ENDLESS JOURNEY OF LOVE

CHAPTER 27

Christian's

Maaga kaming nakauwi ni Ate Yani dahil na rin sa matatapos na rin ang lahat ng preparation. Inaantay nalang namin ang complete sew ng last batch designs. Pagdating namin sa bahay, nalanghap agad ng ilong ko ang niluluto ni mama na masarap. Ofcourse, itong si Ate. Dumiretso agad sa kusina.

"Nasaan si Albea?" tanong ko agad kay mama nang magtama mata namin.

"As usual, nakatambay sa kwarto niya." she said at saka niya tinuloy ang pagluluto niya.

Iniwan ko na sila dun at saka umakyat. Nadatnan kong busy si Albea sa laptop and nagffacebook pala siya. Hindi niya ako pinansin pero alam kong ramdam niya ang presensya. I just don't get her sometimes.

"This is the first time that I will lift up this topic. Anong ginawa mo sa America last year?" I said as I remove my necktie.

"Kakasabi ko lang diba? I need some time to refresh myself kaya pumunta muna ako doon."

"Really? Then why did you have a medical certificate there?"

Bigla siyang nanahimik at saka niya ako nilingon nang nakakunot ang noo. "What do you mean?"

Nilabas ko yung medical certificate na nafax sakin kanina at saka ko inabot sa kanya. "Then explain this. I have the right to know kung anong nangyare sayo because I'm your husband."

Nagulat ako nang nilukot niya yung papel. "Don't mind this. I had an emergency sickness last year kaya agad akong dinala sa hospital. More importantly, kanino mo to nakuha?" seryoso niyang sabi.

"Finax lang sakin yan. Ano naman ang sakit mo dun?"

"Do I really have to tell you?" she said with an irritated voice. Naglakad siya papalapit sa trashbin at saka niya yun tinapon. "It was a just a little sickness. You don't have to know. Mentioning that day again makes me scared again. Wag na wag mong babanggitin sakin yan."

Dire-diretso siyang lumabas ng kwarto at pabagsak pang sinarado ang pinto. Napaupo ako sa higaan at napaisip. I don't usually give care sa mga privacies ni Albea but seeing how she reacted doon sa finax sakin, something is very fishy. Why is everything around gives confusion to me? What the fvck is happening?

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After 3 days...
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"Is everything ready? Yung mga unang papasok?" I heard Yani announced sa backstage.

Today is the runway. This day is the first day of our launch. For now, we are doing this runway para ma-peek muna ng mga viewers ang ilalaunch namin. Then tomorrow, irerelease na namin ang online launch at saka next week ang grand launch.

As I was done checking each of the rooms na busy ang lahat, I saw Avery at medyo kinabahan ako sa kasama niya. It was Ray and Eljon. Hindi naman pwedeng hindi ko sila pansinin. Nakakahiya naman yun. Besides, I have to show Ray kung gaano kagwapo ang mayari ng kumpanyang pinaginvestan niya.

Naglakad ako papalapit sa kanila at isang malapad na ngiti ni Ray ang bumungad sakin. "Mr. Largado, it's so nice to see you again."

"Thank you, Tito Wa--- I mean, Mr. Ray." at bigla akong nakaramdam ng kaba dahil kumunot ang noo ni Ray.

"Did you just mispronounced my name?" he said while looking straight to my eyes. Actually, natakot ako bigla. Naging masama nanaman ang tingin sakin ni Eljon at takang-taka naman si Avery.

"Uh, honestly, yes. You... You really somehow looks like my uncle. That's why I almost called out his name to you. I'm sorry about that."

Bigla siyang tumawa ng mahina at saka niya hinawakan ang balikat ko. "A true man will never forget that person who taught him how he is a true man now."