A Love To Last

Chapter 4

GRENDELYN SIGH AS she finished fixing the papers. She stood up from her desk and went out of her mini office.

She's in the laundry shop since six thirty in the morning. When she look at the wall clock, its one in the afternoon.

"Ma'am Gren. Naku naman, salamat at lumabas na kayo sa office niyo. Kumain na po ba kayo?" tanong ng isa sa mga assistant niya na si Lia.

Ngumiti siya ng maliit rito. Natawa siya dahil napabuga ito ng hangin.

"Naku, ulcer talaga ang abot ninyo niyan. Lagi na lang kayo nalilipasan. Masama po yun, Ma'am."

"Busog pa ako, Lia. Salamat," aniya dahil inabutan siya nito ng isang may kalakihang tinapay na paborito niya.

"Naku, hindi pwede yun. Kumain na po kayo kahit konti lang. Seri, paki bilhan mo nga ng mainit na sopas itong magandang boss natin doon sa kanto," anito sa isa nitong kasama na si Seri.

"Okay," nakangiting wika ng huli.

Grendelyn laugh lightly before taking a small bite. "Thanks, Lia."

"Syempre, Ma'am no. Hindi dapat kayo nagpapagutom. Ang ganda niyo nga, hindi naman kumakain. Hindi ibig sabihin na maliit ang bewang ninyo eh hindi ka na kakain. Kahit hindi kayo tumataba, hindi po excuse yun!" mahabang wika nito.

She laugh. "Okay, sorry na po. You and you're sermons.

"Huwag niyo nga po akong ine-english diyan."

Napailing na lang siya at kumain na. Mayamaya ay dumating na si Seri dala ang biniling sopas.

"Good afternoon."

Napaangat siya ng tingnin sa nagsalita. Halos mabulunan siya nang makita kung sino iyon.

She blink her eyes when he walk towards her. She swallowed unknowingly when he was in front of her.

"Hi."

"J-Jesper? What are you d-doing here?"

Uyy, si madam, nai-intimidate na naman kay gwapong binata.

"Hannes told me you're here. I'm planning to do my laundry here. Pwede ko bang ipalaba dito ang mga polo at pants ko?"

"Naku syempre po, Sir. I kikilo lang po namin," wika ni Lia.

She was thankful the girl was there to speak on her behalf. Mas ma daldal ito sa kaniya.

When Lia took his laundry, Jesper look back to her and smile. Grendelyn tried her best to be casual to him though she is really not okay with him being near her.

"I see you're having an early snack," he said.

"Ayy hindi po Sir Gwapo. Hindi po early snack yan, late lunch po yan," sabad ni Lia.

"Lia," saway niya.

"What? You mean you eat lunch late? That's not good for you. You could have an ulcer."

She clears her throat and laugh a little. "It's not that I always do it. Just now, there's a lot of works to do."

"Kahit na. It's really not good."

"Sabi na sayo Ma'am eh," wika ulit ni Lia.

Tiningnan niya ito at saka pinanlakihan ng mga mata. "I thought ikikilo mo ang laundry niya. What is the weight?"

"Tapos na po. 40 kilos kay Sir Gwapo," nakangiting wika nito kay Jesper.

"Whoa, 40 kilos. I had that heavy unwashed clothes. But how much is it?"

Grendelyn handed the receipt to him. He nod and took the money out of his wallet before giving her the money.

"Y-you can have it back a-after four days," she said.