Thank you! Bye!
Hon?
Hey!
Too early to make a call, don't you think?
Ahm, sorry about that hon. I had to leave instructions at work.
At 6:00 in the morning? It's 2,3 o'clock in the morning in Dubai, di ba? People working in those hours??
Ahm, yes, yes! We work 24/7. The ch...the chairman wants to finish the project the soonest.
Aly?
Honey?
You're no good at lying, alam mo ba yon?
Den...
If you want to keep secrets, that's fine. You could simply say, "Sorry, it's confidential", instead of lying straight to my face and this early in the morning!
Tinalikudan na niya si Alyssa at nagsimulang maglakad pabalik ng kuwarto niya.
Last night after dinner, and after their talk, hindi na nauso pa ang pag-uusap. Katawan na nila ang nag-usap at nagpaliwanag ng mga totoong nararamdaman nila.
Or so she thought.
Kanina pa siya nasa likudan ni Alyssa habang may kausap ito sa kabilang linya. Hindi man niya narinig ng mabuti ang mga sinasabi nito sa kausap, kita niya sa body movements nito na masaya ito sa pakikipag-usap. Pero ang klarung-klaro na narinig ng tenga niya ay nang sinambit nito ang pangalang Helena.
Yes, they've talked about her. Pero sige nga, ano ba dapat maramdaman na pagkatapos nyong magpakasasa sa isa't isa buong magdamag, pangalan ng ibang babae ang maririnig mo ng ke aga-aga? Hindi nanay mo o kapatid o kaibigan kundi ibang babae. At hindi ordinaryong babae. Would that be a really good morning for you?
Eh di ba pinag-usapan na ninyo ang tungkol sa kanya? sabat ng konsensya niya.
Oo na pero nagseselos pa rin ako!
Eh di ba sabi mo naniniwala ka sa sinasabi nya? again, her conscience.
Nagseselos ako!
Den! Den, honey, wait! pigil sa kanya ni Alyssa.
Nagpapigil naman siya.
I'm sorry!
About what?
I admit I lied.
Hmp!
I....I was talking to Helena. Sh....she c...called, she called actually.
Hindi pa rin siya kumikibo.
She....ah....she was too excited to know what happened between us...
Why? Para may chance siyang agawin ka sa akin??
No! Hon, no! I told you about her already last night di ba? And you said you believed me!
I know I said that Alyssa! But, naman, this early in the morning?!?!
Well, that woman certainly doesn't know when to stop bugging me.
