"Maliyah Denzelle, stay with me at all times. Tatawagan ko lang ang Tita Vanya mo,"
She obediently nodded at me. She took a step closer to me while holding the outside pocket of my pants, she couldn't hold the hem of my blouse since I'm tucking it inside my trousers so she did that instead. Ako naman ay itinabi na muna ang malaking maleta na naglalaman ng gamit ni Maddy bago ko kinalikot sa loob ng handbag ko ang cellphone ko upang tawagan si Vanya.
"Don't get distracted, Maddy. You know what happened back in Canada when Mommy was at work, diba?" Saad ko sakanya habang tinitipa ang number ni Vanya
"Yes, Mommy."
Just when I was about to put my phone on my ears, natigil iyon pagkat nadapo ang tingin ko sa lalakeng naglakad palabas ng reception ng Kian Resort. May kasama itong isa pang babae. Nasa labas kasi ako at open reception naman iyon kaya kitang kita lang, they were both talking, the girl was all serious and wearing unapproachable expression while this guy was all smiling and circling his hand around the girl's waist.
Napalunok ako at napakurap saglit. Nang mag tama ang paningin namin ng lalake ay nawala ang ngiti niya kasabay nang pag hina ng lakad niya. Napansin iyon ng babaeng kasama niya kaya napatigil din ito sabay baling sa direksyon ko.
Huminga ako ng malalim sabay baba ng cellphone ko at walang nagawa kundi tignan ang dalawa pagkat sinimulan na nilang lumapit saakin.
"Jam," Gulat na bati saakin ni Shan.
"Hello, Shan. Nice to see you here." I tried to smile but I ended up giving him a serious calm expression
Napabaling naman ang tingin ko sa babaeng kasama niya, she was kind of familiar to me pero sa huli ay hindi ko lang rin nakilala. Tumingin siya pabalik saakin, sinuri pa ako ngunit nang marinig niya ang salita ni Shan ay pasimpleng siyang ngumisi saakin bago bumalik sa seryosong ekspresyon ng mukha.
Sabay silang dalawa na napatingin kay Maddy. Umamo ang ekspresyon ng babae habang si Shan ay tinagilid ang ulo upang masilayan pa ng mas maayos si Maddy. Sinulyaoan ko naman si Maddy na nanatiling tahimik at inosenteng nakatingin sa dalawa. Shan and this woman couldn't see her that much, naka beach hat kasi si Maddy at hindi masyadong kita ang mukha niya dahil sa angle nila Shan at nung babae. Tumikhim naman ako kaya napabaling sila saakin.
"Have you seen Vanya, Shan? I'm just going to inform her na narito na kami." Sabi ko
Hindi ako sinagot ni Shan. Tumingin siya muli sa anak ko bago tumingin pabalik saakin. Kumurap pa siya at natulala saglit saakin. Napataas naman ang kilay ko roon at naghihintay sakanya. I must say, something about him changed a lot. From the expression and his appearance, I haven't seen him in years and I think he changed well.
"Nasa kwarto nila, kakabisita lang namin doon ni Shan. Kung gusto mo, pwede mong puntahan. Room 13," Yung babae ang sumagot saakin. She smiled at me kaya tumango ako roon
"Thank you. But I'll call her instead." I replied
"Anak mo, Jam?" Biglang tanong si Shan, agad naman siya na siniko ng babae kaya natikom ni Shan ang bibig niya at awkward na ngumiti saakin
"Uhm, Yes. Uh this is Maddy," Sabi ko, "Maddy, anak, this is Shan Ramigo, kapatid ni Tito Triton mo. At si..."
Napatingin ako sa pag salita at nilingon ang babae, ngumiti siya saakin saka nag lahad ng kamay, napatingin naman ako roon at inabot iyon para makipag kamayan.
"Call me Yaz. Nice to meet you," aniya
"Alija Maureen, but Jam will do." Sabi ko, "This is my daughter, Maddy."
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