Living as Palacios (Shadows of the Past) BOOK 2

Chapter 10

Chapter 10- Rebecca saw who?

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"Kanina ka pa nakatitig sa akin. Bakit?" tanong ni Amando habang naghahanda ng pagkain sa kusina ng mansion. Everything was already fixed between him and Aurora. She just can't stop looking at him.

"I was just making sure na hindi ka na galit." she said with her chin on her hand. "Baka mamaya nananaginip lang ako."

Amando laughed before turning the heat low on the stove. Lumapit siya kay Aurora bago mabilisang halikan ang labi nito.

"Kalimutan na natin 'yon. Okay na at hindi na 'ko galit." he cupped her faced before kissing her passionately. She gave in and gave him more access on her mouth.

They both laughed when the pot made a noise from boiling. Agad na humiwalay si Amando kay Aurora at inasikaso ang pagkain nila.

"I'll explain everything to you, Amando."

Naupo si Amando sa harapan niya bago nito unahing asikasuhin ang plato ni Aurora. "Kapag handa ka na." tipid siyang ngumiti bago sila sabay na kumain.

It was almost 11 in the evening when Rebecca woke up feeling thirsty so she had no choice but to get down from the third floor to the kitchen para kumuha ng tubig.

Dahan-dahan lang ang lakad niya para hindi makagawa ng kahit na anong ingay. When Rebecca reached the end of the staircase ay agad siyang dumiretso sa kusina at kumuha ng tubig sa ref. She was half-awake while chugging a pitcher of water. She was damn thirsty!

After that she felt starving kaya naghanap siya ng pwede niyang makain. While in the middle of her business, she heard a noise from the second kung saan naka-locate ang new library. Naisip niya rin na magpunta ng library para magpaantok kakabasa ng mga libro.

She grabbed her crackers and water bago umakyat ulit pabalik ng kwarto niya. She was checking the snacks kung nadala ba niya lahat nang biglang may bumangga sa kanya. Nabitawan niya ang mga bitbit at nagkalat iyon sa sahig kaya inis siyang napalingon sa taong bumangga sa kanya.

"Kuya Paco?" she called him and even followed him dahil mabilis itong naglakad paalis.

"Rebecca, saan ka pupunta?" tawag ni Loray na papalapit kay Rebecca. "Cellphone mo ba 'to? Naiwan mo sa kusina."

Rebecca got her phone from Loray before looking back at the man she saw— but he was already gone.

"Oh, where is he?" tila nawala ang antok niya bago tignan ang buong second floor at sinilip pa ang loob ng library dahil bukas ang pinto doon.

"Sinong hinahanap mo?" naguguluhang tanong ni Loray.

"Si Kuya Paco. Tapos nabangga niya pa ako."

"Bumalik na nga lang tayo sa kwarto mo, Rebecca. Halika na."

"But I was sure I saw him—"

"Namamalik-mata ka lang."

Buong gabing hindi nakatulog si Rebecca kakaisip kung talaga bang namamalik-mata lang siya. But she was so sure that she saw her Kuya Paco.

That's when morning came she waited for her Tita Aurora to be back from her meetings. She can't wait to tell her what she saw last night. She waited in the garden while some staff member would talk to her and she would gladly gave them her time.

"Tita!" she shouted kaya agad na lumingon sa kanya si Aurora.

"Why are you shouting?" pagtataka ni Aurora bago siya halikan ni Rebecca sa pisngi.