akong bumili ng sarili kong unit noong college. But now it feels better doing it with Sam.

Habang naglilinis ako sa itaas na parte ng unit, nahulog ang bag ko, then all the papers and journal inside my bag slid all to the floor.

Then I saw two letters from the two law firms that sent me those letters.

Agad ko itong pinulot dahil papaakyat na rin si Sam.

"What happened?" he asks me, looking at the bag.

Isiniksik ko agad yung letters sa loob. "Nahulog lang," saka ko inilihis ang tingin niya sa akin.

Right after leaving the unit, nagpunta na kami sa isang cake shop para bumili ng mga pastries na dadalhin namin sa New Year's Eve.

The parent's of Sam is taking care of the kids at doon din kami mamaya magcecelebrate ng gabi.

And this time, I was even more nervous than before because I am finally meeting Pia.

Hapon na nang makarating kami sa family house nila. Nandoon na rin ang mga relatives ni Sam at nakapaghanda na rin sa lahat sila Tita at Tito. Karamihan din sa mga niluto ay gawa ni Sam na kahapon at kaninang umaga niya pang pinag-handaan kasama ang dalawang chefs na ngayon ay recruited niya na which are also close to him.

While I was helping Tita to decorate the table, natatanaw ko sa kabilang binta ang mag-aama. Si Pearl kalaro ang iba niyang mga pinsan na kasing edad niya lang, habang si Carlo naman ay kalaro ni Sam at naghahabulan kasama ang iba pang bata.

I stood there watching from afar. Lagi kong nakikitang nakangiti si Sam. Para bang kapag nakita mo siya hindi mo aakalaing may mabigat siya laging dinadala na problema.

He's carrying the regrets of leaving his children to work abroad, losing her wife, and enduring all of these just to be with them now.

Ngayon ay napakataas ng mga ngiti niya na para bang hindi na matatapos ang araw.

Suddenly, footsteps came walking towards me.

"Hi, you must be Clay," a sweet voice coming behind me.

She stood taller than me, probably with her heels. She's wearing a light shiny dress complimenting her bright skin, while her hair extends right through her back. She looks like an angel. Then I realized it's her, she was Sam's wife, the mother of their children.

"Hi, nice meeting you," I offered my hand but she gave me a light hug.

I can't believe she's even prettier in real life than the photos I saw of her.

"Look at them, parang wala na namang bukas kung 'di maglaro," pagpuna niya sa mag-ama na nasa labas.