Kalalabas pa lng nang shower ni Reece nang magring ang phone niya..
Si Luca..
"what's up?"
"Hey Reece, you still working on that construction company?" Luca asked..
Nabuburn-out na kasi siya sa work niya, alam yun ni Luca..
Structural Engineer siya sa isang malaking kumpanya.. SI Luca naman, ay Landscape Architect...
"Nah, I resigned, it's effective today, why?"
"My timing is right then", sagot ni LUca..
At parang nakikinita na ni Reece ang luwang nang ngiti nang kaibigan niya sa kabilang linya..
"What is it, this time LUca?.."
Bagay na bagay dito ang pangalan nito, Luca as in LUCARET...
May pagkaweird kasi ito..
"I have a project for you, Reece.. You always wanted to visit our place right.. And, it's also your chance to get out from the City Life and pollution", pangungumbinsi ni Luca sa kanya..
"Anong timeline?", tanong naman niya agad.. It's not a bad idea to be away from the City for a while and from Sam, ang possessive niyang kasintahan..
"3-4 months, max?"
"Sige, give me two days.. Paano na nga ulit pumunta diyan sa inyo?"
Nasa helipad na siya nang isang Five Star Hotel, Luca sent a chopper para sunduin siya..
According to Luca, VIP clients sila sa hotel na yun..
Pareho silang sa exclusive school nag-aral ni Luca, kaya alam niyang may kaya din ito..
Nasa chopper na siya nang maalala niya ang usapan nila ni Luca..
"Gaano ba kalayo papunta sa inyo?"
"By bus, 5 hours, by air, half an hour.. But don't worry good friend. I'm sending a special for you", tatawa tawa pa si Luca..
"You really are a Loca", biro naman niya dito..
"Be in the Blue Hotel by 4 pm on the 30th.. I'll send someone to pick you up"
After few minutes, nasa helipad na siya ulit... And nakita niya si Luca, naghihintay sa kanya..
"hey, looking good", sabi niya rito..
"Yeah, fresh air does make people look good.. But compared to you? Puwede na kong maging alalay mo", biro sa kanya ni Luca..
"Luca, Sira".. at nagtawanan silang dalawa..
Inilibot ni Reece ang mata niya sa paligid.. everything's Green.. "Are we in an island or on top of a mountain.." tanong niya kay Luca..
"Both", sagot nito..
"This is your place, it's incredible, kahit sino gugustuhing tumira dito"
"It's not my place, dito ang project mo, sagot ni Luca na nakangiti sa kanya.. Let's go"
"Saan? Malayo pa ba tayo?"
"15 minutes lang"..
At sumakay na sila sa isang Pick up truck na halatang pang-gubat...
Nakarating din sila sa destinasion nila, and the view, took Reece's breath away...
ang ganda nang paligid, puro bulaklak.. sa gate pa lang alam na niyang kakaiba ang makikita niya..
"VILLA DANSK" ang nakaukit sa may Gate...
8 years na siyang Civil Engineer pero ngayon lang niya nakita ang ganitong design nang bahay..
Elliptical House, showing the illussion na napakaliit nito and the garden is magnificent..
"This is your house" manghang mangha talaga siya..
"No, but you'll be staying here"...
At pumasok na sila sa loob ng Villa....
"Upo ka muna, I'll show you your room later", sabi sa kanya ni Luca..
"This house is huge" bulalas niya..
"As if your house isn't huge, mas malaki pa nga ang bahay mo eh.. Yaya Meding, snack nga po"...di pa natatapos magsalita si Luca..
Nang pumailanlang sa ere ang isang napakalungkot na musika...
It's a very lonely tune...
Every tone, depressing and lonely... It's heart breaking...
With the saddest expression, nagsalita si Luca "Henri's playing again".
"Sinong Henri?"
"My cousin"...
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