He Suddenly Came Back

Chapter 26

CHAPTER 26: What

(Zoe's POV)

Tinawagan ko agad si Mommy pagkabalik na pagkabalik ko sa condo. Kahit alam ko na ang sagot, there is still a part of me who wanted to hear things out, literally, I still want to clarify it.

"Anak, 'bat ka napatawag?" tanong ni Mommy sa kabilang linya. Nagtataka siguro 'to. Di naman kase ako yung tumatawag sa kanila, usually sila. Aakalain talaga nitong may problema ako. Pero meron naman talaga eh.

"Busy ka ba Mom? Can I have a minute?"

"Hindi naman." Huminga ako. Salamat naman at di siya busy, I am sure nasa office siya ngayon kase 2 pm pa ngayon sa London. "Bakit anak, may problem ka ba? What happened? May nanakit ba sayo? Tell me." Her voice seems so worried.

Heto na naman siya, nag o-overreact na naman. "Mommy, slow down. May itatanong lang naman ako."

I heard her sighed in relief on the other line, "Akala ko naman. Ano ba yung itatanong mo?"

"Uhm... about the owner of the condominium building."

"Ah yun ba... it's owned by the Andrade's." I already expected that answer yet it still surprises me.

"Mommy naman eh, 'bat di mo naman sinabi sa akin?"

She giggled upon hearing my whine, "I thought you already knew they own that building."

"Kahit na po, alam mo naman po yung nangyari diba?" I kept on whining like no end.

"Nakalimutan ko lang sabihin sayo anak. Ano bang problema kung sila yung may-ari? Ang ganda kaya ng accomodations nila. And to think that their buildings are one of the most elite buildings not just in the Philippines but in Asia, I would surely trust my daughter in their hands."

I don't know pero parang may ibang meaning yung sinabi ni Mommy.

"Pero kahit na talaga, marami pa namang iba."

She slightly laughed, "Sa halos dalawang buwan na pananatili mo diyan sa condominium, ngayon ka lang nagreklamo. You know honey, you really seem bitter. Is that because Tristan's back?"

I gasped. Teka, "How did you know Mom?"

"It's a secret. Have you seen him already? Please say hi to him for me."

Seriously Mom? After what he did to your daughter, boto ka parin sa kanya? I wanted to ask that but decided not to instead I told her goodbye and then I hanged up. Hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung anong pinakain ni Tristan sa Mommy ko gustong-gusto siya neto. Halos mabaliw nga ako nung iniwan ako tao eh pero parang nakalimutan na ni Mommy yun. Since then, she really likes Tristan so much for me, loves him like her own son even. She even told me she would love to have Tristan as her son-in-law before... and I think until now, she still would love him to be.

So many things happened in just a day, so many things I distinguished, and it all made me dizzy. I never expected it would all sink in my mind. Now, I only wanted to drift everything into sleep.

I woke up at eight. My head hurts. Shit. Hindi naman ako naglasing pero bakit nagkaroon ako ng head ache? Right! Maybe it was all the information who arrived yesterday, they all came in a snap.

Bumangon na ako at naligo. I also took an advil after eating my breakfast. No matter how I wanted to stay in the house, I still have work. I am supposed to have the inventory yesterday pero di ko nagawa dahil sa nangyari kaya kailangan ko na talagang pumasok ngayon. Good thing at medyo umeepekto ang gamot.

Nag drive na ako papunta sa shop. I started the inventory right away. I took two hours before I finished everything. Pagkatapos nun nag stay na ako sa office and decided to wait for the day to end.

While I was sitting on my chair, bigla kong naalala si Clive. Ano kayang nangyari dun at di nagparamdam ngayon? Hindi din siya pumunta sa bahay kanina. Siya kase lagi ang naghahatid-sundo sa akin araw-araw at nakasanayan ko narin kaya medyo nakakapanibago today. Such a Cliveless day, I thought, but I was wrong. Just a seconds after, biglang nag beep yung phone ko. 1 message received.

From: Clive

Hey there Z, how's your day?

To: Clive

Clive-less day, peaceful day haha ;D

Right after I hit send button, bigla siyang tumawag...

"Bat ka tumawag?"

"Tamad akong mag type." He said in a bored tone yet in a very cute way.

"Psh. Dami mong load."

"Gusto ko ding marinig yung boses mo."

Tumawa ako. He sighed, "Those laughs Z, ang sarap pakinggan."

"Nasan ka ba ngayon?" tanong ko, making a new topic.

"Bakit mo gustong malaman?"

"Nagtataka lang ako kung bakit di ka nagpakita ngayon."

"Namiss mo 'ko?" I could sense he's wearing a smirk right now. I rolled my eyes, kahit kalian talaga. "May pinagawa kase si daddy sa akin ngayon kaya di kita napuntahan."

Ah, yun pala. "Akala ko kase nagpapagaling ka eh. Alam mo na, nabugbog ka kahapon." Napa-tsk naman siya kaya medyo natawa ako. Naaasar na yan. "Natapos mo na ba?"

"Mm-hmm. You want me to drive you home this evening? I'll pick you up."

"Wag na. Dala ko yung kotse ko. Sige, bye na. Uuwi narin ako maya-maya."

"Bye Z, take care." Then we hanged up simultaneously.

I gazed at my wall clock, 5:30 pm. I prepared my things at nagpaalam na ako sa ibang employees na mauuna na. Nagdrive na ako pauwi. I parked my car at underground parking space upon arriving. Sumakay ako ng elevator. Just as I was about to close the door, may kamay na biglang humarang sa pinto. He suddenly grabbed me by wrist and pulled me out of the elevator.

"Wait..." I said while he was dragging me towards his car, "Where are we going?"

"In our haven."