Hello There, David

XXII- Please be Careful with your Heart

David POV

"Are you insane?"

Insane

Insane

Insane

She just called me what? Insane? I am just trying to help her and save her face from humiliation from her first love and ako pa ang natawag na baliw? Seryoso?

"What did you just call me? Maggie, I am just helping you out. I am very much sure that I'm in my sound mind. Please don't call me names."---- Sorry kung medyo napikon ako, tawagin ka namang baliw Kasi.  Ikaw ano ang mafe-feel mo?

"Miyane Sir David. Nagulat lang ako sa sinabi mo."--- Kinusot ni Maggie ang mga mata niya na parang bata. Pumikit saka pinisil ang ilong niya. Wala namang something adorable sa ginawa niya pero ibang klase lang ang effect nun sa akin.

Tumingin siya sa mga mata ko na parang nagmamakaawa.

"I  appreciate that you want to help me pero I don't buy that idea. Sorry. Talaga. I don't think I need to pretend. That would hurt me more."--- Sabi ni Maggie sabay iling nang nakailang beses."

Wala na akong nasabi kay Maggie. Well she is right.  Pretending will not solve the problem but I guess it can help her heart. Siguro. I don't know too. Ewan ko. Yun ang lumabas sa bibig ko kanina eh. I just want to comfort her and I don't know how.

"Why do you amaze me Maggie?"--- What did I just say? Ano na naman ba tong sinasabi ko.

"Amaze?"

I cleared my throat and tried to hide my embarrassment.

"What I mean is hanga talaga ako sa yo. Your principle is just amazing and I am blessed that you are my employee."

Ako na, ako na ang  corny but that's the truth.  I am really blessed kasi very rare that you'll meet people like Maggie, yung they would stand still with their principle, kung ano paniniwala nila di nababali. At palagay ko God is telling me that coming to the Philippines is the right thing I did.

Back in Korea, I was never into this kind of faith, believing in God and those kind of stuff. I was so full of myself. May kaya kami at lahat eh napapaikot namin. Pera lang katapat. Pero when I survived an accident, it was then that I started to believe that there is someone up there who is more capable than me. He is capable of healing. He is capable of forgiveness. He is capable of love.

"Sir, actually, Ikaw ang gift sa akin ni Lord. Kasi ngayon I'm more inspired to do better."---Seryosong sagot sa akin ni Maggie. Anong sabi niya? Inspired?

"Inspired?"

"Oo Sir. Ang bata mo pa pero may sarili ka ng business. Tapos you look so intelligent..and you look after your employee. Ramdam ko sir that you are sincere of your offer. Wag kang mag-alala sa akin sir. I'm okay at pangako sir di kita iiwan."

I was stunned with what Maggie said. Alam kong it's purely work related pero masarap lang yung feeling na may nangako sa yo ng walang iwanan. Sana nga totoo yun. Kasi ang alam ko Minhee promised me the same thing but she left me---unwanted, broken.

"Ang dami mong alam Maggie. Matulog ka na nga lang muna diyan at may 30 minutes pa bago tayo makabalik. I'll wake you up when we get to your grandma's place."

"Ayokong matulog. Ikaw nga diyan ang wala pang tulog Eh. Mabuti pa, Let's just listen to the radio."--- Maggie turned on the stereo at nagulat ako sa mga sumunod na nangyari. Pumalakpak ang mga kamay niya at nagsimulang tumili na parang sirena ng pulis.

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Maggie Pov

Grabe at nakakahiya ang ginawa ko kanina. Di ko napigilan ang sarili kong tumili at sumabay sa kanta. Ang ganda naman kasi talaga ng More than Words ng Westlife. Damang dama mo ang blending nila. Yung boses ni Shane Filan nakakakilig talaga. After the song, I turned off the stereo baka kasi kapag favorite songs ko ulit ang magplay, mag concert na ko.

"Why did you stop singing? Go on."--- Ano ko uto-uto? Di ah. Mananahimik na lang ako.

"Bakit di mo ko sinasagot? I'm serious. Keep singing. Para magising ako. Wala pa kong tulog at antok na antok na ko."--- Humikab si Sir David at pinikit ang mata sandali. Mabuti na lang walang ibang sasakyan sa daan.

"Wag na lang sir. Baka umulan. Di pa tayo makauwi sa Manila."

"Please?"

"Ang kulit mo sir. Ayoko nga."

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Di na ko sinagot pa ni Sir David at di na rin siya nangulit pa. Na guilty tuloy ako. Simpleng bagay lang naman pero di ko pa magawa.

"Ahmmmm.. Sir David."

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Di ako pinansin? Suplado lang agad-agad.

"Sir."

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Nang wala akong narinig na sagot eh tiningnan ko siya at doon ko lang narealize na may headset na palang nakalagay sa tenga niya. Kelan niya yun nalagay? Bakit di ko nakita?

I was about to close my eyes when my phone rang. Si Brian ang tumatawag. Sasagutin ko na sana pero hinawakan ni Sir David yung phone ko.

"Is that Brian?"

Tumango ako para sabihing Oo.

"Maggie, just... Just  be careful with your heart."

AN

Kumusta araw niyo? Hope you're enjoying this so far.

Ikaw sino bang gift sa yo ni Lord? Actually lahat naman ng tao na nakikilala natin gift ni Lord. Look at the goodness of people. Kahit na minsan mapakla silang kausap, eh may reason bakit natin sila nakilala.

This is dedicated to you SeanZie_Watty