Trent Morris (Gentleman's Possession Series #1)

Chapter 10

She's smiling ear to ear while waiting for Trent to come back. He's gone away to buy some water and she's sitting at a bench somewhere in the park, bored. But maybe not. She's been smiling and really happy to feel this kind of environment. Para na siyang baliw na mag-isang nakangiti, not that she cares.

Masaya siya because Trent has been filling the empty part of herself and that's really cool of him. She never imagined a stranger-from-first-time guy can be a very kind samaritan. Tsaka inamin na nya sa sarili na she likes him and it's getting deeper. Hindi naman kasi napipigilan, o ayaw niya lang pigilan.

Nagpalinga-linga sya nagbabakasakaling makita si Trent kasi kanina pa sya pero di pa nakakabalik.

Hindi kaya he ditch her? Yun ang tanong nya sa sarili but she can't get a valid reason for him to do that. At isa pa napapansin nyang affectionate ang binata sa kanya, para bang may something na 'di nya mawari. Oh, wag assuming, the consequences of that is livid.

"O? Ano 'yun? Something fell off from that man's pocket." bulong nya sa sarili ng mahagip ng mga mata nya ang matanda. .

Out of good intention, she stood up and picked the thing out of the ground. Isa itong kwintas na kulay silver at nakahugis puso, may mga maliliit na real diamonds ang nakadikit sa gilid ng puso at sa gitna ay malaki. Mahal 'to. Sa kabuuan may pakpak ang kwintas na puso. Kung titignan, ang ganda nito at nakakahumaling. Tantiya ay nabubuksan ang kwintas at may kung ano sa loob kaya lang ay may maliit itong lock.

"Sir! Sandali po!" she march to get the man's distance.

Humarap ang lalaki. "Yes? Ano yun?"

Hiningingal nyang inabot ang kwintas. Napalaki naman ang mata ng lalaki. He looked nervous and agitated. Maybe he's worried that if she didn't get to saw the necklace it'll get lost or she'll not give this back? That's just a reason, not that she's interested with this things. It's beautiful but no..

"W-where did you find this?"

She smiled. "It seems na hindi nyo po napansin na nahulog. Pinulot ko po kasi baka po importante. Diyan lang sa dinaanan niyo."

"That.....yeah. Salamat, hija"

She genuinely smiled at him. Medyo may katandaan na ito pero halatang malusog pa at kaya pang makipagrambulan. Nakikinita ang kagwapuhan sa nagdaang taon.

"Good thing I saw it. Mukha po kasing napaka importante ng kwintas na yan, based on your expression."

Tinignan nito ang kwintas at ngumiti. Ngiting may pagmamahal.

"Yes, very importantant. Nandito sa loob ng kwintas na 'to ang buhay ko." tear escaped at the old man's eyes, without his knowing.

"Buhay nyo?"

Tumango lang ang matanda at ngumiti.

Her reflexes became fast and gather the old man to sit on the bench. Nagpatianod naman ito.

"Sorry to feel this way in front of you."

"It's okay po, Okay lang po kayo?"

"Uh yes, don't mind me. Salamat."