Nothing was coming out from my mouth. I couldn't speak. I felt Richard's gaze though I wasn't looking at him. Nanay Nila keeps elbowing me. I felt a tear fell from my eyes.
It's not fair for Richard...
No walls.
Lady M: Nena, I want your honest opinion, please speak your mind...
Nena: I'm lost for words Lady M... I'm just a fan. I have no say nor right to tell Richard what he should do and not do. I will support him. I will...
LM: Will you still dream about him?
Nena: Lady M, dreaming about him is just...(wala akong maisip na sasabihin kaya...) but Can I excuse myself Lady M?
Nanay: Lady M, maaari din po ba akong makisin tabi?
LM: You're both excuse...
Nanay: Salamat po Lady M, pasin tabi po sa inyo...
Nanay and I left the dining room.
Nanay: Ok ka lang ba? Halika ka nga rito (Nanay gave me a very warm, tight hug while I was crying) Tahan na, wala kang ginawa at sinabing masama. Kung ako tatanungin ni Lady M, malamang isasagot ko hindi ko na sya susuportahan, ano uubusin ko pera ko para sa kanya tapos uubusin din lang nya sa Fiancée nya, eh di hindi na..
Nena: Nay..
Nanay: Hahaha, alam mo Nak, isang artista lang sinuportahan ko buong buhay ko...si Whitney Houston lang..
Nena: Nay naman...
Nanay: Ano ka ba... hahaha, at least nag-asawa man sya, di ako na heart broken..
Aminin mo, nasaktan ka di ba? Pero tama yung sagot mo, sino ka ba naman para diktahan kung anong dapat gawin ni Richard sa buhay nya, at kahit sinong fan pa yan, walang karapatan manghimasok sa buhay ng idolo nila...
I just look at Nanay Nila and smiled...
LM: Well, this deal is off. Thank you for your time and interest Mr. Faulkerson. Maingat ako sa mga investments ko, I don't risk my hard earned money.
Richard: Will you consider my proposal Lady M? Yes, I'm engaged and who knows what the future holds. I really want to be a part of your business, your brand..
LM: Stay unmarried for 3 years. I will have my Lawyers to draft the contract, and you will receive it for the next 3 days. Then you decide.
Good night and thank you for coming tonight.
Atong will escort you at the door.
*****
Sam: Anong iniisip mo? 3 years Rich, 3 years you have to stay unmarried.
Richard: Well, mabilis lang tumakbo ang panahon, but I was more curious about Nicomena..
Sam: Maganda sya... very considerate as a fan compared sa ibang fans mo na masyadong clingy sayo..
kairita minsan..
Richard: Sam, do you think I can talk to her? I mean yung kaming 2 lang? I really want to talk to her.
Sam: Subukan natin, at ano naman ang pag-uusapan nyo?
Richard: Her thoughts as a fan...about me?
Is my being single and unattached is really very important to them, the fans? She really seem bothered by my admission..
Sam: When you think about it, may magagawa ba sya as a fan? Wala, maliban sa hindi ka nya tangkilikin...kaya dapat pagsabihan mo yang Fiancée mo...
Richard: But isn't it more fair to be honest than to lie about the truth?
Sam: Depende sa tao yan, lalu sa isang fan na sobrang paghanga sayo... Rich, people has their own take on different situations, sabi nga ni Nena, wala syang karapatan na manduhan ka...buhay mo yan.
*****
Lady M's mansion...
Lady M, Nanay Nila and I gathered the next morning.
Lady M: Nila, gusto ko mag- aral ulit si Nicomena, learn more about cooking. She's only 18 years old. Ayokong maburo sya rito sa mansion. She's a very bright young woman.
Nanay and I just looked at each other and I can see sadness in Nanay's eyes.
Nanay: Ano ba ang balak mo Lady M?
LM: I have investments in a lot of well known restaurants in and out of the country. Nena have the talent in cooking. She could be a Chef in one of my many restaurants. I should give you credit for instilling her the importance of hard work and determination. Hindi na kayo iba sakin. I want to send her in a Culinary school in New York, to study.
Nanay: 18 lang sya Lady M, sinong makakasama nya doon?
LM: Samahan mo sya doon?
Nanay: Paano itong mansion? Sinong titingin dito...
LM: Hwag mo nang problemahin ang mansion, marami akong katiwala sa hacienda na pwedeng tumingin dito sa mansion. I will be in Paris for a good six months, the King needs me there. Pero bago ako umalis, gusto ko munang ayusin ang lahat? Yung bahay nyo sa Bulacan, pababantayan ko rin, hwag mo nang intindihin yun.
Then Lady M's cell phone rang...
LM: Mag-usap kayo mag-ina, I have to get this call...
BINABASA MO ANG
No Walls, No Ceilings, No Floor
RomanceThe man of my dreams, the love of my life is marrying the woman he believes to be the love of his life... I was heartbroken, cried a river, but my love for him has no walls, no ceilings, no floor..
