Chapter 08
"Oh sht. Fck."
"Why? What is it, Daf?" agad na iginilid at inihinto ni Lowiee ang kotse sa tabi ng kalsada.
Malapit na sila sa mansion ng biglang naalala ni Dafnhie ang kanyang bag.
"My bag. I forgot my bag." and that's when Lowiee also noticed that Dafnhie's bag was missing.
"Sht. You're right."
Pareho silang natigilan. Malamang ay sa park naiwan ng dalaga ang kanyang bag. Dahil sa antok ay nakatulog sya sa sasakyan kaya hindi nya agad ito napansin. Narealize nya lamang ito ng kukunin nya sana ang kanyang cellphone at napansin na wala pala ito pati na rin ang kanyang bag. Dalawang oras at kalahati din ang byahe pabalik ng probinsya.
"It's already 12:30, I'll inform Mom that I can't make it to lunch and I'm already late anyway, do you want to go back?"
"No. No. It's fine. I'm not sure what to do but, I'll figure it out. I'll just buy a new phone for now. I'm not sure if my bag is still there. Maybe someone already picked it up."
"Right, not impossible since it's Lana Marks."
Napa tingin si Dafnhie sa lalaki.
"You know about that brand? Didn't know that you-"
"I know about it because I gifted Mom once for her birthday. It's not because of what you're thinking."
Mapang inis na tumango ang babae na parang sinasabi na hindi sya naniniwala.
"I'm not a homophonic but I'm not one okay?"
"If you say so... To be honest I don't care about my bag or phone, I can also cancel all my cards and I can just ask someone to process and get me new IDs but my grandma's heirloom is in there."
"An heirloom!? You carry it with you? Is it your Grandma on your mom's side?"
"No. She's the mother of the old man. And it's a rosary that's why I carry it around. But it is made of diamond. But I don't care what it is made of. It's an heirloom that's why it's important."
"I get it. I'll call Mom now so we can go back."
"No. I'll ask someone else. It's fine. But can you call my phone first?"
"Sure."
"..."
"Cannot be reached."
"Sht."
*
"Feel at home sweetie. It's been so long since I saw you."
Nakangiting bati ni Susie sa dalaga sabay halik sa pisngi nito.
"It's nice to see you again, Ninang."
"Yes! And oh my gahd, ang laki laki mo na! Sobrang ganda pa! The last time I saw you was-" agad nitong itinikom ang bibig nang ma realize nito ang muntik nya nang sabihin.
Ang huling beses na pagkikita kasi nila ng dalaga ay matapos ang libing ng ina nito.
"By the way, you two must be hungry. C'mon, let's eat."
"I'm glad you two are getting along." nakangiting sabi ni Susie habang kumakain sila ng pananghalian.
Matimid na ngumiti si Dafnhie.
"By the way iha, how are your studies going?"
"Uhm, it's not that good Ninong." nahihiyang sagot ng dalaga.
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