Beautiful Mistake

Chapter 23 In Exchange

"Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky. They wiped away tears that I cry." – Everytime We Touch (Cascada)

Danielle POV

Ilang araw ko ng napapansin na matamlay at parang malungkot si Camille. Naisip ko tuloy baka may problema siya o di kaya may sakit ba siya? Gustuhin ko man siyang lapitan para tanungin pero this past few days has been so busy for me. Hectic ang schedules ko ang dami dami pang dapat i-review na documents to finalize some Advertisements ng iba pa naming client.

Yes, madami na ring tumatangkilik sa Media.Com and para itong nag resurface. And I'm glad... and so with my employees. Next week na din ila-launch ng Baler Company yung Ad nung toothpaste brand nila. And of course, Camille and I are invited for the launching.

Speaking of Camille... again. Haist, maybe I should call her. So I took my phone sa bulsa ko. Andito ako ngayon sa gilid ng pool sa likod ng bahay. Trying to unwind with a glass of wine. I glanced at the time on my phone, 10:42 PM na. Baka tulog na yun. Ilalapag ko na sana yung phone ko sa may lamesa ng mag-ring iyon. My mom.

"Hello mom." I greeted when I answered her call.

"Hello, sweetheart." Bati din niya sa kabilang line. If I'm not mistaken, mga 10:00 in the morning dun.

"You called?" I asked.

"Eh kasi naman hindi na kita makakausap kung hindi pa ako ang tatawag." May himig tampong sambit niya.

"I'm sorry mom. I'm busy with the company." Sagot ko which is true naman.

Narinig kong bumuntong-hininga siya. "I hope everything's fine with you right there."

I smiled. "Yes mom. Don't worry too much about me. I'm a grown up woman now."

"Yeah, yeah. Kaya di mo na ako kailangan pa." May hinampong sabi pa.

"Of course not!" Tanggi ko naman. "Okay. I'm sorry. I'll make it up to you."

"I'll get that in mind." Sagot naman niya. "So how's the company?"

"Good." Tipid kong sagot.

Sa totoo lang kapag kausap ko family ko or someone close to me, the least I want to discuss is the business. Kasi kakainin lang nung time if pag-uusapan pa yung about sa company. And mom knows it.

"I won't ask again about the company. I know how much you hate it when you're talking about businesses when there are other things we should discuss." Naiintindihang sabi niya.

"I love you, mom." Malambing na sabi ko sa kanya. She knew me too much.

"I love you too." She replied and I know she's smiling right now. "So how's Camille?"

"She's... fine." I said. Hindi ko naman kasi talaga alam eh. But all I know is something's bothering her.

"Are you sure? Cause you sounded like not."

Mother instinct. I mentally uttered.

"I'm not sure, actually. Maybe there's something that bothers her. I've been busy I haven't seen her that much." Sagot ko.

"I saw the Ad." Kapagkuwa'y sabi niya. "In the internet."

"Oh." I muttered. "So...?"

"So..." Pambibitin niya. "What can I say? Bagay na bagay kayo." May panunuksong sabi niya. "Madadagdagan ang magandang lahi natin kung sakali man." Dagdag pa niya.