He Suddenly Came Back

Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5: Wedding Invitation

(Zoe's POV)

It's been two months since that time when Mom rendered me this shop, ang bilis lang ng panahon. My first week here was hell. Practicing here, coping up there. I've been working from time to time. I can't disappoint Mom, she loved this shop and I promised to take care of this. But then as time passed by, I got used to it. Naging mas busy na ako, and guess, di ko na siya naiisip. Oo, nadadalaw parin niya yung isip ko pero di na madalas. Feeling ko nga, nakalimutan ko na siya, na nakamove-on na ako. It's been a year, anyways.

"Zoe, gala tayo. Ang boring dito." Pagmamaktol ni Cindy. Aba, sinabi ko ba sa kanya na tumambay siya dito? Palibhasa kase one and only child kaya masyadong spoiled brat. She never applied a job after we graduated.

"May trabaho ako Cinds, di ko pwedeng iwan 'to nang basta basta." I said without even sparing her a glance, nasa mga papers parin yung mga mata ko.

She sighed "Fine. Nakakastress ka. Puro ka nalang trabaho. Pwede mo namang iwan yan kase ikaw naman ang namamahala."

Napailing nalang ako sa kanya at nagpatuloy sa ginagawa ko. Di pa niya naiintindihan ang value ng trabaho mo. You need to have passion to whatever you're doing, to your job. You have to devote your time to it, to be dedicated to your work. Nanahimik naman na siya dun, may ginagawa sa phone niya.

I heard someone knocking the door. "Come in." I said.

"Miss Zoe, may delivery po kayo." Jane, my assistant, told me.

"Kanino daw galing?" tanong ko

"London po, I guess it's from your parents po."

"Okay. Akin na."

She handed me a small white envelop tas may pinapirmahan siya sa akin. Pagkatapos nun, lumabas narin siya.

I quickly opened the envelop and  "Oh God!" was all I could say.

"Ano yan?" tanong ni Cindy na nagtataka. Tumayo naman siya mula sa pagkakaupo sa sofa at agad na lumapit sa akin.

"Invitation."

"Para san?"

"Kuya's wedding." Kuya is getting married. Finally! Kaya pala naging busy ang mokong, ni di man lang ako sinabihan. Biglang, surprise! But I already knew they would end up in the altar eventually. Sa tagal ba naman na nila, hindi biro ang 8 years nila ni ate Clary no.

She gasped, "Oh. My. God. Pano na ako?" Here's the crush thing again. She has a crush on my Kuya since grade school. It's really kind of weird because the three of us were close friends though Kuya Sky is five years older than us. Pero sabi nga nila, sa magkakaibigan, may isang nahuhulog. Hindi ko naman sinasabing mahal niya si Kuya, it's just an admiration I know. I could not blame her, my kuya is good in everything.

"It's just a call for you stop that creepy feelings of you towards my brother because he's too good for you, just so you know."

"Thank you for that. Really." She said sarcastically.

"You're always welcome." And then she rolled her eyes at me. I gave her my sweetest smile. Padabog siyang bumalik sa sofa at agad na isinalampak ang sarili. Sige, magmukmok ka nalang diyan.

"Anyways, don't forget my pasalubong okay?" Sabi niya pagkaraan ng ilang sandali. Ang bilis mag swift ng mood niya. Minsan naiisip ko bipolar ito eh.

"Why would I bring you pasalubong?"

"Because there so many beautiful dresses in Paris."

"I'm going to London, not in Paris."

"I know, I know. Pero malapit narin naman yun sa Paris kaya pwede ka ng dumiretso dun."

"Malapit? Eh magkaibang bansa yan. At pupunta lang talaga ako ng Paris para lang bilhin yang damit mo?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Why would I?"

"Because I am your pretty bestfriend."

"I doubt that."

"Yeah right!" inirapan niya lamang ako.

After that stupid conversation, umalis na siya. Nababanas na daw siya sa mukha ko, nahiya ako, as if naman di kami pareho ng nararamdaman. Psh.

I just stayed in the shop the whole day waiting for the hours to end. I can't wait for next week. I'm so excited to see my Kuya again in person after ages.