Philippines
2019
When Thirdy arrived at the De Leons', he saw Det and Elmer drinking coffee.
"Morning, Mom and Dad," sabay beso at mano sa kanila.
"Tulog pa fiancée mo," Det said.
"Iwan ko na lang po to for her breakfast. Kailangan ko pong pumuntang The Grid eh. May catering po kasi yung other staff and ako lang po nasa restaurant," paalam ni Thirdy.
After leaving them, pumunta siya sa kwarto ni Bea to give her a note.
Sweetcheeks,
I will have a long day. The chefs have catering. I'll be in charge sa restaurant. Call me or Kristine if you need me. Okay? I love you, Angel.
-Chef T
After writing the note, iniwan niya ito sa bedside table ni Bea at lumapit siya to kiss her forehead. Paglabas niya ng kwarto ni Bea, he saw Loel.
"Dito ka din natulog?" he asked.
"Yep. Tinamad na kong umuwi," Loel told him.
Thirdy just nodded and dumiretso na sa baba.
"What date gusto mo for engagement party?" Loel shouted since naalala niya bago pa makalabas ng bahay ng mga De Leon si Thirdy.
He shouted back, "Ask your sister. She'll fly to NY soon."
He sighed heavily pagsakay ng kotse.
"She'll choose you soon," bulong niya ulit sa sarili.
Actually, Thirdy is not feeling well. Siguro dahil puyat siya because of the driving and the sudden change of temperature, pero he didn't mind. The Grid needs him today.
Pagbaba niya ng sasakyan, biglang bumuhos ang malakas na ulan. Agad siyang tumakbo papasok ng restaurant.
"Sir, sana tumawag kayo para sinundo ko kayo ng payong sa parking," gulat na sabi ni Tine.
"Okay lang, Tine! May extra clothes naman ako dito. Thank you."
Agad na siyang dumiretso sa locker room ng mga staff to get his clothes.
After niyang magpalit, nararamdaman niya lalo ang sama ng pakiramdam. He called one of his staff.
"Jaime, pasabi naman kay Tine, baka may staff na papunta pa lang. Pasabay kamo ng bili ng paracetamol. Mukhang lalagnatin ako eh."
"Yes, Chef!"
Agad na lumabas si Jaime ng kitchen.
The day started okay. Hindi naman masyadong puno ang The Grid because of the bad weather. Everything is doing fine except Thirdy. He's feeling na tataas na yung lagnat niya any minute.
When lunchtime came, kung ano man ang konti ng customers ng umaga, bawing-bawi ng oras na to. Everyone's so busy.
Bea woke up with a headache.
"Damn, oversleeping is not a good idea."
She stood up para bumaba, but there's a paper that caught her attention. It is the note that Thirdy left.
She smiled reading it at saka siya bumaba. She saw Manang in the dining area.
"Anak, teka, iinit ko yung breakfast na dala ni Chef!"
Dali-dali namang pumunta sa kitchen si Manang. Bea sat on one of the chairs at their long table to wait for her food.
"Ngayon ka lang nagising? That's new ah," Det commented when she saw her daughter.
