Untold Romance (COMPLETED)

13: All she asks

Syn was in the middle of doing something when a knocked on her door. She stopped reading and looked at the door, she heard Cindy's foot steps from outside. Then after a few minutes, the door opened and revealed Cindy with a few boxes of donuts and a bouquet of roses.

"Madam, haba po ng hair. Malapit lang po yung salon dito sa firm natin" Cindy joked. Syn rolled her eyes and opened the box.

"Ma'am, meeting niyo po in 30 minutes. Trial po ni Mr. Santino"

"What's his case again?"

"Child custody po against the grandparents"

"Ahh oo nga yung galing abroad"  Syn nodded her head and continued eating.

Cindy sat down in front of her "Attorney, pwede palang magrant-an ng custody ang grandparents?"

Syn drank her water and licked her fingers before she answered Cindy's question "Yes,  If both parents are unfit for the custody of the kid. If they can prove that to the judge---if ha, if" Syn said, emphasizing the 'if'.

"Eh say for example, Attorney, Si Miss Alyana at Cyrus may anak tas that time declared nulled na ang marriage nila. Saan po mapupunta ang bata?"

Syn cleared her throat and thought of it thoroughly. What if... What if it's true?

"Kung saan mas gusto nung bata. The court can not do anything. If the kid's chosing the daddy or the mommy pero kasi if the kid's 7 years old and below, usually sa mommy. About 50 plus kasi ang percentage na ang mommy dapat ang custodial parent. But it will also depend on both party's stability, health and basic needs for the child's welfare... Bakit nga ba si Cyrus at si Alyana ang naisipan mong itanong?"

"Wala lang po, hehe. Affected ka po?" Cindy teased. Syn averted her gaze and crossed her arms.

"Not at all. Bye, I'll get going" Syn immediately went out of her office and went straight to her car. She immediately drove her way to the venue. The trip was really silent and that silence is making her go crazy; thinking about the things that happen at night between Cyrus and Alyana.

Her phone rang and she absentmindedly answered it "Hmmm, Synthia here" she said.

(Mahal, kailan ba tayo magkikita?) His voice immediately popped and bubble. She smiled and looked at her phone, it is Cyrus.

"Not today, sweetie. I'm not even sure when"

(Tagal naman, gusto na kitang makasama... Habang buhay)

"Wait, what do you mean?---Are you really filing an annulment?"

(Oo, gagawin ko na talaga. Mag-usap tayo mamaya, dito ka na sa office ko dumiretso. I love you, Mahal. Ingat ka ha) he then ended the call. She didn't know what to feel. Should she be happy? Or should she pity Alyana? She can just choose to steal Cyrus from Alyana but she can't help herself from
pitying Alyana despite her bitchy attitude.

The trial went well. But before she could leave the place after she talked to her client, everybody asked her if they could take a picture of her. She wanted to say no but had no choice.

Right after that, she said goodbye to everybody and left the place. She bought lunch for Cyrus and a few shirts as she dropped by her personal favorite stall.

"I'm on my way, can you please wait? God, honey, walking takes time" she laughs at Cyrus over the phone. He couldn't wait to see her any longer, he's anticipating her presence once more.

"I'm gonna drop the call, I'm almost at your door" she dropped the phone call and went  straight ahead. She didn't bother to knock, she twisted the door knob and slip her head inside to see him.