"She works in a paperworks factory... and has a boyfriend. How long has this been?"
Via phone conversation, they're still talking as Karma views the e-mail messages from her hired investigator.
[Less than a year. Haven't heard of her, taking pre-natal check-ups, though. It's impossible that she's the mother of the baby. And since the baby's too young to tell, we can't quite determine if it's Ms. G's. But she's definitely recognized as a Crawford.]
"Take more pictures. Get records. Her DNA! Sh**, get her DNA!"
[Unfortunately, we can't just get through adequate information disclosure, Miss.]
"Like we can actually use your hearsays to get through all of these." Karma rolls her blue eyes to the top of her head. "I said, you get her DNA, bottlehead!"
Meanwhile, the man on the other line sees a tabloid posting Billy and Coleen's faces in an article. He's American, so he can't fully understand, though. He bought it anyway.
[Well, to tell you frankly, Miss, if your aim is to give some damage on the couple, you can't just steal the baby's hair strands or something. That is confidential information, still. And you'll appear like the desperate damsel with nothing more than a boohoo.]
"The h*ll do you care?!" And with that, she shuts the call down. "I hate you... F***, why do you have to be so lucky, b*tch? Whatever they say, you're still a hoe!"
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Naka-ilang senyas na si Ruffa, hindi pa rin mabitaw-bitawan ni K yung pick-up line na pinapasabi ni Ruffa sa kanya. Hiyang-hiya siya't di niya yata kaya.
Humiwalay muna sina Ruffa saying na sila na lang mamimili ng isusoot mamaya sa kasal nina Vice at Karylle. Tutal daw kasi maggo-grocery pa ang dalawa.
"Bale ang mangyayari pala is kasal ngayong gabi.. then tomorrow night, Christmas eve? Sunud-sunod ah? Di pwedeng yung left-overs sa kasal---"
"Alam ko na sasabihin mo, K. Wag mo na ituloy. Syempre engrande yun no. Pasko eh."
"Okay." Nakasakay sa cart si Colbie paharap sa kanila at inaabot nito ang kwintas na susi ni Vice habang si Vice ang nagtutulak ng push cart.
"Italian... Filipino Style? Sweet Style?" tanong ni Karylle habang tinitingnan ang nasa listahan, kumpara sa mga nadadaanan nila.
"Filipino. Tas yung paste. Kuha ka dalawa."
"Ikaw magluluto?" Excited na tanong ni K.
"Kami-kaming magkakapatid maliban kay Girlie. Tagatikim lang yun eh."
Nang mapadaan sila sa lane ng frozen drinks, agad nang kumuha si Vice ng alam niyang paboritong yogurt ni K. Si K kasi, kumukuha pa ng mga softdrinks, kasama sa nakalista.
Gayun na lang ang ngiti ni K nang makitang nakakuha na ng favorite yogurt niya si Vice. "Thank you~!" Pagyakap niya't paghalik sa pisngi nito. Tahimik na namula lang at di na umimik si Viceral.
Naglakad ulit ng normal pero ang saya-saya na animo'y nasa park si Karylle sa tabi niya habang mabagal nilang binabagtas ang lane kahit pa wala na silang kukunin doon. She leaned on Vice's arm, snaked both her arms around it at nakatago lang ang ilong sa likod ng balikat ni Vice habang naglalakad sila.
