Thirty-second Chapter - Saltikin

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Salamat po sa mga comments! :) Next chapter na talaga yung selosan pramis! haha. Here yago!

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When someone breaks you, there would surely come a person who would try to fix you --- at the right time and at the right place. It's up to you if you would let that person enter your world.

Chapter 32

(4 days later..)

Mico's POV

"Hello po, good morning." pagbati ko sa Dean ng Department of Architecture nang pumasok ako sa office nito. Ininform kasi ako ng professor ko na gusto daw akong kausapin nito. For what reason? I don't know pero kinakabahan ako.

"Good morning, and please sit down, Mr. Padua." naupo ako sa upuan sa tapat ng table ni Dean.

"Gusto niyo daw po akong makausap?"

"Ah yes. Meron akong good news sayo." naglaho lahat yung kaba ko dahil sa sinabi niya.

"Ano po yun?"

"The council have chosen your work to be the model of the new Dept of Architecture building which will be constructed first month of next year." maliwanag kong nadinig ang lahat at nagpaulit ulit pa ito sa aking isipan and it took almost half a minute before magsink in sakin yung mga sinabi niya. And when it finally did, hindi ko napigilang ngumiti nang sobrang laki.

"Talaga po?! OMG." surprised, joyous, astonished, I don't know which adjective best describes how I feel right now. With takip-bibig effect pa ko using both hands.

"Yes, Mr. Padua. Congratulations!" tinanggap ko using my both hands yung offer na handshake ni Dean.

"Thank you so much po talaga, Dean."

"You're design is incomparable, Mr. Padua. You deserve it." unti-unting nag-blurred yung paningin ko dahil sa namumuong luha na dulot ng labis na kagalakan.

Can you see me right now, mama? I know you do. Para po ito sa inyo.

"And..." may kinuha siya sa drawer sa ilalim ng table niya at inilapag ito sa ibabaw. "The university wants to give you this as a token of recognition as well as appreciation of your great talent." isa itong tseke na nagkakahalagang P100,000.

"P-Po? Ah...eh...s-sure po ba kayo?" Kasi kung oo ay hindi ko talaga ito tatanggihan.

"This is nothing compared to what you will earn once you've become a licensed architect so please accept this." inabot nito sakin yung tseke at talaga namang nanginginig pa yung kamay ko nung akin itong tinanggap.

"S-Salamat po. Maraming salamat po."

"I've heard about your mother, and I am pretty certain she's smiling proudly in heaven for she has a very talented and intelligent son."

"Salamat po." teary-eyed na naman ako. Ewan ko ba. Basta nababanggit si mama, nagiging emosyunal agad ako. Hindi pa kasi ako sanay na wala na siya. And and I don't think I will get used to it.

"You're welcome." naglapag naman siya ng panibagong paper sa ibabaw ng lamesa.

"Hala, ano po yan? Tseke ulit? Nako hindi ko na po iyan matatanggap, sir. Tama na po ito." agad-agad kong sambit na ikinatawa nito.

"No, no Mr. Padua. Don't you think this is too broad of a paper for a cheque? This is a waiver."

"Ay sorry po." ngiting napahiya naman ako, "Waiver po ng ano?"

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