Mila's POV
"Where's Terrence?" Tanong ko agad sa kasambahay nang makapasok ako sa bahay.
"Nasa guest room po sa second floor."
"Why is he there?" Tanong ko habang naglalakad papunta sa hagdan. "He's supposed to be in my room." Umakyat ako sa hagdan at huminto doon para tignan ang mga kasambahay. "He will be your boss too. Kung anong sabihin niya ay masusunod. Kuha?"
"Opo, maam!" Sabay sabay nilang sagot.
"If I heard any complaints about him, tell them to me." Sabi ko na may halong pagbabanta.
Ibig sabihin lang nun ay ayokong makarinig ng kahit anong reklamo tungkol kay Terrence. Bakit? Ano pa ba ang dapat nilang ireklamo? Walang magrereklamo tungkol kay Terrence.
Marami ng gumagawa sa labas ng bahay na ito, ayoko ng makarinig pa mula rito mismo.
Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad. May isang kasambahay namang sumama sa akin para ituro ang guest room. Maraming guest room rito at minsan di ko alam kung anong mga kwarto ang pinapagamit nila.
"Dito na po, maam." Sabi ng kasambahay bago siya umalis.
Kumatok muna ako bago binuksan ang pinto. Agad ko namang nakita si Terrence na nakaupo sa kama habang tumitingin sa cellphone niyang di naman niya ginagalaw.
Lampara lang na nasa gilid ng higaan ang ilaw kaya medyo madilim ngunit kita ko ang pag-aalala niyang mukha dahil sa ilaw ng cellphone niya.
Parang di niya ako namalayan dahil nakatunganga lang siya sa cellphone niya. Lumapit ako sa kanya at hahawakan sana siya ngunit dahan dahan niyang binaba ang cellphone at inangat ang tingin sakin.
"Bat ngayon ka lang? It's late." Sabi niya at hinawakan ang kamay kong aabotin sana siya at hinila ito papalapit sa kanya.
Niyakap niya ako at nilagay ang mukha sa tiyan ko.
"I was busy..." Dahan dahan kong hinawakan ang buhok niya sinuklay ito gamit ang kamay.
How I missed doing this to him when he is on his day off.
"Are you okay?"
I know something's off to him the second I saw him staring at his phone.
"Yes. Everything's fine." Inangat niya ang mukha para makita ko ang mukha niya at ngumiti siya. "Everything has been pretty fine actually. Everything is going smoothly. Tomorrow I will have a presscon to enlighten everyone on what's going on between us."
Napangiti ako.
I hate when people lie to me. I really hate that. When Terrence lie I could read it but he must've improve his acting after he worked for grandpa. People always tell lies there. So, he must've learned it there because now, I am not sure of he's lying or not.
"Did your family contact you?" Tanong ko.
"Uh... Yeah."
"What did they say?"
Niyakap niya ako ng mas mahigpit at binaon ang mukha sa tiyan.
"Good." Tipid niya lang na sagot.
He wanted to lie but I think he knows that he's failing.
I know he knows that I hate when people lie to me but for him to try on lying to me means he wants me to stay put and not be bothered by it.
"I know you're lying." Naramdaman ko ang higpit ng pagkakahawak niya nang sinabi ko iyon. "But I won't ask you for any of it." Dahan dahan naman siyang nag angat ng tingin. "If you're ready to talk about it. I'm just here." Ngumiti ako. "I told you, we're on this together."

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