Say You Won't Let Go

VI. Happy Birthday, Leni!

A/N: Happy Birthday, VP Leni!

Leni's POV

"May aksidente ba sa unahan? Kanina pa tayo hindi umuusad. Isang oras na tayo halos dito."

I said as I tried to check the cause of traffic. Traffic is inevitable in Manila, but in this particular part of the city, it is quite unusual. My driver scratched the back of his head.

"Ma'am, mukhang mayroon nga po yata. Kung gusto niyo po, i-signal natin sa convoy na..."

I shook my head. "Naku, huwag na. I do not want to cause any inconvenience to these people. Pare-pareho naman tayong na-stuck dito."

I leaned back on my seat as I recalled the time when Digong called me.

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It was quite a light day in my office when somebody called me. I was reading some reports regarding the earthquake in different parts of the country when Bong Go's name registered on my phone's screen.

"Good afternoon po, Ma'am Leni!"

"Good afternoon, Sec! Ano ang atin?"

A short pause followed, then I heard someone sighed on the other line.

"Sec?" I called his attention.

"Ma'am Leni..."

It was not Bong anymore. It was Digong.

"Sir! Kayo po pala. May problema po ba?" I rested my head on the headrest of my office chair.

"Wala man, Ma'am... Gusto ko lang ba na ano man..."

I was quite confused because of the tone of his voice.

"Ano po 'yon, Mr. President?"

"Gusto man kitang s-sabihan na ano... Ano kasi... May meeting ulit regarding sa National Security... Oo... May meeting." He stammered which caused a rise in my confusion and a slight hint of suspicion with the legitimacy of the said meeting as I just had a meeting with the Defense secretary regarding the concerns with National Security.

"Sir, hindi po ba katatapos lang po noong meeting with Sec. Del? Anong meeting po ito?"

He paused for a while. I could hear both him and Bong as they were murmuring to each other in the background. He returned after.

"Ahh ano man kasi, Ma'am... Wala man ako noon sa meeting kaya may mga ano... May mga hindi nai-discuss ba."

My brows automatically furrowed with what he said.

"Punta ka Ma'am ha. Hintayin man kit- ay namin... Hintayin ka man namin."