A man who can get everything he wants in just a snap except for one thing that he wanted all his life. A woman who has everything but the one thing that matters to her most, her freedom. A past. A promise. And a chance meeting. Will emotions long fo...
(Princess, come home tonight early. We'll have guests today. And alone, alright? Let Francis live his life and stop dragging him along.)
"Fine mom." I grunted.
I heard her sigh through the phone. (Don't be grumpy, princess. We'll just have a dinner date and it's just for one night without your cousin. You also know he's having a meeting out of the country so let him prepare and pack as well as rest.)
I turn to look at him when I notice him staring at me from my peripheral view. Nahalata niya siguro na wala ako sa mood. Actually ever since that day he suddenly pop out in front of our group, bwiset na ako. I just nod at him telling him that everything is okay and he smile.
Finally, after a long while, I relented. "Okay."
(Thanks baby. Bye. See you later. Say my greetings to Francis!)
"Welcome mom. Bye."
I heaved a sigh. What now? Based on my Mom's voice, something is about to happen. And I have a feeling I wouldn't like it. Specially without Francis in there. Masyadong mapaglaro ang utak ni Mom at kung ibabase ko yun sa boses niya, ay may balak nga siya. Kung normal dinner date lang naman kasi yun, Franz will be surely invited automatically no matter what, no excuses. So now, the problem is, ano ang balak ni Mom for dinner?
"What's with the look?" I look up to Franz. "Something wrong?"
I shook my head as I put away the phone. "Nothing."
"Sure?"
"Well, just a family dinner with some inhuman guests." I said irritably placing Wax beside me.
"So?"
"Just never mind it, though." I told him. I don't want him to worry about me. He has too many worries right now that I would add up even more with this stupid simple dinner.
"As you say so." he shrug. "You know you can tell me anything anytime."
I let it fade in my mind as I watch him play with Wax. Franz seemed somehow subdue at this moment. His usual attitude is gone replaced with some loneliness and held fury. And I bet it has to do with that asshole again. He was the only one who can make him like this. Long have I seen him in this state and I hate it.
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Franz is really carefree and a happy-go-lucky kind of person. You can barely see him with his energy so low. If he was, it only means two things: he's angry to a point he can't let it go, or he's missing someone so badly. And my intuitions said it's both. Good thing Wax, my puppy, is giving him a good time. He can sense it I guess.
