Love Me Now

Chapter 5

Mrs. Dupont. Tawag sa akin ni Arthur isa sa organizer ng exhibit.

Yes? Tanong ko at humarap sa kanya pero may nahagip yung mata ko.

One of the client is persistent on buying the unrequited. Sabi niya.

I'm not selling that piece. Sabi ko habang nakatingin sa lalaking kanina pa nakatingin sa akin. I know him, i will never forget that face.

Are you sure? Tanong niya sa akin.

Yes, can you please excuse me for a while? Tanong ko sa kanya.

Sure, i will just talk to the client again. Sabi niya.

Please. Thank you. Sabi ko at nilapitan ko si Kiefer.

Alyssa Valdez. Sabi niya.

Kiefer Ravena. Sabi ko.

Good to see you again. Can I get a hug? Tanong niya at tinaas yung kamay niya kaya lumapit ako at niyakap siya.

I miss you Ly. Sabi niya.

I miss you too Kief. Sabi ko at nilayo niya ako sa kanya.

You miss me yet you never come home to see me. Sabi niya na may pagtatampo pa sa boses.

Kief, I'm home. Sabi ko at natawa siya.

I can't believe i'll see you tonight. Sabi niya.

Me too. You're never artsy. What are you doing here? Tanong ko.

My wife is a fan of your works. I didn't know you're the artist behind the paintings she always talked about. Sabi niya.

Really that's nice. Where is she? Tanong ko.

She'll be here in a while. Sabi niya.

Have you seen all? What do you think? Tanong ko.

One painting caught my eye. This one, you gave me the same before you left for Paris. Sabi niya.

Yeah. That painting is worth millions you should have kept your copy. Sabi ko.

If my copy is worth millions what more is this one? Tanong niya habang tinuturo yung painting.

Priceless. Sabi ko.

You're not selling this? Tanong niya.

No. This is what got me famous so i'll keep it. This is already 10 years old. It's been going around Europe for the past 5 years and I just brought it home where it truly belongs. Sabi ko habang nakatingin sa painting.

Sayang naman but then on second thought. You're already rich, so you don't really need the money. By the way, mom told me you got married. Sabi niya.

I did. Sabi ko at pinakita yung singsing ko sa kanya.

Alyssa Dupont? Ibang lahi napangasawa mo? Tanong niya.

Yeah. FilFrench. Sabi ko.

Where is he? Tanong niya.

In Paris. Sabi ko.

Hindi mo man lang sinama para nakita ko. Sabi niya.

He's busy. Sabi ko.

Are you free after the exhibit, we should catch up. It's been 10 years Ly and marami ka ng utang sa akin. Sabi niya at hinawakan yung kamay ko kaya napatingin ako dun.