Chapter 40

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JHOANA

Pagkasakay na pagkasakay ko sa car ay dito na bumuhos ang luha ko na kanina ko pa pinipigilan when I went out from Bea's office

I may be oa pero pagsabihan ba naman ako kung alin yung mas importante sa kanya, edi don palang hindi na ako importante sa kanya

I was expecting Bea to follow, but I see no Bea coming to comfort me ☹️ natitiis na niya ako. Hindi ko alam kung uuwi na ba ako sa Batangas or I'll stay muna dito

Moments later, I found myself driving, not knowing where to go. Hanggang sa may nadaanan akong paint shop so I parked my car and then went inside

"Jho? Omg you're here!" Maki

She is Bea's friend

"Yeah sa'yo 'tong shop? Hehe"

"Uhm partnership lang. So, anong painting ba hanap mo today? Tara I'll make a mini tour" Maki chuckles

Hindi pa nakakalahati ni Maki na ipakita lahat ng paintings pero.....

"Jho, would you mind if I ask kung umiyak ka ba?" Maki

"Ha? Hindi wala 'to"

"Did Bea made you cry?" Maki

"Kasalanan ko rin naman"

"Anong ginawa niya sa'yo?" Maki

Hindi ko napigilang magsabi but I limit it. I refrained from telling her about the marriage thing pero nasabi ko lahat ng nangyari kanina sa hospital

"One thing I'm sure about is wala kang dapat ikaselos sa PT nilang yun. Trust me Jho, Bea loves you. Hindi ka niya magagawang ipagpalit, doon pa sa PT na yun?" Maki chuckles

"You can wait for her sa house niya until she gets home" Maki added







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Nakapagluto na si Jho ng dinner nila and all pero hindi pa umuuwi si Bea kaya tumaas na siya papunta sa bedroom ni Bea and do her night rituals

Then after that, she pulled Bea's movable desk and put it just beside Bea's bed, and there she placed Bea's MacBook and connected Jho's hard drive so she could open her files with her legs hanging down the bed

Habang busy si Jho sa MacBook ay siya namang kasabay ng pagsusulat niya ng sales on a piece of paper

Half an hour later, Bea entered the dim-lighted room.







JHOANA

I heard the door open, and I know it's Bea. Even without looking back at her, I know she's walking towards me

I felt a gentle kiss land on my left cheek. The subtle smell of alcohol drifted in. So I turned my head away from her

From there, I see she places a sunflower bouquet on the table besides the MacBook

"Have you eaten already?" Bea said while she's standing in front

Aba kala mo naman kung sinong kabaitan 🙄

Pinagpatuloy ko lang yung ginagawa ko not minding what Bea was saying although rinig ko naman siya

"Seems like masarap yung linuto mo, love. There's food on the table downstairs, and it hasn't been touched" Bea

"Tara let's eat late dinner muna" Bea added

I'm sure nakakaramdam na 'to na hindi maganda mood ko, nang bigla nalang siyang tumabi sa'kin na umupo and then hugs me

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