Second Chance

THEODORE - 12

I was more than glad na tapos na ang project namin with Athena. She flew back to Korea a week after matapos yung opening ng mall. She cancelled the trip to Laguna saying she had to go back to Korea asap. Tss, if I knew, she was just trying to avoid me.

I decided to drop everything that was bothering me regarding Ms. Laura and Athena. Sumasakit lang ulo ko kakaisip kung ano ba talaga ang koneksyon nila. But that one thing I can't take my mind off right now is if lolo really is involved. Hindi ko ata alam ang mararamdaman ko kapag naconfirm ko ang mga hinala ko. Pero, bakit? Why would lolo even bother to help Athena???

Also, the day she went back, sakto ding lumipad pabalik ng Pilipinas si Chelsea.

"Wow. You okay, Theo?"

Sa office ko siya dumiretso kaya wala akong takas sa kanya. Alam ko naman kasi bakit sya napabalik agad.

"Oo naman.", I lied.

She was busy googling Athena, or Kim So Yi. Di siya makapaniwala sa mga nalalaman niya. I should know, laking gulat ko din nun.

"It's so....", busy pa din siya kakascroll.

"Ano??"

"It's so weird!", sabi na nito.

Napatigil ako sa ginagawa ko. I looked at her, confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, no offense ha. Is this really her??", takang taka pa din niyang tanong sakin.

Ngumisi naman ako. "Siyang siya yan."

"She's super different! Yung aura niya, parang di siya! I mean, look at these poses!!!"

Napasandal ko na lang yung ulo ko sa kinauupuan ko. Napahinga na lang ako ng malalim.

"People do change. So much, I don't even know how it makes sense."

"Hoy Theo."

Chelsea went straight to me at nilapag niya yung phone niya sa desk ko. She looked at me na kala mo papatay.

"Ano???", inis kong tanong dito.

"You told me nagkita kayo?"

"Yes."

"Then, she might have said she's sorry???"

Natawa lang ako.

"Why would she? Seven years na ang lumipas. And looking how far she got in that industry, I don't think she would bother apologizing anymore.", bitter kong sagot dito.

"You mean, she didn't???", panlalaki niya ng mata.

Ano ba tong babaeng to? Nangiinis ba o ano??

"Yeah! Hindi nga! And so???"

"Hah!"

Kinuha naman niya yung bag niya nang nangingiti ngiti pa. What's her problem???

She went straight to the door, papalabas na.

"Hey! San ka pupunta???"

"I need to rest. Jet lag, hello?"

"Fine. Just call me when you reach home."

When she opened the door, she looked back at me at sinabing,

"Theo, if she hasn't apologized yet, maybe she isn't sorry."

Eto na naman ang mind games ng kapatid ko.