Kanunay Nga Padulngan

Chapter 28

A/N: Hello! Inunpublish ko po talaga ang part na 'to saglit dahil nakapag-decide ako na gawin itong last chapter. Yes, last chapter na po ito. Nagdagdag ako ng ilang scenes kaya humaba po ito nang kaunti.

To the real life Jexcy Ann, thank you so much Jex for letting me use your name years ago. Salamat kaayu sa pagsalig. I hope you enjoyed reading. And I love seeing you have a happy love life.

Naging inspirasyon ko rin po ang mga single moms sa pagsulat ng KNP. They are all amazing. I salute them for being a mom and dad to their kids at the same time. Sobrang deserve nila ang genuine na pagmamahal.

At gusto ko lang din magpasalamat sa inyong lahat na umabot sa parte ng 'to ng storya, sa kabila ng mabagal na updates. It took me two years to finish this, and I honestly thought of giving up. At some point, dahil sa tagal at sa rami ng nangyari sa buhay ko habang on-going ang KNP, pakiramdam ko na outgrow ko na 'to.

Despite everything, I decided to push through with this one dahil bukod sa gusto kong bigyan ng justice ang nobela, nakikita kong may nagbabasa pa'rin naman. You guys are a big part of the completion of this story. Thank you so much for walking with me while I write Kanunay Nga Padulngan.

'Til the next ones, my loves :)

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I found a job at a small accounting firm in Ormoc City. Hindi kalakihan ang sweldo, pero ayos na'rin. Pupwede akong sumubok sa mga mas malaking syudad pero mas gusto kong dito nalang muna. Nag-aaral na'rin kase si Vania, at ayoko nang iwanan ulit sina Lolo. I'm just really grateful to have enough savings and investments to dodge the pressure of having a high-paying job.

I was busy with paperworks when a colleague approached my table.

"May delivery ka na naman yata, Jexcy." Ani Cassie.

Dalawang beses akong kumurap. Hindi ako nag-order ng kahit na ano pero hindi na ako nagulat kase ganoon ang ginagawa ni Third halos araw-araw, magmula noong nagsimula akong magtrabaho rito. Kung hindi tanghalian ay meryenda ang inoorder niya para sa'kin.

"Sana all nalang talaga,"

Iyon ang palagi kong naririnig, na tinatawanan ko nalang din. Binibigyan ko rin naman sila kapag napapadami ang pagkain.

This time around, he ordered from Tiny Brews. It was a box of biscoff cookies and matcha latte with salted cream foam. And of course, my heart melted again.

I messaged him immediately after receiving the snacks.

Ako: thankie bb

Nagselfie ako habang hawak-hawak ang supot at isinend din 'yun sa kanya.

Wala pang limang minuto ay sunod-sunod na nag-vibrate ang cellphone ko.

Third: you're welcome, beautiful

Third: eat well

Third: love you

I pouted at his messages and I literally felt my heart warming. Kahit kailan talaga itong si Ikatlo.

Later that day, I met with a tax client at Lorenzo's cafe. He was a well-known businessman in Ormoc, and it was my first time meeting him. I shook hands with Mr. Fujimoto and had small talk before going on with the formal discussion. The talk lasted for almost two hours, and it went like how it should be.

"It's been hours and you still haven't touched your coffee. You don't like coffees, Miss?"

"Ah, I've had coffee already earlier in the office, Sir. But I'm gonna take a small sip."