Payb Takes Book 3

On Call - 2

October 27, 2017:

M: *answers a phone call from MT a couple of hours later* Hello, Ma?

MT: Menggay! Susmaryosep! Kalmahin mo tong jowa mo! Nalu-luz Valdez ang beauty ko kakahabol.

M: Bakit, Ma? Saan daw pupunta?

MT: Sa CamSur daw. Kanina pa palakad-lakad nasa telepono niya. Lahat ng matatawagan, tinawagan na para lang makahanap ng paraan papunta diyan sa'yo. Tumawag ng maarkilahan ng chopper, speedboat, private plane, sports car pati motor kulang na lang pati si Ironman at buong Avengers tawagan niya para dalhin siya diyan.

M: Ano po? Hala! Asan po siya? Pakausap.

MT: Nasa loob pa may kausap sa phone. High blood na naman ang lolo mo. Lahat pinapagalitan lalo na si Eric.

M: Naku naman. Pakipasa po yung phone pagla...*stops when she hears R yelling in the background*

R: Ma! Tara na! Ako na magda-drive. Mukhang ayaw nang mag-trabaho ni Eric. Sabi 9 hours daw ang CamSur sabi ko kaya ng 5 hours yan sa Jaguar. Imposible daw. Sa akin hindi yun imposible. Tara na!

M: What?! Ma! Yung phone!

MT: Eto na! Jusko! Nangangarag ako sa inyong dalawa eh.

M: *sighs when she overhears some argument between MT and R*

R: Hello! Busy ako. Sino to?!

M: Seriously?! Richard Faulkerson Jr! You did not just yell at me, did you?!

R: Love! I'm so sorry. Hindi ko alam. *turns to MT* Ma, bakit di mo sinabi?

MT: Sinasabi ko nga kaso nabuang ka na. *shakes her head*

M: Richard!

R: Love, sorry talaga. I'm so sorry.

M: What are you doing? Terrorizing people around you, yelling at Mama Ten, yelling at me, thinking of racing down the streets at this hour?! Nabuang ka na nga. I'm not sure I should be talking to you right now.

R: Love, please wait. Sorry na.

M: *sighs* Are you ready to really talk now?

R: Yes, Love. Ikaw kasi eh.

M: What? Anong ako? What did I do?

R: Sabi mo kasi sa Sunday ka pa uuwi kaya pupuntahan na lang kita para sunduin.

M: Ano? *laughs*

R: Bakit mo ako tinatawanan? Totoong nag-panic ako. Ayaw mo na umuwi eh.

M: *giggles* Una sa lahat, bakit mo naisip na ayaw ko nang umuwi? At pangalawa, joke lang yun.

R: Joke?! Nataranta na ako at lahat, tapos joke?!

M: I didn't tell you to do that.

R: But you should have expected I would. Parang di mo ako kilala. Kahit saan ka pa, pupuntahan kita.

M: *chuckles* I know but I didn't think gagawin mo ngayon. Wala nang flights at may mga work pa tayo bukas. With the nine-hour drive between us, napaka-imposible pang gawin mo yun.

R: Basta para sa'yo alam mong walang imposible sa akin, kahit walang tulog, walang kain, walang pahinga, I will drive to where you are and take you home. *sighs* Kung pagod ka nang umintindi, sabihin mo lang. Ako ang mag-aadjust. Iiwan ko to para sa'yo.

M: You don't have to do that. I know you love me and I also know you love your work.

R: I love you more than anything.

M: I know and I understand. I will never grow tired of understanding because I love you. Minsan nagiging mahirap intindihin, sometimes, patience and understanding may fail me but you know what I do when that happens?

R: Ano?

M: I love you more. Mas minamahal pa kita. I remind myself how much I love you and how I want you to be always happy kaya mas nagiging mas madaling umintindi ulit.

R: Paano kapag napapagod ka na? *sighs*

M: I go back to the basic, to you and me, that's all I need para lumaban ulit.

R: *sighs, closes his eyes and bites back a sob* How did I get so lucky?

M: You're didn't. I did. Alam kong ganoon ka din lumaban para sa akin. Ilang beses mo nang napatunayan yun. I don't want to ask anymore from you than that.

R: You don't have to. Mahal na mahal kita. Gagawin ko lahat para sa'yo.

M: Lahat?

R: Lahat.

M: Okay. For now. What I need you to do is stay calm, go back to work as usual and wait for me to come home tomorrow. Okay?

R: *beams* Tomorrow talaga?!

M: Tomorrow talaga. *smiles*

R: Okay, Love. I'll calm down, go back to work and wait for you, my Nicomaine. *smiles*

M: Good. Oh and one more thing.

R: Yes, Love?

M: I'm expecting my dinner to welcome me home, hot and naked. *smirks*

R: Yes, Ma'am. *grins*

Me: Halaaaah ulit. 😂

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