Always, My Jade

It's Official (15)

"Oh David, dumating ka na pala, kelan pa?"- Oscar

"What are you doing here?"- Jade

"Whoah, calm down Jade can I not visit and win back my girlfriend?

"Ex-girlfriend"

"That's why I'm winning you back"

"What makes you so sure that you're gonna win me back?"--

"Jade, enough!"- Oscar

"Sorry, Dada."

Nakatingin lang si Althea kay Jade, nagaalala pero mas gustong makaisguro sa mga mata ni Jade kung talagang wala ng babalikan ang lalaking nasa harapan nila.

"Sorry Tito, just returned yesterday and I'm supposed to meet Angkong about Dad's business proposal, pero gusto ko rin po kayo makausap for some of our projects and I'm eyeing your firm to work on it?"-David

"Ok, if you can wait o baka gusto mo munang mag almusal"-Oscar

"Thank you, Tito. Coffee will do"sabay ngiti at umupo opposite nila Althea at Jade.

"Sino ka?bakit ke aga aga andito ka?"biglang sabat ni Ama

Ngumiti lang si David sunod tumingin kay Althea.

"Ako lang po ba Ama ang maagang bisita dito?"

"Ah yes David I would like you to meet Althea'----"

"Apo ko siya hindi siya bisita" biglang putol ni Ama kay Dada.

Natahimik sila lahat at napangiti lang si Althea at tumango lang kay David bilang pagbati.

"You look familiar, have we met?"- David

"I don't think so"-Althea

Pero hindi pa rin niya maalis ang tingin niya kay Althea. Natahimik din si Jade dahil alam niya ang ibig sabihin ni David, naging familiar din sa kanya si Althea dahil madalas ding nasa bar noon si David at sinusundo siya.

"Hoy wag mong titigan ang Apo ko!"- Ama

"Sorry po Ama"-David
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Hinatid na ni Jade si Althea habang naiwan si David na kausap si Oscar.

"We will only talk about business David, I hope I'm clear about that before we start." Kahit gustong magtanong pa tungkol kay Althea hindi na pinilit ni David.

"Yes, Tito."

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Habang nasa daan, hindi kumikibo si Althea na nag mamaneho.

"Althea?" pero hindi kumikibo ang tinatawag niya, tahimik lang at ni hindj nilingon ang katabi.

"Althea, are you ok?"pukaw pansin niya ulit sa isa pero deadma lang.

"Love-love, anong problema?"
Alalang tanong na ni Jade.

And suddenly Althea's face flashed that sweetest smile and looked at Jade then backed her eyes on the road.

"Akala ko nakita mo lang Ex mo, dmo na ako tatawaging Lovelove." she said giddily.

Gulat naman si Jade, sabay kurot sa tagiliran ng katabi.

"Aw Love! I'm driving!"

"Ang agang selos yan, Althea ha?!"

"Sorry, Love. Parang bigla akong na insecure. Look, he's handsome, and I'm sure he's rich, well-built, and with that look I'm sure girls go gaga over him---"

"---but I go gaga over you" putol ni Jade.

"Jade---"

"---Love, call me like you want to be called."putol ni Jade na biglang naging seryoso ang boses.